• Matters Business
  The Bas-Saint-Laurent has endowed with an abundance of natural ressources which has inspired and motivated the development of many different industries, injecting energy and dynamism into the world of business.
• Abundant Ressources
  Historically, mining and the exploitation of natural resources have been the foundation of the Bas-Saint-Laurent economy.
• Primary Bas-Saint-Laurent Industries
  In the Bas-Saint-Laurent, approximately 10,000 people work in 355 manufacturing enterprises and represent about 10% of the total working population of the region.
• Transportation and Communications
  From 1994 to 1995 there was an overall increase of 18.5% in service jobs linked to the tertiary sector. More specifically, there was a regional increase of 10.3% in the finance, insurance and real estate sectors.

Matters Business

Updated : 1996-12-22