Community Engagement

On the community and social level, the Museum’s recent achievements include organizing community and student visits to local aerospace businesses and Canadian Space Agency, the École nationale d’aérotechnique (ÉNA) and Saint-Hubert Airport.

To this should be added the joint organization with the City of Longueuil of two “Saint-Hubert/Longueuil Aerospace Heritage Days” held in September 2019 and October 2023, constant participation in several ÉNA open days and of the Chrono Group, as well as at the 2019 edition of the Aérosalon.

Community Integration

QAM officials see an important role for the Museum developing educational programs that support the social reintegration of people living on the margins of our society. This could include practical training in aeronautical technology while working on QAM aircraft.

There are many marginalized people living in our community who cannot easily enroll in traditional educational programs available in Quebec. QAM plans to develop alternative educational pathways that could eventually lead young people to a career in the aviation industry at a later date.

Therefore, QAM has already been approached by institutions working with student dropouts who are inspired to work on aircraft at the museum, but the museum cannot start a program until it has adequate facilities. The demand of an education facility already exists and must be assessed.

The demand of an education facility already exists and must be assessed.