Quebec City, Quebec, June 23, 2025 - The Honourable Jol Lightbound, Minister of Government Transformation, Public Works and Procurement and Member of Parliament for Louis-Hebert, announced today the creation of an Advisory Group to support efforts to rehabilitate the Quebec Bridge.

In November 2024, the Government of Canada announced that the conditions necessary for the retrocession of the Quebec Bridge to the federal government had been met. Canada has thus regained ownership of this historic infrastructure, which is essential to the economy of both Canada and Quebec. Management of the Quebec Bridge was entrusted to the federal Crown corporation Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated (JCCBI), which is responsible for elaborating and implementing the bridge's rehabilitation program.

To support JCCBI in its mandate, the federal government is announcing the creation of an Advisory Group to rehabilitate the Quebec Bridge. The purpose of this Group is to enable JCCBI to benefit from a diversity of expertise, to learn about the Quebec City environment and its key players, as well as raise awareness of the Crown corporation and its mandate.

The Advisory Group consists of representatives from JCCBI, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada, the ministre des Transports et de la Mobilite durable du Quebec, Canadian National Railway, the cities of Quebec City and Levis, the Chambre de commerce et d'industries de Quebec, the Chambre de commerce du Grand Levis, the Commission de la capitale nationale du Quebec, du Conseil regional de l'environnement (Capitale-Nationale), the Conseil regional de l'environnement (Chaudire-Appalaches), Universite Laval, Port of Quebec and two citizens, residents of Quebec City and Levis.

The Advisory Group's mandate is for two years, the estimated time required to develop the rehabilitation plan. Once this phase has been completed, whether the Group continues, in its current or revised form, will be reassessed in light of future needs.