2026.09.22 – Special meeting of the executive committee of the City of Gatineau held in the committee room of the Maison du citoyen, 25 Laurier Street, Gatineau, on Tuesday, September 22, 2026 at 9:49 a.m.

Municipal Financial Participation for the Quebec Affordable Housing Program (PHAQ) - 10-Room Affordable Housing Project - "Transitiôn Québec, Phase 3" - 38, rue Saint-François

CONSIDERING THAT the Société d’habitation du Québec (SHQ) created the Programme d’habitation abordable Québec (PHAQ) to financially support affordable rental housing projects for low-to-moderate income households and individuals with specific housing needs;

CONSIDERING THAT the City of Gatineau is facing a homelessness crisis affecting several sectors, exacerbated by a shortage of affordable housing for vulnerable, low-income individuals, including those experiencing or at risk of homelessness;

CONSIDERING THAT under the PHAQ, the non-profit organization Transitiôn Québec submitted an acquisition-renovation project for a building containing 10 affordable rooms for individuals experiencing or at risk of homelessness;

CONSIDERING THAT the proposed collective housing use is authorized at 38, rue Saint-François under the current zoning bylaw;

CONSIDERING THAT the PHAQ framework requires a municipal contribution for selected projects, corresponding to a minimum of 40% of the base grant provided by the SHQ, totaling $326,134.90;

CONSIDERING THAT the project also includes a maximum municipal contribution of $55,440, corresponding to 10% of the rent supplement cost for beneficiaries eligible for the Programme de supplément au loyer Québec (PSLQ);

CONSIDERING THAT an agreement will be concluded between the City of Gatineau and Transitiôn Québec to govern the municipal contribution and affordability commitments:

PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee recommends that council authorize:

• Conditioned upon receipt of the final acceptance letter from the SHQ, a municipal financial participation for the realization of the 10-room affordable residence project located at 38, rue Saint-François, specifically:
  • Financial aid of $326,134.90 representing the community contribution, equivalent to 40% of the SHQ base grant;
  • A contribution of a maximum amount of $55,440 corresponding to 10% of the rent supplement cost for beneficiaries eligible for the PSLQ;
• The treasurer to cash-finance an amount of $326,134.90, provided from the 2026 envelope of the Social Housing Fund of the 2026-2030 Investment Plan – Maintenance Component;
• The treasurer to provide in the budget of subsequent years a maximum amount of $55,440 corresponding to 10% of the rent supplement cost, drawn from budget item 0219-69320-10054.14 – Office d’habitation de l’Outaouais;
• The treasurer to perform all necessary accounting entries to give effect to this decision;
• The mayor, or in her absence the acting mayor, and the clerk, or in her absence the deputy clerk or assistant clerk, to sign any document necessary to give full effect to this resolution.

A treasurer's certificate was issued on September 21, 2026. This executive committee recommendation comes into effect on the day of its approval by municipal council resolution.

Agreement between the City of Gatineau and the Société de transport de l'Outaouais (STO) regarding maintenance and replacement responsibilities for Rapibus corridor infrastructure - Update

CONSIDERING THAT with its Rapibus project, the Société de transport de l’Outaouais (STO) provided the City with a bidirectional corridor for the exclusive use of public transit, allowing citizens to travel from the downtown area to the Lorrain station, and a cycling corridor allowing citizens to reach the downtown area between Lorrain station and Montclair boulevard;

CONSIDERING THAT the Rapibus cycling corridor has been identified as an artery in the City of Gatineau's master plan for the cycling network;

CONSIDERING THAT the municipal council, by resolution number CM-2019-221 on May 13, 2019, adopted an initial agreement aimed at sharing responsibilities between the City and the STO regarding the maintenance, upgrading, and replacement throughout the lifecycle of certain equipment and/or infrastructure located in the Rapibus corridor following its opening between downtown Gatineau and Labrosse boulevard;

CONSIDERING THAT an update to the agreement is required, notably following the opening of the new Rapibus section between Labrosse and Lorrain boulevards;

