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Drummondville Event Staffing

Event staffing for Drummondville venues, seasons, and local requirements, coordinated through contracted local partner agencies. Your written quote confirms rates and terms.

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01The Ground Truth

Drummondville event staffing starts with local venue access and written terms.

How does event staffing work in Drummondville?

Quebec is Canada's only civil-law province for private law: under the Civil Code of Quebec (CCQ-1991), whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor turns on subordination in a contract of employment, a private-law test rather than a labour-board presumption.

legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca

02The Map

Three sites carry the work: the expo hall, the village, and the river park.

The Centrexpo Cogeco anchors the business calendar. At about 87,000 square feet over two levels -- a 60,000-square-foot main hall that divides into sections, room for up to 3,500 people or 350 exhibitor booths -- it is the largest convention and exhibition centre between Montreal and Quebec City, and it is why a manufacturing town of Drummondville's size runs a full trade-show and congress calendar. Load-in works off its own docks, staged before the show floor opens.

The Village Quebecois d'Antan and Parc Woodyatt run the seasonal and outdoor work. The Village, a living-history site of roughly seventy heritage buildings on rue Montplaisir, runs its own calendar -- daytime summer visits, the Moment Factory night show 'Village Parallele' on summer evenings, a haunted season at Halloween, an illuminated Christmas, and a sugar-shack spring. Parc Woodyatt, a seven-hectare riverfront park downtown on the riviere Saint-Francois, is the open-air ground for the Fete nationale and the summer traditional-music weekends. Meanwhile the Centre Marcel-Dionne, the Drummondville Voltigeurs' junior-hockey arena, is in a modernization running from 2026 into 2028, so its load-in and some events route around active construction.

"Being easy to reach from three highways is the whole business case. It also means every crew you book can be somewhere else in an hour."
Local planning note
Built for trade showsThe Centrexpo Cogeco, the largest expo hall between Montreal and Quebec City, gives a manufacturing town a year-round convention and exhibition calendar most cities its size don't have.
A crossroads, not a cul-de-sacAt the junction of Autoroutes 20 and 55, Drummondville draws crew and attendees from Trois-Rivieres, Sherbrooke, and both big cities -- convenient, and competitive for the same labour.
An arena under rebuildThe Centre Marcel-Dionne's 2026-2028 modernization keeps the Voltigeurs playing but reroutes load-in and displaces some minor events, a real planning constraint through the build.

Venue and logistics notes

Centrexpo Cogeco Drummondville. About 87,000 square feet over two levels, a 60,000-square-foot main hall dividing into sections, up to 3,500 people or 350 booths. The region's principal trade-show and congress floor, with dedicated dock load-in.

Village Quebecois d'Antan, rue Montplaisir. A living-history site of roughly seventy heritage buildings running four seasons of programming, including the Moment Factory night show 'Village Parallele' on summer evenings. Staffing shifts with the season, not a single date.

Centre Marcel-Dionne, downtown. The Drummondville Voltigeurs' junior-hockey arena, in a modernization running 2026 into 2028 that keeps the building open but reroutes load-in on the rue Dorion side. Confirm the active dock before every call time through the build.

Parc Woodyatt, on the riviere Saint-Francois. A seven-hectare riverfront festival park downtown, the outdoor ground for the Fete nationale and the summer traditional-music weekends. Open-air load-in with a weather plan on every summer sheet.

03Event categories

What books here is exhibitions, heritage, and the traditional-music calendar.

Trade shows and conventions lead. The Centrexpo Cogeco fills its floor with expositions, congresses, and corporate events across the year, drawing on Drummondville's central position and its manufacturing base. Heritage tourism runs alongside it at the Village Quebecois d'Antan, whose four seasons -- summer days, the 'Village Parallele' night show, a Halloween haunt, an illuminated Christmas, and a spring sugar shack -- each need their own crew shape.

Festivals lean traditional. Parc Woodyatt hosts the Fete nationale on June 23, the Fete SUPER-TRAD traditional-dance weekend July 10 to 12, and the Festival Trad-Cajun October 9 to 11 in 2026. Sport runs at the Centre Marcel-Dionne, where the Voltigeurs play through its rebuild, and corporate and community events fill the rest of the year. All of it is staffed in French first, under Quebec's labour code, and quoted in Canadian dollars.

