ZEC
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A ZEC is a "Controlled harvesting zone". ZECs are a system of territorial infrastructures set up in 1978 by the Government of Quebec
to take over from private hunting and fishing clubs (following Opération gestion faune). They are non profit organisations managed by honorary administrators whose primary responsibility is to manage fishing and hunting activities and see to wildlife
conservation on their respective territories.
ZEC objectives:
ZECs fill a much larger economic place than fishing and hunting clubs did as they also promote all types of recreational and tourism activities such as hiking, canoeing, canoe-camping, mountain-biking, rock-climbing, vacationing and cottage rental, camping, wildlife/nature observation, wild berry picking, etc. They are open to all recreational enthusiasts and reservations are generally not required.
Government of Quebec
The Government of Quebec refers to the provincial government of the province of Quebec. Its powers and structure are set out in the Constitution Act, 1867....
to take over from private hunting and fishing clubs (following Opération gestion faune). They are non profit organisations managed by honorary administrators whose primary responsibility is to manage fishing and hunting activities and see to wildlife
Wildlife
Wildlife includes all non-domesticated plants, animals and other organisms. Domesticating wild plant and animal species for human benefit has occurred many times all over the planet, and has a major impact on the environment, both positive and negative....
conservation on their respective territories.
ZEC objectives:
- Wildlife conservation (hunters and anglers must report their catch)
- Access to wildlife resources
- User participation
- Operations must be financially self-sufficient
ZECs fill a much larger economic place than fishing and hunting clubs did as they also promote all types of recreational and tourism activities such as hiking, canoeing, canoe-camping, mountain-biking, rock-climbing, vacationing and cottage rental, camping, wildlife/nature observation, wild berry picking, etc. They are open to all recreational enthusiasts and reservations are generally not required.
Organisation
ZECs are organised into regional groupings to facilitate collaboration between various ZEC administrators. There are 63 ZECs distributed across 11 regional groupings. Four years after the first ZEC inaugurations, the Government of Quebec helped the ZEC administrators to found the "Fédération québécoise des gestionnaires de zecs (FQGZ)" whose role is to provide a common voice to all the ZECs at the provincial level and promote wildlife conservation.List across the Province
| Name | Region | Area km2 |
Salmon River Length km |
Founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anses | Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine | 1979 | ||
| Anse-Saint-Jean | Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean | 1978 | ||
| Baillargeon | Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine | 1981 | ||
| Bas-Saint-Laurent | Bas-Saint-Laurent Bas-Saint-Laurent The Bas-Saint-Laurent region is located along the south shore of the lower Saint Lawrence River in Quebec.It has a population of 200,653 and a land area of 22,232.11 km² .-Subdivisions:... |
1978 | ||
| Batiscan-Neilson | Capitale-Nationale Capitale-Nationale Capitale-Nationale is one of 17 administrative regions of Quebec, Canada. Quebec City, Quebec's centre of government, is located in this region. It has a land area of 18,638.7 km2... |
1978 | ||
| Bessonne | Mauricie Mauricie Mauricie is a traditional and current administrative region of Quebec. La Mauricie National Park is contained within the region, making it a prime tourist location. The region has a land area of 35,855.22 km² and a 2006 census population of 258,928 residents... |
1978 | ||
| Borgia | Mauricie Mauricie Mauricie is a traditional and current administrative region of Quebec. La Mauricie National Park is contained within the region, making it a prime tourist location. The region has a land area of 35,855.22 km² and a 2006 census population of 258,928 residents... |
1978 | ||
| Boullé | Lanaudière Lanaudière Lanaudière is one of the seventeen administrative regions of Quebec, Canada, situated immediately to the northeast of Montreal. It has a total population of 429,053 inhabitants.-Geography:... |
1978 | ||
| Bras-Coupé–Désert | Outaouais | 1978 | ||
