Renting farmland in Québec: protect your interests and secure your investment

The legal rules discussed in this article apply in Quebec, where they are governed by the Civil Code of Québec. In other Canadian provinces, contract, publication and tax provisions may differ.

For many businesses, land rental plays an increasingly important role in strategy. According to the FCC Farmland Values Report, national cultivated farmland values increased by 9.3% in 2024. As Vincent Godbout, Manager of Valuations at FCC, explains, farmland availability remains a major challenge in tight market conditions.

Faced with this reality, renting can be a beneficial solution for both landowners and tenants – the possibility of farming parcels of land that would otherwise be out of reach, maintaining a stable income when you retire, and the opportunity to grow without increasing debt.

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