Minahil Monday January, The Provinces of Canada: Quebec

Symbols of Quebec TTTThe provincial bird TTTThe provincial flower TTTThe provincial tree

Provincial Flag  Quebec’s Flag was adopted on January 21, 1948  Flag represents

Origin of Quebec TTTThe name Quebec comes from the Algonquin word meaning narrow passage or strait. It refers to the area of Quebec City and the narrowing of the river at Cape Diamond.

Province History FFFFirst Inhabitants –T–T–T–The first inhabitants. EEEExploration- JJJJean Cabot JJJJacques Cartier SSSSamuel de Champlain SSSSettlement –T–T–T–The first was made by Samuel de Champlain.

Province History, continued  Pre-Confederation: Before Confederation (1840 to 1867), Quebec and Ontario were part of a British colony called the Province of Canada. George-Etienne Cartier, the co-priminister wanted to join with the other Britches North America colonies - New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland. There were four main reasons for this: 1. They were changing governments very often in the Province of Canada 2. Economy with other provinces 3. 3.For peace and relations with United States 4. 4.The building of the railroad

Quebec entered Confederation in July 1, The first Lieutenant Governor of the province after Confederation was James Murray. The first Premier of the province after Confederation was Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau. Province hood Pierre-Joseph-Olivier ChauveauJames Murray

Government NNNNational Government –T–T–T–There are currently 125 Members of Parliament representing Quebec in the federal government. PPPProvincial Government –T–T–T–The current Lieutenant Governor of Quebec is Pierre Duchesne –T–T–T–The current Premier of Quebec is Pauline Marois

Map of [Quebec] : Quebec is located in eastern Canada.

Statistics  Population  Area  Population Density  Largest City  Capital City  Other Cities

Economy CCCChief aspects of the provincial economy include: – T– T– T– The economy of Quebec represents 20.36% of the total GDP of Canada –Q–Q–Q–Quebec has an advanced, market-based and open economy

Weather  The average high temperature in July is 24°C and low is 13 °C.  The average high temperature in January is - -8°C and low is -18°C  The average yearly precipitation is 81.2cm.

Natural Resources  Water – Quebec possesses 3% of the world’s fresh water  Minerals –Iron, zinc, nickel copper and precious metals such as gold.

Natural Resources, continued Plant Life Thistle flowers and Blue Flag Lily's Animal Life NNNNorth Quebec: seals, polar bears, and arctic foxes. WWWWoodland: wolfs, black bears, caribous, deer and mosses BBBBirds: goose, duck, blue jay and partridge FFFFish: trout, pickerel, pike and bass

Places to Visit - Parliament Building -I-I-I-Ice Hotel -O-O-O-Old Quebec -M-M-M-Montmorency Falls

Famous People  Celine Dion (singer)  William Shatner (Actor on Star Trek)  Nikki Yanofsky (singer)  Cindy Busby (actress) William Shatner Nikki Yanofsky

Provincial Motto & Coat of Arms JJJJe me souviens ““““I remember"

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