The Société des traversiers du Québec (STQ) is a

ferry A ferry is a boat or ship that transports passengers, and occasionally vehicles and cargo, across a body of water. A small passenger ferry with multiple stops, like those in Venice, Italy, is sometimes referred to as a water taxi or water bus ...

company which has operated some intra-provincial ferry services in

Quebec Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, ...

since 1971. It is a

crown corporation Crown corporation () is the term used in Canada for organizations that are structured like private companies, but are directly and wholly owned by the government. Crown corporations have a long-standing presence in the country, and have a sign ...

owned by the

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. STQ operates the following services: * Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola to

Sorel-Tracy Sorel-Tracy (; ) is a city in southwestern Quebec, Canada and the geographical end point of the Champlain Valley. It is located at the confluence of the Richelieu River and the St. Lawrence River, on the western edge of Lac Saint-Pierre, down ...

, crossing the

St. Lawrence River The St. Lawrence River (, ) is a large international river in the middle latitudes of North America connecting the Great Lakes to the North Atlantic Ocean. Its waters flow in a northeasterly direction from Lake Ontario to the Gulf of St. Lawren ...

with two ships, the and the * Lévis to

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, crossing the St. Lawrence River with two twin vessels, and . *

Tadoussac Tadoussac () is a village municipality in La Haute-Côte-Nord RCM (Regional County Municipality), on the north shore of the maritime section of the estuary of St. Lawrence river, in Côte-Nord region, Quebec, Canada. Geography Tadoussac is ...

to Baie-Sainte-Catherine, crossing the Saguenay River with three ships, the and the all year long and the in the summer. *

Matane Matane () is a town on the Gaspé Peninsula in Quebec, Canada, on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River at the mouth of the Matane River. The town is the seat for the La Matanie Regional County Municipality. In addition to Matane itse ...

Baie-Comeau Baie-Comeau () is a city in the Côte-Nord region of the province of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the shores of the St. Lawrence River, and is the seat of Manicouagan Regional County Municipality. It is near the mouth of the Manicouagan Ri ...

and Godbout, crossing the St. Lawrence River with one ship, the , which replaced the , when that ferry was taken out of service due to engine issues. The MV ''F.-A.-Gauthier'' had replaced in 2015. The ''F.-A.-Gauthier'' is the first ferry in North American service powered by liquified natural gas. * L'Isle-aux-Coudres to Les Éboulements, crossing the St. Lawrence River with two vessels, the and the . * Chevery to Harrington Harbour, with . The following services are operated in partnership with another company: *

Saint-Antoine-de-l'Isle-aux-Grues Saint-Antoine-de-l'Isle-aux-Grues () is a parish municipality (Quebec), parish municipality in Quebec, Canada, in the Montmagny Regional County Municipality in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches. It is known for birdwatching, goos ...

to Montmagny crossing the St. Lawrence River with one ship, the * Rivière-du-Loup to Saint-Siméon crossing the St. Lawrence River with one ship, the . * Île-d'Entrée to

Cap-aux-Meules Cap-aux-Meules (, "Grindstone") is a List of former municipalities in Quebec, former village, now a sector of the municipality of Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec. It is located on Cap aux Meules Island (Grindstone Island), part of the Magdal ...

connecting two islands of the

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with one vessel, the , built in 2009.

New construction

On January 12, 2010, the corporation announced the signing of contracts for three new ferries. Concept Naval of Quebec City and STX Canada designed two ferries which would replace the existing ferries on the Tadoussac - Baie Sainte-Catherine route, the ''Armand-Imbeau'' and ''Jos-Deschênes''. These ferries were under construction at Chantier Davie Canada in Lévis, Quebec. As of May 2018, the new ferries had not entered service and their projected cost had more than doubled the original estimate. One ferry was projected to enter service in Summer 2018 and the other in Fall 2018. The company Navtech Deltamarin (a joint venture of Navtech and Deltamarin Group), also of Quebec City, contracted to build the ferry which replaced the ''Camille-Marcoux'' on the Matane – Baie-Comeau – Godbout route. This vessel was constructed by Italian shipbuilder

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. All three new ferries are to be powered by

liquefied natural gas Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is natural gas (predominantly methane, CH4, with some mixture of ethane, C2H6) that has been cooled to liquid form for ease and safety of non-pressurized storage or transport. It takes up about 1/600th the volume o ...

(LNG).

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Societe des traversiers du Quebec Ferry companies of Quebec Companies based in Quebec City Crown corporations of Quebec

New construction

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