Regional conference of elected officers


A regional conference of representatives was a type of governance in an administrative region of Quebec.
The CREs were primarily responsible for advising the Government of Quebec on issues in their respective regions and implementing projects assigned to them by the government. As such, they were acting as both interlocutors as well as agents. They had no taxation or management powers in their respective regions. They worked with various political and socioeconomic partners, including the regional departments and agencies in Quebec, the regional county municipalities, the local development centres and development corporations that operated in the region.
Quebec was divided into 21 CREs, with complete territorial coverage: one for each of the administrative regions, except for Montérégie which had three, and Nord-du-Québec which also used to have three.
CREs were abolished in 2016.

List of CREs

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue - Rouyn-Noranda : Regional conference of elected officers of Abitibi-Témiscamingue
  2. Bas-Saint-Laurent - Rimouski : Regional conference of representatives of Bas-Saint-Laurent
  3. Capitale-Nationale - Québec : Regional conference of representatives of Capitale-Nationale
  4. Centre-du-Québec - Drummondville : Regional conference of representatives of Centre-du-Québec
  5. Chaudière-Appalaches - Montmagny : Regional conference of representatives of Chaudière-Appalaches
  6. Côte-Nord - Baie-Comeau : Regional conference of representatives of Côte-Nord
  7. Estrie - Sherbrooke : Regional conference of representatives of Estrie
  8. Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine - Gaspé : Regional conference of representatives of Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine
  9. Lanaudière - Joliette : Regional conference of representatives of Lanaudière
  10. Laurentides - Saint-Jérôme : Regional conference of representatives of Laurentides
  11. Laval - Laval : Regional conference of representatives of Laval
  12. Mauricie - Trois-Rivières : Regional conference of representatives of Mauricie
  13. Montérégie
  14. #Regional conference of representatives of the urban agglomeration of Longueuil
  15. #Regional conference of representatives of Montérégie Est
  16. #* includes Brome-Missisquoi, La Haute-Yamaska, Acton, Pierre-De Saurel, Les Maskoutains, Rouville, Le Haut-Richelieu, La Vallée-du-Richelieu, Marguerite-D'Youville regional county municipalities
  17. #Regional conference of representatives of Vallée-du-Haut-Saint-Laurent
  18. #* includes Roussillon, Les Jardins-de-Napierville, Le Haut-Saint-Laurent, Beauharnois-Salaberry, Vaudreuil-Soulanges regional county municipalities
  19. Montreal - Montreal : Regional conference of representatives of Montreal
  20. Nord-du-Québec
  21. # Eeyou Istchee James Bay Territory
  22. #Cree Regional Authority
  23. #Kativik Regional Government
  24. Outaouais - Gatineau : Regional conference of representatives of Outaouais
  25. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean - Jonquière : Regional conference of representatives of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean