Urban agglomerations of Quebec
Encyclopedia
An agglomeration, or urban agglomeration, is an administrative subdivision of Quebec
at the local level that may group together a number of municipalities which were abolished as independent entities on 1 January 2002 but reconstituted
on 1 January 2006.
Urban agglomerations have certain powers that would ordinarily be exercised by individual municipalities.
One municipality in each agglomeration is known as the central municipality and has special status under the Act. The others are called related municipalities.
The Act defines the powers exercised by the agglomeration and those exercised by the reconstituted municipalities, known as agglomeration powers (compétences d'agglomération) and local powers (compétences de proximité).
Urban agglomeration of Longueuil
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....
at the local level that may group together a number of municipalities which were abolished as independent entities on 1 January 2002 but reconstituted
Municipal reorganization in Quebec
The most recent episode of municipal reorganization in Quebec, Canada, was undertaken in 2002 by the Parti Québécois Government of Quebec, headed by Premier Lucien Bouchard and his successor Bernard Landry....
on 1 January 2006.
Urban agglomerations have certain powers that would ordinarily be exercised by individual municipalities.
Definition
The Act respecting the exercise of certain municipal powers in certain urban agglomerations defines the expression urban agglomeration as follows.- An urban agglomeration corresponds to the territory, as it exists on 17 December 2004, of Ville de Montréal, Ville de Québec, Ville de Longueuil, Ville de Mont-Laurier, Ville de La Tuque, Municipalité des Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Ville de Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Ville de Mont-Tremblant, Ville de Cookshire-Eaton, Ville de Rivière-Rouge or Ville de Sainte-Marguerite-Estérel.
One municipality in each agglomeration is known as the central municipality and has special status under the Act. The others are called related municipalities.
The Act defines the powers exercised by the agglomeration and those exercised by the reconstituted municipalities, known as agglomeration powers (compétences d'agglomération) and local powers (compétences de proximité).
Agglomeration councils
Agglomeration powers are exercised by agglomeration councils (conseils d'agglomération).Agglomeration powers
A list of these can be found on the website http://www.mamr.gouv.qc.ca/organisation/orga_cons_bref_aggl.htm of the Ministère des Affaires municipales et régionales.Local powers
A list of these can be found on the website http://www.mamr.gouv.qc.ca/organisation/orga_cons_bref_prox.htm of the Ministère des Affaires municipales et régionales.List of constituent municipalities
In each list, the legally designated central municipality appears first.Urban agglomeration of Montreal
The Montreal urban agglomeration is administered by the Montreal Agglomeration Council, a replacement of the old Montreal Urban CommunityMontreal Urban Community
The Montreal Urban Community was a regional government that covered all municipalities that later merged into the megacity of Montreal.- History :...
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- Ville de Dollard-Des-Ormeaux
- Ville de Dorval
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- Ville de Montréal-Ouest
- Ville de Mont-Royal
- Ville de Pointe-Claire
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Urban agglomeration of Québec
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Urban agglomeration of LongueuilUrban agglomeration of LongueuilThe urban agglomeration of Longueuil was created on January 1, 2006 as a result of the de-amalgamation process brought upon by the Charest government...
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- Ville de Boucherville
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- Ville de Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
- Ville de Saint-LambertSaint-Lambert, QuebecSaint-Lambert is a Canadian city in the province of Quebec located opposite Montreal on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. Saint-Lambert was named for either the early French Canadian hunter Lambert Closse or for Roman Catholic Bishop Lambert of Maastricht...
Urban agglomeration of Mont-Laurier
- Ville de Mont-Laurier
- Municipalité de Saint-Aimé-du-Lac-des-Îles
Urban agglomeration of La Tuque
- Ville de La Tuque
- Municipalité de La Bostonnais
- Municipalité de Lac-Édouard
Urban agglomeration of Îles-de-la-Madeleine
- Municipalité des Îles-de-la-Madeleine
- Municipalité de Grosse-Île
Urban agglomeration of Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts
- Ville de Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts
- Municipalité d'Ivry-sur-le-Lac
Urban agglomeration of Mont-Tremblant
- Ville de Mont-Tremblant
- Municipalité de Lac-Tremblant-Nord
Urban agglomeration of Rivière-Rouge
- Ville de Rivière-Rouge
- Municipalité de La Macaza.
Urban agglomeration of Sainte-Marguerite—Estérel
- Ville de Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson
- Ville d'Estérel.
See also
- Local government in QuebecLocal government in QuebecThe lowest unit of local government in Quebec is the municipality, also called local municipality to distinguish it from the higher-level regional county municipality or RCM, which is also a municipal government at the supralocal level....
- Municipal reorganization in QuebecMunicipal reorganization in QuebecThe most recent episode of municipal reorganization in Quebec, Canada, was undertaken in 2002 by the Parti Québécois Government of Quebec, headed by Premier Lucien Bouchard and his successor Bernard Landry....
- Administrative subdivisions of Quebec
- Metropolitan Community (Quebec)Metropolitan Community (Quebec)There are two metropolitan communities or CMs in the province of Quebec :* Greater Montreal * Communauté métropolitaine de Québec...