Québec was (until 2013) a province of Canada. Quietly discussing cessesion, a new currency was printed in addition to new signage and other related business. With said actions in place, the Province of Québec filed for cessesion in Canadian Parliament on 1 July 2013. After deliberations, Québec won its independence from Canada on 1 December and officially was recognized by Canada on 8 January 2014. All other countries, however, consider the 1 December 2013 date as the official date of Québecois independence.