The Lanaudière region: endless opportunities for immigrant workers

Our partners Lanaudière Economy and the MIFI (Ministère de l'Immigration, de la Francisation et de l'Intégration) assist immigrants in their search for employment employment in the Lanaudière region for several years.
 
Some Lanaudière towns are only 30 minutes away from MontréalThe region has already welcomed a large number of families. Immigrants find the region an ideal place to live and work. a fulfilling professional and personal life. The video clips on the website of "Lanaudière Économique":

Regionalization policy

Regional job search assistance is a key government initiative allowing demographic growth in the region and a supply of labor for local businesses.
A unprecedented deployment of MIFI (Ministère de l'Immigration, de la Francisation et de l'Intégration) in Quebec's regions and improved services to businesses. from January 2020 and represent a major investment of 8.3 M$.
 

Sectors of activity

Main sectors of activity hiring in Lanaudière
  • Agri-food (3rd largest agricultural region in Quebec)
  • Plant-based bioproducts
  • Manufacturing industry: wood, paper, furniture, metal components, rubber, plastics, clothing
  • Building materials
  • Residential and commercial construction
  • Tourism

The players driving regionalization

Ministère de l'Immigration, de la Francisation et de l'Intégration (MIFI)

MIFI is the gateway to the referencing to the various organizationsThis is a key factor in most of the steps taken by new arrivals. As part of Accompagnement Québec's service offeringMIFI's integration agents assess the immigrant's needs, draw up an individualized action plan, provide referrals to the appropriate services and organizations, and support the immigrant's integration process. support and follow-up. Contact: 1-877-864-9191
 

Lanaudière Economy

Our partner is responsible for disseminating information and providing support for immigration procedures and support in finding a job through referrals and contacts with local partners. Contact: 450 365-9218 immigration@lanaudière-économique.org

2 categories of workers targeted for jobs in Lanaudière

1. The workers, newcomers to Montréal our partner Lanaudière Economy and local MRCs provide tools to help Montreal's immigrant workers to find a living environment that is adapted to their needs.
 
85% of immigrant workers are located on the Island of Montreal and the South Shore. The objective of Regionalization policy is to offset the phenomenon of geographic concentration of immigrants in large urban centers, to ensure regulation and spatial distribution of the immigrant population province-wide, and to bring the demographic and socio-economic benefits of immigration to the regions.
 
Lanaudière being a pivotal region for workforce regionalizationOur partners put immigrant workers arriving in Montreal in touch with identified host organizations.
 
Visit directory trilingual services offered in the Lanaudière region is available on their website web. In addition twinning activities and days of recruitment are organized for SMEs, manufacturers and regional flagships: Harnois, Patrick Morin, etc...

Directory of immigration and integration services offered by players in the Lanaudière ecosystem

2. Temporary foreign workers also represent a workforce encouraged by the government. Due to labor shortages in the agricultural sector, 16,000 temporary foreign workers (TFWs) come every year to lend a helping hand to Quebec's agricultural producers. In Lanaudière, they are 175 farm businesses which usually welcome 1,650 foreign workers. Contractors welcome temporary foreign workers, enabling the company to grow and respond adequately to demand.
 

SADC Achigan-Montcalm: Who are we?

To help you manage your business efficiently and exploit its full potential, the SADC offers you :
 
 
How to find us
 
As a regional player, we serve companies belonging to one of the following communities from 10 municipalities of the Montcalm MRC as well as municipalities belonging to the L'Assomption RCM (municipalities of L'Assomption, L'Épiphanie and Saint-Sulpice). We also operate for municipalities in the Rivière du Nord RCMSainte-Sophie and Saint-Hippolyte.
 
In other words, we serve the municipalities of Saint-Hippolyte, Saint-Calixte, Sainte Sophie, Saint-Lin-Laurentides, Saint-Julienne, Saint-Esprit, Saint-Roch-Ouest, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Saint-Liguori, Saint-Alexis, Saint-Jacques, Sainte Marie-Salomé, L'Epiphanie, L'Assomption and Saint-Sulpice. However, the municipalities of Repentigny and Charlemagne are not eligible for our financial assistance. Our offices are located at 104, rue St-Jacques in Saint-Jacques.
 

We believed in their project and they put their trust in us.

Since our creation in 1992, we have supported a large number of entrepreneurs in their business transfer, start-up or growth objectives. These include :
 
Solnor EnvironnementSolnor Environnement is an expert consultant for contaminated land and geology. Solnor Environnement's core business is the management of projects with a geological component, the analysis and study of soil and water, their decontamination and the environmental analysis of sites.
 
Lait de poule inc. the maternity and nursing specialist in l'Assomption, offering clothing and textiles for pregnant women and textiles to facilitate breastfeeding.
 
Brasserie L'Apothicaire of St-Jacques de Montcalm, whose mission is to support an ecosystem of regional microbreweries, and to help and contribute to the emergence and development of local players offering products of excellence.
 
The integration company Job Access Buffet whose core mission is to provide a gateway to the job market in the catering sector.
 
While these players belong to a wide variety of economic sectors, the fact remains that our approach, which focuses on the local level and on serious, well-thought-out support tailored to their objectives, has contributed to these successes. success stories. Behind each of these entrepreneurs was a ambitious project, and we are proud to present their success..
 

SADC can help you develop your business. Call on our team to bring your entrepreneurial projects to fruition.

Please do not hesitate to contact us for further information.

We support retailers
and business leaders in the region since
now 30 years old.

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