| Buteux–Bas-Saguenay | Capitale-Nationale Capitale-Nationale Capitale-Nationale is one of 17 administrative regions of Quebec, Canada. Quebec City, Quebec's centre of government, is located in this region. It has a land area of 18,638.7 km2... |
1978 | ||
| Cap-Chat | Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine | 1992 | ||
| Capitachouane | Abitibi-Témiscamingue Abitibi-Témiscamingue Abitibi-Témiscamingue is a region located in western Quebec, Canada, along the border with Ontario. It became part of the province in 1898. It has a land area of 57,674.26 km2 . As of the 2006 census, the population of the region was 143,872 inhabitants.-History:The land was first occupied... |
1978 | ||
| Casault | Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine | 1978 | ||
| Chapais | Bas-Saint-Laurent Bas-Saint-Laurent The Bas-Saint-Laurent region is located along the south shore of the lower Saint Lawrence River in Quebec.It has a population of 200,653 and a land area of 22,232.11 km² .-Subdivisions:... |
1978 | ||
| Chapeau-de-Paille | Mauricie Mauricie Mauricie is a traditional and current administrative region of Quebec. La Mauricie National Park is contained within the region, making it a prime tourist location. The region has a land area of 35,855.22 km² and a 2006 census population of 258,928 residents... |
1978 | ||
| Chauvin | Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean | 1978 | ||
| Collin | Lanaudière Lanaudière Lanaudière is one of the seventeen administrative regions of Quebec, Canada, situated immediately to the northeast of Montreal. It has a total population of 429,053 inhabitants.-Geography:... |
1978 | ||
| Croche | Mauricie Mauricie Mauricie is a traditional and current administrative region of Quebec. La Mauricie National Park is contained within the region, making it a prime tourist location. The region has a land area of 35,855.22 km² and a 2006 census population of 258,928 residents... |
1978 | ||
| D'Iberville | Côte-Nord Côte-Nord Côte-Nord is the second largest administrative region by land area in Quebec, Canada, after Nord-du-Québec... |
1978 | ||
| Dumoine | Abitibi-Témiscamingue Abitibi-Témiscamingue Abitibi-Témiscamingue is a region located in western Quebec, Canada, along the border with Ontario. It became part of the province in 1898. It has a land area of 57,674.26 km2 . As of the 2006 census, the population of the region was 143,872 inhabitants.-History:The land was first occupied... |
1978 | ||
| Festubert | Abitibi-Témiscamingue Abitibi-Témiscamingue Abitibi-Témiscamingue is a region located in western Quebec, Canada, along the border with Ontario. It became part of the province in 1898. It has a land area of 57,674.26 km2 . As of the 2006 census, the population of the region was 143,872 inhabitants.-History:The land was first occupied... |
1979 | ||
| Forestville | Côte-Nord Côte-Nord Côte-Nord is the second largest administrative region by land area in Quebec, Canada, after Nord-du-Québec... |
1978 | ||
| Frémont | Mauricie Mauricie Mauricie is a traditional and current administrative region of Quebec. La Mauricie National Park is contained within the region, making it a prime tourist location. The region has a land area of 35,855.22 km² and a 2006 census population of 258,928 residents... |
1978 | ||
| Grande-Rivière | Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine | 1980 | ||
| Gros-Brochet | Mauricie Mauricie Mauricie is a traditional and current administrative region of Quebec. La Mauricie National Park is contained within the region, making it a prime tourist location. The region has a land area of 35,855.22 km² and a 2006 census population of 258,928 residents... |
1978 | ||
| Jaro | Chaudière-Appalaches Chaudière-Appalaches Chaudière-Appalaches is an administrative region in Quebec, Canada. It comprises most of what is historically known as the "Beauce" |the electoral district of Beauce]]). It is named for the Chaudière River and the Appalachian Mountains.... |
1978 | ||
| Jeannotte | Mauricie Mauricie Mauricie is a traditional and current administrative region of Quebec. La Mauricie National Park is contained within the region, making it a prime tourist location. The region has a land area of 35,855.22 km² and a 2006 census population of 258,928 residents... |
1978 | ||
| Kipawa | Abitibi-Témiscamingue Abitibi-Témiscamingue Abitibi-Témiscamingue is a region located in western Quebec, Canada, along the border with Ontario. It became part of the province in 1898. It has a land area of 57,674.26 km2 . As of the 2006 census, the population of the region was 143,872 inhabitants.-History:The land was first occupied... |
