{"id":7307,"date":"2023-03-08T10:20:11","date_gmt":"2023-03-08T15:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.convention.qc.ca\/?page_id=7307"},"modified":"2025-10-28T16:37:43","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T20:37:43","slug":"contributing-community","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.convention.qc.ca\/en\/about\/contributing-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Contributing to the Community"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"item wysiwyg component-media-text\"><div class=\"container\" >\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.convention.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Moisson_Quebec_\u252c\u00aePascaleRosenthal\u252c\u00aePascaleRosenthal-2-WEB-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Homme avec un masque qui met des aliments dans une bo\u00eete. 2 rang\u00e9es de biscuits C\u00e9l\u00e9bration de Leclerc sur une table.\" 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\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><div  class=\"item wysiwyg component-heading component-no-padding \" ><div class=\"container\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Social Contributions<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"item wysiwyg component-list component-no-padding \" ><div class=\"container\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Some 1,300 jobs are created and maintained every year<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Over 50% of jobs are held by people aged 35 and under, by unskilled labor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Support for community projects, many for residents of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste neighbourhood where the Centre is located<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Partnership agreements with regional organizations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A showcase of local talent and a launching pad for artists<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Training ground for the tourism professionals of tomorrow<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Support for promoters of new events<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"item 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government<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div  class=\"item wysiwyg component-list component-no-padding \" ><div class=\"container\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>$788 million in sales for the hotel and restaurant industries<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4,716,574<strong> <\/strong>million room-nights<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"item wysiwyg component-paragraph component-no-padding \" ><div class=\"container\">\n<p>Yearly average:<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"item wysiwyg component-list component-no-padding \" ><div class=\"container\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>$135 million in economic activity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Over 200 events and some 200,000 visitors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"item wysiwyg component-paragraph component-no-padding \" ><div class=\"container\">\n<p>Refer to our <a 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