northern Quebec
Northern Quebec ({{langx|fr|le nord du Québec}}) is a geographic term denoting the northerly, more remote and less populated parts of the Canadian province of Quebec.Alexandre Robaey, [https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/charity-group-works-with-indigenous-communities-to-feed-northern-quebec-s-wandering-dogs-1.5206046 "Charity group works with Indigenous communities to feed Northern Quebec's 'wandering dogs'"]. CTV Montreal, November 26, 2020.
The term has two related, overlapping but not identical usages; depending on the context, it may refer specifically to the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec,Emily Paskevics, [https://theculturetrip.com/north-america/canada/quebec/articles/13-photos-that-prove-northern-quebec-is-a-dream-travel-destination/ "13 Photos That Prove Northern Quebec Is a Dream Travel Destination"]. The Culture Trip, September 6, 2017. or to a broader geographic area also inclusive of the administrative regions of Abitibi-TémiscamingueLiz Fleming, [https://o.canada.com/travel/abitibi-temiscamingue-is-a-portal-to-the-wilds-of-northern-quebec "Abitibi-Témiscamingue is a portal to the wilds of northern Quebec"]. canada.com, November 21, 2019. and Côte-Nord,Maryellen Kennedy Duckett, [https://web.archive.org/web/20181129171615/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/destinations/north-america/canada/quebec/quebec-best-road-trip/ "Quebec's ultimate road trip: into the wild on the Whale Route"]. National Geographic, November 27, 2018. and the more northerly and remote portions of the administrative regions of Outaouais,[https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/4-1-earthquake-strikes-northern-quebec-1.3738038 "4.1 earthquake strikes northern Quebec"]. CTV Montreal, December 28, 2017. Laurentides, Lanaudière, Saguenay–Lac-Saint-JeanPat Lee, [https://torontosun.com/travel/travel-canada/saguenay-lac-saint-jean-region-of-quebec "Embrace winter in Quebec's Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region"]. Toronto Sun, January 21, 2020. and Mauricie. In the broadest sense, the term may be applied to almost any community further north than the densely populated Gatineau to Quebec City corridor along the north side of the St. Lawrence River; it is, however, never used to denote communities on the southern side of the river, even in the northernmost portions of the Gaspé Peninsula.