Transports Québec
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Formed | 1969 |
Preceding agencies |
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Jurisdiction | Quebec |
Headquarters | Montreal, Quebec |
Annual budget | 751,7 M$ |
Agency executive |
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Parent agency | Province of Quebec |
Website | https://www.transports.gouv.qc.ca/ |
Le Ministère des Transports et de la Mobilité Durable du Québec (English: Ministry of Transportation and Sustainable Mobility of Quebec), known by its short form name Transports Québec or alternatively by the acronym MTQ, is a Quebec government ministry responsible for transport, infrastructure and law in Quebec, Canada.
Since 2022, the Minister for Transport is Geneviève Guilbault.
Role and responsibilities
[edit]The ministry is responsible for:
- Registration of all vehicles
- Driver licensing
- Driver examination centres
- Provincial highways in the province
- Maintenance of roads and bridges
Service Aérien Gouvernemental
[edit]Service Aérien Gouvernemental or Government Air Service is the forest firefighting service that was formerly with the Ministry of Government Services. SAG aviation fleet consists of 8 Bombardier CL-415, 2 CL-215T an 4 CL-215P.[1]
Ministers for Transports Québec
[edit]- Yvon Marcoux April 29, 2003 – February 18, 2005, QLP
- Michel Després February 18, 2005 – December 18, 2008, QLP
- Julie Boulet December 18, 2008 – August 11, 2010, QLP
- Sam Hamad August 11, 2010 – September 7, 2011, QLP[2]
- Pierre Moreau September 7, 2011 – September 4, 2012, QLP
- Sylvain Gaudreault September 4, 2012 – April 23, 2014, PQ[3]
- Robert Poëti April 23, 2014 – January 28, 2016, QLP
- Jacques Daoust January 28, 2016 – August 19, 2016, QLP
- Laurent Lessard August 19, 2016 – October 11, 2017, QLP
- André Fortin October 11, 2017 - October 18, 2018, QLP
- Francois Bonnardel October 18, 2018- 2022 , CAQ
- Geneviève Guilbault 2022, CAQ
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ https://www.transports.gouv.qc.ca/fr/services/SAG/Pages/service-aerien-gouvernemental.aspx (French)
- ^ "Sam Hamad, Member for Louis-Hébert, Quebec Liberal Party, Minister of Transport". National Assembly of Quebec. Retrieved December 26, 2010.
- ^ "Sylvain Gaudreault, Member for Jonquière, Parti québécois, Minister of Transport, Minister of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy". National Assembly of Quebec. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
External links
[edit]- Transports Québec (in French)
- Transport Quebec