Selling · Certificate of location · Brossard
In Brossard, the 1968 bungalow in sector B and the 2014 home in sector U have the same problem: a certificate that no longer shows the pool. Here is what the surveyor checks, what it costs and when to order it.
In Brossard, the certificate of location is the document the notary and the lender require to close a sale: prepared by a land surveyor, it describes the current state of the premises (boundaries, buildings, servitudes, encroachments, compliance). The seller provides it at their expense if it is outdated or inaccurate. Brossard runs from the 1960s bungalows of sectors A, B and C, extended and fitted with pools and sheds over sixty years, to the 2000 to 2020 homes of sectors T, U and V sold with a builder's certificate that the additions since have made inaccurate: two cases where the old certificate does not pass. Count $1,200 to $2,500 and 4 to 8 weeks.
It is the land surveyor's report describing the current state of the property: lot boundaries, position of the buildings, servitudes, encroachments and compliance with by-laws. In a sale, the standard rule of the brokerage forms (clause 10.1) requires the seller to provide, at their expense, a certificate that reflects the current state of the premises; if it is outdated or inaccurate, the new one is on the seller. The law gives it no expiry date: the test is accuracy, but notaries and lenders in practice require a certificate of at most about ten years with no change since (pool, shed, extension, fence, cadastral renovation). The full detail is on our page certificate of location in Quebec.
Brossard (QPAREB's Brossard-Saint-Lambert sector, an $803,000 median in the second quarter of 2026, 41 days) is organized by lettered sectors, and each has its own certificate issue. In sectors A, B and C near the Champlain bridge and boulevard Taschereau, the 1960s to 1980s bungalows and cottages sit on suburban lots where an in-ground pool, a shed, a closed carport or an extension was added over the decades: each of those additions makes the previous certificate outdated, even a recent one, and the surveyor checks the setbacks of those structures against the City's by-laws. In sectors L, P and S near Parc de la Cité and Quartier DIX30, the large 1980s to 2010 homes have the pools, the terraces and the fences added since the builder's certificate. In sectors T, U and V toward Saint-Hubert, the recent homes were delivered with a builder's certificate that owners keep as if it were permanent: ten years later, it shows neither the pool nor the shed. Along the REM line and the main boulevards, servitudes of public utilities appear on the certificate. In a seller's market at 41 days where the buyer compares, a certificate ordered at the decision to sell avoids a six-week wait after an accepted offer.
| Brossard/Saint-Lambert (QPAREB, Q2 2026) | Median | 1 year | 5 years | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single-family | $803,000 | 2% | 26 % | 41 |
| Condo | $404,000 | -3 % | 29 % | 50 |
Count generally $1,200 to $2,500 depending on the property and the region, and above all 4 to 8 weeks of delay. That is the number one reason we ask our sellers to order it as soon as they decide to sell, not at the promise to purchase: a certificate that arrives late delays the notary, and a certificate that reveals an encroachment at the last minute derails the sale. The shed on the neighbour's line or the pool too close to the boundary are discovered here, not after signing.
If it is less than about ten years old AND nothing has changed (no construction, extension, pool, fence, cadastral operation or new by-law), it generally passes with the notary and the lender. Otherwise, plan on a new certificate.
The seller, under the standard clause of the brokerage forms, if theirs is outdated or inaccurate. If their certificate reflects the current state of the premises and the buyer or their lender demands a new one anyway, it is on the buyer.
4 to 8 weeks in 2026 depending on the workload of the region's land surveyors. Order it as soon as you decide to sell.
Also available in French: version française de ce guide.
Published September 7, 2026 by the Loaa & Manseur team, the number 1 team at RE/MAX Platine in 2024 and 2025, 6th RE/MAX team in Quebec, 15th in Canada and in the global top 50 according to the official RE/MAX ranking. Tell us about your project.
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