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16-500: The Société des établissements de plein air du Québec (English: Quebec Outdoor Establishments Company), also known as Sépaq , is the agency of the Government of Quebec that manages parks and wildlife reserves. Sépaq falls under the authority of the Minister of Développement durable, de l'Environnement et des Parcs (Sustainable development, Environment and Parks) and its head office

32-588: Is invited by the Crown to form a government after securing the confidence of the National Assembly, typically determined through the election of enough members of the National Assembly (MNAs) of a single political party in an election to provide a majority of seats, forming a governing party or coalition . The sovereign is King  Charles III , Canada's head of state , who is represented provincially in Quebec by

48-479: Is located in Quebec City . It employs about 3400 people. The total surface area under management by Sépaq as parks or reserves is over 80,000 square kilometres (31,000 sq mi). Sépaq is organized into 3 divisions called "networks": Sépaq also manages 4,213 square kilometres (1,627 sq mi) of Anticosti Island as a separate division not part of the other networks. Sépaq Anticosti promotes tourism on

64-464: The Coalition Avenir Québec won a majority government following the 2018 election . First minister A first minister is any of a variety of leaders of government cabinets . The term literally has the same meaning as "prime minister" but is typically chosen to distinguish the office-holder from a superior prime minister. Currently the title of first minister is used to refer to

80-521: The Inuit self-governing region of Nunatsiavut provides for a first minister responsible to the Nunatsiavut Assembly. The head of government of Norway was called first minister ( Norwegian : førstestatsråd ) between 1814 and 1873, while it was in personal union with Sweden . In 1893, 12 years prior to the dissolution of the union , it was changed to prime minister ( statsminister ). In

96-651: The lieutenant governor , presently Manon Jeannotte . King  Charles III , as King of Canada is also the King in Right of Quebec . As a Commonwealth realm , the Canadian monarch is shared with 14 other independent countries within the Commonwealth of Nations . Within Canada, the monarch exercises power individually on behalf of the federal government , and the 10 provinces. While

112-471: The non-partisan public service and directed by the elected government. The premier of Quebec (French: premier ministre du Québec , lit.   'prime minister of Quebec') is the primary minister of the Crown . The premier acts as the head of government for the province, chairs and selects the membership of the Cabinet , and advises the Crown on the exercise of executive power and much of

128-514: The premiers and chief ministers are the first ministers of the states and territories respectively. In Germany , the first minister in each federal state is known as the Minister President ( Ministerpräsident ). A similar term exists in countries with some historic German influence, e.g. Latvia , the Netherlands etc. In Malaysia , the first minister for each state with a Malay ruler

144-401: The royal prerogative . While the advice of the premier and Executive Council is typically binding on the lieutenant governor, there are occasions when the lieutenant governor has refused advice. This usually occurs if the premier does not clearly command the confidence of the elected National Assembly. The executive power vested in the Crown is exercised "in-Council", meaning on the advice of

160-454: The royal prerogative . As premiers hold office by virtue of their ability to command the confidence of the elected Nation Assembly, they typically sit as a MNA and lead the largest party or a coalition in the Assembly. Premiers hold office until resignation or removal by the lieutenant governor after either a motion of no confidence or defeat in a general election . Among Canadian premiers,

176-619: The Executive Council; conventionally, this is the Cabinet, which is chaired by the premier and comprises ministers of the Crown . The term Government of Quebec , or more formally, His Majesty's Government refers to the activities of the King-in-Council . The day-to-day operation and activities of the Government of Quebec are performed by the provincial departments and agencies, staffed by

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192-552: The Quebec premier is unique, in that new sessions begin with the Opening Speech by the premier, rather than a speech from the throne by the lieutenant governor, as is the case federally as well. In Canada, the Cabinet (French: Conseil des ministres , lit.   'council of ministers') of each provincial and territorial government is known as an Executive Council ( French : Conseil exécutif ). François Legault has served as Premier since October 18, 2018, after

208-517: The United Kingdom, the term first minister was once used interchangeably with prime minister , such as when Winston Churchill stated: "I did not become His Majesty's First Minister so that I might oversee the liquidation of the British Empire!" Nowadays, the term is used to describe the leaders of the devolved governments of Scotland , Wales and Northern Ireland . See In Australia ,

224-474: The island, particularly hunting and fishing tours. Government of Quebec The current construct was established when the province joined Confederation in 1867. Quebec is a secondary jurisdiction of Canada , a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary democracy in the Westminster tradition ; a Premier —presently François Legault of the Coalition Avenir Québec —is the head of government and

240-547: The political leader of a devolved national government, such as the devolved governments of Scotland , Wales , and Northern Ireland , or of a dependent territory. In Canada , a first minister is any of the Canadian first ministers of the Crown , otherwise known as heads of government , including the Prime Minister of Canada and the provincial and territorial premiers . The title is used in such formulae as " first ministers' meetings ". In Newfoundland and Labrador ,

256-428: The powers of the Crown are vested in the monarch, they are exercised by the lieutenant governor, his personal representative, typically on the binding advice of the premier and Executive Council. In Canada, lieutenant governor is appointed by the governor general , on the advice of the prime minister of Canada . Thus, it is typically the lieutenant governor whom the premier and ministers advise, in exercising much of

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