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Maple syrup in Quebec, MRC by MRC

In the 2021 Census of Agriculture, 8,653 farms in Quebec reported 48,672,648 maple taps; Témiscouata led the province. Most of its census divisions are regional county municipalities (MRCs); the rest are cities and agglomerations outside any MRC (equivalent territories). Pick a division for its typical season dates, 35 seasons of sap weather and this week's forecast.
Maple farms, 2021
8,653
+10% since 2016
Taps, 2021
48.7 million
+14% since 2016
Sap usually starts
Mar 14
to Apr 18 · producers' record, 1999–2011
Divisions with a page
83
of 92 with maple farms
Communauté maritime des Îles-de-la-Madeleine: fewer than 5 maple farmsLe Rocher-Percé: fewer than 5 maple farmsLa Côte-de-Gaspé: fewer than 5 maple farmsLa Haute-Gaspésie, QC: 150,783 tapsBonaventure, QC: taps withheldAvignon, QC: 198,253 tapsLa Matapédia, QC: 261,585 tapsLa Matanie, QC: 48,700 tapsLa Mitis, QC: 480,486 tapsRimouski-Neigette, QC: 824,952 tapsLes Basques, QC: 797,644 tapsRivière-du-Loup, QC: 449,137 tapsTémiscouata, QC: 5,062,870 tapsKamouraska, QC: 172,104 tapsCharlevoix-Est: fewer than 5 maple farmsCharlevoix, QC: taps withheldL'Islet, QC: 2,826,410 tapsMontmagny, QC: 1,147,794 tapsBellechasse, QC: 2,161,913 tapsL'Île-d'Orléans, QC: 111,550 tapsLa Côte-de-Beaupré, QC: taps withheldLa Jacques-Cartier, QC: taps withheldQuébec, QC: taps withheldLévis, QC: taps withheldLa Nouvelle-Beauce, QC: 1,222,914 tapsRobert-Cliche, QC: 1,078,782 tapsLes Etchemins, QC: 1,738,699 tapsBeauce-Sartigan, QC: 2,866,417 tapsLe Granit, QC: 5,056,082 tapsLes Appalaches, QC: 3,508,831 tapsL'Érable, QC: 2,139,113 tapsLotbinière, QC: 1,310,593 tapsPortneuf, QC: 1,217,016 tapsMékinac, QC: 315,791 tapsShawinigan, QC: taps withheldFrancheville, QC: taps withheldBécancour, QC: 281,941 tapsArthabaska, QC: 1,745,283 tapsLes Sources, QC: 257,952 tapsLe Haut-Saint-François, QC: 967,821 tapsLe Val-Saint-François, QC: 764,271 tapsSherbrooke, QC: taps withheldCoaticook, QC: 891,643 tapsMemphrémagog, QC: 321,668 tapsBrome-Missisquoi, QC: 492,709 tapsLa Haute-Yamaska, QC: 655,626 tapsActon, QC: 359,190 tapsDrummond, QC: 479,915 tapsNicolet-Yamaska, QC: 284,959 tapsMaskinongé, QC: taps withheldD'Autray, QC: taps withheldPierre-De Saurel, QC: 37,680 tapsLes Maskoutains, QC: 365,377 tapsRouville, QC: 158,243 tapsLe Haut-Richelieu, QC: taps withheldLa Vallée-du-Richelieu, QC: 233,539 tapsLongueuil, QC: taps withheldMarguerite-D'Youville, QC: 54,977 tapsL'Assomption, QC: 40,247 tapsJoliette, QC: 52,495 tapsMatawinie, QC: 235,245 tapsMontcalm, QC: 450,184 tapsLes Moulins, QC: taps withheldLaval, QC: taps withheldMontréal, QC: taps withheldRoussillon, QC: taps withheldLes Jardins-de-Napierville, QC: 78,672 tapsLe Haut-Saint-Laurent, QC: 834,590 tapsBeauharnois-Salaberry, QC: 65,453 tapsVaudreuil-Soulanges, QC: 171,102 tapsDeux-Montagnes, QC: 251,250 tapsThérèse-De Blainville: fewer than 5 maple farmsMirabel, QC: 369,919 tapsLa Rivière-du-Nord, QC: taps withheldArgenteuil, QC: 97,773 tapsLes Pays-d'en-Haut, QC: 53,500 tapsLes Laurentides, QC: 184,798 tapsAntoine-Labelle, QC: 562,198 tapsPapineau, QC: 125,331 tapsGatineau, QC: taps withheldLes Collines-de-l'Outaouais, QC: 63,760 tapsLa Vallée-de-la-Gatineau, QC: 104,300 tapsPontiac, QC: taps withheldTémiscamingue, QC: 139,621 tapsRouyn-Noranda: fewer than 5 maple farmsAbitibi-Ouest: fewer than 5 maple farmsAbitibi, QC: taps withheldLa Vallée-de-l'Or: fewer than 5 maple farmsLa Tuque: fewer than 5 maple farmsLe Domaine-du-Roy, QC: taps withheldMaria-Chapdelaine: fewer than 5 maple farmsLac-Saint-Jean-Est, QC: taps withheldLe Saguenay-et-son-Fjord, QC: taps withheldLa Haute-Côte-Nord: fewer than 5 maple farmsManicouagan: fewer than 5 maple farmsSept-Rivières--Caniapiscau: fewer than 5 maple farmsMinganie--Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent: fewer than 5 maple farmsNord-du-Québec: fewer than 5 maple farms
Maple taps, 20216,247–45,24345,243–125,331125,331–269,246269,246–824,952824,952–5,062,870taps withheldfewer than 5 maple farms

