Quebec

Also known as Québec, QC, Province of Quebec, Quebec Province, PQ, P.Q.

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Quebec is a province of Canada located in North America. It was established on July 1, 1867, through the Constitution Act, 1867, replacing the Ungava District and the Province of Canada. The capital is Quebec City. The province shares borders with New Hampshire, Maine, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland and Labrador. Its official language is French, though Algonquin, Mohawk, and Innu-aimun are also used.

The population is 8831257. Quebec contains the administrative territorial entities of Bas-Saint-Laurent, Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Capitale-Nationale, and Mauricie. Its motto is Je me souviens. The head of government has included Pauline Marois, Philippe Couillard, René Lévesque, and François Legault. Quebec is twinned with Shanghai, Kyoto Prefecture, and Bavaria.

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Key facts

Province or territory of Canada.utc_offset1: −05:00
Province or territory of Canada.name: Quebec
Province or territory of Canada.settlement_type: Province
Province or territory of Canada.Label_map: yes
Province or territory of Canada.image_map: Quebec in Canada 2.svg
Province or territory of Canada.motto: 'I remember'
Province or territory of Canada.image_shield: Coat of arms of Quebec.svg
Province or territory of Canada.image_flag: Flag of Quebec.svg
Province or territory of Canada.Former: Canada East
Province or territory of Canada.AdmittanceDate: July 1, 1867
Province or territory of Canada.AdmittanceOrder: 1st, with New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario
Province or territory of Canada.largest_metro: Greater Montreal
Province or territory of Canada.largest_city: Montreal
Province or territory of Canada.capital: Quebec City
Province or territory of Canada.PremierParty: CAQ
Province or territory of Canada.Premier: François Legault
Province or territory of Canada.government_type: Parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Province or territory of Canada.Viceroy: Manon Jeannotte

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Research

187,310 papers

The Québec NTBC Study.ReviewAdvances in experimental medicine and biology · 2017Québec NTBC Study Group, Alvarez F, Atkinson S et al.DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-55780-9_17
[Domestic violence among Quebec women during the health crisis: Trends and risk factors].ReviewSoins; la revue de reference infirmiere · 2024Jean Simon D, Lessard G, Lévesque SDOI: 10.1016/j.soin.2024.05.007
[Psychosocial vulnerabilities of Quebec's rural populations during a pandemic].ReviewSante publique (Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, France) · 2022DOI: 10.3917/spub.216.0897
Evaluating the effects of Quebec's private-public drug insurance system.ReviewCMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2017Morgan SG, Gagnon MA, Charbonneau M et al.DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.170726
Human genetics: lessons from Quebec populations.ReviewAnnual review of genomics and human genetics · 2001Scriver CRDOI: 10.1146/annurev.genom.2.1.69
Progress and gaps in Quebec's autism policy: a comprehensive review and thematic analysis.ReviewCanadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2019Zeidan J, Shikako-Thomas K, Ehsan A et al.DOI: 10.17269/s41997-019-00202-7
Quebec's Bill 114.CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2002
[Medical aid in dying in Quebec: Context analysis and analysis of nursing practice in palliative care].ReviewRecherche en soins infirmiers · 2022DOI: 10.3917/rsi.147.0067

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Official website

Bienvenue sur Québec.ca | Gouvernement du Québec

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: province of Canada
Named after: Quebec City
Official name: Kephek
Demonym: كِبَكِيٌّ
Country: Canada
Located in: Canada
Contains: Montérégie
Continent: North America
Capital: Quebec City
Official language: French
Currency: Canadian dollar
Population: 8831257
Area: 1542056
Time zone: Atlantic Time Zone
Body of water: Hudson Bay
Head of government: Jean Charest
Head of state: Charles III
Form of government: parliamentary democracy
Shares border with: Nunavut
Highest point: Mount Caubvick
Official website: www.quebec.ca/en
Image: Montage photo Québec.png
Life expectancy: 82.6
Nominal GDP: 449051000000

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Motto: Je me souviens
Flag: flag of Quebec
Coat of arms: coat of arms of Quebec
language used: Quebec Sign Language
replaces: Province of Canada
foundational text: Constitution Act, 1867
Commons category: Quebec
topic's main category: Category:Quebec
inception: 1867-07-01
topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Quebec
twinned administrative body: Bavaria
category for people born here: Category:Births in Quebec
category for people who died here: Category:Death in Quebec
category for films shot at this location: Category:Films shot in Quebec
category of associated people: Category:People from Quebec
office held by head of government: Premier of Quebec
executive body: Government of Quebec
history of topic: history of Quebec
Commons gallery: Québec
postal code: J
geography of topic: geography of Quebec
lowest point: Arctic Ocean
short name: QC
motto: Je me souviens
water as percent of area: 11.5
different from: Quebec City
category for people buried here: Category:Burials in Quebec
public holiday: Victoria Day
native label: Québec
separated from: Province of Canada
economy of topic: economy of Quebec
total fertility rate: 1.5708
median income: 59822
minimum temperature record: -54.4
social media followers: 8420
P8168: indole alkaloid
driving side: right
P11012: civilization
P12749: Teutonic Order
member of: Organisation internationale de la Francophonie

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Encyclopedic overview

52 sections

Contents

Etymology
History
Indigenous peoples and European expeditions (pre-1608)
New France (1608–1763)
British North America (1763–1867)
Traditional Quebec (1867–1960)
Modern Quebec (1960–present)
Territorial evolution (1700s–present)
Geography
Climate
Flora and fauna
Government and politics
Subdivisions
Ministries and policies
External relationships
Law
Courts
Law enforcement
Demographics
Religion
Language
Indigenous peoples
Acadians
Economy
Exports and imports
Primary sector
Secondary sector
Tertiary sector
Education
Research
Infrastructure
Transportation
Healthcare
Housing
Culture
Performing arts
Media
Literature and folklore
Art and architecture
Heritage
Cuisine
Sports
Holidays and symbols
Quebec's diaspora
See also
Notes
References
Sources
Further reading
English
French
External links

Quebec () is Canada's largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, it is the only Francophone-majority province in the country, being home to Québécois French. It shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, New Brunswick to the southeast and a coastal border with the territory of Nunavut. In the south, it shares a border with the United States. Quebec has a population of around eight million, making it Canada's second-most populous province only behind Ontario.

Between 1534 and 1763, what is now Quebec was the French colony of Canada and was the most developed colony in New France. Following the Seven Years' War, Canada became a British colony, first as the Province of Quebec (1763–1791), then Lower Canada (1791–1841), and lastly part of the Province of Canada (1841–1867) as a result of the Lower Canada Rebellion. It was confederated with Ontario, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick in 1867. Until the early 1960s, the Catholic Church played a large role in the social and cultural institutions in Quebec. However, the Quiet Revolution of the 1960s to 1980s increased the role of the Government of Quebec in (the public authority of Quebec).

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