The Big List: 100+ Resources for Housing and Modular Construction in Quebec

In short — This page gathers 101 verified resources — official bodies, funding programs, databases, government tools and media — for anyone planning, funding or overseeing a housing project in Quebec, modular or not. Each entry includes a plain-language description and a link to the official source. Bookmark this page: it is your starting point.

When you are preparing a construction project, the difficulty is not the lack of information — it is its dispersion. The Construction Code is in one place, the grants in another, zoning at the municipality, financing at CMHC, and the statistics somewhere else again. We have gathered here, in a single place, the references we use ourselves when preparing our guides, from the RBQ and Construction Code guide to our guide to financing a modular home.

How to use this list

• Starting a residential project? Begin with sections 1 (regulation), 5 (zoning) and 6 (tools) — that is where the preliminary checks happen. Our article on building permits in Quebec explains what order to do them in.
• Looking for financial help? Section 2. Cross-reference it with our guide to green home grants in Quebec.
• A non-profit, co-op or municipality? Sections 2, 4 and 7, then our guide to funding affordable housing and our guide for municipalities.
• A term escapes you? Our modular construction glossary covers the technical vocabulary used in these sources.

The links point to the organizations' official pages. When a specific program lives on a large government site, we give you the portal and the exact name to search — the deep addresses of those sites change often, the program names do not.

1. Regulation and compliance (12 resources)

Régie du bâtiment du Québec (RBQ) — The body that oversees construction quality and contractor licensing in Quebec. The starting point for any compliance question. rbq.gouv.qc.ca

Quebec Construction Code and Safety Code — The regulatory texts themselves (Building chapter and others), available free on LégisQuébec, the official site for laws and regulations. legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca

RBQ licence holders registry — The online verification tool: enter a contractor's name or number to confirm their licence is valid and covers the right subclasses. Check before signing anything. pes.rbq.gouv.qc.ca/RegistreLicences

Garantie de construction résidentielle (GCR) — The administrator of the mandatory warranty plan for new residential buildings in Quebec. The site lets you verify a contractor's accreditation; we detail the protection in our guide to the GCR warranty. garantiegcr.com

CSA Group (CSA A277 standard) — The standards body behind the CSA A277 certification, which attests that a factory-built building was inspected under a recognized quality-control program. csagroup.org

Bureau de normalisation du Québec (BNQ) — Quebec's standardization and certification body, notably for construction products and processes. bnq.qc.ca

National Research Council Canada (NRC) — Codes Canada — The federal body that publishes the National Building Code, the foundation on which Quebec's Construction Code rests. cnrc.canada.ca

CNESST — The Commission des normes, de l'équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail: health and safety rules on job sites, including the Safety Code for construction work. cnesst.gouv.qc.ca

Commission de la construction du Québec (CCQ) — Oversees the industry's workforce (competency certificates, collective agreements) and publishes detailed statistics on construction activity. ccq.org

Ministry of the Environment (MELCCFP) — Responsible notably for regulation Q-2, r. 22 on septic systems for isolated dwellings — unavoidable for building beyond sewer networks. environnement.gouv.qc.ca

Commission de protection du territoire agricole (CPTAQ) — Consult it if your land is in an agricultural zone: it is the body that authorizes (or not) a non-agricultural use. cptaq.gouv.qc.ca

Transports Québec — Oversees the special travel permits for oversize transport, on which road deliveries of modules depend. quebec.ca/transports

2. Programs and funding (20 resources)

Société d'habitation du Québec (SHQ) — Quebec's central housing body: it funds, develops and administers nearly all the provincial programs listed below. habitation.gouv.qc.ca

Programme d'habitation abordable Québec (PHAQ) — The main funding program for new affordable housing (non-profits, co-ops, housing offices, private companies). See the Programs section of the SHQ site. habitation.gouv.qc.ca

AccèsLogis Québec — The historic community housing program, still active for projects already under way. Details from the SHQ. habitation.gouv.qc.ca

RénoRégion program (SHQ) — Financial assistance for renovating the homes of low- and modest-income owners in rural areas. habitation.gouv.qc.ca

Residential Adaptation Assistance Program (PAD) — SHQ assistance to adapt a home to the needs of a person with a disability — relevant from the design stage of an accessible new home. habitation.gouv.qc.ca

Shelter Allowance — Monthly financial assistance for low-income households that spend too large a share of their budget on housing, administered with Revenu Québec. revenuquebec.ca

