AI Job Atlas
AI & jobs · Province in Canada

Quebec

Province CA-QC Largest city: Montréal
37%
of jobs here are estimated to be exposed to generative AI, below the national 37% (−0.0 pts).
MODEL4th of 13 regions1.6M exposed workers

Key numbers

PopulationWIKIDATA
8.5M
as of 2021
Share of national populationWIKIDATA
20.4%
3rd largest of 13
People in workMODEL
4.2M
national total × population share
Highest-exposure jobsMODEL
7.5%
national 7.5%
Area
1.5M km²
6 people per km²
Settlement patternMODEL
Mixed
60% live in major cities
Largest city
Montréal
3.7M (metro)
Mapped towns & cities
40
Natural Earth places

AI use

ANTHROPIC

Claude.ai conversations, April–May 2026.

Usage intensityANTHROPIC
1.03×
usage share ÷ population share
Share of national useANTHROPIC
21.1%
20.4% of population
Work-relatedANTHROPIC
39%
national 41%
Automation-styleANTHROPIC
46%
national 47%
Augmentation 54%Automation 46%

Sector mix

MODEL

Estimated share of jobs by sector, against the national mix.

Quebec Canada
Retail & wholesale 14.3%
Health & care 14.2%
Business services 10.4%
Education 9.3%
Manufacturing 8.7%
Construction 7.8%
Public admin 7.1%
Other services 6.8%
Hospitality 6.1%
Transport & logistics 5.0%
Finance 3.9%
ICT & software 3.1%
Mining 1.5%
Utilities 0.9%
Agriculture 0.9%

Exposed workers by sector

MODEL
Health & care 263K Retail & wholesale 221K Business services 195K Education 188K Public admin 154K Finance 92.2K Other services 89.4K Manufacturing 84K

Ranking in Canada

MODEL

By modelled AI exposure, out of 13 regions.

1Ontario 39% 2Prince Edward Island 38% 3Alberta 37% 4Quebec 37% 5Nova Scotia 37% 6Manitoba 37% 7Saskatchewan 36%
About these estimates. No source publishes AI exposure by region for every country. The model splits Canada's real ILO sector employment across regions using population (Wikidata) and density: denser, capital-city regions get more finance, ICT and professional jobs, and rural regions more farming. Totals match national figures. AI usage figures are measured, not modelled. Methodology

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