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.

[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.

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.