• Société de l'Assurance automobile du Québec call center
• Wind energy production (162 MW)
• Research and development Center on Wind energy technologies under northern conditions
• Copper interpretation centre, downhill ski center and Lac York outdoor activity centre
• Academic and health facilities
• Retail businesses and professional services

Development orientations

Development strategy for renewable energies

• Major wind energy pool
• Wind energy production projects (162 MW)
• Forest biomass
• Geothermy : Use of the heat transfer properties of water in the underground drifts

Development strategy for recreational tourism

• Exceptional natural setting
• Proximity to Parc national de la Gaspésie (Mont Chic-Chocs)
• Winter tourism (snow cover, downhill ski center, sports centre, curling rink, snowmobile trails, etc.)
• Lac York outdoor activity centre, golf course and swimming pool
• Hunting and fishing, proximity to salmon rivers
• Hub for a variety of recreational trails (snowmobiling, ATV activities, hiking, horsback riding, dog sledding, etc.)

Development strategy for new information and communication technologies

• Fibre optics
• Société de l'Assurance automobile du Québec call centre
• Quality labour force