Insurance, financial services, and business

La Capitale, insurance services

Québec City is a leader in the insurance and financial services sector, second only to Toronto on a national scale. Decisions made here are felt throughout the country. The key players headquartered in Québec City and Lévis create thousands of quality jobs and stimulate the local economy. They also have a major impact on the Canadian insurance and financial services sector as a whole. Competitive and cooperative, the ecosystem in Québec City is entrepreneurial and innovative, driving investment and business development and attracting events.

Clusters and development organizations

Puissance Onze: group of 11 general and life and health insurance companies.
Industrielle Alliance Chair in Insurance and Financial Services – Université Laval
RBC Chair in Financial Innovation – Université Laval
Financial Engineering Lab – Université Laval (LABIFUL)
Québec International – Economic development agency that promotes business growth, supports driving sectors, and attracts talent and investment to Québec City.
Québec City Chamber of Commerce and Industry – Organization representing over 4,500 local business people from every sector of the economy.
Québec City Junior Chamber of Commerce
Coalition Force 4.0 – Group of regional leaders and institutions working to accelerate the transition to the fourth industrial revolution by supplying promoters of major innovation projects with the resources they need to succeed.
Corporation des parcs industriels de Québec – Group representing over 3,000 companies in industrial zones and parks. Founding partner of the province’s job‑creation awards, Prix Créateurs d’emplois du Québec.

Visit Québec International's website to learn more on Québec's insurance, financial services, and business industry.

Insurance, financial service, and business events

2023: Royal Alliance Royal Court
2023: Canadian Finance and Leasing Association Annual Convention
2022: Society of Research Administrators International Annual Meeting
2022: Canadian Credit Union Association Biennial Conference
2022: TD League of Excellence (TD Bank)
2021 (virtual): FEI Canada Annual Conference
2021: Rendez-vous québécois de la coopération et de la mutualité
2021: CPTA-ACTF Conference - 55^th Annual National Workshop
2019: Sommet international du repreneuriat
2018: G7 Summit
2017: Canadian Institute of Actuaries Annual Meeting
2017: 21^st Conference of the International Federation of Operational Research Societies (IFORS)
2017: National Insurance Conference of Canada
2016: International forum on business growth (Forum international de Québec sur la croissance des entreprises)
2016: JCI World Congress
2014 and 2016: International Summit of Cooperatives

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