1989 | ||
| Kiskissink | Mauricie Mauricie Mauricie is a traditional and current administrative region of Quebec. La Mauricie National Park is contained within the region, making it a prime tourist location. The region has a land area of 35,855.22 km² and a 2006 census population of 258,928 residents... |
1978 | ||
| Labrieville | Côte-Nord Côte-Nord Côte-Nord is the second largest administrative region by land area in Quebec, Canada, after Nord-du-Québec... |
1978 | ||
| Lac-au-Sable | Capitale-Nationale Capitale-Nationale Capitale-Nationale is one of 17 administrative regions of Quebec, Canada. Quebec City, Quebec's centre of government, is located in this region. It has a land area of 18,638.7 km2... |
1978 | ||
| Lac-Brébeuf | Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean | 1978 | ||
| Lac-de-la-Boiteuse | Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean | 1978 | ||
| Lavigne | Lanaudière Lanaudière Lanaudière is one of the seventeen administrative regions of Quebec, Canada, situated immediately to the northeast of Montreal. It has a total population of 429,053 inhabitants.-Geography:... |
1978 | ||
| Lesueur | Laurentides | 1978 | ||
| Lièvre | Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean | 1978 | ||
| Louise-Gosford | Estrie Estrie The Estrie is an administrative region of Quebec that overlaps mostly the Eastern Townships. Estrie, a French neologism, was coined as a derivative of est, "east."... |
1978 | ||
| Maganasipi | Abitibi-Témiscamingue Abitibi-Témiscamingue Abitibi-Témiscamingue is a region located in western Quebec, Canada, along the border with Ontario. It became part of the province in 1898. It has a land area of 57,674.26 km2 . As of the 2006 census, the population of the region was 143,872 inhabitants.-History:The land was first occupied... |
1978 | ||
| Maison-de-Pierre | Laurentides | 1978 | ||
| Mars-Moulin | Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean | 1979 | ||
| Martin-Valin | Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean | 1978 | ||
| Martres | Capitale-Nationale Capitale-Nationale Capitale-Nationale is one of 17 administrative regions of Quebec, Canada. Quebec City, Quebec's centre of government, is located in this region. It has a land area of 18,638.7 km2... |
1978 | ||
| Matimek | Côte-Nord Côte-Nord Côte-Nord is the second largest administrative region by land area in Quebec, Canada, after Nord-du-Québec... |
1979 | ||
| Mazana | Côte-Nord Côte-Nord Côte-Nord is the second largest administrative region by land area in Quebec, Canada, after Nord-du-Québec... |
1978 | ||
| Menokeosawin | Mauricie Mauricie Mauricie is a traditional and current administrative region of Quebec. La Mauricie National Park is contained within the region, making it a prime tourist location. The region has a land area of 35,855.22 km² and a 2006 census population of 258,928 residents... |
1978 | ||
| Mitchinamecus | Laurentides | 1978 | ||
| Nordique | Côte-Nord Côte-Nord Côte-Nord is the second largest administrative region by land area in Quebec, Canada, after Nord-du-Québec... |
1978 | ||
| Normandie | Laurentides | 1978 | ||
| Nymphes | Lanaudière Lanaudière Lanaudière is one of the seventeen administrative regions of Quebec, Canada, situated immediately to the northeast of Montreal. It has a total population of 429,053 inhabitants.-Geography:... |
1979 | ||
| Oie-Blanche-de-Montmagny | Chaudière-Appalaches Chaudière-Appalaches Chaudière-Appalaches is an administrative region in Quebec, Canada. It comprises most of what is historically known as the "Beauce" |the electoral district of Beauce]]). It is named for the Chaudière River and the Appalachian Mountains.... |
1987 | ||
| Onatchiway | Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean | 1978 | ||
| Owen | Bas-Saint-Laurent Bas-Saint-Laurent The Bas-Saint-Laurent region is located along the south shore of the lower Saint Lawrence River in Quebec.It has a population of 200,653 and a land area of 22,232.11 km² .-Subdivisions:... |
1978 | ||
| Pabok | Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine | 1997 | ||
| Passes | Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean | 1978 | ||
| Petawaga | Laurentides | 1978 | ||
| Petite-Rivière-Cascapédia | Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine | 1992 | ||
| Pontiac | Outaouais | 1978 | ||
| Rapides-des-Joachims | Outaouais | 1979 | ||
