The gouvernement manages the development of public land by allocating land rights to private citizens and enterprises for various projects (e.g. lease, sale and permit). Rights are allocated with due regard for different uses, in accordance with the applicable legislation, regulations, by-laws and land use plans.
Public land planning
The public land planning process is structured by public land use plans (known by their French acronym PATP) and regional plans for public land development (known by their French acronym PRDTP). The characteristics of public land are analyzed and described in territorial profiles.
Public land use plans
Public land use plans are prepared by administrative regions. They set out the government’s orientations for the use and protection of public land.
They guide the management and development of land and resources in Québec’s regions, with due regard for their individual characteristics.
Public land use plans usually comprise:
- A territorial analysis
- A summary document
- A review of follow-up actions
- Numerous maps
Public land use plans for most administrative areas are available in our publications directory (in French).
The Montreal, Laval, Montérégie and Centre-du-Québec regions do not have a public land use plan because they have very little public land.
Regional Plans for Public Land Development
The regional plans for public land development (PRDTP) regulate promotional projects in Québec’s major regions.
You may consult the regional plans for public land development of the following sectors:
- Recreation and tourism development;
- Implementation of wind turbines.
Territorial Profiles
The territorial profiles describe the economic, environmental and social aspects of the region’s public land.
You may consult the territorial profiles (in PDF format) of some administrative regions in the French version of this page .
Management delegated to RCMs
The government has delegated the management of specific areas and categories of land rights to regional county municipalities (RCMs).
The delegate RCMs are responsible for:
- Analyzing applications to use public land
- Allocating and renewing rights
- Controlling the occupation of delegated public land
Generally speaking, vacation leases and rough shelter leases are managed by the delegate RCMs, while commercial and industrial leases and other land rights (e.g. servitudes, permits) are managed by the gouvernement du Québec.
List of delegate RCMs
Below is a list of delegate RCMs, grouped by administrative region, along with the responsibilities entrusted to them.
Ville de Rouyn-Noranda
Vacation leases, sand and gravel
MRC de La Vallée-de-l’Or
Vacation leases, sand and gravel
MRC de Témiscamingue
Vacation leases, sand and gravel
MRC d’Abitibi
Vacation leases, sand and gravel
MRC de Kamouraska
Vacation leases, sand and gravel
MRC de La Matapédia
Vacation leases, sand and gravel
Intramunicipal public land
Parc régional de la Seigneurie du Lac Matapédia
MRC de La Mitis
Vacation leases, sand and gravel
Intramunicipal public land
MRC Les Basques
Vacation leases, sand and gravel
Intramunicipal public land
MRC de La Matanie
Vacation leases, sand and gravel
Intramunicipal public land
MRC de Rimouski-Neigette
Vacation leases, sand and gravel
Intramunicipal public land
MRC de Rivière-du-Loup
Vacation leases, sand and gravel
Intramunicipal public land
MRC de Témiscouata
Vacation leases, sand and gravel
Intramunicipal public land
MRC de Charlevoix
Vacation leases, sand and gravel
Intramunicipal public land
MRC de Charlevoix-Est
Vacation leases, sand and gravel
Intramunicipal public land
MRC de La Côte-de-Beaupré
Intramunicipal public land
MRC de La Jacques-Cartier
Vacation leases, sand and gravel
MRC de Portneuf
Vacation leases, sand and gravel
Parc régional de Portneuf
MRC de Bécancour
Intramunicipal public land
MRC de l’Érable
Intramunicipal public land
MRC des Etchemins
Parc régional du Massif du Sud
MRC de Bellechasse
Parc régional du Massif du Sud
MRC de Caniapiscau
Vacation leases, sand and gravel
MRC La Haute-Côte-Nord
Vacation leases, sand and gravel
Intramunicipal public land
MRC de Manicouagan
Vacation leases, sand and gravel
Intramunicipal public land
MRC de Minganie
Vacation leases, sand and gravel
MRC de Sept-Rivières
Vacation leases, sand and gravel
Communauté maritime des Îles-de-la-Madeleine
Intramunicipal public land
MRC de Matawinie
Vacation leases, sand and gravel
Intramunicipal public land
Parc régional de la Chute-à-Bull
Parc régional de la Forêt Ouareau
Parc régional du Lac Taureau
Parc régional des Sept-Chutes
MRC D’Autray
Sand and gravel
Vacation leases: managed by the Municipality of Matawinie
MRC de Montcalm
Sand and gravel
Vacation leases: managed by the Municipality of Matawinie
MRC des Laurentides
Vacation leases, sand and gravel
Intramunicipal public land
MRC d’Antoine-Labelle
Vacation leases, sand and gravel
Intramunicipal public land
Parc régional de la Montagne du Diable
Parc régional du Poisson blanc
MRC d’Argenteuil
Sand and gravel
Vacation leases: managed by the Laurentides RCM
MRC des Pays-d’en-Haut
Sand and gravel
Terres publiques intramunicipales
Vacation leases: managed by the Laurentides RCM
Ville de La Tuque
Vacation leases, sand and gravel
MRC de Maskinongé
Vacation leases, sand and gravel
MRC de Mékinac
Vacation leases, sand and gravel
MRC des Collines-de-l’Outaouais
Sand and gravel
Vacation leases: managed by the Pontiac RCM
MRC de Papineau
Vacation leases, sand and gravel
Intramunicipal public land
MRC de Pontiac
Vacation leases, sand and gravel
Intramunicipal public land
MRC de la Vallée-de-la-Gatineau
Vacation leases, sand and gravel
Intramunicipal public land
Ville de Saguenay
Vacation leases, sand and gravel
Intramunicipal public land
MRC de Lac-Saint-Jean-Est
Vacation leases, sand and gravel
Intramunicipal public land
MRC du Domaine-du-Roy
Vacation leases, sand and gravel
Intramunicipal public land
MRC de Maria-Chapdelaine
Vacation leases, sand and gravel
Intramunicipal public land
MRC du Fjord-du-Saguenay
Vacation leases, sand and gravel
Intramunicipal public land
Last update: April 25, 2023