Who We Are
Québec City’s Ambassadors’ Club offers one-stop consulting services that provide tools, resources, and financial support to local experts and industry leaders looking to organize North American and international conferences in Québec City. It brings together 150 influential and dedicated ambassadors who have organized a conference or have a viable project underway.
Our Mission
Drive business tourism and facilitate North American and international conferences in Québec City.
Our Partners
Québec City’s Ambassadors’ Club was founded in 1995 by the Québec City Convention Centre, Destination Québec Cité, and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Québec International and Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport later joined as partners. The initiative is the responsibility of Québec City Business Destination, the city’s official convention bureau.
Who Are the Ambassadors?
This select group includes professors and researchers from various university departments, faculties, and affiliated research centres as well as business people, business executives, and organizations in every sector. In addition to their professional activities, our ambassadors draw upon their networks of contacts to convince decision-makers and their organizations to choose Québec City for their conference.
Economic Impact
The convention ambassadors’ work is very important for the Québec City area. These influential men and women contribute to the region’s economic development and international reputation and help foster the advancement of knowledge in several key sectors.
Over 25 years (1996 to 2022)
- 250 ambassadors
- 240 North American and international conferences held in Québec City
- $214 million in economic spinoffs
- $138 million from events held at the Québec City Convention Centre
- $76 million from events held in Québec City hotels or at Université Laval
