MRC d'Argenteuil

What MRC d'Argenteuil does

MRC d'Argenteuil is a Regional County Municipality (Municipalité régionale de comté) established in 1983 under Quebec's Loi sur l'aménagement et l'urbanisme, headquartered in Lachute, Québec. It serves as the regional coordinating body for 9 constituent municipalities (Brownsburg-Chatham, Gore, Grenville, Grenville-sur-la-Rouge, Harrington, Lachute, Mille-Isles, Saint-André-d'Argenteuil, and Wentworth) covering 1,339 km² and ~33,000+ residents. Its statutory mandate spans land use planning (Schéma d'aménagement, revised 2009), property assessment (~30,000 evaluation files), environmental management (waterway management across 3,000+ km and 160+ dams; PRMHH approved April 2024; PGMR 2023-2030), economic development (Synerlab circular-economy incubator alongside Tricentris), social housing (via the ORHA subsidiary created in 2019), transportation, public safety, and agricultural planning (PDZA revised September 2024).

The entity is structured as a public government administrative body — not a commercial enterprise — and deploys a portfolio of technology-enabled services rather than a unified software product. Core technology assets include an ArcGIS Experience Builder-based interactive mapping platform serving property, flood-zone, wetland, hydric, and transportation datasets; a 1,000 km municipally-owned fiber optic network (Fibre Argenteuil OBNL, created 2018) delivering internet, telephony, and TV to 4,000+ subscribers at ~$37M total build cost with $26M+ in federal/provincial subsidies; and a territorial brand and digital portal ecosystem. Approximately 47 direct employees plus ~12 at Fibre Argenteuil operate the headquarters at 430 rue Grace and a secondary site at 540 rue Berry.

Funding flows are primarily public: municipal quotes-parts (proportional property-tax contributions), provincial and federal grants (notably the FRR Volet 2 envelope of $4,799,556 for 2025-2028 and FRR Volet 4 of $1,074,990 for 2021-2025), extraction rights under Bill 82 (quarry and sandpit operators), tax sale proceeds, and recurring telecommunications revenue from Fibre Argenteuil subscribers. The business model is structurally non-commercial — service delivery to captive municipal constituents and residents — and there are no traditional ownership, investor, or shareholder structures. Two wholly-owned operating subsidiaries (Fibre Argenteuil inc., 2018; ORHA, 2019) handle specialized service delivery outside the core administrative apparatus.

Name

MRC d'Argenteuil

Legal name

MRC d'Argenteuil

Website

https://argenteuil.qc.ca

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

MRC d'Argenteuil is a Quebec Regional County Municipality headquartered in Lachute that coordinates regional services — land use planning, property assessment, environmental management, fiber-optic telecom, housing, and economic development — for 9 constituent municipalities and ~33,000 residents across a 1,339 km² territory.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Government Services

NAICS

Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (9241), Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services (541370)

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744), Non-Operating Establishments (9995)

akta.pro primary industry

Agriculture & Land-Use MRV (Soil carbon, livestock, forestry/REDD+) (EUAHADAI)

Keywords

• Regional municipal services
• Land use planning
• Property assessment
• Environmental management
• Rural broadband network

Headquarters

HQ city

Lachute

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Property Tax Contributions (Quotes-parts): MRC municipalities contribute through a quota system (quotes-parts) based on property values and other factors. This is the primary source of operational funding for the MRC. The 2025 budget maintains stable contributions (gel moyen des quotes-parts).
2. Government Grants and Programs (FRR): Funding from the Fonds régions et ruralité (FRR) - Volet 2 Development Territorial envelope of $4,799,556 for 2025-2028. Also includes Volet 4 Vitalization funding of $1,074,990 for 2021-2025. Additional programs include various provincial and federal grants for specific projects.
3. Extraction Rights (Carrières et sablières): Revenue from extraction rights (droits de prélèvement) imposed on quarry and sandpit operators under Bill 82, effective January 1, 2009. Operators submit declarations and pay fees based on extracted substances.
4. Tax Sales Revenue: Revenue generated from property sales for non-payment of taxes. The MRC conducts tax sales annually (second Thursday of May) and collects fees, interest, and proceeds from property sales.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