| Restigo | Abitibi-Témiscamingue Abitibi-Témiscamingue Abitibi-Témiscamingue is a region located in western Quebec, Canada, along the border with Ontario. It became part of the province in 1898. It has a land area of 57,674.26 km2 . As of the 2006 census, the population of the region was 143,872 inhabitants.-History:The land was first occupied... |
1978 | ||
| Rivière-à-Mars | Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean | 1995 | ||
| Rivière-aux-Rats | Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean | 1978 | ||
| Rivière-Blanche | Capitale-Nationale Capitale-Nationale Capitale-Nationale is one of 17 administrative regions of Quebec, Canada. Quebec City, Quebec's centre of government, is located in this region. It has a land area of 18,638.7 km2... |
1978 | ||
| Rivière-Bonaventure | Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine | 1980 | ||
| Rivière-Cap-Chat | Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine | 1992 | ||
| Rivière-Dartmouth | Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine | 1983 | ||
| Rivière-de-la-Trinité | Côte-Nord Côte-Nord Côte-Nord is the second largest administrative region by land area in Quebec, Canada, after Nord-du-Québec... |
1986 | ||
| Rivière-des-Escoumins | Côte-Nord Côte-Nord Côte-Nord is the second largest administrative region by land area in Quebec, Canada, after Nord-du-Québec... |
1992 | ||
| Rivière-Jacques-Cartier | Capitale-Nationale Capitale-Nationale Capitale-Nationale is one of 17 administrative regions of Quebec, Canada. Quebec City, Quebec's centre of government, is located in this region. It has a land area of 18,638.7 km2... |
1991 | ||
| Rivière-Laval | Côte-Nord Côte-Nord Côte-Nord is the second largest administrative region by land area in Quebec, Canada, after Nord-du-Québec... |
1980 | ||
| Rivière-Madeleine | Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine | 1992 | ||
| Rivière-Matane | Bas-Saint-Laurent Bas-Saint-Laurent The Bas-Saint-Laurent region is located along the south shore of the lower Saint Lawrence River in Quebec.It has a population of 200,653 and a land area of 22,232.11 km² .-Subdivisions:... |
1992 | ||
| Rivière-Mitis | Bas-Saint-Laurent Bas-Saint-Laurent The Bas-Saint-Laurent region is located along the south shore of the lower Saint Lawrence River in Quebec.It has a population of 200,653 and a land area of 22,232.11 km² .-Subdivisions:... |
1993 | ||
| Rivière-Moisie | Côte-Nord Côte-Nord Côte-Nord is the second largest administrative region by land area in Quebec, Canada, after Nord-du-Québec... |
1993 | ||
| Rivière-Nouvelle | Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine | 1997 | ||
| Rivière-Petit-Saguenay | Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean | 1998 | ||
| Rivière-Rimouski | Bas-Saint-Laurent Bas-Saint-Laurent The Bas-Saint-Laurent region is located along the south shore of the lower Saint Lawrence River in Quebec.It has a population of 200,653 and a land area of 22,232.11 km² .-Subdivisions:... |
1993 | ||
| Rivière-Sainte-Marguerite | Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean | 1980 | ||
| Rivière-Saint-Jean-du-Saguenay | Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean | 1994 | ||
| Rivières-Godbout-et-Mistassini | Côte-Nord Côte-Nord Côte-Nord is the second largest administrative region by land area in Quebec, Canada, after Nord-du-Québec... |
1980 | ||
| Rivière-York | Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine | 1980 | ||
| Saint-Patrice | Outaouais | 1980 | ||
| Saint-Romain | Estrie Estrie The Estrie is an administrative region of Quebec that overlaps mostly the Eastern Townships. Estrie, a French neologism, was coined as a derivative of est, "east."... |
2002 | ||
| Tawachiche | Mauricie Mauricie Mauricie is a traditional and current administrative region of Quebec. La Mauricie National Park is contained within the region, making it a prime tourist location. The region has a land area of 35,855.22 km² and a 2006 census population of 258,928 residents... |
1978 | ||
| Trinité | Côte-Nord Côte-Nord Côte-Nord is the second largest administrative region by land area in Quebec, Canada, after Nord-du-Québec... |
1986 | ||
| Varin | Côte-Nord Côte-Nord Côte-Nord is the second largest administrative region by land area in Quebec, Canada, after Nord-du-Québec... |
1978 | ||
| Wessonneau | Mauricie Mauricie Mauricie is a traditional and current administrative region of Quebec. La Mauricie National Park is contained within the region, making it a prime tourist location. The region has a land area of 35,855.22 km² and a 2006 census population of 258,928 residents... |
1978 |