Quebec Region

Overview:

The multimodal transportation system in Quebec is concentrated around major population centres and along the St. Lawrence River, and is a key contributor to local, interprovincial and international trade flows.

The Region is home to three airports included in the National Airport System (Mirabel International Aerocity, Montréal-Trudeau International Airport, and Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport). Apart from the global decrease in air transportation due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Montréal-Trudeau International Airport (YUL) passenger traffic has been steadily increasing over the past several decades and remains Canada’s third-largest airport. The province is a major hub of the global aerospace industry as many international organizations (International Civil Aviation Organization, International Air Transport Association and Airports Council International) and national airline companies (e.g. Air Canada and Air Transat) are headquartered in Montreal.

There is a large domestic marine industry due to the St-Lawrence Seaway and Arctic resupply businesses with headquarters in Quebec. Quebec’s network of ports, along the St. Lawrence River and beyond, includes both private and public facilities, including five port authorities. The Port of Montreal with its five (soon to be 6 with Contrecoeur) container terminals is Canada’s second busiest container port.

The Quebec Region has three Class I railroads (Canadian National, Canadian Pacific and VIA) and three passenger rail operations (VIA Rail, Exo and Amtrack) that operate over 5,300 kilometers of track. Canadian National (CN), the largest rail carrier in the country, has its headquarters in Montreal. There are also stand-alone freight rail corridors connecting iron mines in the Labrador trough to ports on the north shore of the St. Lawrence.  

Profile: 

Mélanie Morier

Mélanie Morier

Regional Director General, Quebec Region

Bio

Mélanie Morier - Regional Director General, Quebec Region

Mélanie Morier

Mélanie Morier was appointed Regional Director General for Transport Canada in the Quebec Region on September 26, 2022.

Mélanie has extensive experience in management, engagement, corporate functions and a range of operational issues in the Government of Canada.

Throughout her career, she has held various positions in the Quebec Region and in Ottawa at the Canadian Human Rights Commission, Canadian Space Agency, Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Citizenship and Immigration Canada. In February 2010, she returned to the Quebec Region to join Transport Canada as the Regional Director, Human Resources. Since then, she has successively held the position of Regional Director in Corporate Services, Programs, and Marine Safety and Security.

Mélanie holds a Bachelor in Business Administration from l'École des Hautes Études Commerciales de Montréal and a Master of Science (Administration) from Concordia University.

Regional Director General: Mélanie Morier

Number of Employees: 495

Offices: 8 

  • Regional Headquarters are located in Montreal at 700 Place Leigh-Capreol in Dorval, directly beside the Pierre-Elliott Trudeau International Airport
  • 8 offices within the Region (Dorval, Montreal, Quebec City, Chicoutimi (Saguenay), Longueuil, Cap-aux-Meules (Iles-de-la-Madeleine), Rimouski, Sept-Îles)

Transport Canada owned asset: 

  • 11 TC owned and operated aerodromes:
    • Chevery
    • Eastmain River
    • Havre Saint-Pierre
    • Îles-de-la Madeleine
    • Kuujjuaq
    • Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon
    • Natashquan
    • Schefferville
    • Sept-Îles
    • Waskaganish
    • Wemindji
  • 19 ports:
    • Baie-Johan-Beetz
    • Blanc-Sablon
    • Cap-aux-Meules
    • Chandler
    • Harrington Harbour
    • Kegaska
    • La Romaine
    • La Tabatière
    • Les Méchins
    • Miguasha-Ouest
    • Natashquan
    • Pointe-au-Père
    • Portneuf
    • Mont-Louis
    • Old Fort Bay (Vieux-Fort)
    • Paspébiac
    • Saint-François (Île d’Orléans)
    • Saint-Augustin (Pointe-à-la-Truite)
    • Tête-à-la-Baleine