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SEPTEMBER 2017
T
he RJCCQ currently supports a
network of 40 young chambers of
commerce and youth wings across
Quebec, representing more than 10,000
young professionals, executives, self-em-
ployed and entrepreneurs between the
ages of 18 and 40, and includes twelve or-
ganizations from cultural communities.
HISTORY OF THE RJCCQ
Originally formed as an alliance between
The Youth Chambers of Trois-Rivières,
Montreal and Quebec City in 1991, the
Regroupement des jeunes chambres de
commerce du Québec (RJCCQ) has a long
history of business successorship, repre-
senting the biggest young workers’ net-
work in Quebec.
In 2007, as the RJCCQ grew to 22 mem-
bers, it shifted its focus to an entrepreneur-
ial culture. Different partnerships followed
suit in the years to come, including impor-
tant actors in the political and economical
