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Montréal Profile
Montréal Profile
MONTRÉAL FACTS AND FIGURES
Island of Montréal 16 municipalities 500 square kilometres
Population
The Island of Montréal has 1,873,813 inhabitants. A total of 3.6 million people live in Greater Montréal, which also includes the city’s northern and southern suburbs, ranking this metropolis as the 16th most heavily populated region in North America. In 2006, the large majority of Québec’s new permanent residents settled in Montréal, thus helping to make the city a true cultural mosaic, including representatives of some 100 ethnic communities.
Infrastructure
5,600 km of roadways criss-cross the Island of Montréal
400 km of bike paths 17 bridges and tunnels provide access to
the island 33 km of underground pedestrian corridors 700 municipally managed structures
Education
2 French-language universities 2 English-language universities 7,000 graduate degrees awarded each year Numerous affiliated institutions, including:
HEC Montréal, the École polytechnique, the École de technologie supérieure and the École nationale d’administration publique
Environment
Air quality: Montréal has 16 air quality sampling stations.
Green space protection: Montréal runs 6 ecocentres and 1,160 parks across the city. The public can visit some 17 large parks and 3 natural environments.
Healthcare
90 healthcare establishments, including: 16 hospitals 12 healthcare and social service centres 14 rehabilitation centres 41 nursing homes and long-term care
centres
Tourism
7.8 million tourists $2.5 billion 284 conventions and corporate meetings 40 international festivals and events
Sector-Based Economy
Aerospace Industry Sales: $1.4 billion 241 businesses 40,400 jobs
Life Sciences
Sales: $4 billion 479 businesses 149 research centres 40,500 jobs
Information Technologies Exports: $3.5 billion 2,662 businesses 108,000 jobs
Film and Television Industries
Sales: $1.4 billion 375 businesses 22,400 jobs
Port of Montréal 25.3 million tonnes of freight North American leader of the
container market Montréal Trudeau Airport
12.4 million passengers 240,000 flights
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CONSEIL MUNICIPAL
COMITÉ EXÉCUTIF
DIRECTION GÉNÉRALEClaude Léger
Director General
Conseils d'arrondissement
Arrondissement d’Anjou
Jacques RiouxDirector
Arrondissementde Mercier–Hochelaga-
Maisonneuve
Josée GuyDirector
Arrondissementde Montréal-Nord
Daniel L'ÉcuyerDirector
Arrondissementde Rivière-des-Prairies–
Pointe-aux-Trembles
Pierre SantamariaDirector
Arrondissementde LaSalle
Gervais LemayDirector
Arrondissement d'Outremont
Pierre WinnerInterim Director
Arrondissementdu Plateau-Mont-Royal
Johanne FalconDirector
Arrondissementde Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie
Paul BourretDirector
Arrondissementde Saint-Léonard
Gilles RainvilleDirector
Arrondissementde Verdun
Gilles BarilDirector
Arrondissementdu Sud-Ouest
Érick SantanaDirector
Arrondissementde Ville-Marie
Alain DufortInterim Director
Ville de MontréalOrganization chart 2008
November 14th, 2007
Political bodies Organizations Municipal departments Boroughs
CITIZENS
CONSEIL D’AGGLOMÉRATION
Arrondissement d'Ahuntsic-Cartierville
Éric LachapelleDirector
Arrondissementde Lachine
Jocelyne DragonDirector
Arrondissementde L’Île-Bizard–
Sainte-GenevièveJean-Paul Collinge
Director
Arrondissement de Pierrefonds-Roxboro
Jacques ChanDirector
Arrondissement deVilleray–Saint-Michel–
Parc-Extension
Stéphane Chénier Director
Arrondissementde Saint-Laurent
Serge LamontagneDirector
Arrondissement de Côte-des-Neiges–
Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
Ombudsman
Johanne Savard
Société de transport de Montréal
Claude TrudelChairman
Conseil jeunesse
Marilou FiliatreaultChairwoman
Conseil du patrimoine
Marie LessardChairwoman
Office de consultation publiquede MontréalLouise Roy
Chairwoman
Conseil interculturel
