New home builders in Greater Montréal
799 RBQ-licensed companies in the region, from the list published on November 3, 2026; the towns are further down.
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New home builders: the region’s figures
New home builders: 799 companies of the metropolitan region appear in the RBQ data of November 3, 2026, out of 2,484 across Quebec (32%). This trade ranks 9 of the 15 in our lists for the region.
Building a new house, a semi-detached or a small apartment building calls for a contractor holding subcategory 1.1.1 or 1.1.2 of the RBQ licence. For most new residential buildings, the Regulation respecting the guarantee plan for new residential buildings requires the builder to be accredited by the plan’s administrator, Garantie de construction résidentielle (GCR).
Spread across the region
Where they are based: the Island of Montréal 188, Laval 96, the South Shore 306 and the North Shore 209. Best-served area of the island: West Island, with 30; then Ville-Marie (Downtown) (24), Saint-Laurent (21), Saint-Léonard (13) and Ahuntsic-Cartierville (12). Laval and the North and South Shores: Laval (96), Mirabel (43), Longueuil (37), Blainville (29), Terrebonne (24), Carignan (23), Repentigny (23) and Brossard (21).
Seniority on the island: 44% of the 189 companies have been licensed for at least 10 years (the longest since 1984), and 2 joined in the past 90 days. The same companies often hold other licences: renovation (169), heating and cooling (81) and stoves and fireplaces (80). Published phone: 189 of them (184 with a 514 or 438 area code).
Preparing your request
For a new home, the builder must hold a new residential buildings subcategory and be accredited with the mandatory guarantee plan (Garantie de construction résidentielle, GCR). Check the accreditation before you sign.
Before you sign, check the builder’s accreditation with the guarantee plan, ask for the plans and specifications, and have it spelled out what is included (land, connections, permits, landscaping). Most building lots in Greater Montréal are on the North and South Shores.
RBQ licence to check for this work: 1.1.1 New residential buildings covered by a guarantee plan, class I, 1.1.2 New residential buildings covered by a guarantee plan, class II.
Elsewhere in Quebec: 1,685 more companies in this trade, by region →