Société des traversiers du Québec
| Société des traversiers du Québec
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| legal form | Public company |
| founding | 1971 |
| Seat |
Québec Canada
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| management | Georges Farrah ( president-directeur général ) |
| Number of employees | 588 (2012/13) |
| sales | 112.3 million CAD (2012/13) |
| Branch | Traffic transportation |
| Website | www.traversiers.gouv.qc.ca |
The Société des traversiers du Québec (STQ) is a transport company of the government of the Canadian province of Québec . It operates various ferry connections on the Saint Lawrence River and on the Rivière Saguenay . The company, which was founded in 1971, currently offers nine ferry connections. In the 2012/13 fiscal year it had 588 employees and owned 18 ships; these carried 5.43 million passengers and 2.78 million vehicles. Various subcontractors offer additional ferry connections on behalf of STQ.
Ferry connections
Own management (status: August 2014):
| route | length | Travel time |
|---|---|---|
| Sorel-Tracy - Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola | 1.6 km | 10 min |
| Québec - Lévis | 1 km | 10 min |
| L'Isle-aux-Grues - Montmagny | 8 kilometers | 25 min |
| L'Isle-aux-Coudres - Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rive | 3.7 km | 15 minutes |
| Tadoussac - Baie-Sainte-Catherine | 1.6 km | 10 min |
| Matane - Baie-Comeau | 62.1 km | 2 h 20 min |
| Matane - Godbout | 55.3 km | 2 h 10 min |
| Harrington Harbor - Chevery | ||
| Rivière Saint-Augustin |
Operation with partner companies (as of August 2014):
| route | partner |
|---|---|
| L'Isle-Verte - Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs | Société Inter-Rives |
| Chandler / Matane - Cap-aux-Meules ( Îles de la Madeleine ) | CTMA |
| Rivière-du-Loup - Saint-Siméon | Traverse RDL |
| Basse-Côte-Nord - Anticosti | Relay Nordik |
| Île d'Entrée - Cap-aux-Meules (Îles de la Madeleine) | CTMA |
Web links
Commons : Société des traversiers du Québec - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Société des traversiers du Québec (French, English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Report annuel de gestion 2012–2013. (PDF, 7 MB) Société des traversiers du Québec, 2013, accessed on August 25, 2014 (French).