Services and financial support
Promotion Saguenay's support services
Destination promotion tools
- Familiarization tour ;
- Royalty-free photos ;
- Promotional videos of the destination ;
- Tourist kiosk ;
- Online trip planning platform for your participants.
Support and logistics
- Search for the best venues, accommodation and meeting rooms;
- Support for transport logistics (shuttles between different locations) ;
- Check availability ;
- Request for quotations ;
- Easier contact with suppliers.
Digital platform tourist information
Discover the trip planning tool designed specifically for business travelers, conventioneers, athletes and their companions.
Your participants will find restaurants, ideas for outings, a calendar of activities and other useful information. A world of possibilities at your fingertips, the ultimate destination for great Saguenay deals.
Commitment to sustainable development
In collaboration with the Association d'hôtellerie Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean, Tourisme Saguenay Lac-St-Jean and the Bureau des congrès Lac-St-Jean, the Promotion Saguenay team is proud to equip you to integrate eco-responsible actions into the organization of your event.
- Five-hour block of support with an eco-counsellor;
- Access to a carpooling platform exclusive to your event;
- Access to a GHG calculator and balance sheet ;
- Discount code for public transit to Saguenay ;
- Eco-responsible event guide.
Welcome at the event venue
At Saguenay, we know that every detail counts in delivering a memorable experience for your participants. That's why our welcome protocol highlights our renowned hospitality.
On arrival, each delegate is presented with a delicacy carefully crafted by a local chocolatier.
We pay special attention to the organizing committee. A member of our team will come to the event site to welcome you. At the same time, we'll give you a few carefully selected local surprises that reflect the uniqueness of our region.
Contacts with suppliers and directories
Convention centers and accommodation
Convention centers :
- Le Montagnais, hotel and convention center
- Delta Saguenay by Marriott, hotel and convention center
- La Saguenéenne, hotel and convention center
Hotels and inns :
- OTL Gouverneur Saguenay
- Chicoutimi Hotel
- Comfort Inn
- Auberge des 21
- Battures Hôtel Fjord Saguenay
- Auberge du Cap au Leste
List of complementary accommodations
Sports facilities
Here is the complete list of sports facilities. We invite you to consult it.
City of Saguenay | Sports facilities
Supplier boots
Discover our supplier directories and find all our local partners for your event.
Tourist activities
Extend your stay and offer your participants the chance to take part in a tourist discovery activity. We'll take care of almost everything, from preparing the itinerary for a few hours to a full day's outing, booking suppliers and organizing transportation, right down to a typically Saguenay snack to enjoy along the way! Experienced guides can accompany you to spice up your trip with a few erudite anecdotes.
If you're looking for creative and dynamic ways to foster communication, encourage collaboration, develop trust, improve productivity and increase the efficiency of work teams, or even motivate the troops, team-building activities are just the thing. We present some options in this section.
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Maritime shuttles of the fjord
Come aboard the Navettes maritimes du Fjord and discover the Saguenay Fjord in all its splendor. Admire its breathtaking capes and uniquely blue waters, and visit the picturesque villages along its shores, all animated and interpreted by experienced guides. Duration: Various time slots available | Capacity: 50 to 200 people -
Musée du Fjord
Immerse yourself in the fascinating world of the Saguenay Fjord to discover interactive exhibits, a giant aquarium, a 3D multimedia show, and much more! Duration: 1 h to 3 h | Capacity: unlimited
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Glass-blowing and stone-cutting economuseum
Discover the art of glassblowing and witness its metamorphosis into unique creations. You can even take part in some of the transformation stages! Duration : 1 h | Capacity : 50 people
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Blackburn Cheese Factory
Stimulate your taste buds on this visit to the heart of the terroir! Visit the farm of Fromagerie Blackburn, a family-run business that concocts several top-of-the-range cheeses that have won international awards. You'll have the opportunity to taste each one for yourself! Duration: 1 h to 2 h
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La Fromagerie Boivin
Discover the Fromagerie Boivin interpretation center. While tasting cheese samples, you'll hear the story of their family business. The dairy produces around 2.3 million kilos of cheese a year.
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La Distillerie du Fjord
Distillerie du Fjord opens its doors to you with guided tours featuring the company's spirits. These tours will take the form of a journey of discovery through the manufacturing process, interpretation of boreal forest ingredients and tasting. During these activities, participants will have the chance to discover the company's values, the products offered, and the family history behind them. Distillerie du Fjord is located at 48 Chemin Price in St-David-de-Falardeau. An exceptional site, located at the foot of Monts-Valin, where you can enjoy the experience all year round, by reservation only. The boutique section is also open, allowing visitors to purchase promotional items and spirits directly on site. Duration: 1 h to 1 h 30 | Capacity: 12 people at a time.
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Bagotville Air Defence Museum
Visit the only recognized museum dedicated to the history of Canadian military aviation in Quebec, and the only French-language military aviation museum in eastern North America. Take the controls aboard a CF-18 Hornet! Duration: from 1 h to 3 h |Capacity: 50 people
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La Pulperie de Chicoutimi | Regional Museum
With its vast historic site and rich exhibits, La Pulperie de Chicoutimi / Musée régional is a must-see stop on your visit. Duration : 2 h-3 h | Capacity : Unlimited
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New France website
The tour is a dynamic and entertaining human experience. Several animated locations, unique characters and meticulously reproduced period buildings await you! - La Chapelle St-Cyriac
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Escaparium Saguenay
Escaparium Saguenay is the perfect place to host your team-building events. Each of our games puts your teamwork, communication and leadership skills to the test. It's an activity perfectly suited to promoting cooperation and collaboration between colleagues. -
Aesop
To create the best possible grounds for leadership development, the Aesop team draws on science, experience and creativity. Every aspect of their programs is designed with specific intent, and every piece of content can be put to practical use. Your time is precious, and they make every minute you invest in any of their programs worthwhile. They offer; team camps, established programs and tailor-made programs. -
Intencity
Come and discover exclusive games and incomparable sports: archery, bubble soccer, katag, laser tag... and a multi-purpose hall for 25 to 500 people. Fun, period!
