Topic

Housing

Which governments hold powers over housing, and the laws that give them those powers.

Governments covering Saint-Hubert-de-Rivière-du-Loup · About Saint-Hubert-de-Rivière-du-Loup

Saint-Hubert-de-Rivière-du-Loup Who governs this place

Each power below comes from a law, agreement or official page, linked under it. This page lists the powers each government holds. It does not say how they are used.

Municipal

Saint-Hubert-de-Rivière-du-Loup Municipal Council

Governs Saint-Hubert-de-Rivière-du-Loup

Housing Report

Measures and assistance in the field of housing. (Municipal Powers Act, CQLR c. C-47.1, s. 4(9))
Source: legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca, checked Oct 11, 2026
Zoning and land use Report
Related: Building permits, zoning and land use
Zoning, subdivision and building by-laws for the municipality's territory, consistent with the regional (RCM or metropolitan) plan. (Act respecting land use planning and development, CQLR c. A-19.1, s. 113)
Source: legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca, checked Oct 11, 2026

Regional

Rivière-du-Loup RCM Council

Governs Rivière-du-Loup RCM

Regional land use and development plan Report
Related: Building permits, zoning and land use
Must keep an RCM plan in force for its whole territory; municipal zoning must conform to it. (Act respecting land use planning and development, CQLR c. A-19.1, s. 3)

Regional plan; building permits and zoning by-laws are the municipality's.
Source: legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca, checked Oct 11, 2026

Provincial

National Assembly of Québec

Governs Québec

Property and civil rights Report

Contracts, property and most private law in Québec, including the civil law of the Civil Code of Québec (Constitution Act, 1867, s. 92(13)).

Residential leases and most housing law are provincial.
Source: laws-lois.justice.gc.ca, checked Oct 11, 2026

Federal

Parliament of Canada

Governs Canada

Currency and banking Report
Related: Money and banking
Exclusive: "Currency and Coinage" (s. 91(14)) and "Banking, Incorporation of Banks, and the Issue of Paper Money" (s. 91(15)), Constitution Act, 1867.

Currency, coinage and banking are federal (s. 91(14), (15)).
Source: laws-lois.justice.gc.ca, checked Oct 11, 2026

No power over housing recorded

Other governments covering Saint-Hubert-de-Rivière-du-Loup. We have no power over housing on record for them. If one holds such a power, tell us.

School board: Centre de services scolaire de Kamouraska-Rivière-du-Loup, Eastern Shores School Board

Sources

legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca · checked Oct 11, 2026 Municipal Powers Act, CQLR c. C-47.1, s. 4(9) For: Housing (Saint-Hubert-de-Rivière-du-Loup Municipal Council)
legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca · checked Oct 11, 2026 Act respecting land use planning and development, CQLR c. A-19.1, s. 113 For: Zoning and land use (Saint-Hubert-de-Rivière-du-Loup Municipal Council)
legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca · checked Oct 11, 2026 Act respecting land use planning and development, CQLR c. A-19.1, s. 3 For: Regional land use and development plan (Rivière-du-Loup RCM Council)
laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked Oct 11, 2026 Property and civil rights For: Property and civil rights (National Assembly of Québec)
laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked Oct 11, 2026 topic housing for power 66 (Property and civil rights) For: Property and civil rights as a housing power
laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked Oct 11, 2026 Text quoted from the Constitution Acts (Justice Laws Website, current to 2026-09-21). For: Currency and banking (Parliament of Canada)

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