Services in the Bois-Francs Region

You will receive a warm welcome in the Bois-Francs. You will find an environment that is ideal to grow your business and for your family to grow. The affordable cost of living means buying a property in an urban or rural environment is easy and advantageous. Moreover, the environmental awareness of people and businesses in the region guarantees an unparalleled quality of life. The Bois-Francs has a particularly strong sense of community. Mutual aid, volunteering and all manner of networks are pillars of the quality of life that characterizes the region. The same goes for local services, including stimulating day care centres, modern hospitals, home services for senior citizens, libraries, skating rinks, tennis courts, soccer fields, swimming pools, community centres, and much more.

The Bois-Francs public education system includes 38 primary schools, 7 secondary schools, 2 adult education centres, an institution offering continuing education for businesses, and a special education school. Also found in the area are two English language schools (pre-school and primary) and Collège Clarétain, a private secondary school.

For post-secondary education, the region has a Cegep offering 23 pre-university, technical and occupational programs, along with the cabinetmaking and carpentry programs provided by the École québecoise du meuble and du bois ouvre (EQMBO).

The Bois-Francs has a university centre and numerous professional training centres, in addition to the University of Quebec at Trois-Rivières, the University of Sherbrooke and Laval University all located within a 100 km radius of the region. In short, a community with a human dimension, and accessible and well-organized services.

• The Quebec government selected the Bois-Francs’ alternative medicine model for application across Quebec. The cooperative formula, which has been in operation for more than three years now, focuses on task sharing among physicians. In addition to their private practice, physicians share on-call duties in emergency and hospital departments as well as in local health services centres (CLSCs) and extended care facilities (CHSLDs).
• The region is a model for community services. The Bois-Francs boasts some of the most organized community organizations that can rely on assistance from a large proportion of the local population.
• The Quebec Department of Immigration and Culture considers the Bois-Francs one of the best regions for the integration of new immigrants.