Recognized for its leadership, the Institut Maritime du Québec (IMQ), founded in 1944, is the largest French-language maritime college in Canada. A member of the Écoles nationales du Québec network, it trains the workforce in four areas of specialization: naval architecture, navigation, marine mechanical engineering and operations, and supply chain management. To fulfil its mission of supporting the maritime and maritime-related industries, the IMQ's Continuing Education department offers regulated, credited training and customized upgrading through its Emergency Measures Training Centre and through its Professional Diving Training Centre. The IMQ also works closely with Innovation maritime (IMAR), a centre for applied research in maritime technologies.