In 2020–2021, cultural spending by Québec government ministries and agencies was up 25% to $2.35 billion. 

Almost 90% of performing arts organizations managed to continue their creative, production or performance activities. 

Production of goods up 0.1%, service output stable.

On January 1, 2023, Québec’s population was estimated at 8.8 million. It grew by 149,900 people in 2022.

Québec’s international merchandise exports, seasonally adjusted and in constant dollars, were up 4.4% in March 2023 from the previous month. 

What is the demographic weight of Québec seniors? What proportion works full- or part-time? Are they satisfied with their social life? How many get involved in politics? 

29.5% of individuals aged 25 to 64 had a university degree—26.0% of men and 33.0% of women.

The results cover a multitude of topics: physical health, mental health, lifestyle habits, environmental health, and occupational health. 

L’écoute de la musique et de baladodiffusions sur le Web, le visionnement d’émissions de télévision, le suivi des nouvelles ou le fait de jouer à des jeux vidéo en ligne sont des activités qui ont augmenté significativement au Québec.

Le nombre d’emplois au Québec s’établit à 4 505 000 (+ 10 500, ou + 0,2 % par rapport au mois précédent). Le taux de chômage se fixe à 4,1 % (– 0,1 point de pourcentage). 

This publication brings together a wealth of relevant, easy-to-find information and serves as a handy reference for all those who want to have statistics on Québec society at their fingertips.

In January 2023, Québec’s real gross domestic product (GDP) at basic prices was little changed (0.0%) from the previous month, following a 0.3% increase in December 2022.

 Québec’s international merchandise exports, seasonally adjusted and in constant dollars, were down 3.2% in February 2023 from the previous month. 

A comprehensive compilation of statistics on the evolution of the labour market in Québec. 

In 2022, nearly 1 out of 5 Quebecers (19%) used cannabis during the year—23% of men and 16% of women.

En mars 2023, le nombre d’emplois au Québec s’établit à 4 494 500 (– 1 600 ou – 0,0 % par rapport au mois précédent). Le taux de chômage se fixe à 4,2 % (+ 0,1 point de pourcentage). 

The most economically vitalized localities tend to be concentrated in the most populous metropolitan areas.

In 2022 overall, Québec’s real GDP grew by 2.8%. 

There were approximately 208,000 job vacancies in Québec, a decline of nearly 30,000 (-12%) from the same quarter of 2021. 

Québec’s international merchandise exports, seasonally adjusted and in constant dollars, were down 1.4% in January 2023 from December 2022.

En février 2023, le nombre d’emplois au Québec s’établit à 4 496 100 (– 15 500, ou – 0,3 % par rapport au mois précédent). Le taux de chômage se fixe à 4,1 % (+ 0,2 point de pourcentage). 

In 2022, the number of jobs in Québec was up by 129,700 (+3.0%) from 2021. The increase was more substantial among women (+67,600; +3.3%) than men (+62,100; +2.8%). 

Québec’s international merchandise exports, seasonally adjusted and in constant dollars, were up 2.9% in December 2022 from the previous month. 

The labour market bounced back in 2021, after the shockwave caused by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In November 2022, Québec’s real gross domestic product (GDP) at basic prices was up 0.2%, following a 0.6% increase in October.

In 2020, Québec municipalities’ operating expenditures on culture totalled $956 million, down 6.0% from 2018.

En janvier 2023, le Québec compte 4 511 600 personnes en emploi (+ 47 400, ou + 1,1 %, par rapport au mois précédent). Le taux de chômage s’établit à 3,9 % (– 0,2 point de pourcentage). 

Overall, 85.3% of Québec SMEs requested external financing in 2020 in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, a sharp increase from 2017 (43.0%). 

In October 2022, Québec’s real gross domestic product (GDP) at basic prices was up 0.5% following a 0.3% decrease in September. 

Québec’s international merchandise exports, seasonally adjusted and in constant dollars, were down 3.1% in November 2022 from the previous month. 

Two bulletins released today by the Institut de la statistique du Québec document the changes in the population of Québec’s regions in 2021–2022.

En décembre 2022, au Québec, il y a 4 439 000 personnes en emploi (+ 2 600, ou + 0,1 %, par rapport au mois précédent). Le taux de chômage s’établit à 4,0 % (+ 0,2 % point de pourcentage).

In the third quarter of 2022, Québec’s real gross domestic product at market prices was down 0.5% from the previous quarter (+0.3% in the second quarter).

In the third quarter of 2022, there were approximately 244,000 job vacancies in Québec (non-seasonally adjusted data), a number that is comparable to the same quarter of 2021. 

The Institut de la statistique du Québec released today an overview of Québec’s international merchandise imports and exports in current dollars, established on a customs basis, for the third quarter of 2022. 

Québec’s international merchandise exports, seasonally adjusted and in constant dollars, were up 2.4% in October 2022 from the previous month. 

In 2020, 74.5% of Quebecers purchased goods or services on the Internet. Online spending by Québec cybershoppers increased by 52.4% from 2018 and totalled $13.4 billion in 2020. 

