{"id":27492,"date":"2026-03-11T10:06:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T14:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.infotetquebec.com\/discovering-the-festival-de-la-banquise-highlighting-ice-canoeing\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T10:07:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T14:07:20","slug":"discovering-the-festival-de-la-banquise-highlighting-ice-canoeing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.infotetquebec.com\/en\/discovering-the-festival-de-la-banquise-highlighting-ice-canoeing\/","title":{"rendered":"Discovering the Festival de la Banquise: Highlighting Ice Canoeing"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"27492\" class=\"elementor elementor-27492 elementor-27456\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3f6e94a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3f6e94a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad863ef\" data-id=\"ad863ef\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-27db2c9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"27db2c9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7af0fec\" data-id=\"7af0fec\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e6a21c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e6a21c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"2610\" data-end=\"2930\">On March 8, 2026, the traditional Festival de la Banquise was held in Portneuf, returning for its 7th edition. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/accestravailportneuf.com\/\"><b>Acc\u00e8s Travail Portneuf<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span> invited Temporary Foreign Workers (TFWs) from the region. About ten of them were able to discover this spectacular event under a magnificent winter blue sky, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2932\" data-end=\"3140\">Participants were able to discover the ice floes of the St. Lawrence and enjoy the spectacle of the canoe race. The event also allowed them to meet for a friendly moment and discover new traditions of Quebec.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-afe21a8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"afe21a8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-80dfbbd\" data-id=\"80dfbbd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04702ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"04702ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"226\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.infotetquebec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-11-at-11.27.16-226x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-27468\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.infotetquebec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-11-at-11.27.16-226x300.jpeg 226w, https:\/\/www.infotetquebec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-11-at-11.27.16-770x1024.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/www.infotetquebec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-11-at-11.27.16-768x1021.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.infotetquebec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-11-at-11.27.16-1156x1536.jpeg 1156w, https:\/\/www.infotetquebec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-11-at-11.27.16.jpeg 1206w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c542ec6\" data-id=\"c542ec6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa82447 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa82447\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"3142\" data-end=\"3750\">We had the opportunity to speak with Leopoldine, a TFW originally from Cameroon who arrived in Canada about a year ago. Her journey was not easy at the beginning, as her training as a <em data-start=\"3326\" data-end=\"3354\">pr\u00e9pos\u00e9e aux b\u00e9n\u00e9ficiaires<\/em> was far from her place of residence, but her determination and resilience allowed her to overcome the obstacles. Today, she is very happy to have integrated into the seniors\u2019 home in Portneuf, where 8 seniors benefit from her kindness and availability. This March, her children and her husband will join her, marking an important step in her process of integration and adaptation to the country.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-bc713ad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bc713ad\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2239180\" data-id=\"2239180\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c0efcd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c0efcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"3752\" data-end=\"4327\">The activity also made it possible to provide a space for information and support. During the activity, Nicolas Bellier, Project Director of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.infotetquebec.com\/en\/\"><b>InfoTET<\/b><\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/immigrantquebec.com\/fr\/\"><b>Immigrant Qu\u00e9bec<\/b><\/a>, presented the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.infotetquebec.com\/en\/\"><b>InfoTET<\/b><\/a> Qu\u00e9bec program and distributed the information guide for TFWs, providing practical tools on rights, obligations, and available resources. This exchange made it possible to answer questions, listen to participants\u2019 experiences, and better understand their realities, thus reinforcing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.infotetquebec.com\/en\/\"><b>InfoTET<\/b><\/a>\u2019s mission to provide clear and useful information to TFWs during their stay in the province.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4329\" data-end=\"4682\">Finally, InfoTET would like to thank the PSTM collaborators of <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/accestravailportneuf.com\/\"><b>Acc\u00e8s Travail Portneuf<\/b><\/a>, and particularly Samuele Seri, who had organized this event, whose commitment and dedication were essential to the success of this activity, as well as all the participants who contributed to making this day a moment of learning, enjoyment, and enriching encounters.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-bad4578 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bad4578\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ab5482\" data-id=\"8ab5482\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afddb21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"afddb21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"702\" height=\"526\" src=\"https:\/\/www.infotetquebec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-11-at-11.27.17-2-702x526.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-genesis-singular-images size-genesis-singular-images wp-image-27471\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bd59a86\" data-id=\"bd59a86\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2884049 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2884049\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"702\" height=\"526\" src=\"https:\/\/www.infotetquebec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-11-at-11.27.17-1-702x526.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-genesis-singular-images size-genesis-singular-images wp-image-27474\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On March 8, 2026, the traditional Festival de la Banquise was held in Portneuf, returning for its 7th edition. \u00a0Acc\u00e8s Travail Portneuf\u00a0 invited Temporary Foreign Workers (TFWs) from the region&#8230;. <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.infotetquebec.com\/en\/discovering-the-festival-de-la-banquise-highlighting-ice-canoeing\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":27462,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27492","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-articles","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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