MRC de Deux-Montagnes

What MRC de Deux-Montagnes does

MRC de Deux-Montagnes is a Regional County Municipality (Municipalité régionale de comté) created in 1983 under Quebec's Act respecting land use planning and development. It functions as a statutory regional administrative body coordinating governance, territorial planning, and shared services for seven member municipalities — Saint-Eustache, Deux-Montagnes, Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac, Pointe-Calumet, Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, Oka, and Saint-Placide — covering approximately 240 km² and serving a population of roughly 100,000 residents in the Basses-Laurentides / North Crown of Montreal region.

The MRC delivers a comprehensive suite of regional services organized into four pillars: citizen services (immigration integration through partnerships with ABL Immigration and CIE Laurentides; housing programs administered under delegation from Société d'habitation du Québec including RénoRégion and PAD; public safety coordination; tax sale management); land use planning and regulation (Schéma d'aménagement et de développement, Réglementation de contrôle intérimaire, agricultural zone management across ~16,000 hectares supporting ~280 agricultural enterprises, and cultural heritage preservation); environmental management (jurisdiction over approximately 400 km of interior waterways, a Climate Plan under the ATCL program, and a Regional Wetland and Hydric Environment Plan aimed at no-net-loss of wetlands); and economic development (Réseau accès PME coordination, Fonds local d'investissement and Fonds local de solidarité providing up to $250,000 per business, mentorship at $150/year, and Fonds régions et ruralité administration). Its technology stack is modest: a website portal, an interactive territorial map, and Google Analytics.

The MRC is funded through member municipal contributions, Quebec provincial government grants (FRR, SHQ, MEIE), and delegated program administration fees. There is no commercial pricing model — services are provided at no direct cost to residents. The organization is governed by a council of mayors from its seven municipalities and led by Director General Marc St-Pierre, who also serves as clerk-treasurer and economic development director, supported by a deputy director general and approximately 15-20 staff. It is not a commercial enterprise and has no private ownership, parent company, or investment rounds.

Name

MRC de Deux-Montagnes

Legal name

MRC de Deux-Montagnes

Website

https://mrc2m.qc.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

MRC de Deux-Montagnes is a statutory regional county municipality in Quebec, coordinating governance, territorial planning, housing, environmental, and economic development services across seven municipalities serving roughly 100,000 residents in the Basses-Laurentides region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Government Administration

NAICS

Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251), Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors (92615), Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312), Land Subdivision (2372)

akta.pro primary industry

Regulatory Harmonization & Mutual Recognition Agreements (MRAs) (BPADANAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Climate Finance, Carbon Markets & MRV Systems (BPADALAB)

Keywords

• Regional government services
• Territorial planning
• Economic development
• Land use planning
• Public administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-Eustache

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Funding and Property Tax Administration: As a regional county municipality (MRC), the organization receives government funding and administers regional development funds including the Fonds régions et ruralité (FRR). Property tax collection and management is handled at the municipal level, not directly by the MRC.
2. Fonds régions et ruralité (FRR) Administration: The MRC administers the FRR fund to support structured projects to improve living environments, businesses, and entrepreneurship on its territory. The fund is allocated through three components: local vitality, regional vitality, and Signature Innovation.
3. Housing Program Administration: The MRC has an agreement with Société d'habitation du Québec (SHQ) to manage four housing programs for citizens, including RénoRégion, Home Adaptation Program, Small Accessible Establishments, and Housing Improvement Program.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

MRC de Deux-Montagnes is a regional county municipality (MRC) that groups seven municipalities in Quebec, Canada. It exercises exclusive statutory competencies over territorial planning, environmental services, public safety coordination, and regional development, and it redistributes certain government funding programs (agriculture, immigration, etc.) on behalf of higher levels of government. It also runs a regional citizen service portal (MonB2) and provides shared services to member municipalities and residents.

