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Originally Posted by someone123
If you look closely many urban ridings in Ontario and Quebec are not highlighted. I'm surprised how much of Southern Quebec is dominated by manufacturing. I might have expected one or two ridings like that in New Brunswick too. Some of it is food product manufacturing in agricultural areas.
In the same way PEI is largely agricultural by land area but not around Charlottetown where there is a more diverse economy.
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It's easier to look at administrative regions for a more overall picture of the situation. Each administrative region have their regional hubs where most of the jobs are situated.
Centre-du-Québec : Drummondville, Victoriaville
Estrie : Sherbrooke
Chaudière-Appalaches : Lévis, Saint-Georges
Mauricie : Trois-Rivières, Shawinigan
All those cities have large industrial parks linked by the Autoroute system, easy access to the US and Ontario. The A-55, A-73 and A-20 are the main highways.
recent news: Taiga Motors will build a big assambly plant in Shawinigan.