{"id":14828,"date":"2021-04-30T14:26:35","date_gmt":"2021-04-30T14:26:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/preference-estrie.ca\/?page_id=14828"},"modified":"2026-03-02T20:14:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T20:14:22","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/preference-estrie.ca\/en\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row themestek_responsive_css=&#8221;66659895|colbreak_no|||||||||colbreak_yes|||||||||colbreak_no||||||||||colbreak_no|||||||||&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;15481&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; el_class=&#8221;ts-image-shadow-1 ts-border-radius-1&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1580792064772{padding-top: 10px !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"themestek-element-heading-wrapper themestek-heading-inner themestek-element-align-left themestek-seperator-none \"><section class=\"themestek-vc_cta3-container\"><div class=\"themestek-vc_general themestek-vc_cta3 themestek-cta3-only themestek-vc_cta3-style-classic themestek-vc_cta3-shape-rounded themestek-vc_cta3-align-left themestek-vc_cta3-color-transparent themestek-vc_cta3-icon-size-md themestek-vc_cta3-actions-no themestek-cta3-without-desc\"><div class=\"themestek-vc_cta3_content-container\"><div class=\"themestek-vc_cta3-content\"><div class=\"themestek-vc_cta3-content-header themestek-wrap\"><div class=\"themestek-vc_cta3-headers themestek-wrap-cell\"><h4 class=\"themestek-custom-heading \" >Pr\u00e9f\u00e9rence Estrie<\/h4>\n<h2 class=\"themestek-custom-heading \" >Relocation service<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div> <!-- .themestek-element-heading-wrapper container --> [vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Pr\u00e9f\u00e9rence Estrie is a relocation service for employers recruiting new employees from elsewhere in Qu\u00e9bec, Canada and internationally.&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|font_size:22px|text_align:left|line_height:36px&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Roboto%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Pr\u00e9f\u00e9rence Estrie helps employers in their efforts to relocate these new employees by:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\">Helping them in their search for HOUSING and their installation (Internet, Hydro, etc.)<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">Showing them how to complete the ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES for settling in Qu\u00e9bec (social insurance number, Medicare, etc.)<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">Guiding them in registering their children and teenagers for DAYCARE AND SCHOOLS (francization, disabled children, etc.)<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">Accompanying their spouse in their search for EMPLOYMENT<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">Facilitating their SOCIAL INTEGRATION: sports and culture, religious groups, volunteering, language courses, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<ul class=\"themestek-list themestek-list-style-icon themestek-list-icon-color-skincolor themestek- themestek-icon-skincolor themestek-list-textsize- themestek-list-icon-library-themestek_liviza_business_icon themestek-list-sep\"><li><i class=\"themestek-skincolor themestek-liviza-business-icon themestek-liviza-business-icon-check\"><\/i>  <span class=\"themestek-list-li-content\">Services offered in French and English<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"themestek-vc_btn3-container themestek-vc_btn3-inline vc_custom_1619793575094\"><a class=\"themestek-vc_general themestek-vc_btn3 themestek-vc_btn3-size-md themestek-vc_btn3-shape-rounded themestek-vc_btn3-style-classic themestek-vc_btn3-weight-yes themestek-vc_btn3-color-skincolor\" href=\"https:\/\/preference-estrie.ca\/en\/services-for-employers\/\" title=\"\"><span>See our packages<\/span><\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row themestek_responsive_css=&#8221;66659895|colbreak_no|||||||||colbreak_yes|||||||||colbreak_no||||||||||colbreak_no|||||||||&#8221;][vc_column]<h3 style=\"text-align:left;\" class=\"themestek-custom-heading \" >History<\/h3>\n[vc_column_text]Pr\u00e9f\u00e9rence Estrie was established in January 2003 as an initiative of the then rector of Universit\u00e9 de Sherbrooke, Bruno-Marie B\u00e9chard, who brought together regional employers who were experiencing the same problem of retaining new employees recruited from outside the region. These employers, from the university research, industry, health, municipal and manufacturing sectors, agreed to collaborate financially on this pilot project aimed at welcoming and integrating new employees recruited from elsewhere in Qu\u00e9bec, Canada and internationally.<\/p>\n<p>Having become an NPO in 2020, Pr\u00e9f\u00e9rence Estrie&#8217;s services are increasingly in demand as all sectors of activity are facing a shortage of personnel. Pr\u00e9f\u00e9rence Estrie serves the greater Eastern Townships region, including Brome-Missisquoi and Haute-Yamaska, in both French and English, and facilitates the relocation and retention of over 120 single people, couples and families each year. Its services are used by large employers, but also by small and medium-sized businesses and start-ups that are making great efforts to recruit personnel from abroad and that need to ensure that these new employees will like the Eastern Townships and settle here in the long term. Pr\u00e9f\u00e9rence Estrie has adapted to meet the needs of new employees arriving from an ever-increasing variety of countries over the years, to offer its services in a changing context such as during a pandemic, and to make the relocation experience of these executives, professionals, technicians and vocational training workers an easy and pleasant transition to their new environment.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; themestek_responsive_css=&#8221;66659895|colbreak_no|||||||||colbreak_yes|||||||||colbreak_no||||||||||colbreak_no|||||||||&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1580792064772{padding-top: 10px !important;}&#8221;]<section class=\"themestek-vc_cta3-container\"><div class=\"themestek-vc_general themestek-vc_cta3 themestek-cta3-only themestek-vc_cta3-style-classic themestek-vc_cta3-shape-rounded themestek-vc_cta3-align-center themestek-vc_cta3-color-transparent themestek-vc_cta3-icon-size-md themestek-vc_cta3-actions-bottom themestek-cta3-with-desc\"><div class=\"themestek-vc_cta3_content-container\"><div class=\"themestek-vc_cta3-content\"><div class=\"themestek-vc_cta3-content-header themestek-wrap\"><div class=\"themestek-vc_cta3-headers themestek-wrap-cell\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"themestek-cta3-content-wrapper\">\n<h4>Are you an employer interested in learning more about our services?<\/h4>\n<p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"themestek-vc_cta3-actions\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"themestek-vc_btn3-container themestek-vc_btn3-center\"><a class=\"themestek-vc_general themestek-vc_btn3 themestek-vc_btn3-size-md themestek-vc_btn3-shape-rounded themestek-vc_btn3-style-flat themestek-vc_btn3-weight-yes themestek-vc_btn3-color-default\" href=\"https:\/\/preference-estrie.ca\/en\/contact-us\/\" title=\"\"><span>Contact us!<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row themestek_bgcolor=&#8221;grey&#8221; 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