The .quebec domain is a GeoTLD and Community Priority Application that was proposed to ICANN's New gTLD Program by PointQuébec, a non-profit organisation.

The organisation aims to improve the businesses, culture, tourism, and online identity of Quebec and the Québécois through the .quebec TLD.

[6] The application was supported by the National Assembly of Quebec[7] and other cultural, technical, and economic institutions in the province.

[3] It received "substantial financial support from the Government of Quebec", including a $185,000 loan, and is a not-for profit organisation.

Michel Philibert, a spokesman for PointQuebec, stated “We have our own culture, and we have our own way of doing things, and we want to also affirm our presence on the web”.