CMHC (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation) — The federal housing agency: mortgage loan insurance, funding programs and research. The federal counterpart of the SHQ. cmhc-schl.gc.ca

Affordable Housing Fund (CMHC) — Federal contributions and loans to create or repair affordable housing. See CMHC's professional space. cmhc-schl.gc.ca/professionnels

Apartment Construction Loan Program (CMHC) — Low-cost loans for building rental housing — a frequent lever of modular multi-unit projects. cmhc-schl.gc.ca/professionnels

APH Select (CMHC multi-unit insurance) — A loan insurance product for rental buildings that improves financing terms based on the project's affordability, energy efficiency and accessibility. Search "APH Select" on the CMHC site. cmhc-schl.gc.ca

Novoclimat — Quebec's certification program for high-energy-performance new homes, with financial assistance for the owner and the builder. See the Housing portal on Québec.ca. quebec.ca/habitation-et-logement

Rénoclimat — Financial assistance and energy assessments for the energy retrofit of an existing home. quebec.ca/habitation-et-logement

Chauffez vert — Assistance to replace an oil or propane system with an electric or renewable-energy system. quebec.ca/habitation-et-logement

LogisVert (Hydro-Québec) — Hydro-Québec's financial assistance program for efficient electricity measures: heat pumps, high-performance appliances, measures for new homes. hydroquebec.com

Énergir — energy efficiency grants — The gas distributor's assistance programs for high-performance appliances and buildings, if your project is connected to natural gas. energir.com

Home Buyers' Plan (HBP) — The federal program that lets you withdraw funds from your RRSP without immediate tax to buy or build a first home. See the Canada Revenue Agency. canada.ca/fr/agence-revenu

FHSA — The tax-free savings account for a first home purchase: deductible contributions, non-taxable withdrawals for the down payment. canada.ca/fr/agence-revenu

Multigenerational Home Renovation Tax Credit — A federal credit for adding a unit intended for an elderly or disabled relative — relevant for multigenerational projects. canada.ca

GST/QST new housing rebate — A partial rebate of the taxes paid on a new home or owner-built home, subject to price conditions. See Revenu Québec. revenuquebec.ca

Green Municipal Fund (FCM) — Funding from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities for sustainable municipal projects, including affordable and energy-efficient housing initiatives. fcm.ca

3. Data and statistics (10 resources)

Housing Market Information Portal (CMHC) — The most complete free database in the country: housing starts, vacancy rates, average rents, by region and municipality. www03.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/hmip-pimh

Institut de la statistique du Québec (ISQ) — Quebec's official statistics: demographics, households, projections — the basis of any housing needs study. statistique.quebec.ca

Statistics Canada — Housing — Census, building permits, construction price indices and national housing surveys. statcan.gc.ca

APCHQ — Economic studies — The association's regular analyses of housing starts, renovation and labour needs in Quebec. apchq.com

APCIQ — Real estate market statistics — The Quebec Professional Association of Real Estate Brokers publishes residential sales statistics from the Centris system. apciq.ca

Observatoire Grand Montréal (CMM) — Data and interactive maps on housing, demographics and land-use planning in the Montreal metropolitan region. observatoire.cmm.qc.ca

Bank of Canada — The policy rate, benchmark mortgage rates and housing market analyses — to anchor your financing assumptions. banqueducanada.ca

Données Québec — The open data portal of the government and municipalities: assessment rolls, permits, zoning and many other reusable datasets. donneesquebec.ca

IRIS (Institut de recherche et d'informations socioéconomiques) — Independent studies on affordability, rents and housing policy in Quebec. iris-recherche.qc.ca

Desjardins — Economic studies — Regular forecasts and analyses of the Quebec and Canadian housing market, freely accessible. desjardins.com

4. Associations and organizations (17 resources)

APCHQ — The Association des professionnels de la construction et de l'habitation du Québec: some 28,000 member companies, technical services, training and advocacy. apchq.com

ACQ (Association de la construction du Québec) — The main association of the institutional, commercial and industrial construction sectors. acq.org

CEGQ (Corporation des entrepreneurs généraux du Québec) — Brings together general contractors and publishes references on the industry's contracting practices. cegq.com

Écohabitation — Quebec's reference in green housing: free practical guides, training and LEED for Homes certification. ecohabitation.com

Ordre des architectes du Québec (OAQ) — The professional order of architects; its member roll lets you verify a professional's right to practise. oaq.com

Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (OIQ) — The order of engineers, who are responsible for the structural plans required for many modular and multi-unit projects. oiq.qc.ca

Ordre des technologues professionnels du Québec (OTPQ) — The order of professional technologists, often called on for residential plans and technical surveys. otpq.qc.ca

Ordre des évaluateurs agréés du Québec (OEAQ) — The order of real estate appraisal professionals — useful for market value appraisals and property rolls. oeaq.qc.ca

ROHQ (Regroupement des offices d'habitation du Québec) — The federation of housing offices that manage public housing and social housing programs across Quebec. rohq.qc.ca

RQOH (Réseau québécois des OSBL d'habitation) — Brings together some 1,200 non-profit housing organizations; publications and support for community projects. rqoh.com

CQCH (Confédération québécoise des coopératives d'habitation) — The national organization of Quebec's housing co-operatives and their regional federations. cooperativehabitation.coop

FQM (Fédération québécoise des municipalités) — The voice of the regions: represents more than 1,000 local and regional municipalities, active on housing files. fqm.ca

UMQ (Union des municipalités du Québec) — Brings together municipalities of all sizes and carries their positions on housing and land-use planning. umq.qc.ca

Modular Building Institute (MBI) — The North American modular industry association: studies, sector statistics and best-practice standards. modular.org

Cecobois — Quebec's centre of expertise in wood construction: free technical guides, calculation tools and examples of multi-unit wood buildings. cecobois.com

FPInnovations — A forest products research organization, active in prefabrication and wood construction systems. web.fpinnovations.ca

Vivre en Ville — A public interest organization specialized in land-use planning and housing; its publications on gentle densification and affordability are reference works. vivreenville.org

5. Zoning and urban planning (10 resources)

MAMH (Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation) — The ministry that oversees land-use planning and municipal finances; the gateway to Quebec's urban planning framework. mamh.gouv.qc.ca

Municipal directory — The official record for each Quebec municipality: population, MRC, contact information — handy for finding the right urban planning department. mamh.gouv.qc.ca/repertoire-des-municipalites

"La prise de décision en urbanisme" guide (MAMH) — The official, tool-by-tool explanation of zoning and subdivision bylaws, SPAIPs (PIIA), conditional uses and minor variances. mamh.gouv.qc.ca

MRC land use and development plans — Each MRC publishes the plan that frames its municipalities' urban plans and bylaws; you will find them on the MRCs' sites, and the general framework at the MAMH. mamh.gouv.qc.ca

Act respecting land use planning and development (LAU) — The statute underpinning the whole system: development plans, urban plans, zoning bylaws. Available on LégisQuébec. legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca

Ordre des urbanistes du Québec (OUQ) — The professional order of urban planners; public resources and member roll. ouq.qc.ca

Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal (CMM) — Responsible for the metropolitan land use plan (PMAD) and housing planning in Greater Montreal. cmm.qc.ca

Communauté métropolitaine de Québec (CMQ) — The equivalent for the Quebec City region: metropolitan plan and housing orientations. cmquebec.qc.ca

Ville de Montréal — Permits and urban planning — The montreal.ca portal centralizes permit applications, borough bylaws and zoning maps for the metropolis. montreal.ca

Ville de Québec — Urban planning bylaws — The capital's site gives access to zoning by address and online permit applications. ville.quebec.qc.ca

6. Practical tools (12 resources)

Quebec Land Register — Online consultation of property titles, servitudes and hypothecs registered on a property. Check before any land purchase. registrefoncier.gouv.qc.ca

Infolot (Quebec cadastre) — The interactive cadastre map: lot number, dimensions and official location of a parcel. Accessible via the Ministère des Ressources naturelles et des Forêts. mrnf.gouv.qc.ca

Registraire des entreprises du Québec (REQ) — Verify free of charge a company's legal existence, its directors and its history before signing a construction contract. registreentreprises.gouv.qc.ca

Property assessment rolls — Each municipality publishes its roll (taxable value, area, use); the framework of the assessment system is explained at the MAMH, and consultation happens on the municipality's site. mamh.gouv.qc.ca

CMHC calculators — Free eligibility and borrowing-capacity tools, including mortgage loan insurance calculation. cmhc-schl.gc.ca

FCAC — Mortgage calculator — The Financial Consumer Agency of Canada offers neutral calculators (payments, stress test) with no commercial angle. canada.ca/fr/agence-consommation-matiere-financiere

