Gatineau public meetings in 2025
57 substantive meetings from 2025, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Caucus préparatoire
The body is meeting to discuss items on the agenda for two municipal council sessions scheduled for December 18, 2025. One session focuses specifically on the adoption of the 2026 budget.
- Discussion of the 2026 budget adoption
Autre instance
The Youth Commission is meeting to adopt its 2025 balance sheet and discuss various youth and environmental initiatives. The session includes a public question period and updates on communication tools and event guides.
- Adoption of the 2025 Youth Commission balance sheet
- Collaboration with Institut du Nouveau Monde for the 2026 National Meeting of Young Elected Officials
- Phase 2 of the campaign against racism and discrimination with the Commission du vivre-ensemble
- Launch of the eco-responsible events tips and tricks guide
- Collaboration with Canadian Heritage for the Soirée après-glisse and Bal de neige
Comité exécutif
The Executive Committee is reviewing several requests for provincial financial aid to develop cycling and multifunctional paths. The body is also considering various infrastructure cost adjustments and property tax exemption requests.
- Funding requests for cycling links on boulevard Lucerne, chemin Vanier, rue Moore, rues Faubourg and Jockey, rue A-Gibeault, rue du Progrès, and rue des Rédemptoristes
- Funding requests for major repairs to multifunctional paths on boulevard de la Gappe, rue Davidson Est, and the Rapibus corridor
- Approval of disbursements for November 14-20, 2025, totaling $9,684,732
- Tax exemption requests for Fondation québécoise du cancer, Centre de la Petite Enfance Trois Petits Points, and La Maison de la famille Vallée-de-la-Lièvre
- Sale of lot 6 630 349 at 144, rue Isabelle
Comité plénier
The committee will hold public presentations regarding urban planning and finance. A closed-session meeting will follow to discuss a strategic police matter.
- Assistant-permis launch schedule presentation
- Presentation regarding the Société de transport de l’Outaouais (STO)
- Closed-session presentation on the role of specialized SPVG teams
Comité exécutif
The Executive Committee is meeting to approve several lists of city disbursements and various municipal service contracts. The body will also discuss infrastructure repairs, parking signal changes, and a noise by-law exemption for a winter festival.
- Approval of disbursement lists totaling $81,324,153 across seven periods
- Municipal service repairs on Rue Joseph (phase 2) and culvert replacement under chemin de Montréal Ouest
- Noise by-law exemption for Bal de Neige 2026 from January 30 to February 16, 2026
- Parking signal modifications on Rue Lausanne and Rue A.-Gibeault
- Contracts for arena refrigeration repair, outdoor rink maintenance, and public road shoulder blowing
Comité plénier
The committee is holding a closed-door session to welcome new elected officials and discuss the operation of the preparatory caucus. The meeting also includes the filing of several previous closed-session minutes from various committees.
- Orientation on the functioning of the preparatory caucus
- Filing of Toponymy Committee minutes from April, May, June, and September 2025
- Filing of Finance Committee minutes from April, July, and September 2025
- Filing of Economic Development Commission minutes from April and June 2025
- Filing of Youth Commission and Agricultural Advisory Committee minutes
Conseil municipal
The Gatineau City Council will meet to discuss several zoning changes, including a 307-unit building on boulevard Saint-Joseph. The body is also reviewing financial authorizations for transit and housing, as well as updates to municipal organizational structures.
- Approval of $169,500,000 in loans for the west-end tramway planning project
- Proposed 307-unit building at 720, boulevard Saint-Joseph
- Proposed 178-unit building at 50, impasse du Griffon
- Payment of $499,527 to the Office d'habitation de l'Outaouais
- Proposed pet funeral parlor and crematorium at 65, rue Adrien-Robert
Caucus préparatoire
The Gatineau preparatory caucus will meet to discuss the items on the municipal council agenda for October 2, 2025.
- Discussion of council agenda items
- Meeting in Salle des comités
Conseil municipal
The municipal council is meeting to discuss several additions to the agenda. Key items include a land acquisition through expropriation and a report on parking lot taxes.
