All municipalities in the area
Modular construction serves the entire area, including the following municipalities:
- Ormstown — 4,277 res. · Ormstonnien, ienne
- Huntingdon — 3,016 res. · Huntingdonnais, aise
- Saint-Anicet — 2,868 res. · Anicetois, oise
- Saint-Chrysostome — 2,653 res. · Chrysostomien, ienne
- Hinchinbrooke — 2,358 res. · Hinchinbrooker
- Sainte-Barbe — 1,999 res. · Barberivain, aine
- Franklin — 1,771 res. · Franklinois, oise
- Godmanchester — 1,596 res. · Godmancastrien, ienne
- Très-Saint-Sacrement — 1,230 res. · Sacrementois, oise
- Howick — 871 res. · Howickois, oise
- Havelock — 749 res. · Havelockois, oise
- Elgin — 393 res. · Elginois,oise*, elginite(ang)
- Dundee — 383 res. · Dundier, Dundière
Modular in the Le Haut-Saint-Laurent sector
A traditional job site ties up local trades for months; modular flips that logic. Most of the building is completed in a factory, often outside the Le Haut-Saint-Laurent sector, before being moved to the project's municipality. On site, only the foundation, assembly and connections remain — a short job-site footprint, welcome in the territory's smallest municipalities.
Procedures and regulations
Don't look for an "MRC permit": in the Le Haut-Saint-Laurent sector as everywhere in Quebec, the municipality where the lot sits receives the permit application and applies the zoning. The MRC's role plays out further upstream, through the land-use plan (schéma d'aménagement) that steers the territory's designations. The first concrete step: check with the target municipality what its regulations allow.
- The building permit, step by step — Permit procedures for a modular building, from filing the application to the final inspection. View →
- Modular glossary — Land-use plan, zoning, CSA A277, shell finish: the project terms clearly defined. View →
Modular builders serving the area
A modular project in the sector does not depend on a local contractor: the building is produced in a factory then moved by road, so most Quebec manufacturers accept deliveries anywhere in the province, including Montérégie. Take the time to compare several offers and validate the RBQ licence.
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Modular multi-residential buildings (6 to 24+ units) factory-built in Quebec.
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For an overview of the manufacturers active in Quebec, see our modular builders guide.