The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (, , abbr. MAMH) is a government ministry in the Canadian province of Quebec. It is responsible for overseeing the provincial government's relations with all Quebec municipalities, regional governments, the metropolitan communities of Montreal and Quebec City, and the regional administration of Kativik.Ministère: Présentation, Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Occupation du territoire, accessed 5 January 2011. It is responsible for municipal affairs and housing, and works with Quebec's municipalities and other local and regional organizations to support local and regional development and municipal autonomy.
The ministry is overseen by a member of the cabinet of Quebec. The current minister of Housing is Karine Boivin Roy. The minister of Municipal Affairs is Samuel Poulin.Québec Premier's: Members of Cabinet, Government of Quebec, accessed 3 January 2019.The ministry's territorial responsibilities are also supported by the Minister Delegate for Regions, the Minister responsible for the Montreal Metropolitan Region, and the Minister responsible for the Capitale-Nationale region.
The ministry is commissioned to work with the Société d'habitation du Québec on issues related to housingMinistère: Organismes relevant du ministre, Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire, accessed 5 January 2011., which is responsible for implementing housing programs and supporting the development and preservation of affordable and social housing in Quebec.
The ministry operates through a regional administrative structure covering Quebec's 17 administrative regions. Its Sous-ministériat aux régions et à l'aménagement du territoire includes a General Directorate of Regional Operations, regional offices for the administrative regions, and units responsible for urban planning, territorial development, regional development and adaptation of territories to climate risks. The ministry's regional network includes offices serving Bas-Saint-Laurent, Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Capitale-Nationale, Mauricie, Estrie, Montréal, Outaouais, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Côte-Nord, Nord-du-Québec, Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Chaudière-Appalaches, Laval, Lanaudière, Laurentides, Montérégie and Centre-du-Québec.
Mandate
The ministry acts as a partner to local municipalities, regional county municipalities (RCMs), metropolitan communities, other categories of territorial entities, and associations representing Quebec municipalities. Its mandate is to support municipal administration and housing for the benefit of citizens, and to promote sustainable land-use planning, development and occupation throughout Quebec.
The ministry's responsibilities include municipal governance, municipal finance and infrastructure, land-use planning and regional development, as well as housing. Its territorial administration includes a regional operations structure within the ministry's 17 administrative regions, together with specific secretariats for the Montreal metropolitan region and the Capitale-Nationale region.
Attached agencies
The following public bodies are attached to or report to ministers responsible for portfolios administered by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing:
the Commission municipale du Québec, which reports to the Minister of Municipal Affairs; the Société d'habitation du Québec, which reports to the Minister responsible for Housing; the Tribunal administratif du logement, which reports to the Minister responsible for Housing; and the Commission de la capitale nationale du Québec, which reports to the Minister responsible for the Capitale-Nationale region.
References
External links Official website Répertoire des municipalités (information lookup)