Property checker by address or parcel number
Centralize zoning, flood, wetland, slope, services, hazard and infrastructure checks in a local report.
Provincial and municipal layers do not all have the same coverage, precision, date or legal effect. Confirm results with the municipality, regional authority, surveyor, environmental professional or other required specialist.
The detailed links below currently target Québec. For another province, use the same checklist and substitute the appropriate provincial and municipal portals.
Unidentified property
Checks to document
Parcel and cadastre
Confirm parcel number, represented shape, area and boundaries.
Québec cadastre — Infolot
Flood and river-mobility zones
Check current mapping and confirm with the municipality or regional county municipality when required.
Official Government of Québec map
Potential wetlands
Screen for potential presence; an environmental validation may still be required.
Données Québec — CMHPQ 2023
Slope and terrain
Screen for steep slopes, embankments, difficult drainage or the need for a survey.
Données Québec — LiDAR products
Zoning and permitted uses
Obtain the zoning grid, uses, setbacks, height, parking and accessory-building rules.
Official municipality directory
Water, sewer and private systems
Confirm available services, connections, capacity, well and septic system.
Municipality or regional authority
Road, railway and rights-of-way
Check access, noise, vibration, easements, setbacks and future projects.
Québec transportation ministry and municipality
Other natural hazards and constraints
Check erosion, landslide, wildfire, contamination, noise and regional constraints.
Municipality, regional authority and Government of Québec
Recommended sequence
- Officially identify the address, parcel, municipality and regional authority.
- Screen major constraints first: flooding, wetlands, slope, access and possible contamination.
- Then request written confirmation of zoning, uses, setbacks and services.
- Before purchase or construction, obtain required studies, certificates and permits.
Important limitations
- The absence of a polygon on a map does not prove the absence of a constraint.
- Cadastre represents parcels; it does not replace a location certificate or boundary survey.
- Zoning and services are often confirmed only by the municipality.
- An apparent distance to a road, railway or watercourse must be measured under the applicable rule.