Reading the map

Where Quebec's sugaring happens

Témiscouata alone holds 5,062,870 taps (10% of the province). Divisions shaded lightest have the fewest taps; cream divisions have their tap count withheld by Statistics Canada; grey divisions reported fewer than five farms with taps and have no atlas page. Click any division for its season calendar.

Producers' reported seasons (Houle et al. 2015, 11 regions, 1999–2011) put the median regional season at Mar 14 to Apr 18. Our weather signal for the same divisions, weighted by farms, gives Mar 24 to Apr 23. The division dates below are anchored to the producers' record, moved 6.8 days earlier for the opening and 1.4 for the closing, which keeps the differences between divisions.

Sugaring in Quebec

Every census division

Quebec maple production and season dates by division

Farms reporting taps and taps from the 2021 Census of Agriculture, with the change in taps since 2016. Season dates are each division's typical year from 35 seasons of daily temperatures.
Quebec maple production by census division, 2021 Census of Agriculture, with typical season dates
DivisionTypeFarmsTapsTaps vs 2016Sap usually runs
TémiscouataMRC2895,062,870+7%Mar 26 – Apr 29
Le GranitMRC5195,056,082+12%Mar 19 – Apr 24
Les AppalachesMRC5763,508,831+10%Mar 17 – Apr 24
Beauce-SartiganMRC5382,866,417+19%Mar 16 – Apr 24
L'IsletMRC4042,826,410+19%Mar 21 – Apr 24
BellechasseMRC5062,161,913+8%Mar 20 – Apr 24
L'ÉrableMRC4182,139,113+18%Mar 17 – Apr 23
ArthabaskaMRC3331,745,283+30%Mar 13 – Apr 20
Les EtcheminsMRC3011,738,699−5%Mar 23 – Apr 29
LotbinièreMRC2871,310,593+4%Mar 20 – Apr 24
La Nouvelle-BeauceMRC3851,222,914+15%Mar 18 – Apr 24
PortneufMRC1631,217,016+15%Mar 22 – Apr 27
MontmagnyMRC1471,147,794−3%Mar 20 – Apr 23
Robert-ClicheMRC3491,078,782+21%Mar 16 – Apr 23
Le Haut-Saint-FrançoisMRC169967,821+41%Mar 11 – Apr 18
CoaticookMRC157891,643+32%Mar 12 – Apr 20
Le Haut-Saint-LaurentMRC168834,590+33%Mar 6 – Apr 14
Rimouski-NeigetteMRC65824,952−8%Mar 27 – Apr 26
Les BasquesMRC71797,644+1%Mar 26 – Apr 25
Le Val-Saint-FrançoisMRC138764,271+11%Mar 11 – Apr 17
La Haute-YamaskaMRC137655,626+15%Mar 7 – Apr 15
Antoine-LabelleMRC57562,198+30%Mar 19 – Apr 26
Brome-MissisquoiMRC137492,709+33%Mar 5 – Apr 14
La MitisMRC42480,486+87%Mar 28 – Apr 30
DrummondMRC124479,915+144%Mar 11 – Apr 16
MontcalmMRC118450,184+16%Mar 13 – Apr 18
Rivière-du-LoupMRC67449,137+24%Mar 25 – Apr 26
Mirabelequivalent territory82369,919+16%Mar 11 – Apr 16
Les MaskoutainsMRC145365,377+16%Mar 8 – Apr 15
ActonMRC80359,190+16%Mar 8 – Apr 15
MemphrémagogMRC93321,668+32%Mar 10 – Apr 17
MékinacMRC44315,791+14%Mar 20 – Apr 27
Nicolet-YamaskaMRC85284,959+25%Mar 13 – Apr 18
BécancourMRC89281,941+47%Mar 14 – Apr 19
La MatapédiaMRC39261,585+16%Mar 29 – May 4
Les SourcesMRC74257,952+24%Mar 13 – Apr 22
Deux-MontagnesMRC57251,250−20%Mar 9 – Apr 14
MatawinieMRC60235,245E−16%Mar 18 – Apr 23
La Vallée-du-RichelieuMRC80233,539+109%Mar 7 – Apr 14
AvignonMRC12198,253+1%Mar 27 – May 1
Les LaurentidesMRC31184,798−29%Mar 21 – Apr 28
KamouraskaMRC53172,104E−17%Mar 23 – Apr 25
Vaudreuil-SoulangesMRC45171,102+14%Mar 8 – Apr 14
RouvilleMRC45158,243+16%Mar 7 – Apr 15
La Haute-GaspésieMRC7150,7830%Mar 31 – Apr 30
TémiscamingueMRC19139,621+17%Mar 22 – Apr 29
PapineauMRC34125,331E0%Mar 13 – Apr 21
L'Île-d'OrléansMRC49111,550E−20%Mar 21 – Apr 24
La Vallée-de-la-GatineauMRC11104,300+4%Mar 16 – Apr 23
ArgenteuilMRC3297,773E+36%Mar 10 – Apr 15
Le Rocher-Percé280,000fewer than 5 farms · no page
La Tuque478,780fewer than 5 farms · no page
Les Jardins-de-NapiervilleMRC4178,672E+210%Mar 7 – Apr 14
Beauharnois-SalaberryMRC3165,453E+46%Mar 7 – Apr 15
Les Collines-de-l'OutaouaisMRC2563,760E+11%Mar 12 – Apr 20
