Off-market real estate in Quebec is property marketed through private channels rather than a public MLS listing. Quebec operates under a distinct legal system — Civil Law rather than Common Law — which shapes how real estate transactions work across the province. Off-market deals are increasingly popular among Montreal investors and Quebec City homeowners who want to transact privately, skip MLS, and retain the savings that would otherwise flow to an intermediary.
Key fact: Quebec's plex market — duplexes, triplexes, and quadruplexes — is one of Canada's most active off-market segments, with investors routinely transacting privately to protect rental income privacy.
Montreal is Canada's second-largest city and has seen significant real estate appreciation driven by tech sector growth, immigration, and low mortgage rates. Quebec's market is bilingual, with strong demand in both English and French communities. The province's Welcome Tax (droits de mutation) applies to all property transfers, and notarial deeds are required for all real estate transactions.
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Yes. Private sales (vente sans agent) are legal and relatively common in Quebec. A notary (notaire) is legally required to complete the deed of sale — this replaces the role of a real estate lawyer in other provinces.
The Welcome Tax is a municipal land transfer tax calculated on the property value: 0.5% on the first $50K, 1% from $50K–$250K, 1.5% from $250K–$500K, 2% from $500K–$1M, and 2.5% above $1M in Montreal. It applies to all transfers regardless of how the deal was arranged.
Under Quebec's Civil Law system, notaries are the only professionals authorized to prepare and authenticate deeds of sale. Every residential property sale requires a notarial deed — unlike Common Law provinces where either a lawyer or notary can handle conveyancing.
A plex is a multi-unit residential building (duplex, triplex, quadruplex) — a uniquely Quebec property type. Plexes are popular investment vehicles because owners can occupy one unit and rent others. They frequently trade off-market because sellers don't want to alert tenants or make income figures public.
Quebec law requires sellers to complete a Déclaration du vendeur (seller's declaration) disclosing known defects. This applies to all sales, public or private. Your notary will guide you through the required disclosures.
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