Quebec municipalities that regulate the use of pesticides

Since the beginning of the 1990s, several municipalities in Quebec have regulated the use of pesticides on their territory. Such municipal by-laws do not have to be approved by the Minister of the Environment, Climate Change, Wildlife and Parks prior to their adoption. However, municipalities must ensure that the regulatory provisions they apply are not incompatible with Quebec pesticide regulations. When compliance with municipal by-laws results in non-compliance with applicable Quebec regulations, the latter prevails (Pesticides Act, section 102).

This list indicates the municipalities that regulate the use of pesticides on their territory, as well as the administrative region and the regional county municipality for each of them.

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Field	Value
Last Updated	April 17, 2026, 19:25 (UTC)
Created	April 17, 2026, 19:25 (UTC)
contact_email	pesticides@environnement.gouv.qc.ca
contact_person	{"en": "Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs", "fr": "Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs"}
criticality_level	[]
data_dictionary	["environment"]
geographic_scope	[]
open_canada_collection	federated
open_canada_date_published	2022-01-06 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords	{"en-t-fr": ["Irreconcilability", "Municipality", "Regional county municipality", "Pesticide", "Administrative region"], "fr": ["Inconciliabilité", "Municipalité", "Municipalité régionale de comté", "Pesticide", "Région administrative"]}
open_canada_subject	["nature_and_environment"]
sensitivity_level	unrestricted
title_fr	Municipalités du Québec qui réglementent l’usage des pesticides
update_frequency	P1Y