MRC d'Argenteuil is a Regional County Municipality providing shared regional government services to its 9 constituent municipalities across a 1,339 km² territory in Quebec's Laurentides region. Core offerings include land use planning (Schéma d'aménagement), property assessment (Évaluation foncière) covering 30,000+ files, waterway management over 3,000 km of waterways, environmental planning (PRMHH, PGMR, conservation strategy), civil engineering support, social housing administration (via ORHA), and rural broadband telecommunications through its subsidiary Fibre Argenteuil. The MRC also delivers economic development services, agricultural zone planning (PDZA), waste management oversight, adapted transportation, public safety coordination, and cultural programming.

Product overview

MRC d'Argenteuil is a regional county municipality in Quebec providing administrative services to nine constituent municipalities. Rather than a unified software product, it offers a portfolio of public services including: core municipal services (property assessment, land use planning, civil engineering, waterway management), environmental management (waste management, conservation strategies, climate action), telecommunications infrastructure (Fibre Argenteuil fiber optic network), economic development support (Synerlab circular economy incubator), and agricultural planning (PDZA). Technology-enabled services include interactive ArcGIS-based mapping for property assessment, flood zones, wetlands, and transportation; online property consultation tools; and a 1,000 km municipal fiber optic network. The organization operates strategic planning documents (land use schema, environmental plans) rather than commercial software products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Synerlab: An industrial space that facilitates material transformation and recovery in a circular economy perspective, dedicated to business incubation and acceleration with adapted infrastructure, specialized resources and strategic support.
• Fibre Argenteuil
• INSPIRER. RESPIRER. ARGENTEUIL

Products and services

• Cartographie et géomatique (Geomatics and Mapping Services) Geomatic services including interactive web maps, downloadable maps, and spatial analysis supporting land development, civil security, property evaluation, economic development, and transportation planning across the MRC territory. Aerial photography products from 2022-2023 are available for sale.
• Fibre Argenteuil 100% local fiber optic telecommunications service managed by OBNL Fibre Argenteuil Inc., providing Internet, telephone, and television services through a 1,000 km fiber network to over 4,000 subscribers across the MRC territory with highly competitive pricing.
• Évaluation foncière (Property Assessment) Property assessment service managing over 30,000 evaluation files for all local municipalities within the MRC, with property evaluation roles updated every three years, online interactive mapping for property consultation, and administrative review processes for revision requests.
• Gestion des cours d'eau (Waterway Management) Service exercising exclusive MRC jurisdiction over waterway management, covering over 160 anthropogenic dams and 3,000 km of catalogued watercourses. Provides water flow management, obstruction removal, culvert installation, and bridge work services across the territory.
• Service de génie civil (Civil Engineering Services) Centralized civil engineering services provided to local municipalities, including asset management, municipal asset management plan development, PIIRL (local road infrastructure intervention plan), preliminary studies, cost estimates, plans and specifications, construction supervision, and natural disaster accompaniment.
• Synerlab Industrial space facilitating material transformation and valorization in a circular economy perspective, dedicated to business incubation and acceleration with adapted infrastructure, specialized resources, and strategic accompaniment for entrepreneurs developing circular economy projects.
• Cartographie préliminaire non officielle des zones inondables Preliminary non-official flood zone mapping for the Outaouais River, accessible via ArcGIS web application. Based on 2017, 2019, and 2023 flood modeling including climate change effects; informational tool only and non-regulatory.

