Job prospects Civil Environmental Engineer in the Nord-du-Québec Region

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We were not able to determine labour market conditions for Civil engineers in the Nord-du-Québec Region over the past few years (2021-2023) because of low employment levels in this occupation.

Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Methodology

The employment outlook will be moderate for Civil engineers (NOC 21300) in the Côte-Nord and Nord-du-Québec regions for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
• Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

The outlook for this occupational group is closely related to the construction industry, especially major infrastructure projects.

Governments, with their major infrastructure projects, such as the construction of seniors' homes, school renovations or public transit infrastructure work, including bridge, road and tunnel maintenance and repairs, should help this occupational group remain stable.

Various government initiatives, such as Canada's Housing Plan and the Federal Budget 2024, which are designed to address the housing shortage, will help maintain jobs in the rental and residential housing construction sector.

Here are some key facts about Civil engineers in the Côte-Nord and Nord-du-Québec regions:

• Civil engineers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 54): 28%
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 28%
  • Utilities (NAICS 22): 15%
  • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 12%
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21): 7%

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology