This summer, be prepared to do business with Quebec! The Québec Government Office in Los Angeles’ Economic Team will actively promote and foster trade relations between Québec and the Western U.S. this summer by participating to major industry events in electronic entertainment, video games, electric vehicles and aerospace sectors.

Council of Great Lakes Governors: A winning partnership for Québec Yves-François Blanchet, Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment, Wildlife and Parks, represented the Québec government and Premier Marois at the Council of Great Lakes Governors 2013 Leadership Summit, held from May 31 to June 2 on Mackinac Island, Michigan.

Québec celebrated at Western Washington University (WA) – Tuesday, April 30, 2013. Québec was honored at Western Washington University (WA), on April 30, during the event "Quebec Week @ WWU" organized by the Canadian Center for American Studies.

Strong Québec presence at annual U.S. defence and security event The Québec government office in Washington DC (BQW) and the Ministère des Relations internationales, de la Francophonie et du Commerce extérieur (MRIFCE) organized the participation of 12 Québec high-tech firms in SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing 2013, the leading U.S. tradeshow and conference on optics, photonics and imaging in the fields of defence and security.

Québec Cinema at Seattle International Film Festival – May 16 to June 9, 2013 Don't miss the opportunity to experience Québec movies at Seattle International Film Festival with 3 movies (Camion, Inch Allah and Laurence Anyways), a documentary (The Fruit Hunters) and 2 short films (In Your Heart and Wind).

Québec highlights its climate change leadership in San Francisco The Québec government office in Los Angeles (DQLA) took part from April 16 to 18 in Navigating the American Carbon World (NACW), North America’s largest carbon-market event.

Le Québec à la Conférence Navigating the American Carbon World, à San Francisco, du 16 au 18 avril The Québec Delegation in Los Angeles will participate in the Conference "Navigating the American Carbon World (NACW)," the largest discussion forum on the carbon markets in North America. NACW will be held in San Francisco from April 16 to 18.

Québec video games are a hit in San Francisco A record number of 35 Québec companies participated in the Game Developers Conference (GDC), the world’s largest professionals-only video game industry event. This conference, which had over 23,000 attendees, was held in San Francisco, California from March 26 to 29.

Québec celebrates La Francophonie on the West Coast - March 2013 This year, the Québec Government Office in Los Angeles will celebrate La Francophonie in Los Angeles (CA), San Francisco (CA) and in Denver (CO).

Québec Aerospace Mission Furthers Partnership Agreement With Arizona A group of 12 Québec-based company representatives, investors, research institutes and government officials visited Phoenix, Arizona, on February 28 and March 1, as part of an aerospace trade and research mission coordinated by the Québec Delegation in Los Angeles.

33 Quebec companies at GDC in San Francisco A record breaking 33 Quebec companies will participate in the upcoming Game Developer Conference held annually in San Francisco, California, March 26 – 29, 2013. The Game Developers Conference (GDC) is the world's largest and longest-running professionals-only game industry event and it brings together the international community of game developers, publishers and related technology and service companies involved in developing electronic games.

International exports increase in 2012 International merchandise exports by Québec1 totalled $63.3 billion in 2012, a 1.7% increase over 2011, according to the Institut de la statistique du Québec.

Québec music, interactive media and cinema invade Texas! For the third year in a row, the Québec government has brought together Quebecers from the worlds of music, interactive media and film, under the Planet Québec banner, to give them a chance to showcase their talent at the high-profile South by Southwest Festival (SXSW), to be held in Austin, Texas, from March 8 to 17, 2013.

Scholarships Offered to Teachers of French as a second language. The Programme de stage en didactique du français, culture et société québécoises is an annual 3-week enrichment program that welcomes over 70 teachers of French to Québec every year. The government of Québec offers scholarships to selected participants that help defray the costs. The program, which has been in place since 1978, alternates between Montréal and Québec City.

Québec at VerdeXchange conference in Los Angeles Quebec has taken an active role in VerdeXchange International Conference on green technologies, which took place in Los Angeles from February 3 to 5. More than 250 companies, policy makers and experts attended that event.

Alain Houde Discusses Québec's Carbon Market at UC Davis On January 15th, the Québec Government’s Western U.S. Head of Mission, Alain Houde, discussed the Quebec’s cap-and-trade program and the upcoming carbon market linkage between Québec and California at a conference on pricing carbon at UC Davis. The event was organized by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the UC Davis Policy Institute for Energy, Environment and the Economy.

Premier on mission to Switzerland and the United Kingdom Québec Premier Pauline Marois will participate in the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, from January 23 to 26 before undertaking a mission to the United Kingdom accompanied by the Minister for Canadian Intergovernmental Affairs, the Canadian Francophonie and Sovereignist Governance, Alexandre Cloutier.

Quebec at the US - Australian Dialogue on Carbon Pricing The Quebec Government Office in Los Angeles will take part to the US- Australian Dialogue on Carbon Pricing, a conference being held by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the UC Davis Policy Institute for Energy, Environment and the Economy, on January 15th, 2013.

Minister Lisée carries out mission to U.S. capital Jean-François Lisée, Minister of International Relations, La Francophonie and External Trade and Minister responsible for the Montréal region, recently carried out a two-day mission to Washington, DC. This was his first official trip to the U.S. capital.

Ten suppliers from Québec to attend the International Builders Show in Las Vegas Ten suppliers from Québec will be exhibiting at the upcoming International Builders Show, the largest trade event in North America for residential construction, slated to take place in Las Vegas next January 22 – 24.