Pilot Dead After Plane Involved in Remembrance Day Ceremony Crashes Near Quebec City

Quebec provincial police badge on a police officer's uniform in Vaudreuil-Dorion, on Sept. 17, 2025. The Canadian Press/Christopher Katsarov

A pilot has died after a small plane crashed Nov. 11 near Quebec City, where it was scheduled to take part in a Remembrance Day ceremony.

Quebec provincial police have confirmed the pilot was pronounced dead at the scene. The Sûreté du Québec is investigating.

The crash occurred near the Saint-Georges airport in the Beauce region, about 100 kilometres south of Quebec City.

Quebec Premier Paul St-Pierre Plamondon confirmed in a Nov. 11 social media post that an aircraft scheduled to take part in Remembrance Day commemorations had crashed earlier that morning in Saint-Georges-de-Beauce.

He said he was monitoring the situation and was in contact with Public Safety Minister Guy Jr. Lapointe to determine whether the provincial government could provide assistance.

“At this time, we do not know whether the pilot or anyone else has been injured. My heart goes out to those involved and their families,” St-Pierre Plamondon said.

This is a developing story, updates will follow.