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Regional Joint Cooperation Commission

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Regional Joint Cooperation Commission
  • French:Commission mixte de coopération régionale
Atlantic Canada and Saint Pierre and Miquelon in North America.
Atlantic Canada and Saint Pierre and Miquelon in North America.
HeadquartersMoncton, New Brunswick and Saint-Pierre, Saint-Pierre and Miquelon
Official languages
TypeIntergovernmental organization
MembershipNew Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island and Saint-Pierre and Miquelon
Leaders
• Copresident
Laura Lee Langley (representative of ACOA)
• Copresident
Bruno André (prefect of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon)
Establishment
• 1994 Franco-Canadian Agreement signed
2 December 1994 (30 years ago) (1994-12-02)
Area
• Total
503,169 km2 (194,275 sq mi)

The Regional Joint Cooperation Commission (in French: Commission mixte de coopération régionale) is an intergovernmental organization created by Canada and France following the signing and implementation of the Franco-Canadian agreement of 2 December 1994 for the development of regional cooperation between the four Atlantic Canadian provinces and the territorial collectivité of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon.[1][2]

The Commission meets once a year, alternately in Saint-Pierre and Miquelon and the Atlantic Canadian provinces.[3]

History

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On December 2, 1994, the Federal Government of Canada and the Government of the French Republic signed the Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the French Republic on the Development of Regional Cooperation between the Canadian Atlantic Provinces and the French Territorial Community of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, creating a Joint Commission on Regional Cooperation.[1] Its implementation is entrusted to the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) by the Canadian federal government and to the Préfecture of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon by the French government.

On October 13, 2016, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and French Prime Minister Manuel Valls committed to a Canada-France enhanced cooperation program to "continue to support the integration of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon into its regional environment".[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "View Treaty - Canada.ca". www.treaty-accord.gc.ca. Retrieved 2025-05-06.
  2. ^ "Décret n°95-1032 du 18 septembre 1995 portant publication de l'accord entre le Gouvernement de la République française et le Gouvernement du Canada relatif au développement de la coopération régionale entre la collectivité territoriale française de Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon et les Provinces atlantiques canadiennes, signé à Paris le 2 décembre 1994". legifrance.gouv.fr (in French). 18 September 1995. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Protocole d'entente pour une coopération régionale opérationnelle entre la préfecture de Saint-Pierre et Miquelon et l'Agence de promotion du Canada atlantique 2023-2027" (pdf). saint-pierre-et-miquelon.gouv.fr (in French). 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
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