- Expropriation of Lot 4 064 290 in the Bellevue district for a school and retention basin (Alicia Lacasse-Brunet)
- Appointment of a Director for the Fire Security Service (Service de sécurité incendie)
- Report on the advisory committee's work regarding the parking lot tax
Comité plénier
The committee will hold a closed session regarding human resources and real estate transactions. A public session will follow to review police infrastructure updates and the structure of economic development.
- Drainage improvement interventions and real estate transaction
- Police infrastructure updates
- New economic development structure modalities
- Human resources file presentation
Comité exécutif
The Gatineau Executive Committee will meet to approve routine expenditures and authorize cost adjustments for engineering, infrastructure, and municipal services. No major policy decisions are listed; most items are procedural approvals of contracts and budgetary adjustments.
- Approve $12,800,133 in expenditures for Sept 12–18, 2025
- Authorize cost adjustment for engineering fees on Buckingham District project (Edmond Leclerc)
- Approve $1.2 M refection of Davidson Est and A.-Gibeault streets (Bellevue District, Alicia Lacasse-Brunet)
- Authorize $2.1 M refection of Lucerne Boulevard between Vanier and Frank-Robinson (Deschênes & Aylmer, Caroline Murray & Steven Boivin)
- Approve $454K chemical purchase contract with Union des municipalités du Québec (CHI-20262027)
Autre instance
The Agricultural Advisory Committee is meeting to review a proposal for a permanent public market in Gatineau. The body will also discuss the creation of the Grandes-Baies-de-l'Outaouais wildlife refuge and a riparian strip restoration partnership.
- Recommendation on the feasibility and location of a permanent public market in Gatineau
- Presentation of the Grandes-Baies-de-l'Outaouais wildlife refuge project
- Recommendation regarding a CPTAQ request for the Grandes-Baies-de-l'Outaouais wildlife refuge
- Information on a partnership between UPA Outaouais-Laurentides and the Service de la transition écologique for riparian strip restoration
Autre instance
The Commission Gatineau, Ville en Santé is meeting to review the 2024 balance sheet and update the PAI for families, seniors, and people with disabilities. The body will also receive information on homelessness and the management of makeshift encampments.
- Guide for managing makeshift encampments and new regulation 978-2025
- 2024 balance sheet and update to the PAI for families, seniors, and people with disabilities
- Status update on the homelessness file
- Project Prima and Belmont Park
- 2024-2025 CGVS work plan balance sheet
Autre instance
The Commission du Vivre-Ensemble is holding a meeting to receive information presentations on immigration and urban planning. The session includes reports on newcomer settlement and the 2024-2025 work plan.
- Accompagnement Québec-MIFI information presentation
- Regionalization and sustainable settlement of immigrants presentation
- Urban outdoor action plan information and consultation
- Report on newcomer settlement in neighborhoods by Accueil-Parrainage Outaouais
- Review of the CVE 2024-2025 work plan
Autre instance
The Commission des arts, de la culture, des lettres et du patrimoine will analyze the relevance of establishing a municipal arts council. The body will also review initial findings on cultural philanthropy in Outaouais and the 2024-2025 work plan balance sheet.
- Analysis of the relevance of a municipal arts council in Gatineau
- Presentation of initial findings on cultural philanthropy in Outaouais
- Statutory update on cultural infrastructures
- 2024-2025 work plan balance sheet for the Commission
- Mid-year 2025 review of the 2024-2027 action plan (Cultural Policy Monitoring Committee)
Comité plénier
The committee will hold public presentations on a road safety intervention plan and a commercial development policy. The meeting includes closed-door strategic sessions regarding commercial hubs, economic development structures, the Île de Hull urban plan, and the Ateliers du Ruisseau.
- Road safety intervention plan presentation
- Commercial development policy presentation
- Strategic discussion on the Île de Hull special planning project (PPU)
- Update on the Ateliers du Ruisseau file
- Discussion on the new economic development structure
Autre instance
The commission is meeting to receive updates on the affordable housing strategy and the urban plan for Hull Island. The session also includes a review of the body's 2024-2025 work plan.
