Proof and Experimental Test Establishment

{{infobox military test site

|name=Proof and Experimental Test Establishment

|native_name=Centre d’essais et d’expérimentation

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|caption=

|pushpin_map = Canada Central Quebec

|pushpin_label_position = none

|pushpin_map_caption=Location of Proof and Experimental Test Establishment

|type= Munitions and Weapons Testing

|coordinates = {{coord|46.22124|-72.64753|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

|nearest_town= Nicolet, Quebec

|country= Canada

|site_area= ~{{convert|20|km2|abbr=on}}

|operator= {{army|Canada}}

|status= Active

|dates= 1952{{cite web | url = http://www.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?DocId=1039534 | title = House of Commons Committees ENSU (36-1) Evidence Number 120 | accessdate = 2013-06-04 | author = House of Commons | date = 6 May 1999 | quote = Set up 47 years ago}} - Current

|remediation= Partial Remediation of Lac Saint-Pierre

|subcritical_tests=

|nuclear_tests=

|thermonuclear_tests=

|other_tests=

}}

The Proof and Experimental Test Establishment ({{langx|fr|Centre d’essais et d’expérimentation}}, or PETE{{cite web | url = http://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/tpv2alpha/alpha-eng.html?lang=eng&i=1&index=ent&srchtxt=PROOF%20EXPERIMENTAL%20TEST%20ESTABLISHMENT | title = PROOF EXPERIMENTAL TEST ESTABLISHMENT | accessdate = 2013-06-04 | author = Public Works and Government Services Canada| date = 8 October 2009 }}) is a Canadian Forces military weapons testing facility located West of Nicolet, Quebec on the shore of Lac Saint-Pierre.{{cite web | url = https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA265938.pdf | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130915194634/http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA265938 | url-status = live | archive-date = September 15, 2013 | title = MAJOR INTERNATIONAL R&D RANGES AND TEST FACILITIES SUMMARY OF CAPABILITIES | accessdate = 2013-06-04 | author = UNITED STATES ARMY TEST AND EVALUATION COMMAND | format = PDF}}