2009 Budget – Montréal Profile
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en 2009 Montréal Profile Montréal Profile MONTRÉAL FACTS AND FIGURES Island of Montréal 16 Municipalities 500 Square Kilometres Population Road and Pedestrian Infrastructure ¾ City: 1,659,962 inhabitants ¾ 5,600 km of roadways on the Island of ¾ Island of Montréal: 1,898,206 Montréal inhabitants ¾ 450 km of bike paths ¾ Greater Montréal: 3,636,000 inhabitants ¾ 17 bridges and tunnels provide access ¾ Metropolis ranking as the 16th most to the island heavily populated region in North ¾ 33 km of underground pedestrian America. corridors ¾ Metropolis with the 11th highest ¾ 700 municipally managed structures population growth of any North American region Water System Transit System ¾ 1 waste water treatment station ¾ 4 subway lines, with a total 71 km of ¾ 7 drinking water production plants, tracks, serving 68 stations including one in Dorval and another in ¾ 192 bus lines, including 20 night lines Pointe-Claire ¾ 11 bus lanes covering 45.5 km ¾ Daily production of 2.8 million cubic metres of drinking water ¾ Daily treatment of 2.5 million cubic metres of waste water ¾ 12,000 km of primary and secondary water mains and sewage lines Environment Health ¾ Air quality: Montréal uses its network of ¾ 90 healthcare institutions, including: 16 sampling stations to monitor air ¾ 16 hospital centres quality ¾ 12 healthcare and social service ¾ Six ecocentres centres ¾ Some 1,160 local parks ¾ 14 rehabilitation centres ¾ 18 large parks ¾ 41 residential and long-term care ¾ Five major natural environments or centres nature parks 3 2009 Budget Education Tourism ¾ Two French-language universities ¾ 14.5 million visitors ¾ Two English-language universities ¾ 7.6 million tourists ¾ Some 41,132 university graduates in ¾ $2.6 billion in economic benefits 2007 ¾ 292 conferences and corporate ¾ 6,585 master’s and 1,012 doctoral meetings degree recipients in 2007 ¾ 289,654 conference participants ¾ Numerous affiliated institutions, including: HEC Montréal, École polytechnique, École de technologie supérieure and École nationale d’administration publique Culture International Organisations ¾ 40 international events and festivals ¾ 57 organizations ¾ Presence of the Grande Bibliothèque ¾ 106 financial centres (largest collection of documents in Québec) ¾ A network of 44 public libraries ¾ 34 museums ¾ More than 150 entertainment facilities Key Economic Sectors Aerospace Industry Information Technologies Port of Montréal ¾ Sales: $12 billion ¾ Exports: $3.5 billion ¾ 26 million tonnes of freight ¾ 235 businesses ¾ 5,000 businesses ¾ Leader of the North ¾ 42,400 jobs ¾ 130,000 jobs American container market Life Sciences Film and Television Industries ¾ Sales: $4 billion ¾ Sales: $1.2 billion Montréal-Trudeau Airport ¾ 480 businesses ¾ 500 production and ¾ 150 research centres distribution companies ¾ 12.4 million passengers ¾ 41,000 jobs ¾ 35,000 jobs ¾ 156,947 tonnes of freight ¾ 243,250 flights 4 Montréal Profile Montréal: An Appealing City Famous for its Quality of Life According to the study Attractiveness Indicators 2008, produced by Montréal International, Montréal ranks at the top of the list of major North American metropolises for its knowledge-based sector, beauty and quality of life. Montréal ranks: Number 1 for: Per capita number of students, ahead of Denver and Boston Competiveness of R&D firm operating costs Resident safety (lowest homicide rate) Number 2 for: Quality of life Health and hygiene Number of international conferences Number 3 for: Hi-tech job growth Number 4 for: Overall growth of employment Also according to Attractiveness Indicators 2008, Montréal is number one, among all major Canadian cities, for: The number of university students The number of foreign university students The number of master’s and doctoral degree recipients Bi- and tri-lingualism rates The number of research centres Funding earmarked for academic research and the number of university researchers The lowest real estate prices and apartment rental costs Venture capital investments 5 CITIZENS Ville de Montréal Mayor Gérald Tremblay Organization chart 2009 November 10, 2008 CONSEIL MUNICIPAL CONSEIL D’AGGLOMÉRATION Ombudsman Office de consultation publique Commission de la sécurité publique de Montréal Johanne Savard Louise Roy Standing committees of City Chairwoman Council and commissions Conseil des arts Conseils d'arrondissement Standing committees of Urban Agglomeration Conseil du patrimoine Louise Roy Council and commissions Chairwoman Marie Lessard Chairwoman Bureau du vérificateur général Conseil interculturel Michel Doyon Conseil jeunesse Bergman Fleury Auditor Chairman Claudia Lacroix Perron Commission de la fonction publique Chairwoman de Montréal Conseil des Montréalaises Sylvie-B. Farand Charlotte Thibault Chairwoman Chairwoman COMITÉ EXÉCUTIF Société de transport de Montréal Claude Dauphin Chairman Claude Trudel