Quebec is a French speaking province in north eastern Canada. It's the largest of the 10 Canadian provinces. Most of its population lives in the southern parts of the province.

Since 1974, French has been the only official language in the province, although some government services remain accessible in English. Quebec has the distinction of being bilingual on constitutional and federal levels, while officially allowing only French in its provincial institutions.

The name "Quebec" means “straight, narrows”, referring to the portion of the St. Lawrence River that narrows near Quebec City. Quebec would in turn become one of the first areas of North America to be explored by Europeans. Jacques Cartier would begin the French presence in the area in 1534.

In Canada, Ontario is the province located to the west of Quebec. Ontario is mostly an English-speaking province. It borders Hudson bay on the north and Manitoba on the west.