Parent is a community in northern Quebec, Canada, located within the city of La Tuque and about 150 kilometres (93 mi) north-west of La Tuque's town centre. In 2021, it had a population of 455.^[1]

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Parent
Former village
Parent
Coordinates: 47°55′00″N 74°37′00″W
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Mauricie
Municipality	La Tuque
Settled	1910
Area
• Total	41 km2 (16 sq mi)
Elevation 1400	434 m (1,424 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	455
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code	(819) 667

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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]