Quebecor Inc. is a Canadian diversified media and telecommunications company serving Québec based in Montreal. It was spelled Quebecor in both English and French until May 2012, when shareholders voted to add the acute accent, Québecor, in French only.[3][4][5]
 | |
Quebecor Inc.'s headquarters in 2015
| |
Native name | Québecor Inc. |
|---|---|
| Company type | Public |
| TSX: QBR.A TSX: QBR.B S&P/TSX Composite Component | |
| Industry | Telecommunications, Diversified media and broadcasting |
| Founded | 1965[1] |
| Founder | Pierre Péladeau |
| Headquarters |
,
Canada
|
Area served | Most of Canada through various subsidiaries |
Key people | Pierre Karl Péladeau (CEO, President and Chairman, majority shareholder) |
| Services | Advertising Marketing Publishing |
| Revenue |  CA$4.532 billion (Fiscal Year Ended 31 December 2022)[2] |
| CA$810.1 million (Fiscal Year Ended 31 December 2022)[2] | |
| CA$596.7 million (Fiscal Year Ended 31 December 2022)[2] | |
| Total assets |  CA$10.625 billion (Fiscal Year Ended 31 December 2022)[2] |
| Total equity | CA$1.357 billion (Fiscal Year Ended 31 December 2022)[2] |
| Owner | Pierre Karl Péladeau (majority shareholder) through Les Placements Péladeau inc. (74.13%) |
Number of employees | 8,832 (2022) |
| Divisions | Le SuperClub Vidéotron Freedom Mobile TVA Group Vidéotron VMedia |
| Subsidiaries | Quebecor Media |
| Website | www |
The company was founded in 1965 by Pierre Péladeau and remains run by his family. Quebecor Inc. owns Quebecor Media and formerly owned the printing company Quebecor World.[6]
The company began a push towards sports: it acquired the naming rights and a management contract for the Videotron Centre, currently owns the Quebec Remparts of the QMJHL, has backed a proposed National Hockey League expansion franchiseinQuebec City (which would bring the NHL back to the city for the first time since the Quebec Nordiques were relocated in 1995, and would play at the new arena), and launched a TVA-branded sports network in 2011.[4][31]
On 20 July 2015, Quebecor officially submitted its application for an NHL expansion team in Quebec City. The application has since passed two phases of league scrutiny, with a final decision expected in early 2016.[32]
Former Prime Minister of Canada Brian Mulroney served as chair of the board before his death in February 2024.[33]
Current members of the board of directors of Quebecor Inc. are:[34] Françoise Bertrand, Jean La Couture, Sylvie Lalande, Pierre Laurin, A. Michel Lavigne, Geneviève Marcon, and Normand Provost.