AT A GLANCE

• Capital city of the province of Québec, Canada
• Seat of the National Assembly
• Population: 837,000
• 95% francophone, where English is widely spoken
• 4,9 M tourists per year
• Jean-Lesage Airport named: “Best Airport in North America”

QUÉBEC CITY

Best Destination in Canada

​

2016 to 2024

UNESCO Creative City

​

2017

World’s 3^rd Safest City

​

2019

AWARDS

& ACCOLADES

5^th Best City in the World

​

2022

GEOGRAPHICAL

LOCATION

• 12,000 businesses in the region
• 2nd most important region in the province for digital arts and gaming
• Insurance capital: 10 headquarters of large insurance companies
• 101 government headquarters
• 27,000 jobs in provincial government services
• Steady economic growth – 41% increase in GDP per capita from 2001 to 2018 (greatest in Canada)
• Canada’s highest employment rate – 88,6% (25 to 54 years old)
• Canada’s lowest unemployment rate – 4,2%
• Québec City offers all the amenities of a megacity

QUÉBEC CITY’S

BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT

Joie de vivre

& hospitality

Nature around the corner

A foodie’s paradise

OUR STRENGTHS

ACCESS

DISTANCE

• Jean-Lesage International Airport (YQB) is only 20 minutes away from downtown Québec City
• Direct flights include Toronto, Montréal, Vancouver, Ottawa, Calgary, New York, Paris, London, Chicago, etc.
• Also easy to get to by car or train.

C A N A D A

• Direct flights between Québec City and Vancouver with Air Canada
• Jean-Lesage International Airport (YQB) is only 20 minutes away from downtown Québec City
• Other direct flights include Toronto, Montréal, Ottawa, Calgary, New York, Paris, London, Chicago, etc.

C A N A D A

INFRASTRUCTURES

ANYTHING BUT CONVENTIONAL

• Leader in sustainable development:
• LEED-EB (silver level)
• LEED Canada-CI (gold level)
• BOMA BESt (level 3)
• Strategically located in the heart of the city
• First in Canada to provide free wall-to-wall high-speed Wi-Fi Internet access
• Directly linked with underground passageways to 948 hotel rooms
• Health and Safety Plan, approved by the Province of Québec’s health authority

• Total capacity: 9,000 people
• Available surface: 300,000 sq. ft. (27,871 m²)
• 38 meeting rooms
• Exhibit, Convention, and Multi-purpose exhibition halls
• A/V and hybrid solutions with official partner Encore
• A culinary experience worthy of the best restaurants and featuring locally grown products.

It’s Québec City’s largest exhibition space!

• Centre de foires
• Centre Vidéotron
• Le Grand Marché

• 7 minutes away from the Québec City Convention Centre
• 20 minutes away from the airport
• Available surface: 3,993,411 sq. ft. (371,000 m²)
• Nearly 4,000 parking spots
• Home to the Grand Marché

DISCOVER OUR HOTEL PARTNERS

Established brand names and independent hotels offering more than 17,000 quality rooms.

QUÉBEC CITY

MARRIOTT DOWNTOWN

HILTON

QUÉBEC

HOTEL PUR,

A TRIBUTE PORTFOLIO HOTEL

DELTA HOTELS BY MARRIOTT QUÉBEC

FAIRMONT

LE CHÂTEAU FRONTENAC

TRAVELODGE BY WYNDHAM HOTEL

EXCLUSIVE HOTELS

HÔTEL CHÂTEAU LAURIER QUÉBEC

HÔTEL

CONCORDE

HÔTEL MANOIR VICTORIA

AUBERGE

SAINT-ANTOINE

HÔTEL

LE GERMAIN

QUÉBEC

LE

SAINT-PIERRE

HÔTEL 71

HÔTEL

PALACE ROYAL

HÔTEL LE

CAPITOLE

HOTELS IN THE VICINITY

DELTA HOTELS MARRIOTT

MONT SAINTE-ANNE

HÔTEL

CLASSIQUE

LE BONNE

ENTENTE

HÔTEL PLAZA

HÔTEL UNIVERSEL

ENTOURAGE

SUR-LE-LAC

ALT HÔTEL

QUÉBEC

UNIQUE VENUES

Under renovation:

reopening in 2024

Next to the Montmorency Falls

• 83 meters tall (30 meters higher than Niagara Falls!)

