The demographics of Quebec constitutes a complex and sensitive issue, especially as it relates to the National question. Quebec is the only one of Canada's provinces to feature a francophone (French-speaking) majority, and where anglophones (English-speakers) constitute an officially recognized minority group. According to the 2011 census, French is spoken by more than 85.5% of the population while this number rises to 88% for children under 15 years old. According to the 2011 census, 95% of Quebec are able to conduct a conversation in French, with less than 5% of the population not able to speak French.
Noovo is a Canadian French-language terrestrial television network owned by the Bell Media subsidiary of BCE Inc. The network has five owned-and-operated and three affiliated stations throughout Quebec. It can also be seen over-the-air in some bordering markets in the provinces of Ontario and New Brunswick, and in some other parts of Canada on cable television or direct broadcast satellite.
Longueuil station, officially Longueuil–Université-de-Sherbrooke station, is a Montreal Metro station in Longueuil, Quebec, Canada. It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) and is the southern terminus of the Yellow Line. It is connected to a campus of Université de Sherbrooke, as well as the largest bus station in Greater Montreal, Terminus Longueuil.
Vrak was a Canadian French language specialty channel owned by Bell Media. The channel primarily broadcast live-action programming aimed at 13-to-35 age group audiences. Launched in 1988 as Le Canal Famille, the channel ceased operations on October 1, 2023, due to declining viewership and it being deemed "outdated" by Bell Media.
Lucknerson Junior Mervil, is a Haitian-Canadian singer-songwriter, actor and entrepreneur. He is known for his work in the French musical Notre-Dame-de-Paris, playing Clopin in the original French & English casts.
Bromont is a city in southern Quebec, Canada, at the base of Mont Brome; it is in the Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality. The Bromont area and its resort, Ski Bromont, is well known as a tourist destination for its downhill skiing, mountain biking, BMX-riding and water slides. It also features golf and equestrian events in moderate weather. Bromont also boasts a high-tech industrial park, which includes IBM, General Electric, and Teledyne DALSA. Bromont Airport serves the region.
Diane Tell is a Canadian musician who was born in Quebec City, Quebec. She entered the Val d’Or conservatory at the age of six. She continued her studies at the Montréal conservatory and then at CEGEP Saint-Laurent and she wrote her first songs at the age of twelve. As one of Québec's pioneering female singer-songwriters, she proposed her personal repertoire over the course of her first four albums. She won six Félix prizes before the age of 25: breakout artist, best artist, best album, best song and, twice, songwriter of the year. Several of her songs have become SOCAN Classics and Si j’étais un homme was inducted in the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2017. She earned a MIDEM Award for her album Chimères and a Victoire Award for her album Faire à nouveau connaissance. In 1990, she was chosen by Plamondon, Berger and Savary to play a leading role in the musical La légende de Jimmy. Following that, she played the lead and composed the score for another musical, Marilyn Montreuil, written and stage directed by Jérôme Savary and the Théâtre National du Chaillot, in Paris. Over 300 performances of both shows were presented in France and Europe. Over the past 25 years, Tell has toured relentlessly, written, composed and recorded in Canada, France, the U.K. and Switzerland. In 2018, she produced her 15th studio album of original material in Montréal. As an independent artist, she owns the phonographic rights of her entire catalogue, manages her own publishing company, and produces and finances her albums herself. Also a photographer, she directs the majority of her music videos. Her YouTube channel gets 400,000 views per month on average. In her blog, Diane Cause Musique, she engages up-and-coming artists by explaining the inner workings of the music industry.
The University of Montreal is a French-language public research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university's main campus is located in the Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce on Mount Royal near the Outremont Summit, in the borough of Outremont. The institution comprises thirteen faculties, more than sixty departments and two affiliated schools: the Polytechnique Montréal and HEC Montréal. It offers more than 650 undergraduate programmes and graduate programmes, including 71 doctoral programmes.
Marina Orsini C.M. is a Canadian actress.
Yoopa was a Canadian French language specialty channel owned by Groupe TVA, a division of Quebecor Media. Initially aimed at preschoolers, Yoopa has broadcast programming targeted toward children, aged 2–11.
Bromont, montagne d'expériences is an alpine ski resort located in Bromont, Quebec on the slopes of Mont Brome, Mont Spruce, and Pic du Chevreuil. As of the 2009-2010 season, it was the largest centre in North America for illuminated alpine skiing. It is one of the four major ski centres in the Eastern Townships east of Montreal, the other three being Ski Mont Sutton, Ski Mont Orford, and Owl's Head. It is about 45 minutes from Montreal.
Philippe B is a francophone singer-songwriter based in Montreal.
Élise Desaulniers is an author, writer, journalist, vegan and an advocate for animal welfare and animal rights. Her writings have aroused considerable controversy in Quebec, with its large dairy industry.
Dead Obies is an experimental hip hop band originating from South Shore, Quebec, Canada, that was formed in 2011 by a collective of five MCs: Jo RCA, Yes McCan, Snail Kid, 20Some and O.G. Bear, and Quebec producer Vince Carter. The group identifies itself as post-rap. They are signed to the independent label Bonsound.
The Vélodrome Sylvan Adams - Centre Multisports Desjardins is a 250-meter indoor cycling track located in Bromont, Quebec, Canada. Built to replace the outdoor Bromont Velodrome, the track opened in September 2022. As well as a velodrome, the building has an BMX pump track, indoor running track, gym and sports courts. Unlike the previous velodrome, the venue can be used year round.
Safia Nolin is a French Canadian folk-pop singer-songwriter from Quebec City, Quebec.
Québec Cinéma presents an annual award for Best Supporting Actress to recognize the best in the Cinema of Quebec.
Mathilde Hupin-Debeurme is a Canadian orthopaedic surgeon and former cyclist who competed in cross-country, mountain, road, and track events. She had competed in national and international cycling such as the Canada Summer Games, the UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships, the La Coupe du Monde Cycliste Féminine de Montréal, the Tour du Grand Montréal and the Summer Paralympic Games. Hupin won a bronze medal in the Women's Road Individual Road Race in the B VI 1–3 as part of the Canadian delegation at the 2008 Beijing Summer Paralympics, acting as the visual guide for the blind cyclist Genevieve Ouellet. She works as an orthopaedic surgeon at the Centre hospitalier universitaire Sainte-Justine and is a professor at the Université de Montréal Faculty of Medicine.
L'heure mauve is the twelfth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Pierre Lapointe, released on February 7, 2022, through Pépiphonie and Bonsound. It was made to soundtrack Swiss artist Nicolas Party's exhibition L'heure mauve at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA), which will be held from February 12 to October 16, 2022. Among the 14 tracks, Lapointe covered songs by Félix Leclerc and Kurt Weill. The album was released on vinyl in mid-2022.
Guilda was the stage name of Jean Guida, a French and Canadian drag queen who built a long and sustained career as a cabaret and variety entertainer.