Quantifiable outcome

• 4,000+ fiber network subscribers receiving internet, phone, and TV services
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• TricentriscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Quebec's largest sorting center located in Argenteuil, serving as foundation for Synercité industrial synergy space enabling circular economy through material recovery, transformation, and valorization.
• Fibre Argenteuil Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018OBNL (non-profit organization) created by the MRC in 2018 to manage and maintain the 1,000 km fiber optic network, handle operations, and provide customer service for internet, phone, and TV services. Over 4,000 subscribers served. MRC remains sole owner and strategic partner.
• Synercité BusinessescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustrial synergy ecosystem of businesses co-located with Tricentris, engaged in first, second, and third transformation of materials exiting the sorting center for circular economy outcomes.
• UPA Argenteuil (Union des producteurs agricoles)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgricultural union local chapter participating in PDZA revision committee, agricultural consultation, and policy development for the 170 agricultural enterprises in the MRC.
• MELCCFP (Ministère de l'Environnement, de la Lutte aux changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvincial environment ministry that approved the Plan régional des milieux humides et hydriques (PRMHH) on April 10, 2024 and provides regulatory framework for environmental protection.
• Réseau accès PMEmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNetwork of MRC development services serving as entry point for entrepreneurs in Quebec. MRC Argenteuil's economic development service is part of this network providing personalized business accompaniment.
• Société d'habitation du Québec (SHQ)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvincial housing corporation partnering with MRC since 1987 to administer housing programs including RénoRégion, PAD, and PEA for citizen access to adequate housing conditions.
• Office régional d'habitation d'Argenteuil (ORHA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional housing office created in 2019 when MRC assumed social housing management competence. Manages social housing and HLM units across all 9 municipalities.
• CRE Laurentides (Conseil régional de l'environnement des Laurentides)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional environmental council coordinating the Table de concertation des paysages des Laurentides. MRC is signatory to Charte des paysages naturels et bâtis des Laurentides.
• Abrinord (Organisme de bassin versant de la rivière du Nord)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWatershed organization for the Rivière du Nord, one of several watershed bodies relevant to waterway governance in the MRC territory.
• COBAMIL (Conseil des bassins versants des Mille-Îles)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWatershed organization for the Mille-Îles river basin, contributing to integrated waterway management in the region.
• CIMA+majorTechnology or IntegrationEngineering firm awarded $864,000 contract for professional services in design and implementation of telecommunications network (fiber optic) in northern territory.
• AgrCQ (Association des gestionnaires régionaux des cours d'eau du Québec)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation of regional waterway managers providing coordination, best practices, and professional network for MRC waterway management responsibilities.

Scale indicators18 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• MRC de Coaticook: A small Eastern Townships MRC roughly comparable in size, function, and rural character to MRC d'Argenteuil. Particularly comparable because Coaticook pioneered municipal-managed fiber networks through its own OBNL model — the closest structural analogue to Fibre Argenteuil's ownership/governance pattern.
• MRC d'Antoine-Labelle: A rural Laurentides MRC with comparable territory size, sparse population, and forestry/resource-management orientation. Represents the closest analog in geographic scale and rural economic profile within the same region.

Regional players

• MRC des Pays-d'en-Haut: Adjacent Laurentides MRC with similar land-use planning, environmental (waterways/wetlands), and property-assessment functions. Operates in the same provincial regulatory environment and serves a comparable rural-residential population mix.
• MRC de La Rivière-du-Nord: Neighboring Laurentides MRC sharing the same administrative region, economic development network (Réseau accès PME), and ministerial oversight. Comparable in offering the full suite of regional planning, environmental, and property-evaluation services.
• MRC de Deux-Montagnes: Same administrative region (Laurentides) MRC offering the full regional coordination suite — useful benchmark for property evaluation volumes, waterway management, and intermunicipal service-delivery models.
• MRC de Memphrémagog: Eastern Townships MRC similar in rural character and population scale, executing the same regional planning and property evaluation competencies under Quebec's Loi sur l'aménagement et l'urbanisme.
• MRC de Papineau: Neighboring Outaouais-Laurentides MRC performing the same regional coordination competencies (land use planning, property evaluation, waterway management, economic development) under identical Quebec statutory framework.
• MRC de Thérèse-De Blainville: Laurentides MRC operating within the same Réseau accès PME economic-development network and subject to the same MAMH oversight, providing direct comparative scale on regional development funding envelopes and service-delivery models.

Others

• Ville de Mirabel: Adjacent Laurentides municipality — the largest by population in the region. Comparable as a stakeholder under Argenteuil's economic development and territorial planning scope, but not an MRC; relevant for inter-municipal benchmarking on land-use and zoning.
• Tricentris: Quebec's largest materials sorting center and core anchor of the Synerlab circular-economy cluster housed in Argenteuil. Comparable as the operating partner inside the MRC's flagship industrial-symbiosis program, but a strategic supplier rather than a functional peer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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