CONSIDERING THAT this update to the agreement signed with the STO aims to allow and facilitate exchange, coordination, and collaboration between the parties regarding the Rapibus project;

CONSIDERING THAT the initial agreement provided for the transfer of certain properties and, as these have not taken place, these points are renewed:

• A parcel of lot 6 330 575, which corresponds to the right-of-way of Maloney Ouest boulevard near Gréber boulevard;

CONSIDERING THAT the City wishes to transfer free of charge to the STO lot 4 237 601 of the cadastre du Québec, where the Gréber pumping station used for draining the Rapibus tunnel under Gréber boulevard is located;

CONSIDERING THAT the City has the power to transfer a property free of charge to the Société de transport de l'Outaouais;

CONSIDERING THAT the parties wish to reaffirm in writing their respective obligations regarding the Rapibus;

CONSIDERING THAT the parties desire to update their roles, obligations, and responsibilities for the maintenance and replacement of various equipment and infrastructure related to the Rapibus corridor:

PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee recommends that council:

• Authorize the mayor, or in her absence the acting mayor, and the clerk, or in her absence the deputy clerk or assistant clerk, to sign the agreement between the City of Gatineau and the Société de transport de l’Outaouais regarding their roles, obligations, and responsibilities for the maintenance and replacement of equipment and infrastructure related to the Rapibus corridor;
• Mandate the administration to prepare all necessary documents to allow the transaction related to the transfer by the Société de transport de l’Outaouais to the City of Gatineau, free of charge, of a parcel of lot 6 330 575 of the cadastre du Québec, which corresponds to the right-of-way of Maloney Ouest boulevard near Gréber boulevard, and to assume all costs related directly or indirectly to this transfer, including surveying and publication fees;
• Authorize the mayor, or in her absence the acting mayor, and the clerk, or in her absence the deputy clerk or assistant clerk, to sign all documents necessary for the transaction related to the transfer of a parcel of lot 6 330 575 of the cadastre du Québec;
• Mandate the administration to prepare all necessary documents to allow the transaction related to the transfer by the City of Gatineau to the Société de transport de l’Outaouais, free of charge, of lot 4 237 601 of the cadastre du Québec, where the Gréber pumping station used for draining the Rapibus tunnel under Gréber boulevard is located, and to assume all costs related directly or indirectly to this transfer, including surveying and publication fees;
• Proceed with the abandonment and withdrawal of the public character of lot 4 237 601 of the cadastre du Québec;
• Authorize the mayor, or in her absence the acting mayor, and the clerk, or in her absence the deputy clerk or assistant clerk, to sign all documents necessary for the transaction related to the transfer of lot 4 237 601 of the cadastre du Québec;
• Authorize the treasurer to provide in the 2027 and subsequent budgets an amount of $79,943.72 to give effect to this decision;
• Authorize the treasurer to perform the required accounting entries to give effect to this decision.

A treasurer's certificate was issued on September 21, 2026, conditioned upon the adoption of the 2027 budget. This executive committee recommendation comes into effect on the day of its approval by municipal council resolution.

Financial support for the Conseil régional de l'environnement et du développement durable de l'Outaouais (CREDDO) for the "Vivre en vert" project

CONSIDERING THAT the Conseil régional pour l’environnement et le développement durable de l’Outaouais (CREDDO) has the mission of rallying the Outaouais region around sustainable development solutions by carrying out projects in the green economy, climate change adaptation, and biodiversity conservation;

CONSIDERING THAT this agreement is part of the City's urban forestry plan (resolution number CM-2022-722), which aims to improve its canopy index by targeting a minimum of 30% in each of its communities, to decrease the impact of heat islands by planting trees, and to plant 10,000 trees per year;

CONSIDERING THAT the CREDDO has obtained a grant from the Growing Canada's Community Canopies initiative of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities and that the City has confirmed a financial contribution valued at $80,000 through resolution number CM-2025-334;

CONSIDERING THAT the City wishes to allow the CREDDO to carry out this project, which will contribute to achieving the objectives of the urban forestry plan;

