Municipal Affairs

Overview

Municipalities have the power to regulate daily life, ensure public order, collect taxes, carry out public projects, and deliver local services.

You can count on the expertise of our lawyers to explain the numerous rules governing the municipal apparatus and advise you in all matters related to municipal affairs.

Services

Municipal administration
Drafting of bylaws and contracts
Public tenders
Labour relations
Permits and certificates
Land-use planning
Environment and nuisances
Municipal services
Taxation and assessment
Tax collection
Acquisitions and sales
Expropriation
Powers and delegation of powers
Protection of persons and property
Public-private partnerships
Mediation
Representation before administrative tribunals and the superior courts

Professionals

Lawyers

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Industries

Publications

Need to Know

No municipal tax reductions for mining companies

Wednesday, May 23, 2018 - Valérie Belle-Isle
Need to Know

Bill 162: An Act to amend the Building Act and other legislative provisions mainly to give effect to certain Charbonneau Commission recommendations

Friday, January 12, 2018 - Marc-André Bouchard
Need to Know

A bid’s nonconformity to the eligibility criteria set out in a call for tenders, such as minimum experience, constitutes a major irregularity

Thursday, May 25, 2017 - Pier-Olivier Fradette

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News/Press release

Pier-Olivier Fradette published in La référence by Éditions Yvon Blais

Monday, July 31, 2017 - Pier-Olivier Fradette
Valérie Belle-Isle and Pier-Olivier Fradette speak at the ADMQ convention

Tuesday, July 25, 2017 - Valérie Belle-Isle and Pier-Olivier Fradette
Pier-Olivier Fradette and Charlotte Fortin present recent developments in municipal law

Monday, March 20, 2017 - Pier-Olivier Fradette and Charlotte Fortin

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