2029 Hiring Requirements by Subsector, Greater Montreal

A table showing the 2029 hiring requirements by sub-sector in the Greater Montreal area. In bio-health, 5,800 workers will need to be hired by 2029, driven mostly by replacement demand. Key roles to be hired include: research and development (22%); manufacturing (19%); “other” roles (24%). In bio-industrial, 2,700 workers will need to be hired by 2029, driven mostly by replacement demand. Key roles to be hired include: manufacturing (37%); management, finance and administration (17%); research and development (15%). In agri-bio, 900 workers will need to be hired by 2029, driven mostly by replacement demand. Key roles to be hired include: manufacturing (26%); research and development (25%); management, finance and administration (17%). In bio-energy, 750 workers will need to be hired by 2029, driven virtually entirely by replacement demand. Key roles to be hired include: manufacturing (45%); management, finance and administration (25%); research and development (16%).

Published in Close-up on the bio-economy: Greater Montreal report (December 6, 2021)