What's typically included in Longueuil rent?

It depends entirely on what the lease says. Quebec's mandatory lease form requires the landlord and tenant to specify who pays for heating, electricity, and other services, so there is no universal default. Older buildings in Vieux-Longueuil sometimes include heating in the rent by long-standing local custom, while newer rentals elsewhere in the city more often bill heat and electricity separately. Regardless of who pays, Quebec law requires landlords to maintain an adequate indoor temperature, generally accepted at around 21 degrees Celsius, from September 15 to May 31. Always confirm exactly what's included in writing before you sign.

How does Quebec's rent increase system work?

Quebec does not use a single fixed annual percentage guideline the way Ontario does. Instead, the Tribunal administratif du logement (TAL) publishes an annual set of criteria and percentages, covering components like the base rent adjustment, capital expenditures, and municipal taxes, that landlords are meant to apply to calculate a building-specific rent increase (this is sometimes called the rent-fixation calculation). For notices given on or after January 1, 2026, the TAL set a base component of 3.1 percent. A tenant who receives a rent-increase notice does not have to accept it. If you and your landlord can't agree, you can ask the TAL to fix the rent, and the TAL's own online calculation tool can help you check whether an increase is reasonable.

Does my Longueuil landlord require a security deposit?

No, and this is a genuinely unique Quebec rule: landlords are not allowed to require a security, damage, or key deposit of any kind, no matter what it's called. At lease signing, a landlord can only require payment of the first month's rent in advance. A tenant can voluntarily choose to pay a deposit, but a landlord cannot make it a condition of renting, and pressuring a tenant into a "voluntary" deposit is not allowed either. If a landlord insists on a deposit, a tenant can refuse and, if needed, raise it with the TAL, which can fine a landlord for demanding one.

How do I dispute my landlord at the TAL?

The Tribunal administratif du logement (TAL) is Quebec's tribunal for residential tenancy disputes, covering rent increases, repairs, deposit demands, and eviction or repossession applications. It's a different tribunal from Ontario's Landlord and Tenant Board, BC's Residential Tenancy Branch, or Alberta's RTDRS, with its own forms and process, so don't assume another province's steps apply here. Keep your signed TAL lease, all written correspondence with your landlord, and any notices you receive or send, since these are what the TAL will ask for if a dispute is filed.

Can my landlord enter without notice?

No, with narrow exceptions. For a condition check or minor work, a Longueuil landlord generally must give at least 24 hours' notice, and visits must fall between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. Larger repairs or improvements require 10 days' written notice, with work generally restricted to between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. A landlord must also give 24 hours' notice before showing the unit to a potential buyer. Genuine emergencies are the main exception where advance notice isn't legally required.

What if my landlord wants to sell or move into the property?

A sale on its own does not end your tenancy, the new owner takes over your existing lease. Repossession (the landlord retaking the unit to live in it) is a separate, narrower process, and Quebec restricts who it can be used for: the landlord themselves, their children or parents, or another relative or a former spouse only if the landlord is that person's main source of financial support. A landlord generally can't repossess if they already own a similar, comparably-priced unit nearby. Notice periods are long, typically six months before the end of a lease longer than six months, and tenants have the right to contest a repossession they believe is not genuine.

Longueuil, Quebec Canada

Rentals Longueuil: Renting in Longueuil in 2026

Real neighborhoods, real answers. The complete SQRFT guide for renters and landlords on Montreal's South Shore, connected to the island by the Yellow métro line.

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Population

268,530

ISQ, Jul 2025

Transit

Yellow line

Direct métro to Montreal

Location

South Shore

Montreal CMA

Anchor employer

Pratt & Whitney

Aerospace, since 1928

FFrancis, SQRFT TeamCanadian Rental Market Analysts, SQRFT Editorial Team Updated September 20, 2026 7 min read

Section 1

What we know (and don't) about Longueuil rents

Longueuil does not currently appear in CMHC's Fall 2025 Rental Market Report as its own named market, nor is it named in Rentals.ca's September 2026 National Rent Report. Rather than estimate or borrow a number from a nearby market, we're telling you plainly: there is currently no verified average-rent or vacancy-rate figure we can cite for Longueuil from either primary source.

The practical read

For a real sense of current asking rents, browse live SQRFT listings in Longueuil directly. Expect competition to run highest close to the Longueuil-Université-de- Sherbrooke métro station, the direct link across the river to Montreal.

Section 2

Where people rent in Longueuil

Montreal's South Shore anchor city, with its own aerospace and manufacturing economy, not just a Montreal bedroom community.

