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The City organizes an annual event to welcome newcomers. Elected officials and often the mayor of Québec City are there to welcome new citizens. This image shows immigrants in 2017 on this festive day who are meeting an emblematic Québec City character, Bonhomme Carnaval, at the Centre Vidéotron.
1975 - 2019

An ever-more diverse population

At the end of the 20th century, migration and population movement increased around the world. Québec City’s cultural landscape rapidly diversified during this time. The city’s quality of life and professional opportunities attracted people from all over. Some endured great difficulty, fleeing authoritarian political regimes in Haiti or Eastern Europe for instance. Others sought refuge from armed conflicts, such as those in Congo, Vietnam and Cambodia. Get a glimpse into the lives of individuals to discover how this sweeping phenomenon of immigration played out on a smaller scale in Québec City!

The Bonhomme Carnaval and newcomers

Auteur inconnu The City organizes an annual event to welcome newcomers. Elected officials and often the mayor of Québec City are there to welcome new citizens. This image shows immigrants in 2017 on this festive day who are meeting an emblematic Québec City character, Bonhomme Carnaval, at the Centre Vidéotron.
Chronoscope Can you classify this photo in one or more archival categories? (unilingual French for a limited time) Source: Ville de Québec All rights reserved: Ville de Québec - Date: 2017-04-01