Category: Quebec

More than 92% of Quebec’s territory is Crown land. This heritage and the natural resources that it contains are developed to contribute to the socioeconomic development of all regions of Quebec. Is there Crown land in Québec? Provincial Crown Land 92% of Quebec is made up of public land, and the vast majority of this […]

These populations represent 13.4 percent of the Quebec population: 994,725 Anglophones out of a total population of 7,435,905. Proportionally, the English-speaking community in Quebec is the country’s second largest official language minority community after New Brunswick’s Acadian and Francophone communities. Why is English not an official language in Quebec? No law passed by the Quebec […]

For a person working full-time hours — 40 hours per week — at the minimum wage in Quebec can expect to earn $29,640.00 per year. What is minimum wage yearly salary Quebec? Assuming you earn Quebec’s minimum hourly rate of $13.50, work an average of 35 hours per week over 48 weeks per year you […]

$11.40 per hour. The alternative minimum wage in Quebec is $11.40 per hour for those working in jobs that receive tips. By knowing their legal rights regarding salary and pay, job seekers in Quebec can be sure their employers are meeting all legal requirements, and determine if they are being adequately compensated for their labour. […]

In Québec, the Cree population exceeds 20,000 and is spread out over nine villages along the shores of James Bay and Hudson Bay as well as inland. The Cree Nation belongs to the Algonquin linguistic and cultural family. Almost the entire population speaks Cree, while English is the second language of most. Where are the […]

Quebec City was founded in 1608 by Samuel de Champlain. Some other towns were founded before, most famously Tadoussac in 1604 which still exists today, but Quebec was the first to be meant as a permanent settlement and not a simple trading post. Over time, it became a province of Canada and all of New […]

Quebec (/k(w)ɪˈbɛk/ k(w)ih-BEK; French: Québec [kebɛk] ( listen)) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is the largest province by area and the second-largest by population. Much of the population lives in urban areas along the St. How is Quebec different from Canada? As the only French-speaking region of North America, […]

In Québec, almost the entire Inuit Nation of over 13,000 people live in 14 villages in Nunavik, north of the 55th parallel. Inuktitut is the mother tongue spoken by the majority while English is the second language for most. How many Inuits are in Quebec? Total population by Aboriginal identity and Registered or Treaty Indian […]

According to official estimates, at least 834,000 Quebecers are now on a waiting list for a family doctor. That wait is particularly pronounced in the Montreal area, where a growing number of general practitioners are nearing retirement age. Is there a doctor shortage in Quebec? The average wait to find a doctor in their area […]

Fact 3: Employees cannot “lose” their untaken vacation While most employers allow employees the courtesy of choosing their preferred vacation dates, the law provides that employers can choose the dates of the employee’s vacation with four weeks of notice. Can an employer refuse vacation time Quebec? Their employer may refuse to divide the vacation period […]