Economy and Tourism

The MP for Pontiac Will Amos is pleased to announce an investment of up to $21.4 million to enhance the Youth Employment and Skills Program (YESP) and fund about 2,000 jobs for youth in the agriculture sector. “Now more than ever, young Canadians need support to launch their careers. Through the Youth Employment and Skills […]

The MRC Pontiac has hired a consultant whose mandate will be to attract businesses to the region. David Cyr was selected to fulfill these functions. Coming from the business world, Mr. Cyr has worked in the public and private sectors for nearly 30 years before joining the municipal world in economic development. He founded six […]

The MRC Pontiac has issued a brief to the Quebec Ministry of Tourism, in which it presents a reflection of the economic growth strategy for the tourism industry in the Pontiac for 2020-2025. The strategic communications advisor at the MRC, Jérémi Vaillancourt, who coordinated the brief, explained the objectives in presenting it to the ministry. […]

In the last days, a job offer from l’Abattoir Les viandes du Pontiac has raised a lot of questions/comments on social media. The slaughterhouse, in operation for a few weeks, is looking for Muslim employees to certify Halal meat procedures, which is necessary to sell this production on the market. In an interview with CHIP […]

The Pontiac could benefit from the impact of the sale of cannabis in Canada. Live Well Foods Canada, which obtained the authorization to build a project related to marijuana research and production in Litchfield last December, has confirmed that it is going ahead with this project. Live Well Foods Canada will build a 600,000 square […]

14 of the 21 projects selected under the Regional Support Fund (FARR) program will have an impact on the Pontiac. Of the 21 projects, announced Monday by the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Land Occupancy and Minister of Public Security, Martin Coiteux, tabled by regional organizations and selected by the Wardens of the 4 MRCs […]

Last week, the Pontiac SADC offered training in Otter Lake on succession planning for agricultural businesses. During this meeting, they unveiled a new fund to promote succession in this type of business in the Pontiac. Here Mario Guay from the SADC Pontiac to explain: The fund is up to $ 50,000. Additional information is available […]

Outaouais Regional Director for the Department of Economics, Science and Innovation Jeffrey MacHan gave an interview to CHIP 101.9 about the tactical task force (TTF) (Groupe tactique d’intervention – GTI). He said that the TTF was set up to allow for faster access to implement different economic projects. On investment research, Jeffrey MacHan mentioned that […]

The MRC Pontiac has launched a call for projects for the Territorial Development Fund (FDT)This fund stems from an agreement between the MRC Pontiac and the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Land Occupancy (MAMOT). The goal is to create and maintain jobs, to revitalize the environment in different sectors: such as agriculture, forestry, tourism, trade […]

On Friday, December 15, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Catherine McKenna announced that the Government of Canada will provide more than $ 1 billion for the Low Carbon Economy Leadership Fund. Over the next five years to the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia will have access to […]