Opened in 1978, the Québec Government Office in Washington is responsible for furthering Québec’s bilateral relations with the U.S. federal government (Administration and executive agencies as well as Congress).
It monitors legislative developments as well as the programs and policies of the U.S. federal government.
Québec and the United States: Prospering together
Bilateral trade
$61 billion
Québec is the United States’
12th trading partner
Tourism
$3.4 billion
Spent each year by
Quebeckers traveling to the U. S.
Québec Presence
in the U. S
More than 12 000 Québec
companies do business
in the United States
Job Creation
255k U. S. jobs
Over 250 000 Americans
work for Québec-owned businesses
in the United States
Éléphant Film Project’s Co-Directors Present Two Restored Québécois Films – August 6 & 72 August 2017The Québec Government Office is proud to join the American Film Institute in welcoming the co-directors of Éléphant: The Memory of Québec Cinema, Marie-José Raymond and Claude Fournier to Washington, to present their restorations of the films ‘Good Riddance’ [Les bons débarras] and ‘August 32nd on...
Twelve Québécois films on the silver screen in Silver Spring7 July 2017Starting July 7 through September 13, the American Film Institute’s Silver Theatre in Silver Spring will present a series of Canadian films in honor of Canada’s 150th birthday. Twelve Québécois movies will be featured, including several that have earned Oscar (U.S.), Genie (Canada), César (France) and Cannes Film...
Policies and Practices for Creating Sustainable Schools15 September 2016On September 21, 2016, the Québec Government Office in Washington will welcome Lion Bus to Washington, D.C. for three events, showcasing its 100% electric school bus at the Embassy of Canada, Discovery Elementary School in Arlington, Virginia, and at Pepco’s WaterShed Sustainability Center in Rockville, Maryland.
Provide information on the interests that Québec and its U.S. partners share on a broad range of issues. It creates opportunities for outreach and collaboration with universities, think tanks and opinion leaders especially in priority sectors for Québec such as trade, energy and the environment, security and transportation.
Providing advice and assistance to Québec-based exporters wishing to develop new opportunities in the United States.
Assist U.S.-based companies wishing to invest in Québec and organizes trade missions to Québec for U.S. firms.
Support the work of Québec’s Scientific Delegate to the United States in her efforts to build collaborations between Québec and U.S. institutions in science and technology.
Frédéric Tremblay was appointed Director of the Québec Government Office in Washington on February 20, 2015. Mr. Tremblay holds a graduate degree in public management, a master’s in political science and a B.A. in political communications. He started his career with the Québec Ministère des Relations Internationales et de la Francophonie in 2006 as a Communications Advisor at the Online Services Division.
He subsequently held the position of International Relations Advisor at the North America Division from 2008 to 2011. Mr. Tremblay continued his work at the Ministère as Public and Government Affairs Advisor at the Québec Government Office in Los Angeles starting in 2012.
Frédéric Tremblay was previously employed by the Secrétariat à la jeunesse (Youth Secretariat), which is under the authority of the Premier and is part of the Ministère du Conseil exécutif du Québec. He also gained experience in journalism at La Presse and Le Nouvelliste dailies, where he dealt with subjects focusing on political, economic and cultural issues.
Today, Québec is a place to connect and create that is highly valued by talented people around the globe. That’s because ideas are expressed freely and can collide, flourish and become realities in Québec; because Québec is both peace-loving and assertive, forward thinking and proud of its roots, northern yet warm and inviting, rich in contrasts. Québec is autonomous in areas within its constitutional jurisdiction and bases its international action on the extension of its powers within the Canadian federation.
Québec is proud to support Québec studies and research on Québec in the United States through its university grant program.
The goal of the university grant program is to stimulate academic dialogue between Québec and the United States, and foster better knowledge and understanding of Québec in the U.S.
The goal of the university grant program is to stimulate academic dialogue between Québec and the United States, and foster better knowledge and understanding of Québec in the U.S.
The program supports university activities that focus on Québec or include a substantial comparison with Québec, primarily in the humanities and social sciences.
Issues related to Québec government priorities:
Bilateral relations between Québec and the United States
Economy and bilateral trade (interdependence, supply chains, etc.)
The role of federated states in the fight against climate change
Nordic development (Plan Nord) and the Maritime Strategy
Border security issues
Québec’s culture and identity
Québec’s international relations and diplomacy
For more information
For further details concerning the Québec government’s Québec studies programs in the United States, contact the Québec Government Office serving your state.
Competitive category
These grants are awarded following an assessment of projects received before the deadline. A selection committee is responsible for evaluating the projects according to specific criteria.
The call for applications for the projects in the competitive category will take place from October 17th to December 16th, 2016, exclusively for the Program of grants for professors and researchers.
Grants for Professors and Researchers
Please note that the call for applications in this grant program will take place from October 17th to December 16th, 2016.
These grants are aimed at encouraging research on Québec at U.S. universities, in the humanities and social sciences. The main purpose of this research will be to promote better understanding of Québec and/or its relations with the United States.
Eligibility
This section of the program is intended for:
faculty members at accredited U.S. four-year colleges and universities
researchers at U.S. research institutions
recent Ph.D. recipients who are citizens or permanent residents of the United States are also eligible to apply.
We are currently accepting applications for projects in the non-competitive category. The competition will remain open until all funds have been awarded.
Support program for the development of courses on Québec
This grant is aimed at encouraging the creation or redefinition of courses on Québec at U.S. universities. The courses must focus on Québec from the viewpoint of:
politics
the economy
international relations
the environment
the French language
culture
literature
They may include the organization of academic activities such as visits, lectures and symposiums.
This grant encourages the development of didactic material on Québec that can be provided within the framework of the courses and/or online.
Eligibility
This section of the program is intended for:
full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty members at accredited U.S. four-year colleges and universities.
This grant is aimed at encouraging the organization of conferences on themes related to Québec and/or its relations with the United States, or the welcoming of an expert on Québec within the framework of a university course or a conference. The goal is to heighten the awareness of the academic community, students or the general public of topical issues involving Québec and the United States.
Eligibility
This section of the program is intended for:
accredited U.S. four-year colleges and universities
research institutes and other research institutions that organize conferences that promote better understanding of contemporary world issues.
Support program for the acquisition of material on Québec
This grant enables university libraries, research institutes and specialized study centres to expand their collections of books, music recordings, films and other didactic material on Québec. The material may be purchased in electronic format.
The assistance may also be used for annual subscriptions to Québec periodicals, newspapers or newsmagazines, in hard-copy or electronic format. All of this material must be used to support research, studies or teaching with respect to Québec.
Eligibility
This section of the program is intended for accredited U.S. four-year colleges and universities.
The material must be purchased from a Québec publisher or bookstore (by mail or online).
Général
Atlanta
Boston
Chicago
Houston
Los Angeles/Silicon Valley
Mexico
New York
Washington
São Paulo
Barcelone
Bruxelles
Londres
Munich/Berlin
Paris
Rome
Dakar
Beijing
Mumbai
Qingdao
Séoul
Shanghai
Tokyo
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