PERT

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.

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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.

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Press Release: English-Speaking Workers Could Boost Québec Economy by $1.5 Billion

A new report shows that closing the income and unemployment gap between Québec’s English and French communities would...

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The Provincial Employment Roundtable Welcomes the 2025 Federal Budget’s Focus on Productivity and Investment

We welcome the 2025 federal budget’s focus on productivity and investment, and its emphasis on the need to include all...

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PERT’s Testimony at House of Commons Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities (HUMA)

When we launched the Circonflexe Mentorship Program on November 14, 2024, at Concordia University’s John Molson School...

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Press Release – English Speakers Left Out — Again — of Québec’s 2025-2026 Employment Services Strategy

No targeted measures were included, despite the community`s increasing vulnerability in today`s unstable economic climate

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Press Release – English Speakers Are An Untapped Solution to Québec’s Healthcare Crisis

A new report shows that the outflow of English speakers from Quebec is negatively impacting an already strained healthcare...

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The State of Employment among English-speaking Quebecers

This report shows that English speakers in Québec face persistent employment and income disparities, even after accounting...

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The French Factor: How language shapes employment in Québec

Recent research challenges the belief that English-speaking Quebecers hold an economic advantage in Québec. Yet the impact...

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A study of community devitalization and revitalization among English speakers in Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine

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Employment Profile of English Speakers in the Province of Québec

This report aims to contribute to the knowledge and understanding of the employment situation of Québec’s English-speaking...

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Building healthy systems: Mobilizing the potential of English speakers to enhance Québec’s healthcare sector

In this report, we present data to support this argument, drawing on statistics from the Census of Canada as well as the...

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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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PERT @pert_qc ·
10 Dec

Our latest report shows that fully including Québec’s English-speaking population in the labour force could generate $1.5B per year for the province.

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Read the full report 👉🏽 https://pertquebec.ca/reports/the-state-of-employment-among-english-speaking-quebecers/

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PERT @pert_qc ·
8 Dec

Our ED Nicholas Salter joined @eliasmakos on @CJAD800 to share key findings from our latest report, highlighting how investing millions in targeted employment services for English speakers could boost Québec’s economy by $1.5B

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PERT @pert_qc ·
5 Dec

"English-speaking Quebecers represent untapped talent that can help the province [...] Investing in their skills and opportunities isn’t just fair—it’s smart economic policy" said Nicholas Salter, ED at #PERT, to the @mtlgazette

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PERT @pert_qc ·
5 Dec

"Le fait de ne pas offrir de formation en français et de soutien à l’emploi suffisants aux Québécois d’expression anglaise a un coût astronomique pour la province, estime Nicholas Salter."
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CONTACT INFORMATION

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

ADDRESS

393 Rue Saint-Jacques Montréal, QC H2Y 1N9

HOURS OF OPERATION

Monday to Friday
9:00 am to 5:00 pm