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Finance (NAICS 521, 522, 523, 526)

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  • Included sectors
  • Description
  • Hourly wage in 2021
  • Job prospects by industry sector
  • Sectoral associations
  • Related occupations

Included sectors

NAICS 521
Monetary authorities - central bank
NAICS 522
Credit intermediation and related activities
NAICS 523
Securities, commodity contracts, and other financial investment and related activities
NAICS 526
Funds and other financial vehicles

Description

This sector comprises establishments primarily engaged in extending credit or lending funds raised by credit market borrowing , and in investing venture capital in different ways. The Bank of Canada, funds, trusts and other financial vehicles organized to hold portfolio assets for the benefit of others and that facilitate the lending of funds or issuance of credit are also included.

Hourly wage in 2021

Minimum
$19.00
Median
$32.05
Maximum
$60.00

Job prospects by industry sector

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Les 2 champs de sélection ci-dessous vous permettent de comparer 2 régions. Les données des régions seront automatiquement mises à jour à la sélection. Par défaut, la province de Québec est sélectionnée pour la première région.

Job prospects by industry sector

Average annual growth 2021-2025

All of Québec

This sector between 2% and 3%
All sectors 1.9%

All of Québec

This sector
All sectors

Employment in 2020

The number of people employed is not published if less than 1,500.

All of Québec

This sector 126,300
All sectors 4,099,600

All of Québec

This sector
All sectors

Type of jobs

All of Québec

This sector
Full time 89.1%
Part time 10.9%
All sectors
Full time 79.7%
Part time 20.3%

All of Québec

This sector
Full time
Part time
All sectors
Full time
Part time

Yearly wage on 2015

All of Québec

$58,000

All of Québec

Sectoral associations

  • Association de planification fiscale et financière (APFF) This hyperlink will open in a new window.
  • Chambre de la sécurité financière This hyperlink will open in a new window.
  • Autorité des marchés financiers This hyperlink will open in a new window.
  • Réseau de capital de risque du Québec (RÉSEAU CAPITAL) This hyperlink will open in a new window.

Related occupations

Occupation People employed
Customer Service Representatives - Financial Institutions CNP 6551 (64400) 16%
Other Financial Officers CNP 1114 15%
Banking and Credit Managers CNP 0122 (10021) 9%
Financial Sales Representatives CNP 6235 (63102) 8%
Financial and Investment Analysts CNP 1112 (11101) 7%
Administrative Assistants CNP 1241 3%
Financial Managers CNP 0111 (10010) 3%
Bank and Insurance Clerks CNP 1434 (14201) 3%
Securities and Investment Agents and Negotiators CNP 1113 (11103) 2%
Administrative Officers CNP 1221 (13100) 2%
Senior Managers – Financial Services and Communications CNP 0013 (00012) 2%
IT Analysts and Consultants CNP 2171 2%
Auditors and Accountants CNP 1111 2%
Technicians in Accounting and Bookkeepers CNP 1311 (12200) 2%
Business Management Consulting Professionals CNP 1122 (11201) 2%
Others 22%

See also

Glossary (PDF 229 Kb)

Last update: December 22, 2022

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