1. MRC Les Moulins:
Development and
business attraction
outlook
June 2015

2. • A mission dedicated to business attraction,
business expansion and business start-up
in Terrebonne and Mascouche in order to
sustain investment and job creation.

3. MRC Les Moulins population
Evolution and outlook

4. • As a development pole of Greater
Montreal and focal point of the region of
Lanaudière, the MRC Les Moulins is
benefiting from an irresistible boom. It
contributes to business competitiveness
with its first rate access roads, recent
infrastructure and a vast qualified labour
pool.

6. Highway access
• MRC Les Moulins, in the heart of Montreal
north shore;
• Direct access - highways 640, 40, 25 et
19;
• Near highways 440, 15 et 13.

7. Intersection of highmay 640 and highway 25

8. Economic activities
• 564 businesses in 8 industrial parks
providing 12 000 jobs;
• Diversified industrial structure with a
strong base in metal products, plastic and
machinery equipment;
• 45 000 jobs (all activities).

9. Section of the Terrebonne 640 East-side Industrial Park

10. Industrial employment growth

11. Employment (all activities) growth

12. Main areas for development:
Terrebonne 640 West-Side Industrial Park
• Addition of two millions s.f. of industrial
land in 2013;
• Availability of new spaces for immediate
occupancy.

14. Main areas for development:
Terrebonne 640 South-Side Industrial Park
• Launching of the 7th industrial park in 2013;
• Located in the neighbourhood of Urbanova,
a major new-urbanism residential district;
• Location of Sobeys distribution center, a
160 millions $ investment;
• Sites ready to build.

16. Main areas for development:
Mascouche multifunctional hub
• Development and remodeling of a major
district at the crossroad of two highways;
• Connected to the Montreal area transit train
network (Mascouche station);
• Development of a business park in front of
the 640 highway.

17. Site of the future Mascouche business park

18. Main areas for development:
Terrebonne Lachenaie-East Industrial Park
• Development of a new major industrial
park;
• Located on the north side of highway 640
between highway 25 et highway 40;
• Two electrical sub-stations on the site;
• Development modalities and occupancy
schedule to be communicated.

20. Main areas for development:
The East Civic Pole
• Integrated development with high density
dwellings, office spaces, school and
municipal services;
• Near a major hospital and a transit train
station.

21. Main areas for development:
Commercial districts
• New phase for the Mascouche Power
Center;
• Revitalization of the Terrebonne main
streets;
• New commercial districts in planning in
Terrebonne.

22. Specific strengths
• Competitive implantation and operating costs;
• Quality of life and easy homeownership for young
families;
• Growth of labor force;
• Flexibility and availability of industrial and office
spaces;
• School and college offering industrial trades;
• Connectivity (optic fiber network);
• Availability and quality of power supply (electricity).

23. Trade school, college and sport center

24. Strategic directions
• Advanced manufacturing (aerospace,
transportation equipment, machinery, etc.);
• T.I.;
• Green tech;
• Business services.

25. Recent investment selection
• Sobeys distribution center;
• Complexe Enviro Progressive;
• Systèmes d’emballage Nelmar;
• Groupe ADF;
• Automatex;
• Écolait;
• Acier SBB;
• Investments among international branch plants;
• Centre corporatif Montoni (SBMS Euroverre et Mécano);
• Xpertdoc Technologies (CNÉ).

26. SOBEYS

27. Nelmar

28. ADF Group

29. SBB

30. AUTOMATEX

31. MÉCANO INDUSTRIE

32. ÉCOLAIT

33. TERGEL

34. CLEAVER BROOKS

35. SBMS

36. CNÉ

37. www.cldem.com
450-477-6464