The STM An economic force for all Quebec

The STM carries out 97% of its expenditures in Quebec

In 2012 the STM had expenditures of some $1.36 billion

Breakout of STM normal annual expenditures in 2012:

TYPE OF EXPENDITURES VALUE IN $ M QUEBEC SHARE
Human resources
782
100 %
Rolling stock 1
167
93 %
Construction 1
106
100 %
Energy 1
76
100 % 2
Other goods and services purchases 1
229
88 %
TOTAL NORMAL ANNUAL EXPENDITURES
1 360
97 %
 
TYPE OF EXPENDITURES - Other goods and services purchases VALUE IN $ M  QUEBEC SHARE

Manufacturing

76
72 %

Engineering services

47
99 %

Other professional and technical services

50
99 %

Information services

30
96 %

Wholesale and retail businesses

20
86 %

Other

6
86 %
  1. $578 million in the purchase of goods and services including 93% ($540 million) in Quebec
  2. All the oil purchased by the STM is refined in Quebec

More than 1 800 suppliers in 14 regions of Quebec

ADMINISTRATIVE REGION n % M $ %
Montréal
1101
60 %
289
54 %
Montérégie
283
16 %
32
6 %
Laval
151
8 %
32
6 %
Laurentides
75
4 %
61
11 %
Lanaudière
72
4 %
8
2 %
Capitale-Nationale
50
3 %
11
2 %
Chaudière-Appalaches
20
1 %
83
15 %
Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean
11
1 %
11
2 %
Bas-Saint-Laurent
7
0.4 %
7.5
1.4 %
Centre-du-Québec
22
1.2 %
4.5
0.8 %
Estrie
21
1.2 %
0.6
0.1 %
Mauricie
6
0.3 %
0.2
0.04 %
Abitibi-Témiscamingue
2
0.1 %
0.1
0.02 %
Outaouais
2
0.1 %
0.05
0.01 %
TOTAL
1824
100 %
540
100 %

More than 16 500 Quebec jobs supported by STM activities

STM  9 000 jobs Direct effects (A) + 1 800 suppliers and 3 400 jobs in Quebec Indirect effects (B) =  Expenditures by STM employees and supplier employees  = 4 100 jobs supported by consumer spending by employees of the STM and their suppliers Secondary effects (C )

More than 16 500 Quebec jobs supported by STM activities

Impact on the economy - 2012
  A. Direct Effects B. Indirect Effects C. Secondary Effects Total
Number of jobs
9 076
3 396
4 122
16 594
Payroll ($ K)
718 941
130 128
130 924
979 993
Contribution to GDP ($ K)
782 140
268 268
314 434
1 364 842

Impact on the revenues of public administrations (income taxes, taxes and other contributions

  A. Direct Effects B. Indirect Effects C. Secondary Effects Total
Provincial government ($ K)
236 852
36 190
72 810
345 852
Federal government ($ K)
82 118
12 084
28 490
122 692
Provincial and federal governments ($ K)
268 090
48 274
101 300
417 664

Supporting public transit means supporting the Quebec economy

  • The economic spinoffs from public transit are three times higher than those from private transportation by automobile*.
    .
  • Quebec has several companies that manufacture public transit equipment..
    • Investing in this sector consolidates our industrial base and contributes to the development of expertise.
    • The annual revenue in this industrial sector is more than two billion dollars.
  • To meet the needs resulting from its dependence on automobile transportation, Quebec imported no less than $13.7 billion in oil and $7 billion in automobiles in 2012. Together, these imports  represent 94% of Quebec’s trade deficit.

Comparison of spinoffs based on a $10-million expenditure

10 millions de dépenses dans le transport collectif engendre 184 emplois

10 millions de dépenses dans l'industrie automobile engendre 66 emplois.


The economic impact on the STM’s normal activities was calculated by the firm E&B Data.

Société de transport de Montréal
December 2013

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