FAO Square commemorates the 50th anniversary of the United
Nations Food and Agriculture Organization founded in Qubec City in 1945.
Photo : Ville de Qubec
Partnerships, alliances, affiliations, friendship and cooperation agreements... Québec City cultivates a plethora of different relationships with other cities around the world.
Cooperation and trade are expressed in various ways depending on the nature
of the agreements.
International Networks
The city is involved in the
Main Partners
Qubec City has special ties with the following cities:
Bordeaux, France
Capital of Aquitaine
Twinned since 1962
Nature of exchanges: Major two-way missions. Various internship, economic,
cultural, university, and institutional exchange programs
Calgary, Canada
Canada's 5th largest city
Twinned since 1956
Nature of exchanges: Promotion of the Qubec Winter Carnival and the Calgary
Stampede, and two-way missions focusing particularly on municipal services
Department of Rhne, France
Located in southeastern France
Cooperation agreement since 1991
Nature of exchanges: Exhibition exchanges, twinnings of educational
institutions, and cooperation with Entretiens Jacques-Cartier
Namur, Belgium
Capital of Wallonia
Twinned since 1999
Nature of exchanges: Intermunicipal alliance integrated into the Qubec
City-Wallonia-Brussels agreement, and an exchange and activity program on
various themes (social, cultural, etc.)
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Capital of Burkina Faso
Memorandum of understanding since 2000
Nature of exchanges: Cooperation agreement financed by the Federation of
Canadian Municipalities to improve the municipal management of Ouagadougou
(record office, human resources, and wastewater management)
Paris, France
Capital of France
Cooperation agreement since 2003
Cooperation agreement since 2000 with Syndicat interdpartemental pour
l'assainissement de l'agglomration parisienne (SIAAP)
Nature of exchanges: Urban revitalization, culture, care for seniors (with
Paris), and restoration of streams in urban areas (with SIAAP)
St. Petersburg, Russia
World Heritage City
Cooperation agreement since 2002
Nature of exchanges: Mission to commemorate the 300th anniversary of St.
Petersburg. Two-way missions to develop trade. Exchanges of busts of Russian and
Qubec poets (2003). Participation of St. Petersburg in Expo Qubec in 2004
Xi'an, China
Major metropolitan city
Oldest city in China
Twinned since 2001
Nature of exchanges: Economic activities that were part of the Qubec
City-Xi'an-Changchun Forum (2001 Qubec City Forum and 2003 Xi'an Forum).
Participation by China in Expo Qubec in 2001. Exhibition of terracotta soldiers
(shipped from China) at Muse de la civilisation in Qubec City. Activities
between Universit Laval and the Department of Health in Shaanxi province to set
up an awareness program on the ill effects of smoking
Other Partners
Guanajuato, Mexico
Friendship pact since 2002
Nature of exchanges: Agreement between two member cities of the
Organization of World Heritage Cities, cultural exchanges, and exchanges
between the faculties of architecture at Universit Laval and the University of
Guanajuato
Lige, Belgium
Political and economic seat of Wallonia
3rd largest city in Belgium
Charter of friendship and cooperation since 2002
Content of exchanges: Ties with
Association internationale des maires francophones, and exchange projects on
local police forces
Additional Information
Commissariat aux relations internationales
2, rue des Jardins, bureau SS119
C. P. 700, Haute-Ville
(Qubec) G1R 4S9
Canada
Phone : 418 641-6188
Fax : 418 641-6437
relationsinternationales@ville.quebec.qc.ca