Presentation of 13 indicators used to monitor Québec’s progress towards a green economy, according to the following themes: clean technologies, environmentally responsible business practices, green jobs, and the circular economy.
In Québec, material productivity stood at $1,504/tonne in 2019, down from $1,788/tonne in 2016.
These tables provide the main results on innovation for Québec based on Statistics Canada’s 2019 Survey of Innovation and Business Strategy.
In total, 81.6% of the businesses, i.e. those with at least one employee in Québec, reported having implemented at least one eco-responsible business practice in 2019.
In Québec, 65.4% of businesses reported using clean technologies in 2019: businesses with 5 or more employees more so (71.0%) than those with 1 to 4 employees (60.2%).
This document proposes a conceptual framework that defines the green economy, the circular economy, clean technology, green jobs, green growth and clean growth, among others.