Product overview

MRC de Deux-Montagnes is a regional county municipality offering a comprehensive suite of government services to its seven municipalities (Saint-Eustache, Deux-Montagnes, Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac, Pointe-Calumet, Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, Oka, and Saint-Placide). The organization provides citizen services including immigration integration, housing programs, and public safety coordination; environmental management covering waterway management, climate action planning, and wetland conservation; economic development services including business support, local investment funds, mentorship programs, and rural development funding (FRR); and land use planning through the Schéma d'aménagement et de développement and regulatory tools. The MRC also provides an interactive mapping service and administrative functions such as tax sale management for properties in default.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Territorial Planning Service Regional land-use planning and zoning oversight service exercised by the MRC across its seven municipalities. Plans and regulates land use, residential densification, and development at the regional level.
• Environmental Services (Residual Materials and Water Quality) Regional environmental management covering residual materials (waste) management and water quality oversight for the seven municipalities.
• Public Safety and Fire Safety Coordination Regional coordination of public safety and fire safety services across the seven municipalities of the RCM.
• Economic Development and Tourism Service Programs and support for entrepreneurs, businesses, and tourism operators in the MRC de Deux-Montagnes territory.
• Agricultural Development Programs Distribution and administration of agricultural development grants and programs to farmers and agricultural producers in the rural zones of the RCM.
• Immigration Services Immigration and newcomer integration services for immigrants settling in the MRC de Deux-Montagnes territory, administered via dedicated immigration officers.
• MonB2 Regional Citizen Service Portal Online portal providing residents with one-stop access to regional and municipal services and information requests.
• Public Infrastructure and Equipment Service Regional public infrastructure and equipment oversight across the seven municipalities.

Quantifiable outcome

• 314 participants responded to the first climate action survey, 294 to the second survey, and 31 participants from 23 organizations contributed to partner consultations for the Climate Plan development.