Frantz BenjaminChairman
Conseil des arts
Louise RoyChairwoman
Conseil des Montréalaises
Nicole BoilyChairwoman
Commission de la sécurité publique
Standing committees of Urban Agglomeration Council and commissions
Bureau du vérificateur général
Michel DoyonAuditor
Commission de la fonction publique de Montréal
Sylvie-B. FarandInterim Chairwoman
Service des affaires corporatives
Robert Cassius de LinvalSenior Director
Service des infrastructures, transport et environnement
Yves ProvostAssistant Director General
Service du capital humain
Pierre ReidSenior Director
Pierre BernardinAssistant Director General
Service de la mise en valeur du territoire et du patrimoine
Service de police
Yvan DelormeDirector
Service des finances
Robert LamontagneSenior Director and Treasurer
Service de la sécurité incendiede Montréal
Serge TremblayDirector
Service du développement culturel, de la qualité du milieu de vie et de
la diversité ethnoculturelleRachel Laperrière
Assistant Director General
Service des communications et des relations avec les citoyens
Colombe ClicheSenior Director
Commission des services électriques
Serge A. BoileauChairman
Frank ZampinoChairman
MayorGérald Tremblay
Standing committees of City Council and commissions
Pierre JobinInterim Director
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MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Gérald Tremblay Mayor
o Allmand, Warren
District of Loyola Borough of Côte-des-Neiges– Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
o Applebaum, Michael Borough mayor of Côte-des-Neiges– Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
o Barbe, Manon
Borough mayor of LaSalle
o Beaudoin, Marie-Andrée
Borough mayor of Ahuntsic-Cartierville
o Bélanger, Richard
Borough mayor of L’Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève
o Bélisle, André
District of Pointe-aux-Trembles Borough of Rivière-des-Prairies– Pointe-aux-Trembles
o Bergeron, Richard
District of DeLorimier Borough of Plateau-Mont-Royal
o Bernier-Genest, Carle District of Marie-Victorin Borough of Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie
o Bissonnet, Yvette
District of Saint-Léonard-Est Borough of Saint-Léonard
o Bittar, Patricia
District of Norman-McLaren Borough of Saint-Laurent
o Blanchard, Laurent District of Hochelaga Borough of Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve
o Campbell, Jocelyn Ann
District of Saint-Sulpice Borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville
o Cartier, Jean-Yves
District of Saint-Paul–Émard Borough of Sud-Ouest
o Cinq-Mars, Marie
Borough of Outremont o Cowell-Poitras, Jane
Borough of Lachine o Dauphin, Claude
Borough mayor of Lachine
o Demers, Laval
District of Côte-de-Liesse Borough of Saint-Laurent
o Deros, Mary
District of Parc-Extension Borough of Villeray–Saint-Michel– Parc-Extension
o Deschamps, Richard District of Sault-Saint-Louis Borough of LaSalle
o DeSousa, Alan
Borough mayor of Saint-Laurent
o Dompierre, Richer
District of Louis-Riel Borough of Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve
o Du Sault, Carole
District of Étienne-Desmarteau Borough of Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie
o Dubois, Christian G.
District of L’Est Borough of Pierrefonds-Roxboro
o Eloyan, Noushig
District of Bordeaux-Cartierville Borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville
o Farinacci, Alvaro
District of Cecil-P.-Newman Borough of LaSalle
o Forcillo, Sammy
District of Sainte-Marie– Saint-Jacques Borough of Ville-Marie
o Fotopulos, Helen
Borough mayor of Plateau-Mont-Royal
o Gibeau, Jean-Marc
District of Ovide-Clermont Borough of Montréal-Nord
o Grondin, Gilles
District of Vieux-Rosemont Borough of Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie
o Hamel, Line
City councillor District of Saint-Henri– Petite-Bourgogne Borough of Sud-Ouest
o Hénault, Andrée Borough of Anjou
o Infantino, James V.