CONSIDERING THAT the City has the powers to conclude this agreement, by virtue of its jurisdiction in environmental matters, provided for in articles 4 and 90 of the Loi sur les compétences municipales, RLRQ c C-47;

CONSIDERING THAT the City and the CREDDO wish to record in writing the terms and conditions that will govern their respective obligations;

CONSIDERING THAT the CREDDO is subject to the specific financial reporting requirements of the auditor general in accordance with articles 107.9 and 107.7 of the Loi sur les cités et villes:

PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee recommends that council:

• Authorize the mayor, or in her absence the acting mayor, and the clerk, or in her absence the deputy clerk or assistant clerk, to sign the memorandum of understanding for the Vivre en vert campaign of the Conseil régional de l’environnement et du développement durable de l’Outaouais (CREDDO), for which it has obtained a grant under the Growing Canada's Community Canopies (CCCC) initiative of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM).
• Recognize that the total contribution of the Growing Canada's Community Canopies program for tree planting on the territory of the City of Gatineau, for the lifetime of the initiative, will not exceed $10 million, including a maximum contribution of $1 million for infrastructure activity costs, and that if this project is approved, it will count toward this limit.

This executive committee recommendation comes into effect on the day of its approval by municipal council resolution.

$189,000 grant to Enviro Éduc-Action for the implementation of the 2026-2029 "Écoles écocitoyennes" program

CONSIDERING THAT the City of Gatineau has adopted the Water Management Plan, the Biodiversity Action Plan, the Climate Plan, and the Residual Materials Management Plan, and that environmental awareness and education are among the conditions for success in achieving several actions of these plans;

CONSIDERING THAT the organization Enviro Éduc-Action has developed the Écoles écocitoyennes de l’Outaouais program, whose objectives are to improve the environmental practices of schools and to develop the engagement, civic consciousness, and empowerment of students;

CONSIDERING THAT the organization Enviro Éduc-Action has requested financial support from the City of Gatineau for the deployment of the program in Gatineau for 2026-2029;

CONSIDERING THAT the organization is recognized for its expertise in education related to the environment and eco-citizenship and has the mission of educating and accompanying citizens and communities of the Outaouais toward more eco-responsible behaviors and actions in their daily lives;

CONSIDERING THAT the Écoles écocitoyennes program allows for the accompaniment of several Gatineau schools annually and reaches hundreds of young people through educational workshops, personalized support, and the realization of concrete environmental projects in schools;

CONSIDERING THAT the Écoles écocitoyennes program is structured around the themes of water management, biodiversity, climate change, and residual materials management, and that it contributes to the awareness, education, and adoption of eco-responsible behaviors foreseen by the City of Gatineau in its various strategic documents concerning the environment;

CONSIDERING THAT the organization Enviro Éduc-Action is a non-profit organization;

CONSIDERING the City's jurisdiction in environmental matters, provided for in articles 4 and 90 of the Loi sur les compétences municipales, RLRQ c C-47.1:

PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee recommends that council authorize:

• The granting of a subsidy in the order of $189,000 to the organization Enviro Éduc-Action for the deployment of the Écoles écocitoyennes de l’Outaouais program on the territory of Gatineau for the years 2026-2029;
• The mayor, or in her absence the acting mayor, and the clerk, or in her absence the deputy clerk or assistant clerk, to sign the memorandum of understanding with the organization.

The funding for this agreement will come from ongoing projects of the Green Fund. The treasurer is authorized to perform the required accounting entries to give effect to this decision. A treasurer's certificate was issued on September 21, 2026. This executive committee recommendation comes into effect on the day of its approval by municipal council resolution.

