Quebec News

The Quebec News Centre offers you quick access to the provincial news of the day.
  1. On March 24, 2024, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, contraband and unauthorized items were seized at the Regional Reception Centre, a multi-level security federal institution.
  2. Today, the Honourable Mark Holland, Canada’s Minister of Health, announced the signing of two bilateral agreements to invest more than $3.7 billion in federal funding to improve health care in Quebec. These agreements represent the first funding under the government's commitment to invest $6.7 billion in Quebec over a ten-year period.
  3. The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Public Services and Procurement, will make an announcement on the Government of Canada’s investments in early education and child care.
  4. Public Services and Procurement Canada wishes to advise motorists that there will be an alternating lane closure on the Chaudière Crossing for repair work.
  5. Residents of Laval and the surrounding area will have a new place to meet and enjoy their favorite activities, thanks to a joint investment of $25 million by the federal government and the Hellenic Community of Greater Montreal to support the construction of a new energy-efficient community centre in the heart of the Chomedey district.
  6. Minister Randy Boissonnault will be speaking at the Solutions to workforce challenges Forum in Montréal
  7. On March 18 and 20, 2024, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, contraband and unauthorized items were seized at the Regional Reception Centre, a multi-level security federal institution.
  8. CED focuses on regional economic development through innovation by investing $16M over four years to ensure start‑ups succeed.
  9. The Deputy Premier and Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility, Geneviève Guilbault, the federal Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, the Honourable Sean Fraser, and the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Minister responsible for the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean Region, Andrée Laforest, announce financial contribution of $7,704,060 for the Société de transport du Saguenay (STS). This amount will be used to extend the ecomobility corridor and make public transit more accessible, safer and more comfortable.
  10. The governments of Canada and Quebec are granting a total of over $3.5 million in financial assistance to Céréales Normandin to support the valorization of all grains processed at its conventional and organic grains centre in Normandin, in the Saguenay–Lac‑Saint‑Jean region. This project, valued at over $5.8 million, will enable the business to expand its range of cereal products.
  11. Public Services and Procurement Canada wishes to inform users that there will be lane closures towards Ottawa and Gatineau on the Macdonald-Cartier Bridge to accommodate repair work.
  12. Trois-Rivières SME receives a total of $350,000 in financial assistance from CED.
  13. Public Services and Procurement Canada wishes to advise motorists that there will be an alternating lane closure on the Chaudière Crossing for construction work.
  14. Media representatives are invited to visit Technifab GC, a manufacturing SME in the metal products sector, along with the Honourable Marie‑Claude Bibeau, Minister of National Revenue. Minister Bibeau will take the opportunity to highlight financial assistance from CED for the business. She will be available to answer the media’s questions.
  15. Chesterville business receives $825,000 in financial assistance from CED.
  16. The Minister of Transport and Quebec Lieutenant, Pablo Rodriguez, will make an important announcement on rail safety investments in the province of Quebec at St-Lazare. 
  17. Media representatives are invited to visit Anderson Group, a manufacturing SME in the agricultural machinery manufacturing sector, along with the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of National Revenue. Minister Bibeau will take the opportunity to highlight CED financial support for the business. She will be available to answer the media’s questions.
  18. Fisheries and Oceans Canada will hold virtual technical briefings on changing ocean conditions and impacts on Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence Shrimp.
  19. CED grants $1,235,000 in financial assistance to the National Optics Institute to strengthen Quebec’s quantum ecosystem.
  20. J.L. Leclerc & Fils and Portes & Fenêtres Abritek, two businesses led or co‑led by women, receive a total of $1,500,000 in financial assistance from CED to improve their productivity and production capacity.
  21. Business founded and led by Lise Déziel receives $700,000 in financial assistance from CED to automate its activities.
  22. The Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Transport and Quebec Lieutenant, and the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Member of Parliament for Québec and Minister of Public Services and Procurement, will announce Government of Canada financial support for optics-photonics centre of expertise National Optics Institute (INO) to strengthen its capacity to guide Quantino, its incubator specializing in high technology.
  23. The two women-led businesses receive a total of $549,000 in financial assistance from CED.
  24. Nordest, Ferme La Rose des Vents, Technologies Ecofixe and Kyra, all led or co‑led by women, receive a total of nearly $1.4M in financial assistance from CED.