District of Marie-Clarac Borough of Montréal-Nord
o Labonté, Benoit
Borough mayor of Ville-Marie
o Labrecque, Michel
District of Mile-End Borough of Plateau-Mont-Royal
o Lachance, Sylvain
District of Villeray Borough of Villeray–Saint-Michel– Parc-Extension
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o Lapointe, Pierre
District of Ahuntsic Borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville
o Lavallée, André
Borough mayor of Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie
o Maciocia, Cosmo
Borough mayor of Rivière-des-Prairies– Pointe-aux-Trembles
o Magri, Joe
Borough of Rivière-des-Prairies– Pointe-aux-Trembles
o Marotte, Ginette
District of Champlain– L’Île-des-Sœurs Borough of Verdun
o Martinez, Soraya District of Saint-Michel Borough of Villeray–Saint-Michel– Parc-Extension
o Miranda, Luis Borough mayor of Anjou
o Montmorency, Nicolas
District of La Pointe-aux-Prairies Borough of Rivière-des-Prairies– Pointe-aux-Trembles
o Montpetit, Jacqueline
Borough mayor of Sud-Ouest
o Parent, Marcel
Borough mayor of Montréal-Nord
o Perri, Dominic
District of Saint-Léonard-Ouest Borough of Saint-Léonard
o Prescott, Michel
District of Jeanne-Mance Borough of Plateau-Mont-Royal
o Primeau, Gaëtan
District of Tétreaultville Borough of Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve
o Purcell, François
District of Saint-Édouard Borough of Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie
o Rotrand, Marvin
District of Snowdon Borough of Côte-des-Neiges– Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
o Saint-Arnaud, Claire
District of Maisonneuve– Longue-Pointe Borough of Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve
o Samson, Anie
Borough mayor of Villeray–Saint-Michel– Parc-Extension
o Senécal, Francine
District of Côte-des-Neiges Borough of Côte-des-Neiges– Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
o Sévigny, Catherine
District of Peter-McGill Borough of Ville-Marie
o St-Onge, Jean-François
District of Sault-au-Récollet Borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville
o Tassé, Alain
District of Desmarchais-Crawford Borough of Verdun
o Thériault, Lyn
Borough mayor of Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve
o Tremblay, Marcel
District of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Borough of Côte-des-Neiges– Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
o Trudel, Claude
Borough mayor of Verdun
o Venneri, Frank
District of François-Perrault Borough of Villeray–Saint-Michel– Parc-Extension
o Ward, Bertrand A.
District of L’Ouest Borough of Pierrefonds-Roxboro
o Worth, Monique
Borough mayor of Pierrefonds-Roxboro
o Zajdel, Saulie
District of Darlington Borough of Côte-des-Neiges– Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
o Zampino, Frank
Borough mayor of Saint-Léonard
In conformity with the act on municipal mergers, certain boroughs are divided into electoral districts. In these cases, the district name is indicated below that of the councillor.
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MEMBERS OF THE URBAN AGGLOMERATION COUNCIL
The Mayor of Montréal, Gérald Tremblay, has named the borough mayors who join him in representing Montréal on the urban agglomeration council:
o Applebaum, Michael
Borough mayor of Côte-des-Neiges– Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
o Barbe, Manon
Borough mayor of LaSalle
o Beaudoin, Marie-Andrée
Borough mayor of Ahuntsic-Cartierville
o Dauphin, Claude
Borough mayor of Lachine
o DeSousa, Alan
Borough mayor of Saint-Laurent
o Fotopulos, Helen
Borough mayor of Plateau-Mont-Royal
o Labonté, Benoît
Borough mayor of Ville-Marie
o Lavallée, André
Borough mayor of Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie
o Maciocia, Cosmo
Borough mayor of Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles
o Miranda, Luis
Borough mayor of Anjou
o Montpetit, Jacqueline
Borough mayor of Sud-Ouest
o Thériault, Lyn
Borough mayor of Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve
o Trudel, Claude
Borough mayor of Verdun
o Worth, Monique
Borough mayor of Pierrefonds-Roxboro
o Zampino, Frank
Borough mayor of Saint-Léonard
The mayors of the reconstituted municipalities also sit on the urban agglomeration council and the Ville de Dollard-des-Ormeaux has an additional representative designated by the mayor of this municipality. o Benedetti, Bob
Mayor of Beaconsfield o Danyluk, Vera
Mayor of Mont-Royal
o Housefather, Anthony Mayor of Côte-Saint-Luc
o Janiszewski, Edward Mayor of Dollard-des-Ormeaux
o Labrosse, Yvon Mayor of Montréal-Est
o Marks, Karin
Mayor of Wesmount
o McLeish, George Mayor of Senneville
o McMurchie, Bill Mayor of Pointe-Claire
o Meany, John W.