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SPK Fun Center
Virtual reality, go-karting, paintball, mini-golf, laser tag and VIP room with bar service. -
Beta Crux
Located inside a former church, this climbing center offers nearly 4,000 ft2 of bouldering walls, a 46-foot-high roped climbing structure, a training area on the mezzanine and magnificent rest areas. A colorful setting for an activity out of the ordinary! -
Virtual Golf Saguenay
Here, the GSPro game, which offers over 600 courses, including some of the most prestigious on the PGA. For over 2 years, GSPro has been the game of the hour for virtual golf. With its dynamic ball management and incredible graphics, GSPro makes virtual golf more than realistic. Rest assured that your experience at Golf Virtuel Saguenay will be unforgettable. -
Saguenay Aventures
With Saguenay Aventure, every season becomes a unique opportunity to strengthen team bonds. In winter, experience the adrenalin of snowmobile tours, the conviviality of ice fishing or the wonder of snow-covered landscapes on snowshoes. In spring and summer, explore the fjord by kayak, take a guided hike or discover cycling tours to stimulate collaboration and a spirit of adventure. In autumn, let yourself be seduced by the blazing colors on outdoor expeditions. These immersive experiences, suitable for all groups, encourage cohesion and communication, and create lasting memories in a spectacular natural setting.
- Chicoutimi Golf Club (Chicoutimi Borough)
- Arvida Golf Club (Jonquière Borough)
- Le Ricochet Golf Club (Chicoutimi Borough)
- Port-Alfred Golf Club (La Baie Borough)
Sharing ideas and current trends
- FJORD SHOW
The immersive show FJORDis an experience, a journey, a story.
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- The sensory experience
A giant curved screen and a sound system that accentuates spatialization immerse the audience in the real and fictional world of the fjord. Scientific and historical facts confront or intermingle with ancestral tales and oral tradition.
- The trip
Discover the fjord, on water and underwater, on land and in the air, in every season. Experience a journey into the imaginations of the fjord's inhabitants, their legendary tales and their invented stories.
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- The story
A tale that plays on the duality of what is true and what is fictional, alternating between reality and imagination, the banal and the extraordinary, the customary and the magical. Follow the trail of mysteries and let yourself be surprised by a love story
- MARITIME SHUTTLES OF THE FJORD
An exceptional evening in the heart of the fjord's natural beauty, guaranteed to leave lasting memories for all participants; that's what the Fjord maritime shuttles. Cruise the majestic Saguenay Fjord on one of our charter boats. Turn the experience into a cocktail reception, banquet or dance party, for even more fun. We'll show you the boats best suited to your group and the best caterers offering local products.
- CULTURAL OFFERING
Saguenay abounds in a dynamic cultural life, driven by its many artists. The region's cultural offering includes performances specially designed to be presented outside conventional performance spaces. Ask us for advice!
- MUSEUMS
Our museums open up to you... exclusively. Enjoy privileged access to the Pulperie de Chicoutimiregional museum and Musée du Fjord outside opening hours. Let us introduce you to these high places of knowledge transmission in a relaxed atmosphere! Extend the moment and take advantage of the space to host a 5 à 7 with local flavors, catered by local beverages.
- LOCAL TALENTS
For an unforgettable evening of fine dining and entertainment, rely on the expertise of Quebec Issismto the electrifying energy of Steeve Desgagné and his Gracebandto the dazzling creativity of Productions Zan for the corporate show Coco Fiesta or the musical fire of the On the Edge. Saguenay is proud to boast local talent that perfectly embodies our festive spirit. Fun and passion guaranteed.
- ARTIST-PAINTER KRISTINE GIRARD
Treat yourself to an incursion into a setting of vibrant colors, a rich moment out of time. The artist Kristine Girard opens the doors of her creative studio on the banks of the Saguenay River. She'll introduce you to her art, her creative world, and let you use the indoor and/or outdoor space for a festive gathering. Whatever the occasion, a world of possibilities is conceivable.

- Get your participants moving! For active health breaks or a sports outing, a qualified trainer will get your participants moving. A little physical exercise, such as a healthy walk in the open air, will have beneficial effects throughout the day: increased concentration, a feeling of well-being and prevention of aches and pains caused by sitting. Call on our professionals for a customized proposal!
- Challenge your participants! Promote the use of the GHG calculator provided free of charge by the Office du tourisme et des congrès, and dare to challenge your participants to opt for intercity transport by encouraging them to use our promotional codes on certain routes serving Saguenay, or by proposing carpooling between participants via a platform on which we can register your event.
Financial support
Promotion Saguenay, the City of Saguenay, Tourisme Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean and Tourisme Québec provide financial assistance to help you organize your event.
- Regional fund - conventions and sporting events
- Financial support policy for business tourism events
- Financial support policy for sporting events
- Fund to stimulate international business tourism (FSTAI)
Forms are available on request.