Federal electoral districts redistribution 2022

Part I – Introduction

The Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for Quebec (the Commission) was established by proclamation, dated November 1, 2021, and published in the Canada Gazette on November 24, 2021, in accordance with the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. E-3 (the Act).

The Commission consists of the Chair, the Honourable Jacques Chamberland, retired Quebec Court of Appeal Justice, and members André Blais, retired Full Professor, Department of Political Science, Université de Montréal, and Louis Massicotte, retired Full Professor, Department of Political Science, Université Laval.

This report will be tabled in the House of Commons for review and comment by members of Parliament. It is the second of three successive reports produced by the Commission as part of the electoral map revision process. This report completes the public consultation process that followed the Commission's publication of its Proposal, first on its website on July 29, 2022, and then in the Canada Gazette on August 20, 2022.

This report was made possible through the cooperation of numerous participants to whom the Commission wishes to express its deep appreciation. First, the Commission would like to thank all the groups and individuals who made written submissions, as well as all those who spoke at or participated in any of public hearings. The Commission would also like to thank them all for the warm welcome it received throughout Quebec. The quality of their submissions and representations, their knowledge of the local area and the diversity of the points of view expressed greatly clarified and informed the Commission's thinking.

The commitment and invaluable work of Commission staff, and the technical, professional, financial, and administrative support provided by Elections Canada, deserve special mention. In this regard, the Commission wishes to single out Johanne Dumont, Secretary of the Commission, Mireille Gagné, Assistant, and Sylvain Goulet, Technical Expert Specialist in Geography, for their exceptional efforts.