Mayor of Kirkland
o Rouleau, Edgar Mayor of Dorval
o Steinberg, William
Mayor of Hampstead
o Stuart, Campbell Mayor of Montréal-Ouest
o Tierney, Bill
Mayor of Sainte-Anne-de- Bellevue
o Tutino, Maria Mayor of Baie d’Urfé
o Representative of
Dollard-des-Ormeaux Bayouk, Zoe January 1 to May 31, 2008 Johnson, Errol June 1 to November 30, 2008 Brownstein, Herbert December 1 to December 31, 2008
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MEMBERS OF THE BOROUGH COUNCILS
Gérald Tremblay Mayor Boroughs Ahuntsic-Cartierville o Beaudoin, Marie-Andrée
Borough mayor
o Campbell, Jocelyn Ann City councillor District of Saint-Sulpice
o Eloyan, Noushig
City councillor District of Bordeaux-Cartierville
o Lapointe, Pierre
City councillor District of Ahuntsic
o St-Onge, Jean-François
City councillor District of Sault-au-Récollet
Anjou o Miranda, Luis
Borough mayor
o Beaudry, Gilles Borough councillor District of L’Ouest
o Hénault, Andrée
City councillor o Tondreau, Rémy
Borough councillor District of Est
o Zammit, Michelle
Borough councillor District of Centre
Côte-des-Neiges– Notre-Dame-de-Grâce o Applebaum, Michael
Borough mayor
o Allmand, Warren City councillor District of Loyola
o Rotrand, Marvin
City councillor District of Snowdon
o Senécal, Francine
City councillor District of Côte-des-Neiges
o Tremblay, Marcel
City councillor District of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
o Zajdel, Saulie
City councillor District of Darlington
Lachine o Dauphin, Claude
Borough mayor
o Blanchet, Bernard Borough councillor District of J.-Émery-Provost
o Cloutier, Jean-François
Borough councillor District of Fort-Rolland
o Cowell-Poitras, Jane City councillor
o Verge, Élizabeth
Borough councillor District of Canal
LaSalle o Barbe, Manon
Borough mayor o Blackhurst, Ross
Borough councillor (seat 1) District of Sault-Saint-Louis
o Cesari, Vincenzo
Borough councillor (seat 1) District of Cecil-P.-Newman
o Deschamps, Richard
City councillor District of Sault-Saint-Louis
o Farinacci, Alvaro
City councillor District of Cecil-P.-Newman
o Palestini, Laura Borough councillor (seat 2) District of Sault-Saint-Louis
o Zarac, Lise
Borough councillor (seat 2) District of Cecil-P.-Newman
Le Plateau-Mont-Royal o Fotopulos, Helen
Borough mayor
o Bergeron, Richard City councillor District of DeLorimier
o Dos Santos, Isabel
Borough councillor District of Jeanne-Mance
o Duplessis, Josée
Borough councillor District of DeLorimier
o Fakotakis-Kolaitis, Eleni
Borough councillor District of Mile-End
o Labrecque, Michel
City councillor District of Mile-End
o Prescott, Michel
City councillor District of Jeanne-Mance
Le Sud-Ouest o Montpetit, Jacqueline
Borough mayor
o Bossy, Ronald Borough councillor District of Saint-Paul–Émard
o Cartier, Jean-Yves
City councillor District of Saint-Paul–Émard
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o Fréchette, Pierre E. Borough councillor District of Saint-Henri–Petite- Bourgogne–Pointe-Saint- Charles
o Hamel, Line
City councillor District of Saint-Henri–Petite-Bourgogne–Pointe-Saint-Charles
L’Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève o Bélanger, Richard
Borough mayor o Gibb, Diane
Borough councillor District of Pierre-Foretier
o Little, Christopher
Borough councillor District of Denis-Benjamin-Viger
o Robert, François
Borough councillor District of Jacques-Bizard
o Voisard, Philippe
Borough councillor District of Sainte-Geneviève
Mercier– Hochelaga-Maisonneuve o Thériault, Lyn
Borough mayor o Blanchard, Laurent
City councillor District of Hochelaga
o Dompierre, Richer
City councillor District of Louis-Riel
o Primeau, Gaëtan
City councillor District of Tétreaultville
o Saint-Arnaud, Claire
City councillor District of Maisonneuve–Longue-Pointe
Montréal-Nord o Parent, Marcel
Borough mayor
Fortin, Normand Borough councillor District of Ovide-Clermont
o Gibeau, Jean-Marc
City councillor District of Ovide-Clermont
o Infantino, James V.