On July 1, 2022, Québec’s population was estimated at 8.7 million. Québec’s population growth picked up in 2021 with an increase of 58,600 people, after being halted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Taking up smoking, heavy drinking and hyperactive behaviours in early adolescence are associated with cannabis use later in adolescence or in early adulthood.

In 2021, there were 6.8 million visitors to museum institutions in Québec. This number was up 72% from the 3.9 million admissions in 2020.

The carbon footprint of Québec households for 2018 totalled at least 70,420 kilotonnes of CO2 equivalent (kt of CO2 eq.), which is equivalent to 8.4 tons per capita.

In 2021, about 72% of children of preschool age attended a childcare setting on a regular basis.

En novembre 2022, le Québec compte 4 436 400 personnes en emploi (+ 28 100, ou + 0,6 %, par rapport au mois précédent). Le taux de chômage s’établit à 3,8 % (– 0,3 point de pourcentage). 

In 2022, Québec government employees earn $55,652 on average, 11.9% less than other Québec employees working in businesses with 200 or more employees.

In August 2022, Québec’s real gross domestic product (GDP) at basic prices was up 0.1% after a 0.4% decrease in July

In 1998, the average hourly earnings of women in paid employment amounted to about 83% of men’s earnings. In 2021, this ratio had increased to about 91%, as average hourly earnings were $27.39 for women and $30.16 for men.

Québec’s international merchandise exports, seasonally adjusted and in constant dollars, were up 2.7% in September 2022 from the previous month.

In 2021, investment expenditures in the Québec mining sector rose by 55.2% to $4,293 million

En octobre 2022, au Québec, il y a 4 408 300 personnes en emploi (+ 27 800, ou + 0,6 %, par rapport au mois précédent). Le taux de chômage se fixe à 4,1 % (– 0,3 point de pourcentage).

In July 2022, Québec’s real gross domestic product (GDP) at basic prices was down 0.5% after a decrease of 0.4% in June. 

Overall, more than three quarters (78.0%) of businesses are optimistic about the next 12 months. Most of them (74.6%) expect their sales to grow in the next three years.

Québec’s international merchandise exports, seasonally adjusted and in constant dollars, were down 1.6% in August 2022 from the previous month.

The Institut de la statistique du Québec published today the 14th edition of the Panorama des régions du Québec, a reference work that provides a set of statistics on Québec’s administrative regions and regional county municipalities (RCMs). 

En septembre 2022, le Québec compte 4 380 500 personnes en emploi (+ 200, ou + 0,0 %, par rapport au mois précédent). Le taux de chômage s’établit à 4,4 % (– 0,1 point de pourcentage).

The gradual return of live performances in 2021 led to a 130% increase in the number of shows compared with 2020, a result that remains 40% below the 2015–2019 average.

An overview of Québec’s international merchandise imports and exports in current dollars, established on a customs basis, for the second quarter of 2022. 

The Institut de la statistique du Québec released today the Résultats de l’Enquête sur la rémunération globale au Québec for 2021.

In the second quarter of 2022, Québec’s real gross domestic product (GDP) at market prices was up 0.3% from the previous quarter (+1.4%). At an annualized rate, this was a 1.0% increase.

Between 2001 and 2021, the participation rate increased from 55.1% to 77.6% for 55–59 year olds and from 29.6% to 53.6% for 60–64 year olds. In 2021, the participation rate among those aged 55 to 59 was 73% for women and 82% for men. 

Québec’s international merchandise exports, seasonally adjusted and in constant dollars, were down 5.4% in July 2022 from the previous month.

In 2020, the year in which the COVID-19 pandemic began, Québec’s nominal gross domestic product (GDP) at basic prices was nearly $418.7 billion.

The average annual salary of Québec government employees increased from $58,798 to $61,835 in 2019–2020 constant dollars between 2009–2010 and 2019–2020, a 5.2% increase when changes in the consumer price index (CPI) are taken into account.

En août 2022, au Québec, il y a 4 380 300 personnes en emploi (+ 27 200, ou + 0,6 %, par rapport au mois précédent). Le taux de chômage se fixe à 4,5 % (+ 0,4 point de pourcentage).

The Institut de la statistique du Québec released today an analysis entitled Situation et attentes des entreprises du Québec pour le deuxième trimestre de 2022, 

In May 2022, Québec’s real gross domestic product (GDP) at basic prices was up 0.1% from the previous month, back at March 2022 levels after a 0.1% drop in April. 

Québec’s international merchandise exports, seasonally adjusted and in constant dollars, were up 2.7% in June 2022 from May of the same year. 

En juillet 2022, le Québec compte 4 353 100 personnes en emploi (– 4 500, ou – 0,1 %, par rapport au mois précédent). Le taux de chômage s’établit à 4,1 % (– 0,2 point de pourcentage).

The Institut de la statistique du Québec launched today a new statistical showcase on gender equality. This project is the result of a partnership with the Secrétariat à la condition feminine as part of the Government Strategy for Gender Equality 2022-2027.

