A northern region of Quebec is sparsely populated.
Quebec , Canada 's largest province , occupies a vast territory ( nearly three times the size of France ) , most of which is very sparsely populated . Quebec . ogvkwᵻˈbɛk ] or [ kəˈbɛk ] Québec [ kebɛk ] ) is the second-most populous province of Canada and the only one to have a predominantly French-speaking population , with French as the sole provincial official language . The Nord-du-Québec region , occupying the northern half of the province , is sparsely populated and inhabited primarily by Aboriginal peoples .