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ABL ImmigrationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerABL Immigration is a non-profit organization (OSBL) in the Basses-Laurentides that aims to promote and support harmonious integration of newcomers and new Quebecers in the territory, raise awareness of the contribution of immigration and diversity, and promote the region. The MRC partners with ABL Immigration to support immigrant integration services.
• Centre d'intégration en emploi (CIE) LaurentidescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIE Laurentides is the only employment counseling center in the region specializing in supporting immigrant integration. They provide services to help newcomers understand the Quebec labor market, prepare resumes, evaluate foreign credentials, and identify employment opportunities. The MRC refers immigrants to CIE for employment integration support.
• Accompagnement QuébecminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFree personalized service for immigrants who are already in Quebec or abroad, facilitating integration and French-language participation in Quebec society. The MRC refers immigrants to this provincial service.
• Société d'habitation du Québec (SHQ)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe MRC has an agreement with SHQ to manage four housing programs for citizens: RénoRégion, Home Adaptation Program (PAD), Small Accessible Establishments (PEA), and Housing Improvement Program (PAHM). The MRC serves as the delivery agent for these provincial housing programs.
• École des entrepreneurs du Québec (ÉEQ)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe MRC partners with ÉEQ to offer customized training adapted to entrepreneurs' needs, regardless of their project horizon or stage. ÉEQ provides accessible, innovative, collaborative learning focused on practical skill acquisition through experimentation and problem-solving in businesses.
• Réseau accès PMEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Réseau accès PME is a personalized, free support service for Quebec entrepreneurs including collective enterprises (co-ops, NPOs) and self-employed workers. Coordinated by MRCs, it provides confidential business project support, referrals to appropriate organizations and programs, and facilitates financing through the FLI and FLS funds. The MRC is the single entry point for entrepreneurs on its territory.
• Ministry of Economy, Innovation and Energy of QuebeccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Ministry provides the Réseau accès PME program which the MRC coordinates locally. The Ministry also supports economic development initiatives and financing programs for entrepreneurs.
• Fédération de l'UPA Outaouais-LaurentidesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with the local agricultural federation for watercourse management in agricultural areas. Collaborated on producing an information brochure for agricultural interventions in watercourses.
• Conseil des bassins versants des Mille-Îles (COBAMIL)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWatershed council partner for watercourse management coordination in the Mille-Îles river watershed area.
• Government of Quebec (Ministry of Culture and Communications)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Cultural Development Agreement with the Government of Quebec supports the cultural heritage inventory project. The MRC is conducting an inventory of heritage properties built before 1940 until April 1, 2026, funded through this agreement.
• Zaraté + Lavigne ArchitectesminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerArchitecture firm mandated by the MRC to conduct the property heritage inventory, including photographing buildings, evaluating condition, and documenting structures in their environment.
• L'Usine à histoireminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerFirm mandated by the MRC to carry out sections A, B, and C of the heritage inventory with collaboration from municipalities, cities, and Historical Societies.
• Connexion LaurentidescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConnexion Laurentides is the regional economic development organization that unveiled the Regional Economic Development Strategy. The MRC participates in regional economic development initiatives coordinated through this organization.
• Table des préfets et élus de la Couronne NordminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional coordination table bringing together prefects and elected officials from North Crown municipalities. MRC staff coordinates activities for this table.
• Chemin du Terroir des LaurentidesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgricultural tourism route that traverses the MRC territory and connects to neighboring MRCs, allowing tourists to discover regional agrotourism attractions in a structured manner.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Société d'habitation du Québec (SHQ): Provincial housing agency that delegates four housing programs (RénoRégion, PAD, PEA, PAHM) to MRC de Deux-Montagnes for delivery; the upstream principal for the MRC's housing program revenue stream and a structural partner shaping housing-related capacity.
• Connexion Laurentides: Regional economic development organization coordinating MRCs across the Laurentides (including MRC de Deux-Montagnes) for the Regional Economic Development Strategy; an ecosystem peer that operates one tier above individual MRCs on economic development mandates.
• Ville de Saint-Eustache: Most populous member municipality within MRC de Deux-Montagnes and a key constituent for which the MRC delivers shared services; illustrates the municipal-level counterpart in the regional governance relationship and a primary recipient of MRC programming.
• Fédération québécoise des municipalités (FQM): Quebec-wide advocacy and capacity-building organization representing MRCs and municipalities; comparable in its coordination role across regional entities and a key interlocutor for MRC-level policy and funding matters with the provincial government.

Direct peers

• MRC de La Rivière-du-Nord: Laurentides-region MRC operating similar regional competencies in land use planning, watercourse management, economic development, and delegated housing program delivery, with shared regional coordination structures (Connexion Laurentides).
• MRC des Pays-d'en-Haut: Laurentides-region MRC with similar administrative scale and mandate, sharing the regional coordination role with Connexion Laurentides for economic development and operating comparable SAD/RCI planning tools across member municipalities.
• MRC de Vaudreuil-Soulanges: Adjacent MRC south of the Deux-Montagnes territory with strong metropolitan spillover dynamics, REM-adjacent commuter belt characteristics, and a comparable mix of agricultural zone preservation and residential growth pressures driving territorial planning.
• MRC de Thérèse-De Blainville: Neighboring MRC in the Couronne Nord with similar population scale, metropolitan-adjacent geography, and an analogous service portfolio (planning, economic development, environment, housing programs), making it one of the closest operational comparables.
• MRC d'Argenteuil: Adjacent Quebec Regional County Municipality bordering MRC de Deux-Montagnes to the west, with comparable mandate covering territorial planning, economic development, environmental management, and shared services for its constituent municipalities in the Laurentides.

Broad incumbents

• Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal (CMM): Higher-tier metropolitan governance body that encompasses most of MRC de Deux-Montagnes' territory (all member municipalities except Saint-Placide), coordinating regional planning, housing, and economic development at a broader scale that overlaps with but supersedes individual MRC mandates.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

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