Non-residential tangible capital expenditures are expected to be up in 2022 in 16 of Québec’s 17 administrative regions compared with 2021.

In April 2022, Québec’s real gross domestic product (GDP) at basic prices was down 0.1% from the previous month, after increasing 0.7% in March. 

The Institut de la statistique du Québec released today a 2022 update of its population projections for Québec (2021 to 2066) and its regions (2021 to 2041). 

Québec’s international merchandise exports, seasonally adjusted and in constant dollars, were up 10.2% from April 2022. 

After four consecutive years of growth, production in the audiovisual industry in Quebec fell in 2020–2021, to $2.2 billion— down 6% from the previous year, but still higher than in 2018–2019. 

Today, for the first time, the Institut de la statistique du Québec released a report analyzing Quebec businesses’ awareness and use of intellectual property (IP) between 2017 and 2019. 

En juin 2022, au Québec, il y a 4 357 600 personnes en emploi (– 27 000, ou – 0,6 %, par rapport au mois précédent). Le taux de chômage se fixe à 4,3 % (+ 0,1 point de pourcentage). 

The Institut de la statistique du Québec released today its overview of Québec’s international merchandise imports and exports in current dollars, established on a customs basis, for the first quarter of 2022. 

In the first quarter of 2022, Québec’s real gross domestic product (GDP) at market prices was up 1.7% from the previous quarter (+1.1%). On an annualized basis, the increase amounted to 6.9%. 

On October 15, 2021, data on music streaming became available for the first time in Québec. During the last 11 weeks of 2021, Quebecers streamed 4.6 billion tracks on music streaming platforms. 

Québec’s international merchandise exports, seasonally adjusted and in constant dollars, were down 2.9% from March 2022. 

Overall, businesses are slightly more optimistic about their survival in the coming year (81.1%) than in the previous quarter (78.7%).

In 2021, there were an estimated 84,900 births in Québec. This represents an increase of almost 4% from 2020 (81,850) and a return to the level observed in 2019 (84,309). 

How can a society’s progress be measured in a way that takes into account what matters to people, such as health, education, the environment, and material conditions?

En mai 2022, le Québec compte 4 384 600 personnes en emploi (+ 5 100, ou + 0,1 % par rapport à avril 2022). Le taux de chômage se fixe à 4,2 % (+ 0,3 point de pourcentage). Détails à venir.

Despite the decline in economic activity caused by the health crisis, per capita disposable income increased by 8.2% in 2020 in Québec. This was the strongest growth in current dollars since 1984.

In 2021, Québec movie theatres welcomed 7.0 million moviegoers, up from 4.3 million in 2020, but far below the 18.7 million moviegoers in 2019, before the pandemic.

In February 2022, Québec’s real gross domestic product (GDP) at basic prices was up 0.7% from the previous month, following a 0.8% increase in January. 

In 2020, 96% of Québec businesses had an Internet connection. This proportion was 84% in 2012.

Québec’s international merchandise exports, seasonally adjusted and in constant dollars, were up 2.9% from February 2022. 

En avril 2022, au Québec, il y a 4 379 500 personnes en emploi (– 26 500, ou – 0,6 %, par rapport au mois précédent). Le taux de chômage se fixe à 3,9 % (– 0,2 point de pourcentage).

After a significant decline in 2020, the life expectancy of the Québec population reached 83.0 years in 2021. Life expectancy in Québec, which was 82.9 years in 2019, had dropped to 82.3 years in 2020.

Did you know that 22% of Québec’s surface area is made up of water, that the average age of Quebecers is 42.9 years, or that the household savings rate in Québec was 17.4% in 2021?

The Institut de la statistique du Québec released today its comprehensive compilation of statistics on the evolution of the labour market in Québec between 2011 and 2021. This document contains a vast amount of detailed data on key labour market indicators.

In January 2022, Québec’s real gross domestic product (GDP) at basic prices was up 0.7% from the previous month, following a 0.2% increase in December 2021.

Earth Day - The carbon footprint of Québec households totalled at least 71,997 thousand tons of CO₂ equivalent (kt of CO₂ eq.) for 2017, which is equivalent to 8.7 tons per capita.

Québec’s international merchandise exports, seasonally adjusted and in constant dollars, were up 6.2% in February 2022 from the previous month. 

The proportion of Quebecers who reported using cannabis during the year rose from 14% in 2018 to 20% in 2021.

En mars 2022, le Québec compte 4 406 000 personnes en emploi (+ 27 100, ou + 0,6 % par rapport à février). Le taux de chômage se fixe à 4,1 % (- 0,4 point de pourcentage). Plus de détails à venir.

The Institut de la statistique du Québec released today its overview of Québec’s international merchandise imports and exports in current dollars, established on a customs basis, for the fourth quarter of 2021.

In the fourth quarter of 2021, Québec’s real gross domestic product (GDP) at market prices was up 1.1% from the previous quarter (+1.1% in the third quarter).

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