- Update on the Stratégie de logements abordables
- Information point on the Plan particulier d’urbanisme de l’île de Hull
- Review of the CDTH 2024-2025 work plan
Comité exécutif
The Executive Committee is meeting to approve several lists of city expenditures and professional engineering services. The session includes discussions on infrastructure stabilization and temporary traffic changes for an upcoming event.
- Approval of disbursements from Aug 15-21, 2025: $8,504,152
- Approval of disbursements from Aug 22-28, 2025: $6,672,630
- Approval of disbursements from Aug 29-Sept 4, 2025: $19,097,207
- Engineering services for slope stabilization on Georges and Côte-des-Neiges streets
- Engineering services for the open-air restoration of Wabassee creek (Zone A)
Conseil municipal
The Gatineau city council will decide on a $376,934 increase in spending and borrowing to join Quebec’s Affordable Housing Program. It will also discuss a request for provincial funds to create a flood-adaptation land-use plan. Other items include the 2026 meeting calendar, an amendment to a 2017 services agreement for the McConnell Road housing project, and an interim appointment to a planning director role.
- $376,934 increase to fund Affordable Housing Program participation
- Request for provincial financing to draft a flood-adaptation land-use plan
- Amendment to 2017 services agreement for 185–195 chemin McConnell development
- Approval of 2026 council, plenary, and executive meeting calendar
- Interim appointment to planning director position
Caucus préparatoire
This preparatory caucus meeting is held to discuss items listed on the municipal council agenda for the same day. No decisions are made at this session; it is procedural and closed to the public.
Autre instance
The Youth Commission is meeting to make a decision regarding the integrated policy of the leisure services. The session also includes a citizen exchange between two youth committees and discussions on youth action plans.
- Decision on the integrated policy of the leisure services
- Air Ouverte: citizen exchange between two youth committees
- Analysis of the Youth Summit and action plan development
- Launch of the adogatineau.ca project
Autre instance
The Commission de l’environnement et de la lutte aux changements climatiques is meeting to review a grant program from the Service de la transition écologique. The body will also examine a roadmap for the 'Test Climat' environmental impact decision tool.
- Presentation and recommendation for the Service de la transition écologique grant program
- Presentation of the roadmap and recommendation for the Test Climat decision tool
- Update and summary document regarding the pesticides file
- Review of the 2024-2025 CELCC work plan
Comité plénier
The committee will receive a presentation on the 2025 winter-spring municipal indicator. Closed-door sessions will cover strategic exchanges regarding the end of elected officials' mandates and budget recommendations following the repeal of Policy PO-035.
- Presentation on the 2025 winter-spring municipal indicator by Émilie Chasles
- Strategic discussion on provisions for the end of elected officials' mandates
- Recommendations for budget use following the repeal of Policy PO-035
Comité exécutif
The Gatineau executive committee will approve minutes from August 2025 and consider the termination of two architectural contracts for building restoration projects.
- Approval of executive committee minutes from August 27 and 26
- Termination of contract for restoration at 205, rue Montcalm
- Termination of contract for restoration at 2, rue de Lorimier
- Authorization for road barricades for the 'Guignolée des médias' fundraiser
- Deposit of list of council member support budget subsidies for July 2025
Autre instance
The Toponymy Committee is meeting to review the 2024-2025 work report. The body will also discuss the naming of a new park in Pointe-Gatineau and a name change for the Saint-Gérard community center.
- Bilan 2024-2025 of the toponymy committee's work
- Designation of a new park in Pointe-Gatineau
- Proposed name change for the Saint-Gérard community center
- Information regarding the former Squaw Bay
- Proposed name change for the parc Lions de Buckingham
Comité exécutif
The Executive Committee is meeting to discuss various departmental reports and procurement items. The agenda includes specific submissions for waste services and general supplies.