Authorization to apply for financial aid from the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MAMH) under the Water Infrastructure Financing Program for Housing (FIERH) - Refurbishment of Masson-Angers aerated ponds

CONSIDERING THAT the government of Quebec has set up a financial aid program, the Programme de financement d’infrastructures en eau pour la réalisation d’habitations (FIERH);

CONSIDERING THAT the FIERH program, published in June 2026 by the ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (MAMH), aims to financially support Quebec municipalities in carrying out construction, refurbishment, or expansion work on water infrastructure;

CONSIDERING THAT the City of Gatineau has read the guide related to the FIERH program, that it fully understands all the terms of the program that apply to it or its project, and that it has inquired as needed with the Ministry;

CONSIDERING THAT the City of Gatineau must respect the terms of this guide that apply to it to obtain financial aid from the FIERH program and to receive the payment of this financial aid;

CONSIDERING THAT it is appropriate for the City of Gatineau to transmit a request for financial aid to the MAMH, under the FIERH program, concerning the refurbishment project of the Water Resource Recovery Station of the Masson-Angers sector:

PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee recommends that council:

• Authorize the Asset Planning and Investment Service to file a request for financial aid with the ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (MAMH) under the FIERH program, component 2, for the refurbishment project of the Water Resource Recovery Station of the Masson-Angers sector;
• Confirm that the City has read the guide related to the FIERH program and that it commits to respecting all the terms that apply to it;
• Authorize the City to commit to carrying out the work according to the terms of the FIERH program and to assume all responsibilities that apply to it in connection with the realization and financing of this work;
• Authorize the City to commit to assuming all costs not eligible for the FIERH program associated with its project, including all eligible change directives at 50% of their cost and any cost overruns;
• Authorize the City to commit to paying its share of eligible costs and ongoing operating costs;
• Authorize the City to commit to assuming all expenses incurred if it does not respect the deadlines provided for in the FIERH program;
• Authorize the director of the Asset Planning and Investment Service to sign all forms necessary to give effect to this decision;
• Authorize the mayor, or in her absence the acting mayor, and the clerk, or in her absence the deputy clerk or assistant clerk, to sign the memorandum of understanding to be entered into between the government and the City of Gatineau, if applicable;
• Authorize the treasurer to perform the required accounting entries to give effect to this decision.

This executive committee recommendation comes into effect on the day of its approval by municipal council resolution.

Agreement and request - Municipal services - Plateau Georges project, Phase 1 - and repeal of resolution CM-2020-360

CONSIDERING THAT the municipal council, by its resolution number CM-2020-360, adopted on June 9, 2020, the resolution Agreement and request – Service – municipal services – Le Plateau Georges project, phase 1;

CONSIDERING THAT this resolution must be repealed following modifications and that a new agreement must be approved by resolution;

CONSIDERING THAT the company 9100091 Canada inc. has filed a request to proceed, at its own expense and in compliance with the regulations in force, with the installation of municipal services to serve the Plateau Georges project, phase 1;

CONSIDERING THAT an agreement will have to be signed between the City of Gatineau and the company 9100091 Canada inc. to establish the guidelines governing the construction of municipal services in the Plateau Georges project, phase 1:

PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee recommends that council:

• Repeal resolution number CM-2020-360 and authorize the treasurer to release the funds committed by it;
• Accept the agreement to be entered into between the City of Gatineau and the company 9100091 Canada inc. concerning the Plateau Georges project, phase 1, shown on the overall plan prepared by the firm CIMA+, s.e.n.c., bearing the number G-18-018-01;
• Ratify the request presented by the aforementioned company to build, at its own expense and in compliance with the regulations in force of the City of Gatineau (bylaws numbers 98-2003 and 99-2003 and their amendments), the municipal services and streets in the project;
• Notify the ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs that the City of Gatineau does not oppose the issuance of the authorization required for the installation of municipal services in this project;
• Notify the ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs that the City of Gatineau commits to maintaining the stormwater management works that will be built in this project and that will be transferred to it, and to register them in its operation and maintenance register;
• Attest that the existing water and sewer networks are capable of serving the project mentioned above and are in compliance with the various infrastructure master plans;
• Authorize the aforementioned company to have prepared, also at its own expense, the specifications and plans necessary for the execution of the work alluded to above by the firm CIMA+, s.e.n.c.;
• Endorse the request of the aforementioned company aimed at entrusting the supervision, with residence, of the aforementioned work to the firm CIMA+, s.e.n.c. and that the resulting expense be assumed by this company;
• Accept the recommendation of the aforementioned company to retain the services of the firm EXP to perform the qualitative control of materials and that the resulting expense be assumed by this company;
• Authorize Hydro-Québec to proceed with the connection of the street lighting network, in accordance with the plans that will be approved by the Asset Planning and Investment Service;
• Require that the company, its assigns, and legal heirs transfer to the City of Gatineau, free of charge, the municipal services and the easements required in this project;
• Authorize the mayor, or in her absence the acting mayor, and the clerk, or in her absence the deputy clerk or assistant clerk, to sign the agreement, the contract related to obtaining the easements that are the subject of this, all as they will appear on the final plans that will be filed at the Land Registry Office;
• Authorize the treasurer to reimburse, upon presentation of documents produced by the Asset Planning and Investment Service, the City's share related to the work of oversizing the sanitary sewer network, up to a maximum of $350,000 plus applicable taxes.

