Outline of Quebec

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Coat of arms of Quebec
Location of Quebec

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Quebec:

Quebec, a province in the eastern part of Canada, lies between Hudson Bay and the Gulf of St. Lawrence. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level. Sovereignty plays a large role in the politics of Quebec, and the official opposition social-democratic Parti Québécois advocates national sovereignty for the province and secession from Canada. Sovereigntist governments held referendums on independence in 1980 and in 1995; voters rejected both proposals - the latter by a very narrow margin. In 2006 the House of Commons of Canada passed a symbolic motion recognizing the "Québécois as a nation within a united Canada."[1][2]

General reference[]

  • Pronunciation: /kəˈbɛk/ or /kwɪˈbɛk/ (French: Québec [kebɛk] (About this soundlisten))[3]
  • Common English name(s): Quebec
  • Official English name(s): Quebec
  • Nickname: "La Belle Province" (French for "The Beautiful Province")[4]
  • Common endonym(s):
  • Official endonym(s):
  • Adjectival(s): Quebec/Québécois
  • Demonym(s): Quebecker/Quebecer[5]/Québécois

Geography of Quebec[]

Geography of Quebec

The Quebec territory.

Location[]

Environment of Quebec[]

Quebec can be very warm during the summer and extremely snowy in the winter

Natural geographic features of Quebec[]

List of landforms of Quebec

Heritage sites in Quebec[]

Regions of Quebec[]

Regions of Quebec

Ecoregions of Quebec[]

Administrative divisions of Quebec[]

Administrative divisions of Quebec

Regions of Quebec[]

Regions of Quebec

The seventeen administrative regions of Quebec.
  1. Bas-Saint-Laurent
  2. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
  3. Capitale-Nationale
  4. Mauricie
  5. Estrie
  6. Montreal
  7. Outaouais
  8. Abitibi-Témiscamingue
  9. Côte-Nord
  10. Nord-du-Québec
  11. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine
  12. Chaudière-Appalaches
  13. Laval
  14. Lanaudière
  15. Laurentides
  16. Montérégie
  17. Centre-du-Québec
Indian reserves in Quebec[]
Municipalities of Quebec[]

List of municipalities in Quebec

Demography of Quebec[]

Demographics of Quebec

Population distribution by religion[]

Province[11] Christians Non-religious Muslims Jews Buddhists Hindus Sikhs
 Quebec 6,432,430 413,190 108,620 89,915 41,380 24,525 8,225

Government and politics of Quebec[]

Politics of Quebec

Branches of the government of Quebec[]

Government of Quebec

Executive branch of the government of Quebec[]

Legislative branch of the government of Quebec[]

Judicial branch of the government of Quebec[]

International relations of Quebec[]

Law and order in Quebec[]

Law of Quebec

  • Bar of Quebec – the provincial law society for lawyer s in Quebec (officially known by its French designation: Barreau du Québec)
  • Capital punishment in Quebec: none.
    • Quebec, as with all of Canada, does not have capital punishment.
    • Canada eliminated the death penalty for murder on July 14, 1976.
  • Civil Code of Quebec – composed of ten books:
    1. Persons
    2. The Family
    3. Successions
    4. Property
    5. Obligations
    6. Prior Claims and Hypothecs
    7. Evidence
    8. Prescription
    9. Publication of Rights
    10. Private International Law
  • Constitution of Quebec
  • Human rights in Quebec

Military of Quebec[]

Canadian Forces Being a part of Canada, Quebec does not have its own military. The Canadian forces stationed within Quebec are detailed below:

Land forces in Quebec[]

  • Land Forces in Quebec
    • Regular Forces
      • Infantry Regiment (HQ based in Quebec City)
        • 1st Battalion, Royal 22nd Regiment Mechanized Infantry (based in Canadian Forces Base Valcartier)
        • 2nd Battalion, Royal 22nd Regiment Mechanized Infantry (based in Quebec City)
        • 3rd Battalion, Royal 22nd Regiment Light infantry (based in CFB Valcartier)
      • Armoured Regiment (based in CFB Valcartier)
      • Mechanized Brigade Group (based in CFB Valcartier)
      • Headquarters & Signal Squadron : 5 CMBG Headquarters & Signal Squadron (based in CFB Valcartier)
      • Artillery : 5e Régiment d'artillerie légère du Canada (based in CFB Valcartier)
      • Engineer Regiment (based in CFB Valcartier)
      • Military Research (based in CFB Valcartier)
      • 5 Area Construction Troop, 4 Engineer Support Regiment (based in Courcelette - QC)
    • Regular Forces Support Group
      • 5 Area Support Group5 Area Support Group (based in Canadian Forces Base Montreal)
      • 5 Service Battalion (based in CFB Valcartier)
      • 5 Area Support Group Signal Squadron (based in CFB Montreal)
      • CFB/ASU Unit Montreal (based in CFB Montreal)
      • CFB/ASU Valcartier (based in CFB Valcartier)
      • ASU Saint-Jean Richelain
      • 5 Military Police Unit (based in CFB Montreal)
      • 5 Military Police Platoon (based in CFB Valcartier)
      • 5 Field Ambulance (based in CFB Valcartier)
    • Reserve