City councillor District of Marie-Clarac
o Teti-Tomassi, Clementina
Borough councillor District of Marie-Clarac
Outremont o Cinq-Mars, Marie
Borough mayor
o Ptovin, Marie Borough councillor District of Robert-Bourassa
o Moffatt, Louis
Borough councillor District of Claude-Ryan
o Nunes, Ana
Borough councillor District of Jeanne-Sauvé
o Piquette, Claude B.
Borough councillor District of Joseph-Beaubien
Pierrefonds-Roxboro o Worth, Monique
Borough mayor o Clément-Talbot, Catherine
Borough councillor District of L’Ouest
o Dubois, Christian G.
City councillor District of L’Est
o Trottier, Roger
Borough councillor District of L’Est
o Ward, Bertrand A.
City councillor District of L’Ouest
Rivière-des-Prairies– Pointe-aux-Trembles o Maciocia, Cosmo
Borough mayor
o Bélisle, André City councillor District of Pointe-aux-Trembles
o Calderone, Maria
Borough councillor District of Rivière-des-Prairies
o Décarie, Suzanne
Borough councillor District of Pointe-aux-Trembles
o Di Pietro, Joseph
Borough councillor District of La Pointe-aux-Prairies
o Magri, Joe
City councillor District of Rivière-des-Prairies
o Montmorency, Nicolas
City councillor District of La Pointe-aux-Prairies
Rosemont– La Petite-Patrie o Lavallée, André
Borough mayor
o Bernier-Genest, Carle City councillor District of Marie-Victorin
o Du Sault, Carole
City councillor District of Étienne-Desmarteau
o Grondin, Gilles
City councillor District of Vieux-Rosemont
o Purcell, François
City councillor District of Saint-Édouard
Saint-Laurent o DeSousa, Alan
Borough mayor o Biron, Michèle D.
Borough councillor District of Norman-McLaren
o Bittar, Patricia
City councillor District of Norman-McLaren
o Cohen, Maurice
Borough councillor District of Côte-de-Liesse
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o Demers, Laval City councillor District of Côte-de-Liesse
Saint-Léonard o Zampino, Frank
Borough mayor o Battista, Mario
Borough councillor District of Saint-Léonard-Ouest
o Bissonnet, Yvette
City councillor District of Saint-Léonard-Est
o Perri, Dominic
City councillor District of Saint-Léonard-Ouest
o Zambito, Robert L.
Borough councillor District of Saint-Léonard-Est
Verdun o Trudel, Claude
Borough mayor o Beaupré, Paul
Borough councillor (seat 1) District of Champlain–L’Île-des-Soeurs
o Lavigueur Thériault, Josée
Borough councillor (seat 1) District of Desmarchais-Crawford
o Marotte, Ginette
City councillor District of Champlain–L’Île-des-Soeurs
o Savard, André
Borough councillor (seat 2) District of Desmarchais-Crawford
o Tassé, Alain
City councillor District of Desmarchais-Crawford
o Touchette, Marc Borough councillor (seat 2)
In conformity with the act on municipal mergers, certain boroughs are divided into electoral districts. In these cases, the district name is indicated below that of the councillor.
District of Champlain–L’Île-des-Soeurs
Ville-Marie o Labonté, Benoit
City councillors sit on the city council as well as on a borough council. Borough councillors only sit on a borough council.
