Mont-Saint-Hilaire

Conditions for the felling of trees

The City of Mont-Saint-Hilaire permits the cutting of trees under the following conditions:

• The tree is dead or damaged
• The tree is affected by a disease or infected by an insect.
• The tree is dangerous to the safety of people or damage to property

Tree planting

The City of Mont-Saint-Hilaire requires the replacement of the felled tree by the planting in the front yard of a native tree with a minimum trunk diameter of 5 cm measured at 1 meter from the ground if the property does not have a density of one tree per 50m2. For more details on the requirements for tree replacement, visit the City of Mont-Saint-Hilaire website.

Permit for tree cutting

To obtain a tree cutting permit, the property owner must apply for a tree cutting permit online with the City of Mont-Saint-Hilaire.

Tree Planting Grant

The City of Mont-Saint-Hilaire does not provide grants for tree removal or planting.

Maintenance under the electrical wires

Contact Hydro-Quebec, before any tree maintenance (pruning, trimming or cutting down) under the 25 000VT electrical wires at the following number: 1-888-385-7252.

*The following sheets are for information purposes only, the regulations on the city’s website will always take precedence over the information presented above.