Marguerite-D'YouvilleMRC2754,977E+62%Mar 9 – Apr 14
Les Pays-d'en-HautMRC553,500−29%Mar 17 – Apr 24
JolietteMRC2852,495E−1%Mar 12 – Apr 16
La MatanieMRC1748,700E−41%Mar 29 – Apr 30
L'AssomptionMRC1040,247E−4%Mar 10 – Apr 15
Pierre-De SaurelMRC2137,680E−1%Mar 12 – Apr 15
Communauté maritime des Îles-de-la-Madeleine00fewer than 5 farms · no page
La Haute-Côte-Nord00fewer than 5 farms · no page
La Vallée-de-l'Or00fewer than 5 farms · no page
Manicouagan00fewer than 5 farms · no page
Minganie--Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent0E0fewer than 5 farms · no page
Nord-du-Québec00fewer than 5 farms · no page
Franchevillecensus division60withheld by Statistics CanadaMar 15 – Apr 21
Québecequivalent territory52withheld by Statistics CanadaMar 19 – Apr 23
MaskinongéMRC47withheld by Statistics CanadaMar 14 – Apr 16
D'AutrayMRC42withheld by Statistics CanadaMar 10 – Apr 15
Lévisequivalent territory40Ewithheld by Statistics CanadaMar 21 – Apr 24
Sherbrookeequivalent territory35Ewithheld by Statistics CanadaMar 9 – Apr 17
La Côte-de-BeaupréMRC33withheld by Statistics CanadaMar 22 – Apr 25
Le Haut-RichelieuMRC19withheld by Statistics CanadaMar 7 – Apr 11
Le Saguenay-et-son-Fjordcensus division19withheld by Statistics CanadaMar 24 – Apr 29
Le Domaine-du-RoyMRC16Ewithheld by Statistics CanadaMar 26 – May 3
RoussillonMRC15withheld by Statistics CanadaMar 7 – Apr 11
La Rivière-du-NordMRC14withheld by Statistics CanadaMar 13 – Apr 20
La Jacques-CartierMRC13withheld by Statistics CanadaMar 26 – Apr 30
Longueuilequivalent territory13Ewithheld by Statistics CanadaMar 8 – Apr 14
BonaventureMRC10withheld by Statistics CanadaMar 28 – May 1
Lac-Saint-Jean-EstMRC10Ewithheld by Statistics CanadaMar 25 – May 1
Gatineauequivalent territory9withheld by Statistics CanadaMar 8 – Apr 15
AbitibiMRC8Ewithheld by Statistics CanadaMar 30 – May 4
PontiacMRC8withheld by Statistics CanadaMar 16 – Apr 24
Lavalequivalent territory7withheld by Statistics CanadaMar 8 – Apr 13
Les MoulinsMRC7withheld by Statistics CanadaMar 9 – Apr 15
CharlevoixMRC5Ewithheld by Statistics CanadaMar 21 – Apr 24
Montréalequivalent territory5Ewithheld by Statistics CanadaMar 9 – Apr 14
Shawiniganequivalent territory5withheld by Statistics CanadaMar 18 – Apr 24
Maria-Chapdelaine4withheld by Statistics Canadafewer than 5 farms · no page
Thérèse-De Blainville4withheld by Statistics Canadafewer than 5 farms · no page
Abitibi-Ouest3Ewithheld by Statistics Canadafewer than 5 farms · no page
Rouyn-Noranda3Ewithheld by Statistics Canadafewer than 5 farms · no page
Charlevoix-Est2withheld by Statistics Canadafewer than 5 farms · no page
Sept-Rivières--Caniapiscau2Ewithheld by Statistics Canadafewer than 5 farms · no page
La Côte-de-Gaspé1withheld by Statistics Canadafewer than 5 farms · no page
Quebec total8,65348,672,648+14%Producers' record Mar 14 – Apr 18
  • E Statistics Canada quality grade: use with caution.
  • "Withheld by Statistics Canada": Statistics Canada suppressed the value as too unreliable to publish (F). The farm count is still published.
  • Division figures need not sum to the province total because of the withheld values. Statistics Canada cautions that 2021 and 2016 are not strictly comparable: the census-farm definition changed in 2021, and farms were assigned to their main location more strictly.
  • Statistics Canada doesn't publish syrup volume by census division, so this table has no gallons or litres.
  • The PPAQ's 2026 regional sheets list 8,663 enterprises and about 57.9 million taps across 74 MRC blocks: a separate count (registered enterprises, by sugarbush), shown on each MRC's page and never added to the census.

