• the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean administrative region (region 02)
• the Mauricie administrative region (region 04);
• La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau regional county municipality (RCM), in the Outaouais administrative region (region 07)
• Pontiac RCM, in the Outaouais administrative region (region 07)
• Antoine-Labelle RCM, in the Laurentides administrative region (region 15)
• The western part of the Bas-Saint-Laurent administrative region (region 01), which includes the following RCMs:
  • Rivière-du-Loup
  • Rimouski-Neigette
  • Témiscouata
  • Kamouraska
  • Les Basques