A first successful California and Québec joint cap-and-trade auction The Ministère du Développement durable, de l’Environnement et de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques and the California Air Resources Board announced yesterday the results of the first joint auction of greenhouse gas (GHG) allowances that was held on November 25th.

Quebec City Mayor, Regis Labeaume, in California – November 18-21, 2014 The Québec Government Office in Los Angeles is proud to have contributed to the success of Quebec City’s Mayor- Régis Labeaume’s 3rd mission in California, which took place from November 18 to 21, 2014.

A CL-415 Québec pilot at LILA (Lycée International de Los Angeles) – Good initiative! With the Santa Ana winds kicking up unexpectedly and warming up temperatures in Los Angeles, it’s a good initiative for the Lycee International de Los Angeles (LILA) to have Denis Routhier, one of the Québec CL-415 pilotes actually based in Los Angeles during the fire season, educate 5th grade students on how to fight and prevent brush fires in Los Angeles.

Call for applications for the program of Mobility of researchers in the Americas! The “Centre de la francophonie des amériques“ invites you to file a mobility project within its program of mobility of researchers in the Americas.

Participation at the first annual Zero Emission MAP Workshop On October 17, the Québec Delegation had a representative at the First annual Zero Emission Market Acceleration Partnerships Workshop. Organized by the Policy Institute for Energy, Environment and the Economy at UC Davis, the representatives from eight states and five American and Canadian cities gathered to exchange ideas about the best ways to accelerate the adoption of zero emission vehicles in their respective jurisdictions. It also allowed each representative to share the strengths and challenges of its local and regional market.

Launching of the sixth edition of the contest "Anime ta francophonie"! Anime ta francophonie is a video contest for teachers of all levels who wish to implement an educational project in French in their classroom by creating a 3 min video (maximum), in order to make their students discover the Francophonie des Ameriques.

Mayor of Montreal’s mission in California - September 28 to October 2, 2014 From September 28 to October 2, 2014, Denis Coderre, the mayor of Montreal, has carried out a mission in Los Angeles and Silicon Valley to position the city of Montreal as a global leader internationally recognized in the digital sector as a smart city.

Québec/United States grant programs: 2014-2015 Once again, the Québec Government office has the pleasure to inform you that the Québec/United States University Grant Program for non-competitive grants is up and running for 2014-2015:

Visual effects professionals: a career is waiting for you in Québec! Le bureau du cinéma et de la télévision du Québec (BCTQ) launched a new website to help you find a job in the visual effects sector in Québec.

Québec Grant for students in the United States: 2014-2015 The Québec Government Office in Los Angeles is pleased to announce the launching of the Québec Research Fellowship for students of the United States for 2014/2015 year.

Premier Couillard promotes the carbon market in New York On September 22-23, Premier of Québec and co-chair of The Climate Group’s States and Regions Alliance, Philippe Couillard, took part in the 6th Climate Week–New York City (CW-NYC), a flagship event in the fight against climate change that brings together representatives from 125 countries.

Great performance of The Lost Fingers in Los Angeles! Montreal band The Lost Fingers, performed last week in Los Angeles for the opening of the cultural season of Theatre Raymond Kabbaz.

The next X-Men movie will be shot in Montreal, QC We can say that X-Men superheroes have definitely enjoyed Montreal.

Québec at BIO 2014 in San Diego: Partner to Prosper A strong delegation from Québec took part in the 2014 Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) Conference, which was held from June 23 to 27 in San Diego, California. Québec Minister of the Economy, Innovation and Exports Jacques Daoust headed the Québec delegation, comprising 25 companies, organizations and partners in the Québec life sciences industry.

Québec National Day celebrated in Los Angeles ... green style! On June 18, 2014, the Québec Government Office in Los Angeles invited about a hundred partners in the cultural, economic and academic fields to celebrate the National Day. The event was held on the campus of the renowned University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), at the Fowler Museum.

Québec well represented at the NAFSA Conference in San Diego, CA. From May 27 to 30, 2014, in San Diego (CA), representatives of 10 Québec universities and Cégep International participated in the NAFSA Conference, the largest International event on Education Worldwide.

Québec’s presence at BIO 2014 - San Diego, June 23 - 26, 2014 Québec is one of the most important foreign delegation at the « Biotechnology International Convention » (BIO 2014) held in San Diego from June 23 to 26, 2014.

Québec well represented at the 2014 Denver IDDBA Expo (International Dairy Deli Bakery Association) With Quebec's tradition of exceptional bakeries, it is not surprising to see that there are more Quebec exhibitors at the IDDBA Show in Denver than there are from all other Canadian regions.

Québec and California announce plans for joint auction of greenhouse gas emission allowances. Today, the California Air Resources Board (ARB) and the ministère du Développement durable, de l’Environnement et de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques (Ministry of Sustainable Development, Environment and the Fight against Climate Change) (MDDELCC) of Québec announced plans to conduct a joint practice auction for the California and Québec cap-and-trade programs. A successful practice auction will pave the way to holding the first joint auction of emission allowances by the two programs in November 2014.

Third Québec carbon market auction: Demand Exceeded Supply Today, David Heurtel, the Minister of Sustainable Development, the Environment and the Fight Against Climate Change, released the results of Québec’s third auction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emission units held on May 27. With the first joint auction with California just a few months away, the Québec system is proving its effectiveness.