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Labour Market Monitor - Montréal–Laval, August 2012 Page 2
Fifty-some workers from Laval’s Mapei ceramic tile adhesives plant were laid off following a labour conflict
that has been ongoing since May 4. According to the union, part of the production is being transferred to
another company. Plant workers have been without a collective agreement since December 13, 2011.
(Newswire, August 29)
Retail trade
The Jean-Coutu Group (PJC) has announced it will open the 400 th pharmacy of its network in Montréal. This
investment, whose value is estimated at $1.1M, will create 40-some jobs. (Marketwire, August 21)
Footwear company FX Lasalle has announced the closure of its Montréal-area stores following
re-organization. All boutiques in Canada will be closing in September after a decision was made in late 2011 by
its parent store, Brown Shoes. Four stores in the Montréal region have already closed their doors: Carrefour
Laval, Galeries d’Anjou, Fairview Pointe-Claire, and downtown Montréal. (La Presse, August 14)
Health care and social assistance
The Maisonneuve-Rosemont hospital has announced it will be expanding and renovating its emergency care
unit as part of a project estimated at $65M. The first two phases of this three-phase project require the
construction of an additional storey on the adjacent pavilion to relocate the laboratories and the upgrading of
the ambulance bay. The final phase involves erecting a four-storey building that will be home to, among others,
emergency services. If all goes as planned, opening will take place in December 2015. (Constructo, August 16)
Note: In preparing this document, the authors have taken care to provide clients with labour market
information that is timely and accurate at the time of publication. Since labour market conditions are dynamic,
some of the information presented here may have changed since this document was published. Users are
encouraged to also refer to other sources for additional information on the local economy and labour market.
Information contained in this document does not necessarily reflect official policies of Human Resources and
Skills Development Canada.
Prepared by: Labour Market Analysis Directorate (LMAD), Montréal–Laval, Quebec
For further information, please contact the LMI team at: lmi-imt@workingincanada.gc.ca
For information on the Labour Force Survey, please visit the Statistics Canada Web site at: www.statcan.gc.ca