diff --git a/django/contrib/localflavor/ca/ca_provinces.py b/django/contrib/localflavor/ca/ca_provinces.py
index 505d863f5e..884668a9fd 100644
--- a/django/contrib/localflavor/ca/ca_provinces.py
+++ b/django/contrib/localflavor/ca/ca_provinces.py
@@ -8,11 +8,6 @@ Source: http://www.canada.gc.ca/othergov/prov_e.html
 This exists in this standalone file so that it's only imported into memory 
 when explicitly needed. 
 """ 
-import warnings
-warnings.warn(
-    'There have been recent changes to the CA localflavor. See the release notes for details',
-    RuntimeWarning
-)
 
 PROVINCE_CHOICES = ( 
     ('AB', 'Alberta'), 
@@ -56,6 +51,7 @@ PROVINCES_NORMALIZED = {
     'pei': 'PE',
     'p.e.i.': 'PE',
     'prince edward island': 'PE',
+    'pq' : 'QC',
     'qc': 'QC',
     'quebec': 'QC',
     'sk': 'SK',
diff --git a/docs/releases/1.5.txt b/docs/releases/1.5.txt
index 5a92e7d861..677aac7f2b 100644
--- a/docs/releases/1.5.txt
+++ b/docs/releases/1.5.txt
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ Django 1.5 also includes several smaller improvements worth noting:
 * :mod:`django.utils.timezone` provides a helper for converting aware
   datetimes between time zones. See :func:`~django.utils.timezone.localtime`.
 
+* In the localflavor for Canada, "pq" was added to the acceptable codes for
+  Quebec. It's an old abbreviation.
+
 Backwards incompatible changes in 1.5
 =====================================
 
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/localflavor/ca/tests.py b/tests/regressiontests/localflavor/ca/tests.py
index 05d2fe2ac4..903321b2cd 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/localflavor/ca/tests.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/localflavor/ca/tests.py
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ class CALocalFlavorTests(SimpleTestCase):
             'BC': 'BC',
             'nova scotia': 'NS',
             '  manitoba ': 'MB',
+            'pq': 'QC',
         }
         invalid = {
             'T2S 2H7': error_format,