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The border between the province of Quebec and the province of Newfoundland and Labrador is the longest interprovincial border in Canada. It stretches for more than 3,500 kilometres (2,200 mi) on land, and, according to both provincial governments, also contains a maritime part. Starting from the north, the border follows the Laurentian Divide (the divide between the drainage basin of the Atlantic Ocean and of the Arctic Ocean) on the Labrador Peninsula (but not on Killiniq Island, where Newfoundland and Labrador borders Nunavut) for the majority of the border's length, then follows the divide between the Côte-Nord-Gaspé and Newfoundland-Labrador drainage basins as far as Brûlé Lake, then follows the Romaine River downstream to the 52nd parallel, which it follows east to its southeastern te

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  • The border between the province of Quebec and the province of Newfoundland and Labrador is the longest interprovincial border in Canada. It stretches for more than 3,500 kilometres (2,200 mi) on land, and, according to both provincial governments, also contains a maritime part. Starting from the north, the border follows the Laurentian Divide (the divide between the drainage basin of the Atlantic Ocean and of the Arctic Ocean) on the Labrador Peninsula (but not on Killiniq Island, where Newfoundland and Labrador borders Nunavut) for the majority of the border's length, then follows the divide between the Côte-Nord-Gaspé and Newfoundland-Labrador drainage basins as far as Brûlé Lake, then follows the Romaine River downstream to the 52nd parallel, which it follows east to its southeastern terminus at Blanc-Sablon. The division between Labrador and Quebec has changed over time. Labrador's coast was recognized to be part of Newfoundland (with a small break) since 1763, but the legal meaning of the word "coast" came to be disputed. A conflict erupted in 1902 over the right to use natural resources in the Churchill River basin, which ultimately was ruled in Newfoundland's favour, following a decision of the Privy Council in London in 1927. The decision was further recognized by the governments of Canada and Newfoundland when the latter joined Confederation in 1949 as the tenth province of Canada. While the line was described in the Privy Council ruling, it is still not demarcated on the ground. The land boundary, which, for the majority of its southern stretch, follows the 52nd parallel north rather than the watershed, is disputed by the government of Quebec, whose officials state and publish maps to the effect that a part of Labrador between the drainage basin divide and the 52nd parallel, with an area of just under 29,000 km2, belongs to Quebec. At various times, the province's politicians alleged that the arbitration procedure was flawed and that the judges could be biased, thus Newfoundland was awarded more territories than it specifically requested (ultra petita). Legal scholars, however, are unconvinced by the accusations of bias and have suggested that only political negotiations might resolve the ultra petita issue. The uncertain, winding border also made resources exploitation difficult, and has separated mining and First Nations communities on either side of the border. The maritime border's existence (and its delineation) is contested between the federal government and the provinces. According to Quebec, the Gulf of St. Lawrence is split equally between Quebec and Newfoundland; the latter says that some there is some aquatic border but also argues that the 1964 agreement, which Quebec relies on and which was found to be non-binding in an arbitration case in 2001, was not ratified. Canada, in contrast, says that the waters belong to the federal government and therefore the boundary does not exist. In this respect, the jurisprudence of the Supreme Court of Canada supports the position of the federal government. This necessitates negotiation over the extent of exploitation of the natural resources and sharing of profits, in particular in relation to the Old Harry oil field. (en)
  • La frontière entre le Québec et Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador, à la fois terrestre et maritime, sépare les provinces de Québec et de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador au Canada. Partant du Cap Chidley à l'extrémité nord de la côte du Labrador, sa section terrestre suit la ligne de partage des eaux entre les bassins hydrographiques de la baie d'Hudson et du fleuve Saint-Laurent et celui de l'Atlantique pour une bonne partie de sa longueur et rejoint la côte à l'est de Blanc-Sablon. Sa partie maritime fait l'objet d'une controverse en raison du statut non défini des eaux du golfe du Saint-Laurent. La frontière entre les deux provinces fait l'objet de plusieurs conflits qui ont des conséquences diverses sur l'utilisation des territoires limitrophes. Modifiée pour la dernière fois par un décret du comité judiciaire du Conseil privé de Londres en 1927, cette ligne n'est pas démarquée et rend difficile l'attribution des ressources naturelles qui sont situées dans ses limites. Étant donné la grande incertitude entourant la frontière Québec-Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador et certaines autres frontières québécoises, le territoire du Québec a été qualifié d'« incertain ». (fr)
