of profits is given back to the community.
This year’s initiatives are focused on au-
tism and autistic children and money is be-
ing raised through various events.
TRENDS IN A CHANGING
INDUSTRY
“The industry is changing in the engineer-
ing world of Québec,” Pagé said. The trend
Pagé has noted in the Québec market is
that clients are shifting from large engi-
neering firms with general specializations
to smaller firms concentrating on a single
area of expertise.
Another trend is an increased need for
travel. The dwindling amount of projects in
Gémel’s home base is creating a demand
for travel in order to seek out-of-the-way
ventures and opportunities. Gémel, how-
ever, started diversifying their client base a
few years before this challenge became a
trend — its staff are no strangers to travel.
Staying in one place would not be profit-
able for anyone in engineering at the cur-
rent time, Pagé said.
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