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Training in chemistry and biochemistry in Québec
Training program
- In the Québec education system, completion of this program requires 3 years of undergraduate university training, representing a total of 16 years of study.
- This training leads to an occupation with good prospects for employment integration in Québec. This occupation is:
The occupation
Chemist (NOC 2112)
Main duties
- Chemists conduct research and analysis in support of industrial operations, product and process development, quality control, environmental control, medical diagnosis and treatment, biotechnology and other applications. They also conduct theoretical, experimental and applied research into basic chemical and biochemical processes to create or synthesize new products and processes.
- In Québec, this occupation is regulated. Membership in the Ordre des chimistes du Québec is compulsory to practise this occupation and use the title of clinical chemist or biochemist. For more information on the conditions for practising this occupation, see the information sheet Practising the profession of chemist (PDF, 452 Kb).
Labour market information
- Employment prospects for the 2009-2013 period are favourable throughout Québec.
Some figures
- Approximately 6,000 persons practised the occupation of chemist or a related occupation in Québec in 2008, 56% of whom were men (compared to 53% for all occupations).
- 95% of chemists and persons practising a related occupation were employed full time in 2008 (compared to 81% for all occupations).
- The average gross annual income was $63,000 for full-time employment in 2005.
Main activity sectors in terms of employment
Professional, scientific and technical services |
35% |
Petroleum, coal and chemical products |
21% |
Health care and social assistance |
10% |
Public administration |
8% |
Educational services |
6% |
Other |
20% |
Employers
- There are 644 companies in the petroleum, coal and chemical products sector in Québec:
- 174 in the Montérégie region;
- 154 in the Montréal région;
- 46 in the Centre-du-Québec région.
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