Property Assessment The MRC proceeds with the creation and maintenance of municipal property assessment rolls. This includes property inspection and determining their value. It reviews real estate transactions and permits issued by municipalities.

Residual Materials The MRC must develop and maintain a residual materials management plan that binds the municipalities. This includes:

• an inventory of residual materials produced in the territory, whether from domestic, industrial, commercial, institutional, or other sources, distinguishing them by material type;

• a statement of orientations and objectives to be achieved in terms of recovery, valorization, and disposal of residual materials;

• a census of recovery, valorization, or disposal facilities present in the territory.

Fire Safety The MRC must develop a risk coverage plan to identify potential sources of major constraints and determine vulnerable populations. This must include:

• the census, evaluation, and classification of risks;

• objectives for optimal fire protection;

• actions municipalities must take to achieve their protection objectives.

Waterways and Wetlands The management of any watercourse with regular or intermittent flow, including those created or modified by human action, except ditches, falls under the MRC's jurisdiction. This includes proper water flow and environmental protection. For example, an MRC could prohibit dredging a watercourse's bed, create a new watercourse, or carry out work when informed of an obstruction threatening public safety. Furthermore, the MRC must adopt a regional wetlands and water resources plan for its territory.
 

Sale for Non-payment The MRC must proceed with the sale of properties for tax payment default for municipalities governed by the Municipal Code.

Agricultural Mediation The MRC prefect must choose the mediator if an agricultural producer believes they have been harmed by the adoption of a municipal urban planning regulation or another related to nuisances.

 

Public Works Any municipal resolution concerning the execution of public works, other than renovation, correction, or repair of buildings, must be transmitted to the MRC upon adoption so that it can examine their merit in relation to the plan.
 

Optional MRC Competencies

Regulation The MRC can regulate any regional domain that affects the population of its territory and is not otherwise governed.

Delegation of Powers The MRC can entrust the operation of certain facilities under its jurisdiction to a non-profit organization, or even to a private company: public market, railway branch, tourist information office, regional park, lodging, restaurant or commercial establishment, etc.
 

Furthermore, the MRC can accept and exercise power delegated by the government or one of its agencies, for example in food inspection, while allowing municipalities in the territory to opt out of such activity.

 

Declaration of Competencies The MRC can declare its competence regarding any responsibility assumed by municipalities, such as water service, sewage, police, fire safety, recreation, cultural activities, roads, lighting, snow removal, emptying septic installations, or tax collection, etc. A municipality may, however, opt out of such a declaration of competence by the MRC. On the other hand, municipalities have no possibility of withdrawal if the MRC declares its competence in matters of social housing, residual materials, local roads, or public transit.
 

Financial Aid and Guarantees The MRC can provide assistance, or even a guarantee, for the establishment and operation of facilities and public places intended for cultural, recreational, or community activities, for charitable activities, education, culture, youth training, and any population welfare initiative, for industrial, commercial, or tourist promotion, for the organization and promotion of cultural and leisure activities, and environmental protection.
 

The MRC can also act as a guarantor for a solidarity cooperative if its statutes provide for a rebate to a municipality.
 

The MRC can also create a reserve for financing investment or operating expenses.
 

Territorial Development Fund (TDF) The MRC can manage a fund established by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy to support any local and regional development measure, including:

• fulfilling its mandate for planning and developing its territory;

• providing professional expertise to municipalities to establish service sharing (social, cultural, tourist, environmental, technological or other fields);

• promoting entrepreneurship and supporting businesses;

• mobilizing communities and supporting the implementation of structuring projects to improve living environments, particularly in social, cultural, economic and environmental areas;

• establishing, financing and implementing sectoral agreements for local and regional development with ministries and agencies;

• supporting rural development.

If applicable, it is up to the MRC to determine its intervention priorities and implement its support policies for its area. The following may be eligible for technical assistance or a grant:

• municipal organizations;

• band councils of Indigenous communities;

• cooperatives;

• non-profit organizations;

• businesses (private or social economy), except for businesses in the financial sector;

• people wishing to start a business;

• educational network organizations;

• professional artists or groups of professional artists, within the framework of sectoral development agreements with the Quebec Arts and Letters Council.

The MRC can also use the fund for consultation with other MRCs to carry out joint projects or harmonize actions.
 

Economic Development The MRC can create and administer an economic development fund of up to $500,000 to finance businesses in the startup or development phase. The MRC can also take a financial stake in a development fund created in its territory