Tribunal administratif du logement (TAL) — For landlords: the rent adjustment calculation tool, lease templates and rental case law. tal.gouv.qc.ca

Office de la protection du consommateur (OPC) — Consumer rights and remedies, including for residential construction and renovation contracts. opc.gouv.qc.ca

Hydro-Québec — Grid connection — The steps and timelines for powering a new build, to be built into a modular project's schedule early. hydroquebec.com

Contaminated sites registry (MELCCFP) — Check whether a lot appears in the public registry of contaminated sites before buying it. environnement.gouv.qc.ca

RDPRM (Register of personal and movable real rights) — Useful notably for checking the charges registered on a mobile home or movable property before a transaction. rdprm.gouv.qc.ca

OACIQ — The self-regulatory body for real estate brokerage: a public registry to verify a broker's licence and information tools for buyers and sellers. oaciq.com

7. Affordable and community housing (12 resources)

UTILE — The non-profit that develops affordable student housing in Quebec — several of its projects illustrate the potential of fast construction in urban settings. utile.org

Bâtir son quartier — Quebec's largest technical resource group (GRT): it supports co-ops and non-profits from the idea to the delivery of their housing project. batirsonquartier.com

AGRTQ (Association des groupes de ressources techniques du Québec) — The network of GRTs that develop community housing across the province; the gateway to finding your region's GRT. agrtq.qc.ca

FECHIMM — The federation of housing co-operatives of the Montreal region: management services, training and advocacy. fechimm.coop

FHCC / CHF Canada — The Canadian co-operative housing federation, its programs and its development fund. chfcanada.coop

Fonds québécois d'habitation communautaire (FQHC) — The fund that supports the durability and development of Quebec's community housing stock. fqhc.qc.ca

SHDM (Société d'habitation et de développement de Montréal) — The paramunicipal corporation that develops and manages affordable housing in Montreal, including the Accès Condos program. shdm.org

OMHM (Office municipal d'habitation de Montréal) — Quebec's largest housing office: public housing, affordable units and the rent supplement program on the island of Montreal. omhm.qc.ca

Community Housing Transformation Centre — A pan-Canadian organization that funds and equips community housing providers (grants, guides, data). centre.support

CDRQ (Coopérative de développement régional du Québec) — Supports the creation and start-up of co-operatives, including in housing. cdrq.coop

FRAPRU — The front d'action populaire en réaménagement urbain: research and advocacy for the right to housing; its files document social housing needs region by region. frapru.qc.ca

RCLALQ — The Regroupement des comités logement et associations de locataires du Québec: information on tenants' rights and the rental market. rclalq.qc.ca

8. Media and monitoring (8 resources)

Radio-Canada — The most widely followed national coverage of housing and construction issues; look for the news site's "logement" and "habitation" files. ici.radio-canada.ca

La Presse — Its Maison and Affaires sections closely track the Quebec real estate market, housing starts and affordable housing. lapresse.ca

Le Devoir — In-depth coverage of housing policy, land-use planning and the housing crisis. ledevoir.com

Le Journal de Montréal / Le Journal de Québec — A general-audience real estate section and regular investigations into residential construction. journaldemontreal.com

Les Affaires — Quebec's business media outlet; analyses of real estate, construction and project financing. lesaffaires.com

Portail Constructo — The specialized media outlet of Quebec's construction industry: site news, calls for tenders and technical features. portailconstructo.com

Protégez-Vous — The consumer magazine publishes practical guides on buying, building and renovating homes. protegez-vous.ca

Voir vert — Quebec's sustainable building portal: exemplary projects, certifications and technical monitoring in green construction. voirvert.ca

In summary

• 101 resources, all official or recognized: regulation (12), programs and funding (20), data (10), associations (17), zoning (10), tools (12), community housing (12), media (8).
• Three reflexes before any project: verify the RBQ licence, consult the municipal zoning and confirm the funding — sections 1, 5 and 2, in that order.
• Government site addresses change; organization and program names rarely do. If a link has moved, search for the exact name on the portal indicated.
• This page is updated periodically. A resource missing or a link moved? Write to us.

Ready to move from research to action? Our modular home price guide and our comparison of prefab home types are the two most useful next reads.

Sources: Régie du bâtiment du Québec, Société d'habitation du Québec, CMHC, MAMH and the official sites cited. Directory compiled and verified by Jeremy Soares. Last updated: July 2, 2026.