- Project 144283: Pond emptying and sludge recovery at the Masson-Angers treatment plant
- Project 144509: Supply of raw paper, toilet paper, garbage bags, and recycling bags
- Project 144516: Acceptance of contract lists for July 2025
- Project 144309: Supply of webcasting equipment and services
Caucus préparatoire
The Gatineau preparatory caucus will meet to discuss items on the August 26, 2025 council agenda. The session is scheduled for 2 p.m. in the committee room.
- Discussion of council agenda items for August 26, 2025
- Location: Salle des comités
Conseil municipal
The municipal council is reviewing several minor derogations and zoning amendments, including the removal of donation box regulations. The body is also deciding on funding increases for fire safety infrastructure and various urban development projects.
- Increase of $3,314,000 for fire risk coverage infrastructure, vehicles, and land
- Repeal of a $10,000,000 expenditure and loan for aqueduct and sewer repairs
- Proposed zoning changes to remove provisions regarding donation boxes
- Financial contribution of $643,325 for major events and events under $50,000
- Proposed new waste management regulation (No. 990-2025) replacing regulation 839-2018
Comité exécutif
The Executive Committee is meeting to decide on various infrastructure contracts, including road resurfacing and water system repairs. The body will also discuss parking signage changes across multiple districts and the acquisition of new city vehicles.
- Road resurfacing for Boulevard Gréber and rue Bellehumeur
- Purchase of 10-wheel and 12-wheel trucks for bulk material transport and snow removal
- Expropriation of lots and temporary easements for the Gatineau sector drinking water plant
- Installation of a refrigerated skating rink at Parc des Cèdres
- Street closures for the Triathlon Ironman Canada Ottawa
Comité plénier
The committee will hold a closed session regarding the optimization of the economic development structure. A public session will follow to discuss the redesign of the Regulation on Architectural Integration and Site Plans (PIIA).
- Presentation on optimizing the economic development structure by Isabelle Veilleux
- Presentation on the redesign of the Regulation on Architectural Integration and Site Plans (PIIA) by Marco Pilon, Élodie Bouchard, and Christine Gonthier-Gignac
Caucus préparatoire
The body is meeting to hold discussions regarding files listed on the July 8, 2025, municipal council agenda.
Conseil municipal
The council is reviewing a notice from Councilor Edmond Leclerc. This notice indicates that a resolution requesting BAPE public consultations regarding the Enbridge hydrogen pipeline project will be submitted on August 26, 2025.
- Notice of proposed resolution regarding BAPE public consultations for the Enbridge hydrogen pipeline project
Autre instance
The Plenary Committee is holding a closed-door working meeting. The session consists of a presentation by Christian Tanguay regarding development management for strategic exchanges.
- Presentation by Christian Tanguay on development management
Comité plénier
The plenary committee will hold presentations regarding the Vieux-Alymer special urban plan and an analysis of surplus arenas. A closed-session meeting is also scheduled for strategic exchanges regarding report CMQ.
- Analysis of surplus arenas
- Vieux-Alymer special urban plan (PPU)
- Strategic exchange on PO – 035/Rapport CMQ (closed session)
Comité plénier
The committee will hold a public presentation on the Carte Accès Gatineau+ pricing and usage rights. This will be followed by closed-door strategic discussions regarding the STO budget and commercial development policies.
- Usage rights and pricing for Carte Accès Gatineau+
- Société de transport de l’Outaouais (STO) 2025 projections and 2026 draft budget
- Commercial development policy and support framework
Comité exécutif
The Executive Committee is meeting to discuss infrastructure projects, including road rehabilitation and park improvements. The body will also review several lists of city disbursements totaling over 34 million dollars.
- Road rehabilitation for arterial and collector roads in Hull-Wright, Plateau, Deschênes, and Lucerne districts
- Road rehabilitation for Chemin Lebaudy, rue Davidson Ouest, and boulevard Labrosse
- Reaménagement of the playground at parc Belmont
- Purchase of a platform ladder pump truck
- Approval of four disbursement lists totaling $34,435,619
Autre instance
The Economic Development Commission is holding its third session. The agenda consists of procedural boilerplate items.