Chairman DIRECTION GÉNÉRALE Claude Léger Director General Assistant Director General Guy Hébert Service du développement culturel, Commission des services Service des infrastructures, Service de la mise en valeur du Direction des systèmes de la qualité du milieu de vie et de Service des finances électriques transport et environnement territoire et du patrimoine la diversité ethnoculturelle d’information Serge A. Boileau Gilles Robillard Pierre Bernardin Rachel Laperrière Robert Lamontagne Michel Archambault Chairman Assistant Director General Assistant Director General Assistant Director General Senior Director and Treasurer Interim Director Service des communications et Service des affaires Service de la sécurité incendie Service du capital humain Service de police des relations avec les citoyens corporatives de Montréal Colombe Cliche Robert Cassius de Linval Pierre Reid Yvan Delorme Serge Tremblay Senior Director Senior Director Senior Director Director Director Arrondissement Arrondissement de Arrondissement Arrondissement Arrondissement Arrondissement de Arrondissement Arrondissement Arrondissement Arrondissement d'Ahuntsic- Côte-des-Neiges– de Mercier–Hochelaga- du Plateau- de Rosemont– Villeray–Saint-Michel– de Lachine d'Outremont de Saint-Léonard de Verdun Cartierville Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Maisonneuve Mont-Royal La Petite-Patrie Parc-Extension Réjean Durocher Stéphane Plante Jocelyne Dragon Josée Guy Pierre Beaudet Johanne Falcon Paul Bourret Gilles Rainville Gilles Baril Stéphane Chénier Interim Director Director Director Director Director Director Director Director Director Director Arrondissement Arrondissement Arrondissement Arrondissement Arrondissement Arrondissement de Arrondissement Arrondissement Arrondissement de L’Île-Bizard– de Rivière-des-Prairies– d’Anjou de LaSalle de Montréal-Nord Pierrefonds-Roxboro de Saint-Laurent du Sud-Ouest de Ville-Marie Sainte-Geneviève Pointe-aux-Trembles Jacques Rioux Jean-Paul Collinge Gervais Lemay Serge Geoffrion Jacques Chan Pierre Santamaria Serge Lamontagne Érick Santana Alain Dufort Director Director Director Director Director Director Director Director Director Political bodies Organizations Municipal departments Boroughs Montréal Profile MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL Gérald Tremblay, Mayor o Allmand, Warren o Dauphin, Claude o Labrecque, Michel Côte-des-Neiges– Lachine Le Plateau-Mont-Royal Notre-Dame-de-Grâce o Demers, Laval o Lachance, Sylvain o Applebaum, Michael Saint-Laurent Villeray–Saint-Michel– Côte-des-Neiges– Parc-Extension Notre-Dame-de-Grâce o Deros, Mary Villeray–Saint-Michel– o Lavallée, André o Barbe, Manon Parc-Extension Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie LaSalle o Deschamps, Richard o Maciocia, Cosmo o Beaudoin, Marie-Andrée LaSalle Rivière-des-Prairies– Ahuntsic-Cartierville Pointe-aux-Trembles o DeSousa, Alan o Bélanger, Richard Saint-Laurent o Magri, Joe L’Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève Rivière-des-Prairies– o Dompierre, Richer Pointe-aux-Trembles o Bélisle, André Mercier–Hochelaga- Rivière-des-Prairies– Maisonneuve o Marotte, Ginette Pointe-aux-Trembles Verdun o Du Sault, Carole o Belleli, Hasmig Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie o Martinez, Soraya Ahuntsic-Cartierville Villeray–Saint-Michel– o Dubois, Christian G. Parc-Extension o Bergeron, Richard Pierrefonds-Roxboro Le Plateau-Mont-Royal o Miranda, Luis o Eloyan, Noushig Anjou o Bernier-Genest, Carle Ahuntsic-Cartierville Rosemont– o Montmorency, Nicolas La Petite-Patrie o Farinacci, Alvaro Rivière-des-Prairies– LaSalle Pointe-aux-Trembles o Bissonnet, Michel Saint-Léonard o Forcillo, Sammy o Montpetit, Jacqueline Ville-Marie Le Sud-Ouest o Bissonnet, Yvette Saint-Léonard o Fotopulos, Helen o Parent, Marcel Le Plateau-Mont-Royal Montréal-Nord o Bittar, Patricia Saint-Laurent o Gibeau, Jean-Marc o Perri, Dominic Montréal-Nord Saint-Léonard o Blanchard, Laurent Mercier–Hochelaga- o Grondin, Gilles o Prescott, Michel Maisonneuve Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie Le Plateau-Mont-Royal o Campbell, Jocelyn Ann o Hamel, Line o Primeau, Gaëtan Ahuntsic-Cartierville Le Sud-Ouest Mercier–Hochelaga- Maisonneuve o Cartier, Jean-Yves o Hénault, Andrée Le Sud-Ouest Anjou o Purcell, François Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie o Cinq-Mars, Marie o Infantino, James V. Outremont Montréal-Nord o Rotrand, Marvin Côte-des-Neiges– o Cowell-Poitras, Jane o Labonté, Benoit Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Lachine Ville-Marie 9 2009 Budget o Saint-Arnaud, Claire Mercier–Hochelaga- Maisonneuve o Samson, Anie Villeray–Saint-Michel– Parc-Extension o Senécal, Francine Côte-des-Neiges– Notre-Dame-de-Grâce o Sévigny, Catherine Ville-Marie o St-Onge, Jean-François Ahuntsic-Cartierville o Tassé, Alain Verdun o Thériault, Lyn Mercier–Hochelaga- Maisonneuve o Tremblay, Marcel Côte-des-Neiges–