In 1609, Samuel de Champlain and Henry Hudson were the first European explorers to penetrate the Quebec — New York Corridor region, each sailing up one of the two waterways that formed the backbone of the original trade route. Champlain advanced up the Richelieu River and into Lake Champlain, while Hudson entered the river that bears his name and followed its course as far north as Albany. They found that this geographical corridor was already occupied by the Aboriginal peoples, who had been the first to realize its value as a trade route.
The Quebec — New York Corridor has been the chief commercial and industrial region of North America for four centuries.
The Quebec — New York Corridor was formed by an agreement reached in the fall of 2001 between the Fédération des chambres de commerce du Québec (FCCQ) and the Plattsburgh-North Country Chamber of Commerce.
| Population: | The population of New York State was 19,254,630 in 2005. Together with the 7.6 million residents of Quebec, the corridor comprises a population of nearly 27 million. New York State is the third most heavily populated state in the United States. |
| Production: | The New York State GDP was $1.021 trillion in 2006. |
| Exports: | New York State is the primary international market for Quebec, which ships over $7.6 billion worth of goods yearly to the state — 14.1% of its total exports to the United States. |
| Key economic sectors: | New York State’s key economic strengths are in the financial sector, high-tech industries, transportation, business services, university education and research, and tourism. |
| Key features: | New York City, with its Statue of Liberty, remains the iconic American city. The state was one of the original 13 Colonies and a pioneer in the earliest movements toward westward settlement. Hence its official nickname, "The Empire State". But there are in fact two New Yorks: "Upstate" and "Downstate", representing two very different realities with which Quebec must come to terms. |
- Identity papers at the border
- Free flow of cross-border traffic
- Border security
- Modernization of the Champlain border crossing
- Upgrades to facilities at Lacolle border crossing
- Transportation
- Technology
- Energy
- Tourism
Partner:
Agreement
Official Agreement signed
for the creation of the Corridor.
| Agreement_QC-NY.pdf 292 Ko |
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PAST EVENT
NOVEMBER 17TH, 2008
4th Québec-New York
Economic Summit
Those who wish to obtain the presentations given by the speakers may do so by communicating with Valérie Brunet at 514 844-9571, poste 3261 or valerie.brunet@fccq.ca