Independence debates have played a large role in Quebec politics. The Premier of Quebec acts as head of government. The Government of Quebec functions within the context of a Westminster system and is both a liberal democracy and a constitutional monarchy. However, the Quiet Revolution of the 1960s to 1980s increased the role of the Government of Quebec in l'État québécois (the public authority of Quebec). Until the early 1960s, the Catholic Church played a large role in the social and cultural institutions in Quebec. It was confederated with Ontario, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick in 1867, forming the Dominion of Canada. Following the Seven Years' War, Quebec 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) (referred to as either Canada East or Lower Canada) as a result of the Lower Canada Rebellion. īetween 15, Quebec was called Canada and was the most developed colony in New France. Located in Central Canada, the province shares land borders with Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, New Brunswick to the southeast, and a coastal border with Nunavut in the south it borders the United States.

Lawrence River, between its most populous city, Montreal, and the provincial capital, Quebec City. Much of the population of Quebec lives in urban areas along the St. It is the largest province by area and the second-largest by population. Quebec ( / k( w) ɪ ˈ b ɛ k/ k(w)ih- BEK / k w ə ˈ b ɛ k/ kwuh- BEK French: Québec ⓘ ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. Rankings include all provinces and territories UTC−05:00 ( Eastern Time Zone for most of the province )

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