06Planning references

How much does event staffing cost in Drummondville?

Published Drummondville role rows are planning inputs, not a quote. Accepted terms control duties, the minimum shift, rate, and approved charges.

Drummondville event staffing planning rates by role (CAD)
RoleRateMin shift
General labor / setupC$37–C$43/hr4 hrs
RegistrationC$37–C$43/hr4 hrs
Warehouse / logisticsC$37–C$43/hr4 hrs
Team leads / supervisorsC$47–C$53/hr4 hrs
Brand ambassadorsC$53.50–C$60.50/hr4 hrs
Specialized (bar, AV)C$57.50–C$73.50/hr4 hrs

Pricing methodology

09A Sample Plan

What should an illustrative Drummondville event staffing order include?

This illustrative scenario, not a historical TempGuru order, models Regional manufacturing trade show at Centrexpo Cogeco Drummondville in Drummondville, QC, 2,500 planned attendees, over 2 days. The planning roster totals 26 workers across 10 General labor / load-in, 7 Registration, 4 Warehouse / logistics, 3 Brand ambassadors, 2 Team leads.

Regional manufacturing trade show
Centrexpo Cogeco Drummondville · 2,500 attendees · 2 days
General labor / load-inBooth build and freight off the Centrexpo docks106:00a / 10h
RegistrationFrench-first badge desk and exhibitor check-in77:00a / 8h
Warehouse / logisticsFreight marshalling and floor resupply46:00a / 9h
Brand ambassadorsSponsor and exhibitor stands on the floor38:00a / 8h
Team leadsOne on load-in, one on the floor, French-first26:00a / 12h
Call times key off the Centrexpo move-in window, with the badge desk opening in French.
Crew total26
Illustrative staffing scenario, not a historical TempGuru order. Regional manufacturing trade show - Centrexpo Cogeco Drummondville - Drummondville - QC.

Start from the badge desk and work outward. 7 handle the arrival window, 10 handle freight and load-in, and 2 leads split the floor at about 12 each, 26 billable in all, staggered so the surge never turns into a line.

Drummondville Event Staffing FAQs

What attendance or footprint figure does the official source list for Centrexpo Cogeco Drummondville?

The Centrexpo Cogeco Drummondville carries about 87,000 square feet over two levels, including a 60,000-square-foot main exhibition hall that divides into sections, and holds up to 3,500 people banquet-style or 350 exhibitor booths, making it the largest convention and exhibition centre between Montreal and Quebec City.

centrexpo.ca

What access information does the official source provide for Centre Marcel-Dionne in Drummondville?

The Centre Marcel-Dionne, the Drummondville Voltigeurs' junior-hockey arena (built in 1963 as the Centre Civique), is undergoing a modernization running from May 2026 to September 2028 -- new cladding and roof, added premium seating raising capacity from 2,834 to 3,122, and a rink enlarged to league standard -- with the building staying open but load-in rerouted on the rue Dorion side through the work.

drummondville.ca

What documented calendar window applies to Village Quebecois d'Antan in Drummondville?

The Village Quebecois d'Antan on rue Montplaisir is a living-history site of roughly seventy heritage buildings that runs four seasons of programming -- summer daytime visits, the Moment Factory night show 'Village Parallele' on summer evenings, a Halloween haunt, an illuminated Christmas, and a spring sugar-shack season -- so its staffing shape changes with the calendar.

villagequebecois.com

Which event-timing detail does the source confirm for Parc Woodyatt in Drummondville?

Parc Woodyatt is a roughly seven-hectare riverfront municipal park in downtown Drummondville on the riviere Saint-Francois, the city's primary outdoor festival ground, hosting the Fete nationale (June 23, 2026), the Fete SUPER-TRAD (July 10-12, 2026), and the Festival Trad-Cajun (October 9-11, 2026).

drummondville.ca

What routing, loading, or arrival detail does the source verify for Drummondville?

Drummondville sits at the junction of Autoroute 20 (the Montreal-Quebec City corridor) and Autoroute 55 (the north-south backbone of the Centre-du-Quebec linking Sherbrooke, Drummondville, and Trois-Rivieres), roughly halfway on the Montreal-Quebec City route, which is why a manufacturing city its size draws crew and attendees from four directions.

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