Borough mayor o Boulos, Karim
Borough councillor District of Peter-McGill
o Forcillo, Sammy City councillor
District of Sainte-Marie–Saint-Jacques
o Mainville, Pierre
Borough councillor District of Sainte-Marie–Saint-Jacques
o Sévigny, Catherine City councillor
District of Peter-McGill
Villeray– Saint-Michel– Parc-Extension
o Samson, Anie Borough mayor
o Deros, Mary City councillor District of Parc-Extension
o Lachance, Sylvain
City councillor District of Villeray
o Martinez, Soraya City councillor District of Saint-Michel
o Venneri, Frank City councillor
District of François-Perrault
Gérald TremblayMayor
Marie-Andrée BeaudoinMember of the executivecommittee
Sammy ForcilloMember of the executivecommittee
André LavalléeMember of the executivecommittee
Cosmo MaciociaMember of the executivecommittee
Marcel TremblayMember of the executivecommittee
Claude DauphinVice-Chairman
Francine SenécalVice-Chairwoman
Frank ZampinoChairman
Alan DeSousaMember of the executivecommittee
Helen FotopulosMember of the executivecommittee
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The executive committee
Councillors andAssociate Councillors
Manon BarbePatricia BittarJane Cowell-PoitrasRichard Deschamps Jacqueline MontpetitFrank VenneriMonique Worth
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STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE CITY COUNCIL
COMMISSION DE LA PRÉSIDENCE DU CONSEIL Chair Marcel Parent Vice Chairs Marvin Rotrand Claire Saint-Arnaud Members Warren Allmand Jocelyn Ann Campbell Anie Samson Marcel Tremblay Claude Trudel COMMISSION SUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT CULTUREL ET LA QUALITÉ DU MILIEU DE VIE Chair Vacant Vice Chair Michèle D. Biron Members Karim Boulos Vincenzo Cesari Isabel Dos Santos Carole Du Sault Gilles Grondin Lyn Thériault
COMMISSION SUR LES FINANCES, LES SERVICES ADMINISTRATIFS ET LE CAPITAL HUMAIN Chair Bertrand A. Ward Vice Chair Claude B. Piquette Members Maria Calderone Laval Demers Jean-Marc Gibeau Lyne Hamel François Purcell Lise Zarac COMMISSION SUR LA MISE EN VALEUR DU TERRITOIRE, L’AMÉNAGEMENT URBAIN ET LE TRANSPORT COLLECTIF Chair Manon Barbe Vice Chair Noushig Eloyan Members Richard Bergeron Carle Bernier-Genest Pierre Mainville Ginette Marotte Alain Tassé Robert L. Zambito
COMMISSION SUR LE TRANSPORT, LA GESTION DES INFRASTRUCTURES ET L’ENVIRONNEMENT Chair Dominic Perri Vice Chair Josée Duplessis Members Joseph Di Pietro Christian G. Dubois Pierre E. Fréchette Gaëtan Primeau André Savard Marc Touchette COMMISSION SUR LES SERVICES AUX CITOYENS Chair Jean-François St-Onge Vice Chair Mary Deros Members Ross Blackhurst Maurice Cohen Suzanne Décarie Sylvain Lachance Clementina Teti-Tomassi Frank Venneri
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STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE URBAN AGGLOMERATION COUNCIL COMMISSION SUR LES FINANCES ET L’ADMINISTRATION Chair Alan DeSousa Vice Chair Edward Janiszewski Members Mary Deros Sammy Forcillo James Infantino Maria Tutino Bertrand A. Ward COMMISSION SUR L’ENVIRONNEMENT, LE TRANSPORT ET LES INFRASTRUCTURES Chair Michael Applebaum Vice Chair Edgar Rouleau Members Richard Bélanger Sylvain Lachance Gilles Marotte Gaëtan Primeau Campbell Stuart COMMISSION SUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT ÉCONOMIQUE Chair Richard Deschamps Vice Chair Bill Tierney Members Laurent Blanchard Joe Magri George McLeish Catherine Sévigny Frank Venneri
COMMISSION SUR LES GRANDS ÉQUIPEMENTS ET LES ACTIVITÉS D’INTÉRÊT D’AGGLOMÉRATION Chair Vacant Vice Chair Bob Benedetti Members Jocelyn Ann Campbell Jean-Yves Cartier Alvaro Farinacci Soraya Martinez William Steinberg COMMISSION DE LA SÉCURITÉ PUBLIQUE Chair Claude Dauphin Vice Chair Vera Danyluk Members Patricia Bittar Jean-Marc Gibeau Anthony Housefather Catherine Sévigny Samir Rizkalla (representative of the Québec government)
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THE ECONOMIC SITUATION IN 20071
The main economic indicators reveal that 2007 will prove, if trends persist, to be a good year for many sectors of Montréal’s economy.
