People around the world are marking Remembrance Day on this 95th anniversary of the end of World War One.
At the eleventh hour of the eleventh day people paused to honour members of the Armed Forces who died in that war, and all conflicts since then.
In Montreal, the main ceremony took place at the McGill campus, while smaller but no less heartfelt events took place throughout the previous week.
Veteran Tyler Patenaude said this is not a day to celebrate war, but is a day to honour soldiers choosing to give their all.
"It's not about the politics. It's not about the wars, whether you agree with it or you don't. The people who have given ultimate sacrifice and died, the people who are still out there injured with lifelong injuries and the people with mental problems," said Patenaude.
In Quebec City 250 soldiers from the Canadian Mechanized Group at Valcartier assembled at the cenotaph near the gates to the old city.
Also there were representatives from naval and land reserve units in Quebec City.
Veterans and dignitaries laid wreathes in the memory of fallen soldiers who paid the ultimate price in for Canada.
Hundreds turned out Sunday for a ceremony in Montreal West.
Umbrellas were up as dozens of individuals and groups presented wreaths at the cenotaph, with WWII veterans were in attendance.
Children and the grandchildren of veterans who have passed away laid wreaths, as did representatives of Scouts Canada and the Girl Guides.
The last post was followed by a moment of silence.
On Sunday the town of Westmount held its annual Remembrance Day ceremony with a military parade.
Several hundred people gathered around the Westmount cenotaph for a service and to lay wreaths.
Marc Garneau, MP, was among those in attendance. He was in the Canadian Royal Navy before becoming an astronaut and federal politician.
