Economy and employment

The Estrie region offers many jobs in most major economic sectors of activity, and enjoys an unemployment rate below the Québec average. This region is particularly active in the areas of textiles, microelectronics, computerization, agriculture, dairy production, processing appearance products and composites as well as transportation equipment and elastomers. The Sherbrooke Biomedical Park, which includes the Faculty of Medicine, the Clinical Research Centre, the Institute of Pharmacology and the Biotechnology Development Centre, is also growing rapidly.

The vitality of small and medium businesses, the quality of the business infrastructure and the proximity of North American markets makes Estrie one of Québec’s leading exporting regions.

Portrait of immigration

According to the 2006 census, the Estrie region was home to more than 13 500 Québec immigrants.
The Estrie region offers a range of services to new immigrants to ease their integration and help them find employment.

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