The Hydro-Québec Building () in

Montreal Montreal is the List of towns in Quebec, largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec, the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-largest in Canada, and the List of North American cit ...

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, Canada stands at with 27 floors. Completed in 1962, it houses the headquarters for

Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec () is a Canadian Crown corporations of Canada#Quebec, Crown corporation public utility headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. It manages the electricity generation, generation, electric power transmission, transmission and electricity ...

as well the Montreal offices of the

Premier of Quebec The premier of Quebec ( (masculine) or eminine is the head of government of the Canadian province of Quebec. The current premier of Quebec is François Legault of the Coalition Avenir Québec, sworn in on October 18, 2018, following tha ...

. The building was designed by Gaston Gagnier. The building is located on

René-Lévesque Boulevard René-Lévesque is a provincial electoral district in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada, which elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It notably includes the municipalities of Baie-Comeau, Forestville, Quebec, Forestville and ...

, named for former premier

René Lévesque René Lévesque ( ; August 24, 1922 – November 1, 1987) was a Canadian politician and journalist who served as the 23rd premier of Quebec from 1976 to 1985. He was the first Québécois political leader since Confederation to seek, ...

, who had nationalized Quebec's

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companies in 1963 while serving as Minister of Hydroelectric Resources and Public Works in the government of

Jean Lesage Jean Lesage (; June 10, 1912 – December 12, 1980) was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He served as the 19th premier of Quebec from July 5, 1960, to June 16, 1966. Alongside Georges-Émile Lapalme, René Lévesque and others, he is often v ...

. A bust of Lévesque was unveiled in front of the building on August 24, 2001.Dévoilement d’un buste en hommage à René Lévesque au siège social d’Hydro-Québec

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* Hydro-Québec Office buildings completed in 1962 Modernist architecture in Canada Government buildings in Montreal Headquarters in Canada Downtown Montreal Government buildings completed in 1962 Skyscraper office buildings in Montreal 1962 establishments in Quebec {{Montreal-stub