Relance and Employer Surveys

The Relance surveys are designed to document the employment situation of new technical training and university graduates in Québec as well as their integration into the job market.

Employment situation of new graduates

The Ministère aims to match training to labour requirements and the demands of Québec society. One of the preferred tools for reaching this objective is the Relance surveys, which are censuses concerning the integration into the job market of technical training and university graduates.

Both the Relance Survey of College Graduates: Technical Training and the Relance Survey of University Graduates of holders of a bachelor’s and master’s degree are conducted every second year. The survey of holders of doctoral degrees takes place approximately every four years. All of these surveys are conducted by telephone and online.

Employer Surveys

Relance surveys may also be used with employers who have recently hired graduates with whom the Ministère has communicated during one of its previous surveys.

The employer surveys seek to determine employers’ satisfaction with the knowledge, abilities, skills and work attitudes of graduates of technical training and university programs.

Use of Data from Relance and Employer Surveys

The Relance and employer surveys provide the Ministère with reliable, up-to-date data on how recent graduates are faring on the job market, by program, field of study and region for Québec as a whole. These surveys also provide information, according to the programs of study, about the types of occupations held by recent graduates and the sectors of activity in which they work. Together, they fulfill the need for relevant information that can help support reflection and decision-making.

For the Ministère and institutions of higher education, this data is particularly useful to support analyses carried out to improve training programs.

For current students or those making a career choice, this data provides information enabling them to make informed choices for a lasting integration into the job market. The documents made available help to support students in choosing a program that aligns with their aspirations while enabling them to meet the challenges of the job market.

The documents are also used by program evaluation specialists, guidance counsellors, academic and career information counsellors, Emploi-Québec and Employment and Social Development Canada.

The following documents summarize the results, analyses and syntheses of the Relance and employer surveys. 

College Graduates: Technical Training

• Relance surveys

  • Enquête de 2022 – Personnes diplômées 2020-2021 (PDF 672 Kb)(in French only since 2022)
  • Relance survey of college graduates technical training 2020 - 2016/2018/2020 Surveys  (PDF 3.66 Mb)

• Brochures (statistical presentation of the placement of holders of a DCS by program of study) (in French only since 2022)

  • Brochure 2024 – Enquêtes de 2020, 2022 et 2024 (PDF 1.68 Mb)
  • Brochure 2022 – Enquêtes de 2018, 2020 et 2022 (PDF 1.86 Mb)

• Employer surveys

  • Comparatif global de la satisfaction des employeurs par rapport au rendement des nouveaux titulaires d’un diplôme d’études collégiales (DEC) ou d’une attestation d’études collégiales (AEC) en formation technique (PDF 391 Kb) (in French only since 2022)

University

Holders of a bachelor’s or master’s degree

• Relance surveys (in French only)

  • Portrait sommaire de la satisfaction par rapport à l’emploi et à son adéquation avec la formation reçue chez les titulaires d'un baccalauréat (PDF 426 Kb) (in French only)
  • La relance à l’université 2021 – Baccalauréat et maîtrise (PDF 718 Kb) (in French only)
  • Portrait sommaire de la formation universitaire suivie à distance en raison de la COVID-19 par les nouveaux titulaires d'un baccalauréat ou d'une maîtrise (PDF 453 Kb) (in French only)

• Brochures (statistical presentation of the placement of holders of a bachelor’s or master’s degree by field of study) (in French only since 2022)

  • La relance à l’université 2023 – La situation d’emploi de personnes diplômées (PDF 1.14 Mb)
  • 2021 Brochure – 2017 / 2019 / 2021 Surveys (PDF 1.13 Mb)

• Employer surveys (in French only)

  • Faits saillants du sondage auprès des employeurs d’universitaires 2023 (PDF 395 Kb)
  • La formation universitaire – Point de vue des employeurs – Sondage mené en 2019 (PDF 746 Kb)

Holders of a doctoral degree

• La relance à l’université – Situation d’emploi en 2022 (PDF 902 Kb) (in French only)
• Brochure 2012 – 2005, 2010 and 2012 Surveys (PDF 7.59 Mb)

Summary posters (in French only)

• Évolution des caractéristiques de l’emploi lié à la formation au cours des 10 dernières années chez les nouveaux titulaires d'une attestation d’études collégiales (AEC) à la formation technique (PDF 391 Kb)
• Évolution des caractéristiques de l’emploi lié à la formation au cours des 10 dernières années chez les nouveaux titulaires d'un diplôme d’études collégiales (DEC) à la formation technique (PDF 387 Kb)
• Changements observés près de six mois après le début de la pandémie sur le parcours professionnel des nouveaux titulaires d'un diplôme d'études collégiales (DEC) en formation technique (PDF 425 Kb)
• La formation universitaire: Des employeurs s'expriment sur les compétences des personnes nouvelles diplômées (PDF 415 Kb)
• Portrait sommaire de la formation universitaire suivie à distance en raison de la COVID-19 par les nouveaux titulaires d'un baccalauréat ou d'une maîtrise (PDF 453 Kb)
• Portrait sommaire de la satisfaction par rapport à l’emploi et à son adéquation avec la formation reçue chez les titulaires d'un baccalauréat (PDF 413 Kb)