Montreal, September 10, 2013 – Quebec’s productivity problems are nothing new. A study released today by the HEC Montréal Centre for Productivity and Prosperity shows that Quebec has suffered a productivity gap ever since it joined Confederation. “The picture that emerges from this research into historical productivity trends in Quebec is rather disheartening,” says researcher Vincent Geloso, who is currently completing his doctoral studies at the London School of Economics. “It shows that, since 1870, the province has regularly posted productivity levels lower than those in Ontario and, generally speaking, the country as a whole. Consequently, its standard of living has followed suit and continues to lag behind the rest of Canada.”

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