Federal electoral districts redistribution 2022

Joliette—Manawan Proposal

Reason: The name of the Manawan Indian Reserve is added to the current name of the electoral district to reflect the presence of the Atikamekw First Nation on its territory. There are three Atikamekw communities in Quebec: Manawan, Opitciwan and Wemotaci.

Consists of:

  1. the Regional County Municipality of Joliette;
  2. that part of the Regional County Municipality of Matawinie comprising: the municipalities of Rawdon, Saint-Alphonse-Rodriguez, Saint-Côme, Saint-Michel-des-Saints, Saint-Zénon, Sainte-Béatrix, Sainte-Émélie-de-l'Énergie and Sainte-Marcelline-de-Kildare; the unorganized territories of Baie-Atibenne, Baie-de-la-Bouteille, Lac-Devenyns, Lac-des-Dix-Milles, Lac-Legendre, Lac-Matawin, Lac-Minaki, Lac-Santé and Saint-Guillaume-Nord; including the Atikamekw Community of the Manawan Indian Reserve;
  3. that part of the Regional County Municipality of Montcalm comprising the municipalities of Saint-Liguori and Sainte-Marie-Salomé;
  4. that part of the City of L'Assomption lying northerly of a line described as follows: commencing at the intersection of the northeasterly limit of said city with the Quebec-Gatineau Railway; thence southwesterly along said railway to a point situated at approximate latitude 45°52'19"N and longitude 73°26'46"W; thence northwesterly to the corner formed by the northwesterly and southeasterly limits of said city (intersection of du Roy Road and Montée Saint-Gérard).