The funds provided for this purpose will be taken from the following budget item:

A treasurer's certificate was issued on September 21, 2026. This executive committee recommendation comes into effect on the day of its approval by municipal council resolution.

Bylaw 1020-2026 establishing a financial aid program for the enhancement of built heritage in Gatineau

PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee recommends that council adopt Bylaw number 1020-2026 decreeing a financial aid program for the enhancement of built heritage on the territory of the City of Gatineau.

This executive committee recommendation comes into effect on the day of its approval by municipal council resolution.

Authorization for the treasurer to draw $47,245 from the 2026 contingency budget to provide an adapted waste collection service for chemin du Fer-à-Cheval

CONSIDERING THAT a culvert located on chemin du Fer-à-Cheval, in the Masson sector, has suffered significant damage that limits the maximum authorized load to five tonnes;

CONSIDERING THAT this damaged culvert constitutes the only road access to the sector located east of 251, chemin du Fer-à-Cheval, where about 60 residences are located;

CONSIDERING THAT due to this load restriction, waste collection trucks can no longer use this road;

CONSIDERING THAT as a temporary measure, the concerned citizens were notified to deposit their residual materials in containers installed at the wharf parking lot;

CONSIDERING THAT the access limitation could be prolonged and that it is appropriate to put in place a special collection service, using vans and trailers of less than five tonnes, in order to respect the load limit imposed by the state of the culvert;

CONSIDERING THAT the collection methods will be adapted to ensure a safe service for the collection of waste, compost, green residues, and recyclable materials, the collection of bulky items being temporarily suspended;

CONSIDERING THAT the estimated cost of this special collection service, established at $45,000 before taxes, is based on the prices submitted by the collectors currently under contract with the City, namely NRJ Environnement Routier inc. and Derichebourg Environnement Canada inc.:

PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee recommends that council authorize the treasurer to draw the sum of $47,245 from the contingencies of the 2026 budget and to perform the required accounting entries to give effect to this decision.

A treasurer's certificate was issued on September 21, 2026. This executive committee recommendation comes into effect on the day of its approval by municipal council resolution.

Authorization to apply cost-sharing quotas to property owners for future sanitary sewer connections as part of the extension on chemin McConnell

CONSIDERING THAT the extension of the sanitary sewer is required in order to serve lot 3 115 034, belonging to the City of Gatineau, with a view to the construction of a future fire station;

CONSIDERING THAT the City of Gatineau has carried out the design of the sanitary sewer extension on chemin McConnell, from the existing sanitary sewer near chemin Vanier to about 300 m to the west, that is to say to the western end of lot 3 115 034 (lot belonging to the City);

CONSIDERING THAT the sanitary sewer extension will pass in front of lots 3 115 034 (lot belonging to the City), 3 850 206, 3 835 803, 3 835 825, 3 835 847, 6 659 554, and a portion of lot 3 835 781 as presented in basin #1 attached;

CONSIDERING THAT the riparian owners to the new pipe could, at their request, benefit from this service and make a request to connect to it upon payment of a quota established according to the final construction costs;