Montreal's South Shore anchor city, connected directly to the island by the Yellow métro line

Landmarks that anchor each area

Vieux-Longueuil borough waterfront

A defining Longueuil landmark renters use to orient themselves by area.

Parc Michel-Chartrand

A defining Longueuil landmark renters use to orient themselves by area.

SQRFT is building out detailed neighborhood-level pages across Longueuil. In the meantime, browse live listings from the rentals index and filter by area.

Section 3

Longueuil schools and school boards

Where you live decides which public school your kids attend.

The public board

Centre de services scolaire Marie-Victorin

CSS Marie-Victorin

Serves families across Longueuil with designated catchment schools plus alternative and specialized programs.

How to find a school for your address

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Use the board's school locator first.Enter the address on the Centre de services scolaire Marie-Victorin site and it returns the designated school for each grade level.
2
Confirm the language of instruction.Quebec's Charter of the French Language generally requires children to attend French-language public school unless a specific exemption applies.
3
Check whether the school is capped.Popular schools in growing sectors can close to non-catchment students.
4
Confirm before you sign the lease.School-driven address decisions do not have a rewind button once you have committed to a lease term.

Public vs private

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Public (CSS Marie-Victorin):free, catchment-based, Longueuil's main French-language school board.
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Private schools:a presence across Longueuil, including faith-based and specialty programs, with tuition varying by school.

Section 4

Getting around Longueuil

Réseau de transport de Longueuil (RTL) runs local routes across the city.

The essentials

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Yellow métro line (Longueuil-Université-de-Sherbrooke station)

Direct Montreal access

The Yellow métro line is Longueuil's single biggest transit advantage: a direct ride across the river to downtown Montreal without a transfer, which is why renters targeting a Montreal commute frequently look at Longueuil first among the South Shore cities.

Section 5

What it costs to live in Longueuil in 2026

Rent is the biggest line, but not the only one. Here's how Longueuil's fixed costs compare.

Where Longueuil wins

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An established aerospace and manufacturing base.Pratt & Whitney Canada has been headquartered in Longueuil since 1928, alongside employers like Agropur, giving the city its own employment base independent of Montreal.
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No security deposit.Quebec law does not allow a landlord to require a security, damage, or key deposit of any kind. At signing, a landlord can only require the first month's rent in advance.
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Direct métro access without Montreal's core-area pricing.The Yellow line puts downtown Montreal within a single direct ride, often at a lower cost of living than renting on the island itself.

Where Longueuil is expensive

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Combined sales tax.Quebec charges 5 percent GST plus 9.975 percent QST, for a combined 14.975 percent, applied to most goods and many services, higher than Ontario's 13 percent HST or Alberta's 5 percent GST-only.
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Winter costs.A humid continental climate similar to Montreal means real heating and winter-clothing costs, even where heating is included in rent.
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Limited public rent-benchmark data.Without a CMHC or Rentals.ca figure specific to Longueuil, renters have to rely more on comparing live listings directly rather than a published city average.

For live monthly cost-of-living data, Statistics Canada's Consumer Price Index release publishes the Montreal CMA component broken down by category, and Revenu Québec publishes the current GST and QST rate tables.

Section 6

Longueuil culture, and why people love it here

The last section before we get to the practical answers. If you're deciding whether to move to Longueuil in the first place, this is what tips the scale.

Longueuil pairs a historic waterfront core in Vieux-Longueuil with the direct Yellow métro connection to Montreal, a city that reads as its own South Shore anchor first and a Montreal commuter suburb second. Pratt & Whitney Canada's aerospace headquarters, based in Longueuil since 1928, and Agropur both anchor local employment.

Longueuil's sports scene

Longueuil Collège Français (LHJAAAQ junior hockey)

A hometown team Longueuil residents follow closely.

Longueuil's climate

Humid continental climate, similar to Montreal (South Shore)

Section 7

Renting in Longueuil: Quebec tenancy law essentials

These rules apply to every Longueuil rental, under Quebec's Civil Code and enforced by the Tribunal administratif du logement (TAL). Bookmark this section.

The common rule of thumb is 30 percent of gross monthly income on housing (rent plus utilities). Neither CMHC's Fall 2025 Rental Market Report nor Rentals.ca's September 2026 National Rent Report currently publishes a standalone average rent figure for Longueuil, so we won't estimate one. Longueuil sits within the broader Montreal CMA, but that is not the same as a Longueuil-specific number. Check live listings on SQRFT for current asking rents in the area you're targeting, and use our affordability calculator once you have a real number to test.

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Section 8

Live Longueuil rentals on SQRFT

Browse listings across Longueuil. All listings verified. Free to list.

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