I had trouble looking online for Cantley, Quebec chicken laws so I thought I would post it here to save anyone else time from emailing them:
10.5.1 Number of animals All farmhouses must be located on land of at least 20,000 square meters and at least 90 meters wide. The farmhouse may include a maximum of 6 goats, or 4 sheep, or 4 donkeys, or 4 horses or 4 deer, to which an additional animal may be added for each 4,000 square meters of additional area. The farm can also include 30 small animals among rabbits, chickens, turkeys, quails, pheasants, geese or ducks. An additional small animal can be added for every 250 square meters of additional area, up to a maximum of 100 animals. Notwithstanding the preceding paragraphs, a small farm comprising only two horses or two goats or two sheep or two donkeys or two deer or four rabbits or four chickens or four turkeys or four quails or four pheasants or four geese or four ducks must be situated on a land of at least 12,000 square meters and a width of 90 meters. One additional animal from those mentioned above is allowed for every 4,000 square meters in excess of 12,000 square meters.
So basically that is about 5 acres if you want up to 30 chickens and 3 if you want 4. I can keep 5 hens in a tiny backyard of 350m2 which is 0.9 acres in Gatineau and I do not see any limits for chickens (including roosters) for a property of 2 acres in Gatineau/8093 m2 so will be looking for a country home in the Gatineau area (I will email the city before buying it) around the time my son starts elementary school in about 1-2 years.
10.5.1 Number of animals All farmhouses must be located on land of at least 20,000 square meters and at least 90 meters wide. The farmhouse may include a maximum of 6 goats, or 4 sheep, or 4 donkeys, or 4 horses or 4 deer, to which an additional animal may be added for each 4,000 square meters of additional area. The farm can also include 30 small animals among rabbits, chickens, turkeys, quails, pheasants, geese or ducks. An additional small animal can be added for every 250 square meters of additional area, up to a maximum of 100 animals. Notwithstanding the preceding paragraphs, a small farm comprising only two horses or two goats or two sheep or two donkeys or two deer or four rabbits or four chickens or four turkeys or four quails or four pheasants or four geese or four ducks must be situated on a land of at least 12,000 square meters and a width of 90 meters. One additional animal from those mentioned above is allowed for every 4,000 square meters in excess of 12,000 square meters.
So basically that is about 5 acres if you want up to 30 chickens and 3 if you want 4. I can keep 5 hens in a tiny backyard of 350m2 which is 0.9 acres in Gatineau and I do not see any limits for chickens (including roosters) for a property of 2 acres in Gatineau/8093 m2 so will be looking for a country home in the Gatineau area (I will email the city before buying it) around the time my son starts elementary school in about 1-2 years.
She had trouble getting rid of a hen who turned out to be a standard sized rooster and ended up having to give him to someone who ate him. But I know in the city you need a lot of 700m2 to have hens (min 3 max 5)
