The municipal history of Quebec started in 1796 with the creation of administrations for Montréal and Quebec City, but it really developed immediately prior to the creation of the Province of Canada in 1841 with the formation of municipal districts, followed in March 1845 when the Parliament of the Province of Canada adopted an Act to create local authorities in Lower Canada which took effect in July 1845. The structure was abolished and replaced in September 1847 by a system of county municipalities, whose councillors were elected from the parishes and townships existing therein, with provision for the creation of towns and villages that would be separated from their counties. Further reform came into effect in July 1855 for all parts of Lower Canada other than Montreal, Quebec City and Saint-Hyacinthe, which included provision for the creation of local councils for parishes and townships, the representation of towns and villages on county councils, and the formation of towns and villages by order in council upon the recommendation of the relevant county council. The municipal law of Lower Canada was consolidated into a single Act in 1860. For more than a century localities changed little. The major modifications were from the colonization of new territories. Until 2002 and 2006, there were no major reorganizations in the municipal history of Quebec, with the notable exceptions of Montréal (1910), Laval (1965), Bécancour (1965) Gaspé (1971), Mirabel (1971), Percé (1971), Buckingham (1975), Gatineau (1975), La Pêche (1975), Beauport (1976), La Malbaie (1999), Mont-Tremblant (2000), Chandler (2001), Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu (2001) and Saint-Hyacinthe (2001). Municipalities written in bold are on their current form.

1599 to 1793

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19th century

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1991

Twenty-seven municipality modifications were approved in 1991.

1992

Fifteen municipality modifications were approved in 1992.

1993

Thirty-one municipality modifications were approved in 1993.

1994

Twenty-seven municipality modifications were approved in 1994.

1995

Twenty-seven municipality modifications were approved in 1995.

1996

Twenty-one municipality modifications were approved in 1996.

1997

Fifty-seven municipality modifications were approved in 1997.

1998

Thirty-one municipality modifications were approved in 1998.

1999

Twenty-nine municipality modifications were approved in 1999.

21st century

2000

Forty-seven municipality modifications were approved in 2000.

2001

Thirty-three municipality modifications were approved in 2001.

2002

Sixty-eight municipality modifications were approved in 2002.

2003

Thirty-one municipality modifications were approved in 2003.

2004

The process to de-merge some municipalities created in 2000–2003 began on May 16, 2004, through the collection of signatures to organize municipal referendums held on June 20. Some residents voted to de-merge and reconstitute their former municipalities, effective January 1, 2006. In the meantime, thirteen municipality modifications were approved in 2004.

2005

Eight municipality modifications were approved in 2005.

2006

Thirty-four municipality modifications were approved in 2006.

2007

Six municipality modifications were approved in 2007.

2008

Sixteen municipality modifications were approved in 2008.

2009

Twenty-two municipality modifications were approved in 2009.

2010

Seventeen municipality modifications were approved in 2010.

2011

Thirteen municipality modifications were approved in 2011.

2012

Eight municipality modifications were approved in 2012.

2013

Five municipality modifications were approved in 2013.

2014

Eight municipality modifications were approved in 2014.

2015

Three municipality modifications were approved in 2015.

2016

Eight municipality modifications were approved in 2016.

2017

Six municipality modifications were approved in 2017.

2018

Two municipality modifications were approved in 2018.

2019

Two municipality modifications were approved in 2019.

2020

Four municipality modifications were approved in 2020.

2021

Seven municipality modifications were approved in 2021.

2022

Six municipality modifications have been approved in 2022.

2023

Six municipality modification have been approved to date in 2023.

2024

Three municipality modification have been approved to date in 2024.