The year 2007 could post excellent job creation results. From January through August 2007, 14,700 new jobs had already been created, bringing the total number of jobs in the Montréal Urban Agglomeration to some 955,000 in August 2007. Such gains were observed in full-time employment, attesting to renewed employer confidence.
The Institut de la statistique du Québec (ISQ) has forecast capital expenditures in 2007 of a bit more than $12 billion dollars for the Montréal Urban Agglomeration, up almost 8% over 2006.
The value of construction permits issued in 2007 will almost certainly exceed that of the prior year. The city forecasts total construction project value of more than $2.3 billion in 2007, or some 8% above 2006 figures.
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) believes that those factors responsible for influencing the rental market in 2006 will continue to play a role in 2007 and that we can expect new vacancy rate increases. The housing vacancy rate was 3% in 2006, which CMHC considers to represent a balanced market.
The ISQ estimates that the Urban Agglomeration had 1,874,000 inhabitants in 2006. Montréal’s population seems to have levelled off since 2003, despite the slight growth observed in 2006, which was partially due to greater natural growth, with the number of births posting the highest figures since 1996.
Based on results for the first half of the year, it appears as if Montréal’s port activity in 2007 will be as busy as in 2006. Freight traffic handled in 2007 should reach some 25.3 million tonnes, which would set a new record.
Another similar record is shaping up for 2007, with passenger levels at Montréal Trudeau Airport up 9% year-over-year for January through August. Total traffic could approach 12.4 million passengers.
Tourist industry forecasts for 2007 have been based on an unfavourable economic climate, with the Canadian dollar at virtual parity with the greenback and a constantly dwindling number of US tourists. Tourisme Montréal nonetheless believes that the development of new markets will serve to keep the number of tourists visiting Montréal in 2007 at 7.8 million.
1 This review of the economic situation is based on the latest data available at the time this document was produced (from October 5, 2007).
This report only provides a summary of the Montréal urban agglomeration’s economic situation. The full document appears in the Cahier d’information complémentaire 2008, which reader may download at ville.montréal.qc.ca/finances.
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Table 1 Key Indicators for the Montréal Urban Agglomeration
2006Variation
2005 - 20061 2007 trends
Labour market
Number of jobs (in thousands) 940.2 + 2.2% Full-time employment (in thousands) 753.2 - 0.5% Part-time employement (in thousands) 186.9 + 14.5%
Number of establishments 60,601 Stable (-0.1 %)
Employment rate (percentage) 59.4 + 0.8 point
Activity rate (percentage) 66.0 + 0.3 point
Unemployment rate (percentage) 10.1 - 0.7 point
Welfare recipients (number) 60,448 - 4.7%
Capital expenditureCapital expenditure investments (in billions de dollars) 11,856 - 4.1%
Private sector investments 8,115 - 1.7% Public sector investments 3,741 - 9.1%
Building permit value - non-residential (in millions of dollars) 1,056 + 11.3% Commercial 589 + 22.7% Industrial 140 - 28.2% Institutional 326 + 19.4%
Vacancy rate of industrial premises – centre sector (percentage) 5.2 - 0.5 point
Vacancy rate of office premises downtown (percentage) 10.1 - 1.5 point
HousingHousing starts (number) 6,955 - 18.5%
Building permit values - residential sector (in millions of dollars) 1,095 - 7.3%
Home sales (number) 15,042 + 2.1%
Average selling price of a condominium (in thousands of dollars) 228,773 + 4.3%
Vacancy rate – residential (percentage) 3.0 + 0.9 point
Capital expenditures in the housing sector (in millions of dollars) 2,497 - 3.1%
KnowledgeScientific publications (number)* 5,403 + 17.0% n/a
University students (number)** 165,955 + 0.9% n/a
University diplomas (number)** 41,433 + 2.6% n/a
Population Population (number of persons) 1,874,000 Stable (0.1%) n/a
Net increase from immigration (number of persons) - 2,888 -- n/a
International immigrants (number of new immigrants) 30,409 - 3.3% n/a
Transportation and tourismFreight traffic at the Port of Montréal (millions of tonnes) 25.1 + 3.3%
Cruise companies hosted by the Port of Montréal (number) 40,565 + 14.7% n/a
Passagers travelling through Montréal's airports (millions of passengers) 11.4 + 4.6%
Tourists (number) 7,631 + 2.3%
Tourist spendings for a stay of at least 24 hours (in millions of dollars) 2,564 + 3.1%
