Montreal is one of the

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of the

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Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Government of Canada, Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is ...

. It is also a territory equivalent to a regional county municipality (TE) and a

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(CD), for both of which its geographical code is 66. Prior to the merger of the municipalities in ''Region 06'' in 2002, the administrative region was co-extensive with the Montreal Urban Community. Located in the southern part of the province, the territory includes several of the islands of the Hochelaga Archipelago in the

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, including the

Island of Montreal The Island of Montreal (french: Île de Montréal) is a large island in southwestern Quebec, Canada, that is the site of a number of municipalities including most of the city of Montreal and is the most populous island in Canada. It is the main ...

, Nuns' Island (Île des Sœurs), Île Bizard,

Saint Helen's Island Saint Helen's Island (french: Île Sainte-Hélène) is an island in the Saint Lawrence River, in the territory of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It forms part of the Hochelaga Archipelago. It is situated immediately offshore from Old Mon ...

(Île Sainte-Hélène), Île Notre-Dame,

Dorval Island Dorval () is an on-island suburban city on the island of Montreal in southwestern Quebec, Canada. In 2016, the Canadian Census indicated that the population increased by 4.2% to 18,980. Although the city has the largest surface area in Montré ...

(Île Dorval), and several others. The region is the second-smallest in area (499.26 km², or 192.77 sq mi) and most populous (1,942,044 as of the

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) of Quebec's seventeen administrative regions.

Government

The region consists of the 2002–2005 territory of the city of

Montreal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple- ...

, and is coextensive with the

Urban Agglomeration An urban area, built-up area or urban agglomeration is a human settlement with a high population density and infrastructure of built environment. Urban areas are created through urbanization and are categorized by urban morphology as cities, ...

of Montreal (French: ''Agglomération de Montréal''). Following merger of the municipalities of the agglomeration on January 1, 2002, sixteen of its municipalities were reconstituted on January 1, 2006. The urban agglomeration is governed by the Montreal Agglomeration Council (French: ''Conseil d'agglomération de Montréal''), which is composed of the

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as the ex-officio leader, the 14 mayors of the reconstituted cities, and 15 city councillors. The executive of the council is the Montreal Executive Committee, which can be headed by the Mayor of Montreal or a councillor the mayor appoints. The weighting of votes for the council breaks down to 87% for the City of Montreal, and 13% for the other municipalities of the Island of Montreal.

Powers

The agglomeration council is granted responsibility over: * Municipal assessment *

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Arterial road An arterial road or arterial thoroughfare is a high-capacity urban road that sits below freeways/motorways on the road hierarchy in terms of traffic flow and speed. The primary function of an arterial road is to deliver traffic from collector ...

planning *Local water resource management *

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, including

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firefighting Firefighting is the act of extinguishing or preventing the spread of unwanted fires from threatening human lives and destroying property and the environment. A person who engages in firefighting is known as a firefighter. Firefighters typicall ...

& paramedic services. *Municipal courts *

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Public housing Public housing is a form of housing tenure in which the property is usually owned by a government authority, either central or local. Although the common goal of public housing is to provide affordable housing, the details, terminology, d ...

And any other local responsibilities under the Municipal Powers Act. However, the city of Montreal is not obligated to execute these powers, and may delegate powers to local municipalities or other governing bodies. Powers delegated to the Montreal Metropolitan Community (french: Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal, CMM), the regional government of Greater Montreal, by the urban agglomeration include public housing, economic development, and water supply and water treatment. Responsibility for public transit is shared with the agglomeration directly appointing members to the RTM, the regional transportation authority, and indirectly appointing members to the ARTM, the regional

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authority, via the Montreal Metropolitan Community.

Subdivisions

Cities * Baie-d'Urfé * Beaconsfield * Côte Saint-Luc * Dollard-des-Ormeaux * Dorval * Hampstead * Kirkland * L'Île-Dorval *

(Montréal in French) ** Borough of

Ahuntsic-Cartierville Ahuntsic-Cartierville ( (local accent)) is a borough ('' arrondissement'') of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The borough was created following the 2002 municipal reorganization of Montreal. It comprises two main neighbourhoods, Ahuntsi ...

** Borough of Anjou ** Borough of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce ** Borough of L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève ** Borough of LaSalle ** Borough of Lachine ** Borough of Le Plateau-Mont-Royal ** Borough of Le Sud-Ouest ** Borough of Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve ** Borough of Montréal-Nord ** Borough of Outremont ** Borough of Pierrefonds-Roxboro ** Borough of Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles ** Borough of Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie ** Borough of Saint-Laurent ** Borough of Saint-Léonard ** Borough of

Verdun Verdun (, , , ; official name before 1970 ''Verdun-sur-Meuse'') is a large city in the Meuse department in Grand Est, northeastern France. It is an arrondissement of the department. Verdun is the biggest city in Meuse, although the capital ...

** Borough of Ville-Marie ** Borough of Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension * Montréal-Est * Montreal West (Montréal-Ouest in French) *

Mount Royal Mount Royal (french: link=no, Mont Royal, ) is a large intrusive rock hill or small mountain in the city of Montreal, immediately west of Downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The best-known hypothesis for the origin of the name Montreal is the hi ...

(Mont-Royal in French) *

Pointe-Claire Pointe-Claire (, ) is a Quebec local municipality within the Urban agglomeration of Montreal on the Island of Montreal in Canada. It is entirely developed, and land use includes residential, light manufacturing, and retail. As of the 2021 c ...