Conseil municipal
The City Council is holding a special session to consider the approval of a collective agreement. This agreement is between the City of Gatineau and the Fraternité des policiers et policières de Gatineau inc.
- Project 143853: Approval of the collective agreement with the Fraternité des policiers et policières de Gatineau inc.
Comité plénier
The Plenary Committee is holding a closed-door work session. The meeting consists of a discussion workshop regarding a request to revise the 2021-2026 strategic plan for the Centre de services de Gatineau.
- Discussion workshop on the 2021-2026 strategic plan revision for the Centre de services de Gatineau
Comité plénier
The Plenary Committee is holding a closed-door working session. The meeting consists of a presentation and strategic exchanges regarding the convention center.
- Presentation by Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton and Tourisme Outaouais regarding the convention center
Comité exécutif
The Executive Committee is meeting to discuss various municipal service contracts and infrastructure projects. Key items include wastewater management, traffic signal adjustments, and the approval of city disbursements.
- Approval of disbursements for May 2-8, 2025 ($9,837,495) and May 9-15, 2025 ($6,097,930)
- Replacement of the Lac Beauchamp outlet (Project 143518)
- Installation of traffic lights at Georges/Maclaren west and Georges/Filion
- Purchase of six-wheel trucks with closed boxes and cranes (Project 143607)
- Temporary traffic and parking changes for Canada Day in Vieux-Hull and the Gatineau Triathlon
Autre instance
The Toponymy Committee is meeting for an extraordinary session. The agenda consists of procedural boilerplate items and a public question period.
Autre instance
The Commission des arts, de la culture, des lettres et du patrimoine is meeting to discuss cultural initiatives. A closed-door session will focus on the relevance of establishing a municipal arts council.
- Closed-door workshop on the relevance of establishing a municipal arts council
- Update on the Programme de soutien aux organismes culturels (PSOC)
- Information on cultural infrastructures
- Discussion on 'Bons coups culturels'
Autre instance
The Commission Gatineau, Ville en Santé is meeting to review information on youth school results and climate change adaptation. The session also includes status updates on homelessness and a guide for managing makeshift encampments.
- Study on youth school results
- Climate change adaptation and citizen quality of life
- Status update on the homelessness file
- Guide for the management of makeshift encampments
Comité exécutif
The Executive Committee is meeting to discuss several infrastructure projects, parking and traffic modifications, and administrative contracts. Items include sewer overflow corrections and temporary traffic changes for upcoming June festivals.
- Sewer overflow correction program phase 1 for Buckingham, Gatineau, and Hull sectors
- Temporary traffic and parking changes for Fête nationale (June 23-24) and Festival l'Outaouais en fête (June 20-24)
- Parking signage modifications on Boulevard Montclair, Rue Vaudreuil, and Rue Thomas
- Property tax exemption review for Mon Chez Nous inc. at 275, rue Malartic
- Professional services contract for 2025 Elections
Comité plénier
The Plenary Committee is holding a closed-door working session. The meeting consists of a presentation by Julie Malenfant Caron regarding the Office de consultation publique for strategic exchanges.
- Presentation by Julie Malenfant Caron regarding the Office de consultation publique
Comité plénier
The committee will receive a public update on composting and recovery in businesses. The session will continue in closed session to discuss council member budget request processes and the scientific council.
- Update on composting and recovery in businesses presented by Annie France Major
- Presentation on the budget request process for council members by Christian Tanguay
- Presentation on the scientific council by Ana Flavia Alves
Autre instance
The Commission du développement du territoire et de l’habitation (CDTH) will meet to receive a presentation and recommendation regarding the Plan régional des milieux humides et hydriques (PRMHH). Members of the Commission de l’environnement et de la lutte aux changements climatiques (CELCC) are invited to participate in the discussion.
- Presentation and recommendation for the Plan régional des milieux humides et hydriques (PRMHH)
Comité exécutif
The Executive Committee is meeting to discuss several administrative projects and service contracts. Key items include a request for noise bylaw exemptions for transportation work and the awarding of community grants.
