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Cost of living in Quebec

Rent, food, transit, phone, childcare, and your rights as a tenant.

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  • Quebec eviction/repossession process in brief is now Landlord gives notice; tenant refuses or is silent; landlord applies to TAL, which decides. Source
  • Quebec tenant board and how to file is now Tribunal administratif du logement (TAL); tenant opposes the repossession in writing within one month, using TAL's forms, via tal.gouv.qc.ca. Source
5 facts · Quebec
FactValueAs ofSource
Quebec notice period, landlord repossession (reprise de logement)1 month before lease end for leases of 6 months or less; 6 months before lease end for longer/indeterminate leases; tenant has 1 month to respond2026-09-08Tribunal administratif du logement, Reprise de logement
✓ 2026-09-09
Quebec eviction/repossession process in briefLandlord gives notice; tenant refuses or is silent; landlord applies to TAL, which decides2026-09-08Tribunal administratif du logement, Reprise de logement
✓ 2026-09-09
Quebec reduced-contribution child care rate9.65 CAD/day2026-01-01Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, The $10-a-day divide: Child care fees in Canada in 2026 (citing Quebec's set rate)
✓ 2026-09-09
STM Montreal adult single fare, OPUS card3.75 CAD2026-07-01STM, 1 passage, Tous modes A
✓ 2026-09-09
Quebec tenant board and how to fileTribunal administratif du logement (TAL); tenant opposes the repossession in writing within one month, using TAL's forms, via tal.gouv.qc.ca2026-09-08Tribunal administratif du logement, Reprise de logement
✓ 2026-09-09

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