  • De grens tussen Quebec en Newfoundland en Labrador scheidt de provincie Quebec en de provincie Newfoundland en Labrador van elkaar in Canada. Met een afstand over land van ruim 3500 km is het bij verre de langste interprovinciale grens in Canada. De grens volgt grotendeels de Laurentische waterscheiding tussen de Hudsonbaai en de Atlantische Oceaan doorheen het binnenland van het schiereiland Labrador. Daarna schakelt hij over op de waterscheiding tussen de Saint Lawrence en de Atlantische Oceaan, om uiteindelijk de 52e breedtegraad noord te volgen tot de lengtegraad nabij de plaats Blanc-Sablon, waar de grens kort zuidwaarts gaat tot aan de kust. De grens is reeds meer dan een eeuw een twistappel tussen beide gebieden, waarbij het standpunt van Newfoundland en Labrador echter de steun krijgt van de Canadese federale overheid. (nl)
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  • Jacques Brassard, minister of natural resources of Quebec and Joseph Facal, minister of Canadian intergovernmental relations of Quebec (en)
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  • [1927] UKPC 25, [1927] A.C. 695 (en)
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  • In the Matter of the Boundary Between the Dominion of Canada and the Colony of Newfoundland in the Labrador Peninsula (en)
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  • Labrador boundary (en)
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  • Labrador Boundary Dispute (en)
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  • Section 2, British North America Act 1949 (en)
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  • The Province of Newfoundland shall comprise the same territory as at the date of Union, that is to say, the island of Newfoundland and the islands adjacent thereto, the Coast of Labrador as delimited in the report delivered by the Judicial Committee of His Majesty's Privy Council on the first day of March, 1927, and approved by His Majesty in His Privy Council on the twenty-second day of March, 1927, and the islands adjacent to the said Coast of Labrador. (en)
  • First of all, the ministers remind that no Quebec government has formally recognized the boundary between Quebec and Newfoundland on the Labrador Peninsula as defined by the opinion issued by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London in 1927. For Quebec, the border has therefore never been legally binding. The ministers [would like to] stress that the government of Newfoundland and the federal government have recently confirmed to the government of Quebec that said modification [of adding "and Labrador" to Newfoundland's name] was only a symbolic name change and for that reason would not entail any territorial or border changes. As far as the question of the boundary between Quebec and Newfoundland on the Labrador Peninsula goes, the ministers remind that the position of the government of Quebec stays the same as the one of previous governments. (en)
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  • The border between the province of Quebec and the province of Newfoundland and Labrador is the longest interprovincial border in Canada. It stretches for more than 3,500 kilometres (2,200 mi) on land, and, according to both provincial governments, also contains a maritime part. Starting from the north, the border follows the Laurentian Divide (the divide between the drainage basin of the Atlantic Ocean and of the Arctic Ocean) on the Labrador Peninsula (but not on Killiniq Island, where Newfoundland and Labrador borders Nunavut) for the majority of the border's length, then follows the divide between the Côte-Nord-Gaspé and Newfoundland-Labrador drainage basins as far as Brûlé Lake, then follows the Romaine River downstream to the 52nd parallel, which it follows east to its southeastern te (en)
  • La frontière entre le Québec et Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador, à la fois terrestre et maritime, sépare les provinces de Québec et de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador au Canada. Partant du Cap Chidley à l'extrémité nord de la côte du Labrador, sa section terrestre suit la ligne de partage des eaux entre les bassins hydrographiques de la baie d'Hudson et du fleuve Saint-Laurent et celui de l'Atlantique pour une bonne partie de sa longueur et rejoint la côte à l'est de Blanc-Sablon. Sa partie maritime fait l'objet d'une controverse en raison du statut non défini des eaux du golfe du Saint-Laurent. (fr)
  • De grens tussen Quebec en Newfoundland en Labrador scheidt de provincie Quebec en de provincie Newfoundland en Labrador van elkaar in Canada. Met een afstand over land van ruim 3500 km is het bij verre de langste interprovinciale grens in Canada. De grens is reeds meer dan een eeuw een twistappel tussen beide gebieden, waarbij het standpunt van Newfoundland en Labrador echter de steun krijgt van de Canadese federale overheid. (nl)
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  • Frontière entre le Québec et Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador (fr)
  • Newfoundland and Labrador–Quebec border (en)
  • Grens tussen Quebec en Newfoundland en Labrador (nl)
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