EXPLORE MORE

UNIQUE VENUES

WATCH VIDEO

11 days during

which the city sings

and dances with

world-class artists

For a trip back in time to celebrate our French heritage!

WATCH VIDEO

Local and international chefs reinvent themselves and modern cooking

• Traditional French-Canadian cuisine
• French cuisine
• First Nations cuisine

EXPLORE OUR TOP RESTAURANTS

Home to the best restaurants in Canada

• ARVI
• Battuto

Local farmers products & fresh ingredients that make their way directly onto your plate from:

• Île d’Orléans
• Portneuf
• Côte-de-Beaupré

Various events underline our particular affection for everything food-related!

• Festibière de Québec (Beer festival)
• Bordeaux fête le vin (Wine festival)
• Québec Exquis (Restaurant week)
• Dîner en blanc
• Poutine Week

WATCH VIDEO

2^nd Best Sport City in Canada

Global Sport Impact index (ISG Canada)

Québec City’s newest sport facility (2021)

Capacity of 2,500 spectators

LEARN MORE

SPORT EVENTS

Grand prix Cycliste �UCI World Tour

WATCH VIDEO

AT A GLANCE

• Founded in 1663
• First French-speaking university in the Americas and one of the most important sources of qualified graduates in Canada
• Student body of 43,000 people
• 7,000 international students attend annually
• First Canadian University to become carbon neutral in 2015
• 64% of the campus is covered in green space and trees

• In the top 7 Canadian universities that are most active in research
• It boasts 403M$ in dedicated research funds
• More than 275 centres, chairs, institutes, and research groups
• A pioneer in northern research for more than 50 years
• Its business accelerator “Entrepreneuriat Laval” is ranked second worldwide (UBI Global 2018)
• Forêt Montmorency, located on campus, is the largest teaching and research forest in the world

• Canada’s highest ratio of researchers per capita
• 5,500 researchers and associates in cutting-edge fields
• 400 laboratories, research centres and institutes, groups, and consortia, and 120 R&D companies
• 40% of the jobs created over the last 10 years are knowledge-based
• More than 40 industrial zones and parks in the Québec City CMA
• Nearly 30 million sq. ft. of technology spaces
• Over 4,100 companies

Québec City combines science,

expertise and innovation to

develop strong areas

of expertise.

KEY FIGURES

• More than 9,000 jobs
• 121 companies
• 84 research centres, chairs, and research laboratories
• 600 research professors, many of them world-renowned
• 10 of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies operate in Québec City

KEY INDUSTRIES

Life Sciences

KEY FIGURES

• 11,500 jobs
• 150 companies
• 10 research centres, chairs, and clusters
• 138 researchers in research centres

KEY FIGURES

• More than 19,000 jobs, including 2,000 research jobs
• 540 companies
• 65 research centres, chairs and clusters

KEY FIGURES

• Second largest centre in Québec
• 104 companies
• 10 research centres, chairs and clusters
• 25,500 graduates in industry-related fields

PHOTO: UBISOFT

KEY FIGURES

• 10 insurance company head offices
• 400 companies
• 57,440 jobs
• 66,000 graduates in insurance-related fields
• Over 300 major real estate projects

KEY FIGURES

• More than 6,500 jobs
• 295 companies
• $2.5 billion in sustainable real estate projects underway or announced

KEY INDUSTRIES

Green Smart Building

WALKABLE CITY

DOWNTOWN

Saint-Roch

DOWNTOWN

Plains of Abraham

TRUE BLEISURE�DESTINATION

Québec City is the perfect place to enjoy nature and the great outdoors year-round!

MUST-TRY ACTIVITIES

• Mountain biking
• Rafting
• Via ferrata
• Hiking
• Cycling
• Kayaking/Canoeing
• Paddle boarding
• Sailing
• Jet skiing

EXPLORE SPAS IN QUÉBEC CITY

WINTER

DISCOVER ALL WINTER SPORT ACTIVITIES

In Québec City, we make the most of our sunny winters!

START PLANNING

GET TO KNOW OUR EVENT SUPPLIERS

MERCI!

#MeetQuébecCity

CONTACT

CONTACT

CONTACT

CONTACT

CONTACT

CONTACT

CONTACT

CONTACT