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DEMOGRAPHY
| Population | ||
| Number of persons within the community |
Number of persons outside the community |
Total |
1 341 |
1 696 |
3 037 |
Reference: Indian Registry, INAC, December 2009
GEOGRAPHY
| Territory Name: | Wendake Reserve |
| Type of territory: | Indian reserve |
| Surface: | 373.8 hectares (923.7 acres) |
| Localisation: | The community is located eight kilometres north of Quebec City, on the eastern bank of the Saint-Charles River. |
| Remoteness Factor: | Year-round road access and located less than 50 kilometres from the nearest service center. |
POLITIC
| Elections: | Customary process |
| Tribal Council 2: | None |
| Member of Parliament: | Hon. Josée Verner,
Conservative Party (CP) Louis-St-Laurent |
| Provincial MNA: | Mr. Gérard Deltell, Action Démocratique du Québec (ADQ) Chauveau |
ECONOMY
Wendake is one of the Quebec First Nations communities that are the most active in the field of economic development. The reserve is home to businesses operating in a range of sectors including manufacturing, services and tourism.
The Band council's Economic Development Sector provides excellent service to the community's businesspeople. To help these entrepreneurs in their projects and to defend the interests of the Huron-Wendat nation, Sector professionals take an active part in various organizations and task forces, particularly in conjunction with the Centre local de développement (CLD, or local development centre), the Conférence régionale des élus de la région de la Capitale-Nationale (regional table of elected representatives from the greater Québec City area), the Groupe Faune régional (a regional wildlife association), etc.
The services offered to the business community consist primarily in technical assistance, business plan development support, search for financing, and consulting.
In 2006, the Band council set up the Office de tourisme de Wendake, whose mission is to promote tourism, Aboriginal culture and all related activities.
As of March 2008, Wendake is equipped with tourist accommodation infrastructures, including a hotel-museum and an open-air amphitheatre.
The reserve territory is home to approximately 120 businesses, including: services such as food store, hardware store, construction materials, auto parts, arts and handicrafts, restaurants, etc. A branch of the Caisses populaires Desjardins credit union is also located in Wendake. There are also a number of businesses specializing in construction, ladder manufacturing, snowshoe-making, data processing and tourism.
EDUCATION
Band School3 :
| School Name: | École Ts8taïe |
| Grades: | Pre-Kindergarden to Elementary 6 |
| Number of students: | 125 (2008-2009) |
| School Enrolment 2008-2009 | |||
| Band School | Provincial School | Total | |
| Pre-kindergarden | --- |
|
12 |
| Kindergarden | --- | --- | 17 |
| Elementary | --- | --- | 135 |
| Secondary | --- | --- | 96 |
| Total : | 118 | 142 | 260 |
Reference : Nominal Roll, INAC (2008-2009)
Number of students funded by postsecondary program4 : 156
Reference: Post-Secondary list, INAC (2008-2009)
COMMUNITY SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURES
| Fire protection: | Provided by the Communauté urbaine de Québec (Loretteville) |
| Police services: | Provided by the Aboriginal police force recognized under an agreement between the Band council, the Government of Canada and the Government of Quebec. |
| Medical care: | Health centre managed by the Band council under a transfer agreement with Health Canada. |
| Waste disposal: | Provided by the Communauté urbaine de Québec |
| Main community facilities: | Administrative centre, educational services, prevention centre, athletic centre, community hall, museum and sociocultural centre, legal aid office, community radio, seniors' residence |
| Water Supply: | Supply water piped from the water supply system of the Communauté urbaine de Québec |
| Sewers: | Hook-up to the wastewater sewer system of the Communauté urbaine de Québec |
| Road system: | 1.2 kilometre of gravel road and 9.2 kilometres of blacktop |
| Housing Units: | 679 (2008-2009) |
| Electricity: | Provided by Hydro-Québec |
For further information on this community please call at 1-800-567-9604 or click on this link toward community profiles of Statistics Canada (2006 Census).
