MANDATE OF THE QUEBEC LANDLORDS ASSOCIATION

• June 4, 2024, the Quebec Landlords Association emits its recommendations on Bill No. 65, Loi limitant le droit d’éviction des locateurs et renforçant la protection des locataires aînés. Lisez le ici

• November 21, 2023, the Quebec Landlords Association presents its recommendations during special consultations and public hearings on Bill No. 39, Loi modifiant la Loi sur la fiscalité municipale et d’autres dispositions législatives. Lisez le ici

• September 20, 2023, the Quebec Landlords Association presents its recommendations during special consultations and public hearings on Bill No. 31, Loi modifiant diverses dispositions législatives en matière d’habitation. Lisez le ici

• June 2, 2022, the Association des Propriétaires du Québec files with the Committee on Planning and the Public Domain its recommendations concerning the Bill 37, An Act to amend various legislative provisions mainly with respect to housing. Lisez le ici

• June 2, 2022, the Association des Propriétaires du Québec files with the Commission sur le développement économique et urbain et l'habitation its recommendations concerning the draft by-law Responsible Landlord certification and Rent registry. Lisez le ici

• April 8, 2022, the Association des Propriétaires du Québec submits to the Secretary General and Acting Director of Institutional Affairs of the Régie du bâtiment du Québec its recommendations concerning the following two draft regulations: Draft regulation on the supervision of inspection of a residential building (REIBH) and draft regulation on the supervision of the obligation to inspect a residential building (REOIBH). Lisez le ici

• June 4, 2021: The Quebec Landlords Association (APQ) submits its recommendations to the Ministry of the Environment and the Fight against Climate Change regarding the draft regulation on oil-fired heating appliances.

• May 8, 2019: The Association of Quebec Landlords (APQ) submits its recommendations to the Land Use Planning Commission regarding Bill 16, An Act mainly to regulate building inspections and divided co-ownership, replacing the name of the Régie du logement and improving its operating rules and amending the Act respecting the Société d'habitation du Québec and various legislative provisions concerning the municipal domain.

• April 8, 2019: The Quebec Landlords Association (APQ) met with Minister Andrée Laforest, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing.

• February 6, 2019: The Association of Quebec Landlords (APQ) submits its recommendations to the Public Finance Committee on Bill 3, An Act to establish a single school tax rate.

• On January 21, 2019, the Association des Propriétaires du Québec (APQ) submits its financial requests to the office of the Minister of Finance.

• February 2, 2018: The Association of Quebec Landlords submits its recommendations to the Committee on Culture and Education on Bill 166, An Act to reform the school tax system.

• December 7, 2017: The Association des Propriétaires du Québec (APQ) is heard in special consultations on Bill 157 An Act to establish the Société québécoise du cannabis, to enact the Cannabis Regulation Act and to amend various road safety provisions.

• June 9, 2017: The Association des Propriétaires du Québec (APQ) submits its recommendations on the draft regulation on voluntary construction work.

• November 5, 2015: The Association des Propriétaires du Québec is heard on the Special consultations and public hearings on Bill 67, An Act mainly to improve the regulation of tourist accommodation.

• September 17, 2015: The Association des Propriétaires du Québec is heard on the Special consultations and public hearings on Bill 54, An Act to improve the legal situation of animals.

• September 15, 2015: The Quebec Landlords Association is heard on the Special consultations and public hearings on Bill 492, An Act to amend the Civil Code to protect the rights of senior tenants.

• August 19, 2015: The Association des Propriétaires du Québec is heard on the Special Consultations on Bill 44, An Act to strengthen tobacco control.

• October 2, 2014: Société d'Habitation du Québec (SHQ), Brief presented as part of the "Social dialogue" established by the Commission for the permanent review of programs.

• In December 2013, Mr. Bertrand St-Arnaud, the Minister of Justice, announced that he amended section 692 of Bill 28. This section would have increased from one to three months the notice of eviction of an occupant.

• On November 27, 2013 was published in the Gazette officielle du Québec the Draft Regulation to amend the Regulation respecting mandatory lease forms and the particulars of the notice to a new lessee.

This project proposes to amend the regulation, but also the mandatory lease forms appearing in Annexes 1-5, the mandatory form appearing in Annex 6 for services to the tenant, as well as the obligatory writing in the case of an oral lease in Annex 7.

The Association of Quebec Landlords (APQ), which was consulted in 2012, wanted to bring forward its recommendations within the required timeframe.

• In September 2013, following the special consultations and public hearings on Bill 28, An Act to enact the new Code of Civil Procedure, the APQ submitted to the commission its reservations and comments, more in particular, regarding the extension of time before the eviction of a tenant.