2002–2006 municipal reorganization of Montreal
Merger and demerger of municipalities on the Island of Montreal, Quebec / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Montreal was one of the cities in Quebec affected by the 2000–2006 municipal reorganization in Quebec.[1] On January 1, 2002, all the municipalities on the island of Montreal were merged into the city of Montreal.
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However, following a change of government in the 2003 Quebec election and a 2004 referendum, some of those municipalities became independent cities again on January 1, 2006. The recreated cities did not regain all of their previous powers, however. A new urban agglomeration of Montreal was created, which resulted in the recreated cities still sharing certain municipal services with Montreal.