WHO WE ARE
Entrepreneurship at the core
of our DNA
In 1950, at age 25, Pierre Péladeau borrows $1,500 from his mother Elmire to buy his first newspaper, Le Journal de Rosemont, a small struggling neighbourhood weekly.
After launching Le Journal de Montréal in the preceding year, Pierre Péladeau founds Quebecor and brings all his business ventures together under one roof. Over the years, he achieved his ultimate goal, growing Quebecor into a fully vertically integrated company in its industry and the world’s largest commercial printing company at the dawn of the new millennium.
Following Pierre Péladeau’s death in 1999, the helm of the corporation is passed to his son Pierre Karl Péladeau, President and CEO of Quebecor to this day. Quebecor is a flagship business in Quebec and without a doubt one of the most successful multigenerational family business in Canada. Continuously striving for new opportunities to remain at the cutting-edge of the curve, under Pierre Karl’s management over the past decades, the corporation has brilliantly managed to transition its traditional activities to the new economy and to shift to digital.
Driven by this legacy of innovation and adaptability, in 2021, Quebecor’s corporate venturing identity, asterX, was born.
La culture du possible, our social engagement
Since its founding, Quebecor has contributed to Québec’s economic, cultural and social vitality by joining forces with visionaries, supporting cultural workers and helping to groom the next generation. The corporation is determined to make a positive difference for society through a strong and deep commitment to more than 500 partner organizations across Québec. The corporation is also involved in a wide range of initiatives that impact our culture, our environment, our community, the next generation of entrepreneurs and its employees.
asterX conducts its activities inspired daily by this same spirit. We are committed to actively contributing to economic growth and sustainability of the Quebec venture capital ecosystem. Moreover, we are eager to take part in furthering the knowledge economy as well as enabling positive transformation of our collective realities, from environmental aspects to healthcare.
Powered by Quebecor’s ecosystem
Our affiliation with Quebecor gives us access to a wide range of long-standing business partners with solid market roots and reputable expertise.
Quebecor, a Canadian leader in telecommunications, entertainment, news media and culture, is one of the best-performing integrated communications companies in the industry. Driven by their determination to deliver the best possible customer experience, all of Quebecor’s subsidiaries and brands are differentiated by their high-quality, multiplatform, convergent products and services. Headquartered in Québec, Quebecor employs more than 10,000 people in Canada.
DISCOVER OUR MAIN PARTNERS :
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Largest private French-language television broadcaster in North America and Québec’s most-watched network.
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One of the largest providers of film and television services in Canada. MELS offers some of the largest soundstages in North America and annually hosts many major American and Canadian feature films and television series.
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Web platform and mobile app that brings all of Quebecor’s news and entertainment content together in one place
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Digital radio service accessible via web et mobile app offering live content as well as a vast selection of podcasts.
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Québec’s most popular daily published 7 days a week in print, on the web and on a mobile app
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Service offering for advertisers to help them achieve their campaign objectives and performance (access to all of Quebecor’s media platforms, media planning services, audience and programmatic solutions, creative solutions customized commercial production, etc.)
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Digital media strategy and marketing agency
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World-class multifunctional venue located in Québec City that can seat up to 20,000 spectators
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The Armada de Blainville-Boisbriand and the Québec Remparts hockey teams are respectively co-owned and fully owned by Quebecor.
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Record production and market promotion and publishing music label representing world-renowned artists like Lara Fabian and Corneille.
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Production of world-class sporting events, shows and concerts.
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Largest private French-language television broadcaster in North America and Québec’s most-watched network.
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One of the largest providers of film and television services in Canada. MELS offers some of the largest soundstages in North America and annually hosts many major American and Canadian feature films and television series.
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Web platform and mobile app that brings all of Quebecor’s news and entertainment content together in one place
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Digital radio service accessible via web et mobile app offering live content as well as a vast selection of podcasts.
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Québec’s most popular daily published 7 days a week in print, on the web and on a mobile app
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Service offering for advertisers to help them achieve their campaign objectives and performance (access to all of Quebecor’s media platforms, media planning services, audience and programmatic solutions, creative solutions customized commercial production, etc.)
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Digital media strategy and marketing agency
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World-class multifunctional venue located in Québec City that can seat up to 20,000 spectators
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The Armada de Blainville-Boisbriand and the Québec Remparts hockey teams are respectively co-owned and fully owned by Quebecor.
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Record production and market promotion and publishing music label representing world-renowned artists like Lara Fabian and Corneille.
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Production of world-class sporting events, shows and concerts.