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Sand & Gravel Mining in Quebec

Author.Name IBISWorld Canada Last Updated: August 2025 NAICS QC21232CA

Sand & Gravel Mining in Quebec industry analysis

Revenue for the Sand & Gravel Mining industry in Quebec is expected to grow an annualized x.x% to $x.x million over the five years to 2025, while revenue for the national industry will likely grow at x.x% during the same period. The number of industry establishments has increased an annualized x.x% to xxx locations over the past five years. Industry employment has increased an annualized x.x% to x,xxx workers during the period, while industry wages have decreased an annualized -x.x% to $x.x million.

Over the five years to 2030, provincial industry revenue is expected to grow an annualized x.x% to $x.x million, while revenue for the national industry will likely grow x%. The number of industry establishments is forecast to grow x.x% to xxx locations over the next five years. Industry employment is expected to increase an annualized x.x% to x,xxx workers during the outlook period, while industry wages likely increase x% to $x.x million.

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About the Sand & Gravel Mining in Quebec Market Research Report

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Definition of the Sand & Gravel Mining in Quebec?

The Sand and Gravel Mining industry in Canada mines or quarries sand and gravel, clays, ceramic and refractory minerals. Industry operators may also wash, screen and otherwise prepare the mined sand, gravel and clays.

What’s included in the Sand & Gravel Mining in Quebec?

The Sand & Gravel Mining in Quebec includes operating sand and gravel pits, dredging for sand and gravel, washing and screening sand and gravel, operating shale mines, preparing kaolin, ball clay and other clays and bentonite mining. Related terms covered in the Sand & Gravel Mining in Quebec industry report includes a category of coarse material used in construction, typically made of sand, gravel and crushed stone, a substance designed to resist heat, often used to line furnaces or kilns or for other industrial uses, chemically known as silicon dioxide, also known as industrial sand, a fine-grained sand used for a variety of industrial and chemical inputs, also known as fracking, a process to break apart shale rock formations with water, chemicals and sand to extract oil and gas deposits and property rights to exploit an area for the minerals it harbours, usually below the surface.

Industry Performance of the Sand & Gravel Mining industry in Quebec

Benchmark the Sand & Gravel Mining in Quebec industry performance with all QC Census Metropolitan Area and national performance.

Sand & Gravel Mining in Quebec

#2 in Highest Revenue 11.2% of province's GDP
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Sand & Gravel Mining in Canada


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Key Drivers of the Sand & Gravel Mining industry in Quebec

See how key industry drivers, such as median houshold income, gross domestic product, private investment in non-residential construction, value of nonresidential construction, government consumption and investment and industrial capacity utilization are impacting Sand & Gravel Mining in Quebec

Quebec Economic Indicators

Median Houshold Income
Gross Domestic Product
Private Investment in Non-Residential Construction

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Canada Key External Drivers

Value of nonresidential construction
Government consumption and investment
Industrial capacity utilization

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Census Metropolitan Area Data of the Sand & Gravel Mining industry in Quebec

Access proprietary data on Census Metropolitan Area in the Sand & Gravel Mining in Quebec, such as Montréal, Québec and Sherbrooke. Data includes figures on revenue, establishments, employees and wages by Census Metropolitan Areas.

Key Statistics of the Sand & Gravel Mining industry in Quebec

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What is the market size of the Sand & Gravel Mining industry in Quebec in 2025?

The market size of the Sand & Gravel Mining industry in Quebec is $484.8m in 2025.

How many businesses are there in the Sand & Gravel Mining industry in Quebec in 2025?

There are 191 businesses in the Sand & Gravel Mining industry in Quebec, which has been growing at an average annual rate of 2.1% from 2020 to 2025.

Has the Sand & Gravel Mining industry in Quebec grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Sand & Gravel Mining industry in Quebec has been growing at an average annual rate of 0.5% from 2020 to 2025.

How many employees in the Sand & Gravel Mining industry in Quebec in 2025?

There are 1,345 employees in the Sand & Gravel Mining industry in Quebec, which has been growing at an average annual rate of 3.5% from 2020 to 2025.