Metropolitan Community (Quebec)
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There are two metropolitan communities or CMs in the province of Quebec
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CMs have responsibility for areas of common interest to their constituent municipalities such as urban planning, economic development, promotion of international trade, artistic and cultural development, public transportation and waste management. Each CM also has specific areas of jurisdiction defined by the legislation governing it.
The CMM comprises 82 local municipalities in all, of which 21 do not belong to any RCM, including Montreal itself. The CMM further encompasses the entire territory of four RCMs and parts of another six RCMs.
It also plays a role in protecting and enhancing the metropolitan blue and green spaces and produces information tools for use in geomatics."
and parts of La Côte-de-Beaupré
and La Jacques-Cartier
RCMs.
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. 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....
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- Greater Montreal (communauté métropolitaine de Montréal)
- Communauté métropolitaine de Québec (CMQ)
CMs have responsibility for areas of common interest to their constituent municipalities such as urban planning, economic development, promotion of international trade, artistic and cultural development, public transportation and waste management. Each CM also has specific areas of jurisdiction defined by the legislation governing it.
Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal
For a list of the municipalities of the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal, see Greater Montreal.The CMM comprises 82 local municipalities in all, of which 21 do not belong to any RCM, including Montreal itself. The CMM further encompasses the entire territory of four RCMs and parts of another six RCMs.
Powers
The powers of the CMM are defined in the Act respecting the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal. According to the CMM website, "the CMM has jurisdiction in the following fields:- land planning;
- economic development;
- arts and culture promotion;
- social and affordable housing;
- facilities, infrastructure, services and activities of metropolitan importance;
- public transit and metropolitan arterial road network;
- waste management planning;
- air quality;
- wastewater.
It also plays a role in protecting and enhancing the metropolitan blue and green spaces and produces information tools for use in geomatics."
Communauté métropolitaine de Québec
The CMQ consists of some 28 local municipalities, of which four do not belong to an RCM, including Quebec City itself. The CMQ also covers all of MRC de L'Île-d'OrleansL'Île-d'Orléans Regional County Municipality, Quebec
L'Île-d'Orléans is a Regional County Municipality in central Quebec, Canada, in the Capitale-Nationale region. Its seat is in Sainte-Famille. The RCM consists solely of the Île d'Orléans, an island in the Saint Lawrence River just east of Quebec City. It is the smallest RCM in Quebec in terms of...
and parts of La Côte-de-Beaupré
La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality, Quebec
300px|rightLa Côte-de-Beaupré is a regional county municipality in northeastern Quebec, Canada. Regional County municipality seat is Château-Richer, Quebec. The municipality has a land area of 4,864.67 km² and a 2006 census population of 23,015 inhabitants. Its largest community is the...
and La Jacques-Cartier
La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality, Quebec
La Jacques-Cartier is a regional county municipality in northeastern Quebec, Canada. It is located in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec. The seat is in Shannon...
RCMs.
See also
- List of municipalities in Quebec
- Administrative subdivisions of Quebec#Metropolitan communities