Quebec Boundaries Extension Act, 1912

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Canadian Province of Quebec (blue), prior to the Quebec boundary extension acts of 1898 and 1912

The Québec Boundaries Extension Act, 1912 is an act passed by the Parliament of Canada on April 1, 1912 that expanded the territory of the Province of Quebec. It was supplemental to the Quebec Boundary Extension Act, 1898 that granted the province its first territorial enlargement. The Act transferred to the Province the vast territory bounded by the Eastmain River, the Labrador coast, and Hudson and Ungava Bays, extending the northern boundary to its present location. These lands were inhabited by the aboriginal Cree, Montagnais, Naskapi and Inuit.