History

Chronology and legislative foundations

Chronology

From 1967 to 2017

The chronologies presented here provide a history of the Government of Québec's international relations over the years.

From 1967 to 2007

• 1967-2007 Chronology of the Ministère des Relations internationales
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  This document chronicles the major milestones in the Ministry's 40 year history: names of past ministers and deputy ministers, changes in personnel and budgets over the years, and decisions regarding the network. It also gives a year-by-year account of important dates in the development of the Ministry and Québec's international relations.

Before 1967

• Chronology, 1960-1967 : Québec’s international relations before the creation of the Ministry.
  (26 KB)

Legislative foundations

From the Act to amend the Federal-Provincial Affairs Department Act to the Act respecting the Ministère des Relations internationales, follow the evolution of the legal foundations of the department.

• Original text of Bill 33: An Act to Amend the Act respecting the Ministère des Affaires fédérales-provinciales
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• Text of debates in the National Assembly before adoption of the first draft of Bill 33 (Thursday, April 13, 1967)
  (in French, 1.2 MB)
• Excerpts from the debate of the second reading in Québec's Legislative Assembly regarding the adoption of Bill 33 (Thursday, April 13, 1967)
  (in French, 948 KB)
• Text of debates in the House of Commons in Ottawa in reaction to the creation of a "Department of External Affairs" in Québec (March 1, 1967)
  (in French, 209 KB)

Press articles from 1967 in reaction to the adoption of Bill 33:

• The Globe and Mail 1 (1,47 MB)
  The Globe and Mail 2 (1,47 MB)
  La Presse (in French, 1,52 MB)
  The Gazette (963 MB)
  Montréal-Matin (in French, 1,73 MB)
• History of amendments to the Act respecting the Ministère des Relations internationales, 1967-2007
  (in French, 316 KB)
• Act respecting the Ministère des Relations internationales (in French, current version)