{"id":2910,"date":"2024-06-07T11:40:30","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T15:40:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.portquebec.ca\/?page_id=2910"},"modified":"2024-11-22T13:53:26","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T18:53:26","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.portquebec.ca\/en\/about\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"The history of the port of Qu\u00e9bec"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"item wysiwyg component-heading js-anim js-anim-scroll-top\"  ><div class=\"container\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1535 to 1899: Anchored in Qu\u00e9bec City\u2019s economic developmen<\/strong>t<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"item component-text-with-bg\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-text-with-bg\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-text-with-bg__item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-text-with-bg__content wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"block-text-with-bg__title h3\">1535<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Jacques Cartier arrives in Qu\u00e9bec City, called Stadacona by the Indigenous peoples <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">living there.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-text-with-bg__item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-text-with-bg__content wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"block-text-with-bg__title h3\">1608<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Samuel de Champlain founds Qu\u00e9bec City. The port of Qu\u00e9bec plays a major role <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">in trade, including the fur trade.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-text-with-bg__item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-text-with-bg__content wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"block-text-with-bg__title h3\">1647<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Pilots begin to be trained to sail on the St. Lawrence River.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-text-with-bg__item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-text-with-bg__content wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"block-text-with-bg__title h3\">1738<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Qu\u00e9bec\u2019s natural resources spark the creation of shipyards.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-text-with-bg__item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-text-with-bg__content wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"block-text-with-bg__title h3\">1805<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">The Maison de la Trinit\u00e9 is created to regulate maritime traffic.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-text-with-bg__item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-text-with-bg__content wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"block-text-with-bg__title h3\">1815<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">A wave of immigrants, mostly from the UK, starts passing through the Port of <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Qu\u00e9bec.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-text-with-bg__item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-text-with-bg__content wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"block-text-with-bg__title h3\">1821<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">The lumber market experiences a major boom, propelling the Port of Qu\u00e9bec to <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">third place in North America.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-text-with-bg__item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-text-with-bg__content wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"block-text-with-bg__title h3\">1829<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Activities begin at Anse au Foulon, along the Promenade Samuel de Champlain.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-text-with-bg__item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-text-with-bg__content wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"block-text-with-bg__title h3\">1835<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">The first gold-headed cane is given, starting a tradition that continues to this day.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-text-with-bg__item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-text-with-bg__content wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"block-text-with-bg__title h3\">1858<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">The Commission du Havre de Qu\u00e9bec is created to improve maritime facilities.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-text-with-bg__item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-text-with-bg__content wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"block-text-with-bg__title h3\">1875<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">The Maison de la Trinit\u00e9 is dissolved, transferring its powers to the Commission du <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Havre de Qu\u00e9bec.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-text-with-bg__item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-text-with-bg__content wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"block-text-with-bg__title h3\">1888<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">The Louise Basin, named after the princess, opens.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"item wysiwyg component-heading js-anim js-anim-scroll-top\"  ><div class=\"container\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1900 to 1999: The Industrial Revolution<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"item component-text-with-bg\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-text-with-bg\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-text-with-bg__item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-text-with-bg__content wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"block-text-with-bg__title h3\">1900<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Manufactured goods mean that imports outpace exports for the first time.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-text-with-bg__item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-text-with-bg__content wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"block-text-with-bg__title h3\">1913<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">The iconic Bunge grain elevators, operated by G3, are built.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-text-with-bg__item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-text-with-bg__content wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"block-text-with-bg__title h3\">1914<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">The Port becomes an embarkation point during World War I.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-text-with-bg__item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-text-with-bg__content wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"block-text-with-bg__title h3\">1920<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">The Port shifts focus to grain exports, though it remains involved in the lumber <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">market.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-text-with-bg__item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-text-with-bg__content wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"block-text-with-bg__title h3\">1930<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">The Port welcomes the transatlantic liner<\/span> <em><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Empress of Britain<\/span><\/em><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-text-with-bg__item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-text-with-bg__content wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"block-text-with-bg__title h3\">1936<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">The Great Depression causes financial difficulties.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-text-with-bg__item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-text-with-bg__content wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"block-text-with-bg__title h3\">1953<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Modernized infrastructure diversifies Port revenues.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-text-with-bg__item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-text-with-bg__content wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"block-text-with-bg__title h3\">1960<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Deep-water wharves are built in Beauport.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-text-with-bg__item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-text-with-bg__content wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"block-text-with-bg__title h3\">1972<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">The Port sees record traffic.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-text-with-bg__item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-text-with-bg__content wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"block-text-with-bg__title h3\">1983<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">The Port becomes independent under the Qu\u00e9bec Port Authority (QPA).<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"item wysiwyg component-heading js-anim js-anim-scroll-top\"  ><div class=\"container\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2000 to present<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"item component-text-with-bg\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-text-with-bg\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-text-with-bg__item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-text-with-bg__content wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"block-text-with-bg__title h3\">2000<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">The QPA focuses on the cruise market, attracting high-profile cruise lines.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-text-with-bg__item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-text-with-bg__content wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"block-text-with-bg__title h3\">2008<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Waterfront sites are developed to celebrate Qu\u00e9bec City\u2019s 400<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><sup>th<\/sup><\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">anniversary.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-text-with-bg__item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-text-with-bg__content wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"block-text-with-bg__title h3\">2012<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">The Port sees record traffic, with 25,000 cruise passengers in less than 48 hours.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-text-with-bg__item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-text-with-bg__content wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"block-text-with-bg__title h3\">2017<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">The Rendez-vous 2017 draws thousands of visitors in celebration of Canada\u2019s <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">150<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><sup>th<\/sup> <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">anniversary.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-text-with-bg__item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-text-with-bg__content wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"block-text-with-bg__title h3\">2018<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">A financial agreement of $15.5 million is reached to restore the Port\u2019s infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-text-with-bg__item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-text-with-bg__content wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"block-text-with-bg__title h3\">2022<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Cruise Terminal 30 opens, as does the Port of Qu\u00e9bec Oasis, North America\u2019s first <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">swimming area in a port.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"item component-text-full-width\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container container--large\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-text-full-width\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"h4 block-text-full-width__title\">The story of the Port of Qu\u00e9bec continues!<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-text-full-width__grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">The Port of Qu\u00e9bec is thriving amidst considerable development potential, driven by the<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">dynamic entrepreneurial spirit of its management, successful collaboration with well-<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">known partners, and a<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.portquebec.ca\/en\/about\/2035-vision\/\">strategic vision focused on sustainable development<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">With these solid foundations, we know that the best is yet to <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">come. We\u2019re continuing to innovate, build strong partnerships, and pursue our <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">commitment to a sustainable future for our port and the maritime industry as a whole, <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">one that is conducive to environmental and socio-economic growth.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"1535 to 1899: Anchored in Qu\u00e9bec City\u2019s economic development 1900 to 1999: The Industrial Revolution 2000 to present","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1492,"menu_order":109,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2910","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The history of the port of Qu\u00e9bec - 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