  25. The two start-ups founded and led by women share a total of $330,000 in financial assistance from CED to accelerate their growth.
  26. The Carrefour St-Pierre expansion and renovation project will offer quality, accessible and affordable rental spaces to organizations committed to help marginalized people thanks to an investment of more than $7.9 million from the federal government.
  27. In connection with International Women’s Day, Élisabeth Brière, Member of Parliament for Sherbrooke and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development and to the Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, will announce Government of Canada financial support for Cordé Électrique, a woman‑owned business specializing in the production of custom‑made electrical harnesses.
  28. The two businesses managed by women share $278,000 from CED to enhance their tourism offering.
  29. In connection with International Women’s Day, Annie Koutrakis, Member of Parliament for Vimy and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Tourism and Minister responsible for CED, will announce Government of Canada financial support for Zorah biocosmétiques and Tengiva, two women owned businesses, to accelerate their growth.
  30. On March 3, 2024, Kevin Brisson Duquette, an inmate from the Regional Reception Centre, died while in our custody.
  31. Business receives $600,000 in financial assistance from CED to acquire production equipment.
  32. Chelsea business receives $200,000 in financial assistance from CED.
  33. The Canadian Coast Guard advises residents and visitors along the Saguenay Fjord that the CCGS Amundsen will begin spring icebreaking operations as early as Monday, March 11, 2024. The date is subject to change with no notice, as activities could begin before or after that period, depending on operational requirements or weather conditions.
  34. Media representatives are invited to visit Sherbrooke GearWorks, a business that has been specializing in the manufacture of all kinds of gears for over 50 years, along with Élisabeth Brière, Member of Parliament for Sherbrooke and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development and to the Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health.
  35. Media representatives are invited to visit Chelsea & Co Microbrasserie along with Sophie Chatel, Member of Parliament for Pontiac, Christopher Skeete, Minister for the Economy, Minister Responsible for the Fight Against Racism and Minister Responsible for the Laval Region, and Robert Bussière, Member for Gatineau.
  36. On February 20 and 21, 2024, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, contraband and unauthorized items were seized at Cowansville Institution, a medium-security federal institution.
  37. Public Services and Procurement Canada wishes to advise motorists that there will be an alternating lane closure on the Chaudière Crossing for sidewalk installation work.
  38. CED is accepting funding applications under the Tourism Growth Program.
  39. CBSA seizes large quantity of firearms and prohibited weapons during a search in Gatineau
  40. CBSA seizes large quantity of firearms and prohibited weapons: media invited to view and hear about results of a search in Gatineau
  41. La Sarre business receives $800,000 in financial assistance from CED.
  42. The governments of Canada and Quebec are granting a total of over $1.6 million in financial support to the Aluminium Valley Society to develop and implement a digital marketing strategy among 95 businesses. Twenty of these businesses will be mentored through the full digital marketing process, while the other 75 will gain in visibility by joining Alliance Métal Québec’s Réseau de commercialisation numérique.
  43. Vaudreuil-Dorion business receives nearly $1M in financial assistance from CED.
  44. The Canadian Coast Guard will begin its spring icebreaking operations on the St. Lawrence River between Montréal and Québec on the morning of February 26. These activities could start earlier due to the increased risk of shore fast ice break-up caused by the warmer weather. Icebreaking will continue thereafter on several streams, rivers, and river mouths in Quebec.
  45. Québec business receives $1M in financial assistance from CED.
  46. Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Transport and Quebec Lieutenant, and Geneviève Guilbault, Deputy Premier and Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility, announce an investment of $21,445,679 to modernize the Société de transport de Sherbrooke (STS) and electrify its vehicles. The governments of Quebec and Canada are investing $12,482,553 and $8,963,126 respectively.
  47. Laval business receives $200,000 in financial assistance from CED.
  48. The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of National Revenue and Member of Parliament for Compton—Stanstead, on behalf of the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, will announce significant financial support to strengthen Canada's leading position in the pork sector through strategic research initiatives that will advance sustainability, resilience and growth opportunities.
  49. Saint-Laurent business receives $450,000 in financial assistance from CED.
  50. Media representatives are invited to tour technological SME Laserax along with the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, and Joël Lightbound, Member of Parliament for Louis-Hébert. Minister Guilbeault will take the opportunity to highlight a financial contribution from CED for the business. He will be available to answer the media’s questions.