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La formation informelle comme moyen d’améliorer ses compétences au Québec : État de la situation et comparaison avec le reste du Canada

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  • Benoit Dostie
  • Genevieve Dufour

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This study profiles workers’ use of informal training to upgrade their skills in Quebec, drawing on data from the Skills Self-Assessment module (LMSI) of the four most recent waves of the Longitudinal and International Study of Adults (LISA): 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2020. The authors examine the types of activities employees use to improve their skills, distinguishing between structured formal training and informal training—the activities perceived as having the greatest effect on skill levels—and the characteristics of the employees who engage in them, with particular attention to differences between Quebec, Ontario and the rest of Canada. Their results show that, among workers who reported an improvement in their skills, informal training is used far more often than formal training, with participation rates above 90% in all three regions. However, Quebec workers consistently make less use of it than their counterparts in Ontario and the rest of Canada. Cette recherche brosse un portrait de l’utilisation de la formation informelle par les travailleurs pour rehausser leurs compétences au Québec, en s’appuyant sur les données du module d’Autoévaluation des compétences (LMSI) des quatre dernières vagues de l’Étude longitudinale et internationale des adultes (ELIA), soit 2014, 2016, 2018 et 2020. Les auteurs examinent les types d’activité utilisés par les employés pour améliorer leurs compétences, en distinguant la formation formelle structurée et la formation informelle — les activités perçues comme ayant le plus d’effet sur le niveau de compétences — ainsi que les caractéristiques des employés qui y ont recours en portant une attention particulière aux écarts entre le Québec, l’Ontario et le reste du Canada. Leurs résultats montrent que, parmi les travailleurs ayant déclaré une amélioration de leurs compétences, la formation informelle est nettement plus utilisée que la formation formelle, avec des taux de recours supérieurs à 90 % pour les trois régions. Cependant, les travailleurs québécois y ont systématiquement moins recours que leurs homologues ontariens et canadiens.

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  • Benoit Dostie & Genevieve Dufour, 2026. "La formation informelle comme moyen d’améliorer ses compétences au Québec : État de la situation et comparaison avec le reste du Canada," CIRANO Project Reports 2026rp-24, CIRANO.
  • Handle: RePEc:cir:cirpro:2026rp-24
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    JEL classification:

    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • J32 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Nonwage Labor Costs and Benefits; Retirement Plans; Private Pensions
    • M53 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Personnel Economics - - - Training

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