Quebec announces plan to train more aerospace workers as demand surges
The plan adds training at multiple sites as Quebec tries to fill more than 65,000 aerospace jobs over 10 years, officials said.
- On Monday, July 13, 2026, Quebec Minister Bernard Drainville announced initiatives to train aerospace workers, including vocational programs launching at Bombardier facilities in Montreal and Mirabel.
- The Quebec Aerospace Workforce Sector Committee reports more than 65,000 positions must be filled over the next 10 years, with CEO Lussier calling the sector's current situation "exceptional growth."
- To address these shortages, the technical college in Longueuil will increase enrolment capacity by 70 per cent in aircraft mechanics and avionics programs, which executive director Bailleu notes are currently at capacity.
- A new campus on Montreal's North Shore will welcome its first students by 2028, while pilot projects launching in 2027 provide students with equipment, materials, and direct industry expertise.
- Union representative Éric Rancourt of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers welcomed the plans, while the government allocated $830,000 to Aéro Montréal for awareness campaigns in the sector.
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Que. Announces Plan To Train More Aerospace Workers To Meet Expected Demand
Quebec’s economy minister announced plans to establish a second aerospace engineering campus in the Montreal area as part of a series of initiatives to train more workers in the sector. Bernard Drainville revealed the plans north of Montreal in Mirabel, which is home to a major aerospace hub. The government hopes to meet the growing workforce needs of the industry as the defence sector grows worldwide. The new École nationale d’aérotechnique cam…
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Quebec announces plan to train more aerospace workers to meet expected demand
MIRABEL - Quebec's economy minister announced plans to establish a second aerospace engineering campus in the Montreal area as part of a series of initiatives to train more workers in the sector.
It will soon be easier to train recruits in Montreal and Mirabel in the aviation industry, one of Quebec's economic locomotives, where up to 80,000 positions will be filled over the next decade.
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