| Official Name: | Parent |
| Settlement Type: | Former village |
| Pushpin Map: | Quebec South |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Quebec |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Mauricie |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | La Tuque |
| Leader Title2: | MP |
| Leader Title3: | MNA |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Date: | 1910 |
| Area Total Km2: | 41 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 455 |
| Timezone: | EST |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 47.9167°N -74.6167°W |
| Elevation Footnotes: | 1400 |
| Elevation M: | 434 |
| Postal Code: | G0X 3P0 |
| Area Code: | (819) 667 |
Parent is a community in northern Quebec, Canada, located within the city of La Tuque and about 150km (90miles) north-west of La Tuque's town centre. In 2021, it had a population of 455.[1]
During the summer, it becomes the supply point for several dozen outfitters, and in the winter it is a major centre for the snowmobile industry. The Arbec sawmill, with 150 workers, is the main employer of the region. The Bazin River that flows through town is popular for 5- to 7-day canoe trips that end at the Gatineau River.
Parent was founded in 1910 when the National Transcontinental Railway was built through the area. It was named after Simon-Napoléon Parent, Québec Premier from 1900 to 1905 and Chairman of the Board of Transcontinental Railway from 1905 to 1911. In 1913, the Parish of Saint-Thomas was formed and two years later in 1915, the Parent Post Office opened.[2]
In 1947, the Village Municipality of Parent was established. The town was the site of a Pinetree Line radar site (RCAF Station Parent) from 1954 to 1963.
On March 26, 2003, Le Haut-Saint-Maurice Regional County Municipality was dissolved and all its municipalities and unorganized territories, including Parent, were amalgamated into the new city of La Tuque.[2]