Air forces in Quebec[]

  • Air Forces in Quebec
    • Regular Forces
      • 403 Helicopter Operational Training Squadron (based in Canadian Forces Base Valcartier)
      • 425 Tactical Fighter Squadron (based in Canadian Forces Base Bagotville)
      • 439 Combat Support Squadron (based in Canadian Forces Base Bagotville)

Naval forces in Quebec[]

  • Naval Forces in Quebec at the Naval Reserve Headquarters (NAVRESHQ)

Local government in Quebec[]

Local government in Quebec

History of Quebec[]

Main articles: History of Quebec, Timeline of Quebec history, and

History of Quebec, by period[]

History of Quebec, by region[]

History of Quebec, by subject[]

Culture of Quebec[]

Culture of Quebec

Art in Quebec[]

People of Quebec[]

Main article: People of Quebec

Religion in Quebec[]

Religion in Quebec

Sports in Quebec[]

Main article: Sports in Quebec

Quebec Athletes[]

Notable Quebec athletes include:

Symbols of Quebec[]

Symbols of Quebec

  • Coat of arms of Quebec
  • Flag of Quebec
  • National anthem of Quebec (unofficial): Gens du pays
  • Provincial flower: blue flag iris
  • Provincial bird: snowy owl
  • Provincial tree: yellow birch
  • Provincial motto: Je me souviens (I remember)
  • Provincial symbol: Fleur-de-lis
  • Provincial capital: Quebec City

Economy and infrastructure of Quebec[]

Economy of Quebec

Education in Quebec[]

Education in Quebec The Quebec education system is unique in North America in that it has 4 education levels: grade school, high school, college, university.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Routine Proceedings: The Québécois". Hansard of 39th Parliament, 1st Session; No. 087. Parliament of Canada. November 22, 2006. Retrieved April 30, 2008.
  2. ^ "House of Commons passes Quebec nation motion". CTV News. November 27, 2006. Archived from the original on March 6, 2008. Retrieved October 3, 2009. "The motion is largely seen as a symbolic recognition of the Québécois nation."
  3. ^ According to the Canadian government, Québec (with the acute accent) is the official name in French and Quebec (without the accent) is the province's official name in English; the name is one of 81 locales of pan-Canadian significance with official forms in both languages Archived 2009-12-10 at the Wayback Machine. In this system, the official name of the capital is Québec in both official languages. The Quebec government renders both names as Québec in both languages.
  4. ^ "Frogs in peril in La Belle Province". CBC News. February 26, 2008.
  5. ^ This is the preferred spelling according to Hansard, the official record of debates in the House of Commons (e.g., 39th Parliament, 1st Session - Edited Hansard - Number 085 - November 23, 2006). Also, technically speaking, the commonly accepted English spelling is "Quebecker". The rules of English pronunciation require a "k" after the "c" for a hard sound. In the Oxford Dictionary, "Quebecker" is the only spelling offered (see Oxford Dictionary Online). The Globe & Mail uses "Quebecker" (see: Quebeckers' mental Bloc - article by Jeffrey Simpson after the 2008 election; Oct. 18, 2008). It is sometimes spelled "Quebecer" in other newspapers and magazines, such as the Montreal Gazette and Macleans magazine.
  6. ^ "Quebec." Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th ed. 2003. (ISBN 0-87779-809-5) New York: Merriam-Webster, Inc."
  7. ^ Quebec is located in the eastern part of Canada, but is also historically and politically considered to be part of Central Canada (with Ontario).
  8. ^ "Canada's population estimates: Table 2 Quarterly demographic estimates". Statcan.gc.ca. April 16, 2011. Retrieved April 16, 2011.
  9. ^ Quebec. "Area of Quebec". Areas of Canadian Provinces and territories. Canadian gov. Archived from the original on 28 May 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  10. ^ Commission de toponymie du Québec (June 28, 2011). "Lac Guillaume-Delisle" (in French). Retrieved June 28, 2011.
  11. ^ "Population by religion, by province and territory (2001 Census)". 0.statcan.gc.ca. 2005-01-25. Archived from the original on 2011-01-14. Retrieved 2010-12-10.

External links[]

Wikimedia Atlas of Quebec

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