Provincial Employment Roundtable

The Provincial Employment Roundtable (PERT) is a non-profit multi-stakeholder initiative focused on addressing the employment and employability challenges facing Québec’s English-speaking community.

A Word from our President

“The creation of the Provincial Employment Roundtable is a milestone in the life of the English Speaking community of Quebec. Through PERT, we now have the capacity to interact effectively and tenaciously with all levels of government in an effort to increase the employment opportunities of English speakers and improve the Quebec economy.”

James Hughes, President of the Provincial Employment Roundtable

An Overview of Employment in Quebec

Unemployment for Québec`s English speakers (2021)
Unemployment rate French Speakers (2021)
Census 2021: 6.9%
Proportion of English speakers in Québec`s population
Census 2021: 14.9%
Proportion of English speakers in Québec`s Labour Market
Census 2021: 15.8%

Latest News

Read recent news from the Provincial Employment Roundtable and its partners about the labour market, skills training and employment challenges impacting Québec’s English-speakers.

Reports

Through our research, PERT is committed to providing a deeper understanding of the employment and employability challenges English speakers face in order to help develop comprehensive solutions & policy recommendations intended to address those challenges. 

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"Even in Westmount—a town often seen as home to the province’s most affluent English speakers—English speakers earn a median employment income $15,600 less than their French-speaking counterparts”

"Même à Westmount – ville souvent considérée comme le foyer des Québécois d’expression anglaise les plus aisés de la province – les Québécois d’expression anglaise gagnent un revenu inférieur de 15 600 dollars à celui de leurs homologues francophones"

PERT is deeply concerned by the complete withdrawal of provincial funding for @YESMontreal’s employability services. This $466,000 loss will severely restrict employment assistance for English-speaking youth in Montréal.

PERT is deeply concerned by the complete withdrawal of provincial funding for @YESMontreal’s employability services. This $466,000 loss will severely restrict employment assistance for English-speaking youth in Montréal.

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Telephone (toll-free): 1-855-773-7885
Email: info@pertquebec.ca

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