Hotel occupancy rate (percentage) 68.0 + 0.5 point
1 Unless otherwise indicated * 2005 VS 2004; **2006 VS 2005.
Montréal Profile
Outlook for the Metropolitan Region
The value of the Canadian dollar, which at the time of this writing, is slightly higher than that of its US counterpart, has had the effect of weakening Montréal’s manufacturing sector since the start of the year. Because of this situation, the Conference Board of Canada revised its annual economic growth forecast downward to 2.1%, from 2.6% in prior years (April 2007). The Board did, however, note that other sectors of Montréal’s economy continue to post good performances. The retail, wholesale and financial sectors could achieve results 3.6% better than those of 2006. Business services are also advancing, with growth forecast at 3.1%.
Table 2Key Indicators: Conference Board of Canada Forecast, Montréal CMA, 2007 to 2011
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
2.1 2.7 2.9 2.9 2.9
0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9
1.3 1.9 2.1 2.0 2.0
2.3 1.0 1.3 1.4 1.3
7.0 7.3 7.1 7.0 7.0
4.9 3.1 3.1 3.4 3.4
- 6.6 - 22.5 - 1.2 - 1.2 - 0.6
4.2 5.3 5.1 5.3 5.3
Projected growth rate (%)
GDP per inhabitant
Major indicators: projections1 by the Conference Board, 2007 to 2011
GDP
Population
Montréal CMA
Retail sales
Construction starts
Disposable income per inhabitant
Number of jobs
Unemployment rate
1 August 2007 Forecast.
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Main Conference Board of Canada Predictions for 2007
Greater Montréal’s economy should grow 2.1% over the year.
Montréal’s population is expected to nudge upward by 0.8%.
The Conference Board believes that 42,000 jobs might be created in the Montréal Metropolitan Region in 2007, a 2.3% rise from 2006. Manufacturing sector losses, estimated at 25,000 jobs (- 9.3%), will be largely offset by service sector gains of some 65,000 jobs. Two service sector components are expected to be particularly active: wholesale and retail trade up (+ 22,000 jobs) and business services (+ 28,000 jobs).
The unemployment rate, which stood at 8.4% in 2006, should drop 1.4% in 2007 to 7.0%. According to forecasts, this rate, which looks as if it will be the best in at least two decades, could be maintained through 2011.
Resident buying power should grow substantially in 2007. The Conference Board has calculated that Montrealers’ available income should rise by 4.9% this year and by 3.1% to 3.4% over the 2008-2011 period. Implementation of the Pay Equity Act should also serve to promote such increases. The Board estimates that the average disposable income of Montréalers in 2007 will be $25,800. This could climb to approximately $29,300 by 2011.
Construction starts should decline by 6.6% in 2007, to 21,300 new units. The Board anticipated a rise in interest rates over the new few years, which could slow the pace of residential construction.
ard expects these figures to climb a bit more than 5% each
year, from 2008 through 2011.
Retail sales in the Montréal Metropolitan Region should total $41.3 billion in 2007, up 4.2% over 2006. The Conference Bo
