Quebec
This article is about the Canadian province. For the province's capital city, see Quebec City. For the historical province, see Province of Quebec (1763–1791). For other uses, see Quebec (disambiguation). Place Quebec Québec (French) Flag Coat of arms Motto(s): Je me souviens (French) ("I remember") BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NL YT NT NU Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st, with Ontario, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick) Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Largest metro Greater Montreal Government • Type Constitutional monarchy • Lieutenant Governor J. Michel Doyon • Premier Philippe Couillard (Liberal) Legislature National Assembly of Quebec Federal representation (in Canadian Parliament) House seats 78 of 338 (23.1%) Senate seats 24 of 105 (22.9%) Area • Total 1,542,056 km 2 (595,391 sq mi) • Land 1,365,128 km 2 (527,079 sq mi) • Water 176,928 km 2 (68,312 sq mi) 11.5% Area rank Ranked 2nd 15.4% of Canada Population (2016) • Total 8,164,361 [1] • Estimate ...