About this page

Production figures are copied, unchanged, from Statistics Canada Tables 32-10-0362-01 (2021) and 32-10-0423-01 (2016). Season dates come from the atlas: 35 seasons of daily Daymet temperatures at each division's reference town, scored with the freeze-thaw rule behind our live forecast, then anchored to Quebec producers' reported season (Houle et al. 2015). How the atlas is built →

Sources · 7

  1. 1.Maple taps, Census of Agriculture, 2021 (Table 32-10-0362-01) · Statistics Canada
  2. 2.Maple taps, Census of Agriculture, 2011 and 2016 (Table 32-10-0423-01) · Statistics Canada
  3. 3.Daymet: Daily Surface Weather Data on a 1-km Grid for North America, Version 4 R1 · ORNL DAAC
  4. 4.Impacts of climate change on the timing of the production season of maple syrup in eastern Canada (PLOS ONE 10(12): e0144844, 2015) · Houle et al.
  5. 5.Fiches région 2026 (12 regional sheets) · Producteurs et productrices acéricoles du Québec
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  1. 6.2021 Census cartographic boundary files (census divisions, population centres) · Statistics Canada
  2. 7.GeoNames geographical database (CA) · GeoNames

Licences and attribution

  • Adapted from Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture 2021 and 2016 (Tables 32-10-0362-01 and 32-10-0423-01), 2021 Census population and dwelling counts (Tables 98-10-0002-01 and 98-10-0011-01) and 2021 Census cartographic boundary files. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
  • Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
  • Thornton, M.M., R. Shrestha, Y. Wei, P.E. Thornton, S-C. Kao, and B.E. Wilson. 2022. Daymet: Daily Surface Weather Data on a 1-km Grid for North America, Version 4 R1. ORNL DAAC, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/2129
  • Place coordinates: GeoNames (geonames.org), CC BY 4.0.
  • Québec MRC figures: Producteurs et productrices acéricoles du Québec, Fiches région 2026 (production estimates from Groupe AGÉCO).

FAQ

Quebec maple questions

Which census division in Quebec makes the most maple syrup?
Statistics Canada doesn't publish syrup volume by census division, so the best measure is taps. Témiscouata had the most in the 2021 Census of Agriculture: 5,062,870 taps on 289 farms, about 10% of the province's taps. Statistics Canada withheld the tap count for 31 divisions, so the ranking covers divisions with a published count.
How many maple producers are there in Quebec?
The 2021 Census of Agriculture counted 8,653 farms reporting maple taps in Quebec (7,863 in 2016), with 48,672,648 taps. Statistics Canada cautions that 2021 and 2016 are not strictly comparable because the census-farm definition changed. The PPAQ's 2026 regional sheets list 8,663 enterprises and about 57.9 million taps across 74 MRC blocks: a separate count (registered enterprises, by sugarbush), shown on each MRC's page and never added to the census.
Where does the sap run first in Quebec?
By our weather record, Brome-Missisquoi (Cowansville) typically starts around March 5, while La Haute-Gaspésie (Sainte-Anne-des-Monts) starts around March 31, a spread of about 26 days across the province.

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