- Project 143524: Noise bylaw exemption for the Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility for work on boulevard des Allumettières
- Project 143339: Optional period and additional funding for household and electronic appliance collection (Submission 2023 SP 407)
- Project 143391: Withdrawal of properties from the 2025 tax sale
- Project 143494: Supply of personal protective equipment (Submission 2025 SP 091)
- Projects 143431 and 143428: Grant allocations for organizations and neighborhood development (Policy PO-035)
Conseil municipal
The municipal council will review the city's financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2024. The body is also considering the suspension of certain grant and neighborhood improvement budget mechanisms.
- Notice of non-renewal of the delegation agreement between the City of Gatineau and ID Gatineau
- Suspension of the use of operating surplus allocation for organization support and neighborhood improvement budgets (Policy PO-035)
- Filing of the 2024 financial statements
- Appointment of the Director of the Civil Security Office
- Promotion of the Director of Human Resources
Caucus préparatoire
The committee will hold closed-door strategic exchanges regarding an agreement for ID Gatineau and regulations on the occupation of the public domain. The session includes a review of human resources files and a public discussion on items for the June 10, 2025, municipal council agenda.
- Presentation on the ID Gatineau agreement
- Information regarding the regulation on the occupation of the public domain
- Review of human resources files
- Discussion of items for the June 10, 2025, municipal council agenda
Autre instance
The Youth Commission is meeting to discuss a youth consultation regarding the Plateau sector and Avenue des jeunes. The body will also conduct elections for co-presidency and the internal committee.
- Consultation on youth in the Plateau sector, Avenue des jeunes
- Elections for co-presidency
- Elections for the internal committee
- Discussion on summer projects
- Review of adogatineau.ca capsule
Autre instance
The Commission de développement du territoire et de l’habitation will meet to discuss urban planning. The body will review presentations and recommendations for two specific urban plans.
- Presentation of the Plan particulier d’urbanisme (PPU) du Vieux-Aylmer
- Presentation of the Plan particulier d’urbanisme (PPU) du centre-ville (île de Hull)
Autre instance
The Commission des loisirs, des sports et du développement communautaire will meet to review the status of 'opportunity files.' The body will also receive information regarding a refrigerated skating rink, a four-season public square, and the status of swimming pools.
- Information on 'Dossiers d’opportunités' (what they are and current progress)
- Information on a refrigerated skating rink and four-season public square
- Status update on swimming pools
- Follow-ups on badminton and pickleball
Comité exécutif
The executive committee is meeting to discuss various municipal service contracts, noise bylaw exemptions, and grant allocations. Key items include a land transfer for affordable housing and updates to waste collection and water treatment funding.
- Free land transfer to Coopérative de solidarité de la Cité des Outaouais at 40, boulevard de la Technologie for affordable housing
- Noise bylaw exemption for construction at 425, boulevard Saint-Joseph
- Additional funding for waste collection, recyclable collection, and polymer for the Gatineau sector treatment plant
- Grant of $4,650 for Le Carrefour de la Miséricorde
- Temporary traffic and parking changes for the Grand Prix British on June 14, 2025
Comité plénier
The committee will receive presentations on the city's 2024 financial statements and service levels for dog walkers. A closed-session meeting will address the potential electrification of the fire department's pumper truck fleet.
- 2024 financial statements presentation
- Proposed modifications to the service level framework for dog walkers
- Strategic discussion on electrifying the fire department pumper truck fleet
Conseil municipal
The City Council is meeting to discuss funding for affordable housing initiatives. This includes a proposed expenditure and loan for the Programme d'habitation abordable Québec (PHAQ).
- Proposed $6,700,000 expenditure and loan for the Programme d'habitation abordable Québec (PHAQ) - Volet 4
- Proposed municipal participation in PHAQ for the project at 341-347 boulevard Saint-Joseph
- Proposal to repeal Bylaw 967-2024 regarding a $6,700,000 loan for a housing partnership with the FTQ solidarity fund