CONSIDERING THAT the actual cost of the work associated with the sanitary sewer extension will be used in order to determine the quota associated with each served lot:

PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee recommends that council:

• Authorize the application of quotas to riparian owners during future connections to the sanitary sewer for lots 3 115 034 (City lot), 3 850 206, 3 835 803, 3 835 825, 3 835 847, 6 659 554, and a portion of lot 3 835 781, covering all costs inherent to the sanitary sewer extension on chemin McConnell, from the existing sanitary sewer near chemin Vanier to the western end of lot 3 115 034, according to a distribution per linear meter of frontage for each of the targeted lots;
• Mandate the Infrastructure and Projects Service as well as the Finance Service to modify the pricing bylaw that will be applicable, after the end of the construction work, based on the actual costs incurred by the installation of the sanitary sewer pipes in the context of the chemin McConnell refurbishment project and the development of the intersection of chemin Vanier and chemin McConnell;
• Authorize the treasurer to perform the required accounting entries to give effect to this decision.

This executive committee recommendation comes into effect on the day of its approval by municipal council resolution.

Use of the Land Acquisition Reserve - Acquisition of easements by expropriation - Parts of lots 1794546 and 1794547 - 70 and 80 rue des Noisetiers

CONSIDERING THAT a municipal storm sewer pipe as well as a municipal sanitary sewer pipe are located on the private properties at 70 and 80 rue des Noisetiers;

CONSIDERING THAT it is necessary for the City of Gatineau to acquire easements to allow their operation, inspection, maintenance, repair, replacement, and to ensure the sustainability of the infrastructure as well as the continuity of public services;

CONSIDERING THAT several exchanges have been carried out with the concerned owners since the fall of 2024 with a view to the acquisition of the required easements;

CONSIDERING THAT being unable to reach an amicable agreement with the owners for the acquisition of rights on the required parcels, the Legal Affairs Service as well as the Real Estate Service jointly recommend undertaking expropriation procedures for the rights required on a part of each of the aforementioned lots:

PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee recommends that council:

• Authorize the acquisition, by mutual agreement or by expropriation, for municipal purposes, of an easement on a part of lot 1 794 546 of the cadastre du Québec, land registration division of Hull, with an area of 489 m², identified on the plan accompanying the technical description, prepared by Doris Lapointe, land surveyor, on January 21, 2026, under number 2870 of her minutes;
• Authorize the acquisition, by mutual agreement or by expropriation, for municipal purposes, of an easement on a part of lot 1 794 547 of the cadastre du Québec, land registration division of Hull, with an area of 75.4 m², identified on the plan accompanying the technical description, prepared by Doris Lapointe, land surveyor, on January 21, 2026, under number 2871 of her minutes;
• Mandate the Infrastructure and Projects Service to proceed with the preparation of any plan and any technical description, and to carry out any cadastral operation required for the purposes of these acquisitions, by mutual agreement or by expropriation, for municipal purposes;
• Mandate and authorize the Legal Affairs Service to undertake the procedures for the acquisition, by mutual agreement or by expropriation, for municipal purposes, of the easements required on the aforementioned lots, as identified in the Plans accompanying the technical descriptions prepared by Doris Lapointe, land surveyor, on January 21, 2026, under numbers 2870 and 2871 of her minutes;
• Authorize the treasurer to pay to the expropriated parties, or on their behalf, all the indemnity, both provisional and final, negotiated by the parties, or awarded by the Tribunal, as the case may be, and applicable to the aforementioned lots, in accordance with the Loi concernant l’expropriation, from the property acquisition reserve for a maximum sum of $126,000 and to perform the required accounting entries to give effect to this decision.

The mayor, or in her absence the acting mayor, and the clerk, or in her absence the deputy clerk or assistant clerk, are authorized to sign the documents for the purposes of this decision. A treasurer's certificate was issued on September 21, 2026. This executive committee recommendation comes into effect on the day of its approval by municipal council resolution.