Topic

Housing

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

Governments covering Coucoucache 24A · About Coucoucache 24A

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

La Tuque Municipal Council

Governs La Tuque

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

La Tuque Agglomeration Council

Governs Agglomeration of La Tuque

Social housing and homelessness Report

Social housing and assistance intended specifically for the homeless. (CQLR c. E-20.001, s. 19(10))
Source: legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca, checked Oct 11, 2026

Indigenous

Conseil des Atikamekw de Wemotaci Chief and Council

Governs Conseil des Atikamekw de Wemotaci

By-laws for the reserve (Indian Act s. 81) Report
Related: Building permits, zoning and land use
Makes by-laws for its reserves: health of residents, traffic, law and order, nuisances, animals, roads, water supplies and other local works, zoning and buildings, allotment of reserve land, residence on the reserve, wildlife and fish on the reserve, and trespass. Fines of up to $1,000.
Source: laws-lois.justice.gc.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 Coucoucache 24A. We have no power over housing on record for them. If one holds such a power, tell us.

School board: Central Québec School Board, Centre de services scolaire de l'Énergie

Sources

legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca · checked Oct 11, 2026 Municipal Powers Act, CQLR c. C-47.1, s. 4(9) For: Housing (La Tuque 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 (La Tuque Municipal Council)
legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca · checked Oct 11, 2026 CQLR c. E-20.001, s. 19(10) For: Social housing and homelessness (La Tuque Agglomeration Council)
laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked Oct 11, 2026 By-laws for the reserve (Indian Act s. 81). For: By-laws for the reserve (Indian Act s. 81) (Conseil des Atikamekw de Wemotaci Chief and 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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