Quebec Jobs in Canada

Most jobs in Quebec City are with the Quebec provincial government. Quebec City also has an active tourism sector, providing employment in hotels, restaurants and a wide variety of careers in tourism-related jobs. The local hospital network is one of the area’s largest employers, with over 10,000 employees.

Quebec has a high concentration of research and development facilities, providing well-paid, high-tech careers. The military is also a major employer in the region, and manufacturing jobs can be found in the local pulp and paper mills, printers and food processors. The city's unemployment rate is traditionally well below the national average. Quebec City has a population of just under half a million inhabitants, with an additional 200,000 people living in the greater metropolitan area. French is the predominant language of the area, with over 90% of the city's inhabitants claiming French as their mother tongue.