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Administered by the Société d'habitation du Québec, delivered by regional county municipalities (MRCs) and some municipalities.

Quebec's repair grant for low-income owner-occupants outside the big cities: up to 95% of the cost of fixing major defects, to a maximum of $20,000, or $25,000 for households at or below the income line. It covers municipalities of under 15,000 people, and its current framework ends on 31 March 2027.

source · verified 27 September 2026

What it pays

Maximum grant
UpgradeConditionUp to
Major repairsHousehold income above the applicable income level (NRA) for its size and region, by up to $12,000$20,000
Major repairsHousehold income at or below the NRA$25,000
The share of the cost it pays, by how far income is above the NRA
Income above the NRAShare of recognized cost
At or below it95%
$2,001 to $2,50090%
$4,251 to $4,50080%
$6,751 to $7,00060%
$9,251 to $9,50040%
$11,751 to $12,00020%
More than $12,0000%

The full table falls in 42 steps; these are samples from it. The recognized cost is the lowest of the lowest bid, the contractor's invoice and the programme's price list. Work must total at least $3,500 on the exterior walls, openings, roof, structure, electricity, plumbing, heating or insulation, and the grant is paid only after the work.

Who is eligible

Who qualifies

  • An owner-occupant, in a building of no more than two dwellings that is the principal residence
  • A building value of no more than $150,000, excluding the land
  • In a municipality of under 15,000 people, anywhere in Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, or a sector of a larger municipality without water or sewer mains; not Gatineau, Laval, or the Longueuil, Montréal or Québec agglomerations
  • Household income no more than $12,000 above the applicable income level, below
  • No RénoRégion or Rénovation Québec help in the previous five years
Applicable income levels (NRA), from 17 July 2026
RegionCouple or 1 person2-3 people4-5 people6 or more
Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Côte-Nord, Gaspésie$34,500$45,000$51,000$55,000
Capitale-Nationale, Chaudière-Appalaches$46,500$51,000$60,500$70,000
Centre-du-Québec$39,500$44,500$58,000$70,500
Estrie$41,000$47,500$61,500$78,000
Lanaudière, Laurentides, Montérégie$48,000$57,000$69,000$87,000
Mauricie$35,000$43,000$48,000$56,000
Nord-du-Québec$28,500$36,000$40,000$44,000
Outaouais, outside Gatineau$54,500$61,000$70,500$81,500
Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean$34,000$43,500$48,000$72,000

What disqualifies you

The rules people find out about after the work is done.

  • Work started before the eligibility certificate is issued.
  • A contractor without a Régie du bâtiment du Québec licence.

Where the application goes

Through your MRC or municipality. An accredited inspector visits and lists the work, you get bids from licensed contractors, and the eligibility certificate sets the maximum grant; the work must be done within twelve months.

Where the application goes
If this is youApply here
Programmequebec.ca

The thing most pages get wrong

Trois-Rivières tells its residents RénoRégion is suspended. Its page, updated 4 August 2026, lists the programme under the notice that the SHQ "suspendait tous ses programmes à compter du 1er avril 2025" [was suspending all its programmes from 1 April 2025]. The SHQ's own page carries no suspension, and a new framework was approved on 7 May 2025 with income levels in force from 17 July 2026. Older SHQ notices still quote the old maximum of $12,000.

It has an end date

The 2025-2027 framework "prend fin le 31 mars 2027" [ends on 31 March 2027], and the government may end it sooner. It applies to files whose eligibility certificate was not issued by 31 March 2025.

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