The back of a two-storey red brick house with white-framed windows lit from inside, a raised deck with a white railing and a lawn at dusk

L’Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève · Sainte-Geneviève to Île-Bizard

Windows and doors in L’Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève

From the village to the island

In L’Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève, a same-size swap needs no permit unless your home sits in a heritage sector.

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What homes between two waterways ask of their windows and doors

The borough covers 23.6 km² at the western end of the Montréal island, at about 780 residents per km². The city describes a young, family-heavy population with an average age of 44. The Pont Jacques-Bizard joins the two sectors across the rivière des Prairies.

Sainte-Geneviève keeps heritage fronts

The village lies at the foot of the Pont Jacques-Bizard, along boulevard Gouin. The city says it holds well-preserved heritage buildings, and several were chosen for Montréal’s architectural heritage operation. The Chauret house, built around 1907-1908 for a notary and later the village hall, shows the Victorian ornament a replacement must respect.

Green space around the island

Île-Bizard is a quiet residential sector ringed by the Bois-de-l’Île-Bizard nature park and three golf courses. A house that backs onto green space tends to carry a wide patio door, and a measuring error costs the most on those units. We measure the rough opening on site and order to that size.

Farms, golf and then houses

The island was granted as a seigneury to Jacques Bizard on 24 October 1678. Market gardens gave way to golf courses from the late 1950s, and the opening of Autoroute 40 then drew housing. The population grew about tenfold in fifty years, per French Wikipedia. Homes built in successive waves carry windows of different ages, so we judge each house on its own condition.

Families replace in stages

In a borough with so many families, owners often replace the worst windows first and the rest later. Ask us to list the quote room by room, so you can pick the order and the year.

Does L’Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève require a permit for windows and doors?

Not for a like-for-like swap, according to the City of Montréal page for this borough (page updated 30 July 2026, read on 13 November 2026). The text is short, so we list what it says and what it leaves open.

No permit for the same size, colour and look

The borough block of the city page says you do not need a permit to replace exterior doors and windows with models of the same dimensions, colour and appearance. Note the three words. A change of size, colour or look falls outside that sentence.

Heritage sectors are different

The same page says that if your property sits in a heritage sector, you need a permit to change the architectural features of its original elements. A window with its original muntins or a door with its original panels may count. The city maps these sectors, so ask the permit counter whether your address is inside one before you order.

A different size or a new opening needs a permit

On the page for different dimensions, the permit fee is $9.80 for every $1,000 of work, with a floor of $167.40 for a residential building. The city asks for the quote with taxes, a certificate of location, the manufacturer’s sheet, photos of the facades, a plan of the rooms touched and an elevation drawing of the wall. Our written quote lists each opening and its new size.

Where to ask, and the rule next door

The permit counter sits at 15795 boulevard Gouin Ouest in Sainte-Geneviève, second floor, back door, and answers at 514 872-0311. The city’s PIIA page says some projects need approval for their architectural fit, so call before you start. In Pierrefonds-Roxboro, the city page says the opposite for same-size swaps, so never assume a neighbour’s rule applies.

What we replace in L’Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève homes

How we serve L’Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève

Sainte-Geneviève, along boulevard Gouin

We reach the village in about 18 minutes and 17 km from our Saint-Laurent showroom, with no traffic. The borough permit counter is here as well. Send photos of your façade and we tell you before the visit whether your windows look like candidates for a no-permit swap.

L’Île-Bizard, around the church of Saint-Raphaël-Archange

The same 17 km takes about 22 minutes, because the route crosses the Pont Jacques-Bizard to the island. We bring frame colour samples and grille styles to the estimate, so you can compare them against your own walls.

Parc-nature du Bois-de-l’Île-Bizard

18 km and about 24 minutes, the longest of our three reference points here. Homes near the park often face trees, so we also show you how a low-glare coating looks beside a clear pane.

The borough is 17 to 18 km from our showroom

From our Saint-Laurent showroom at 1190 Rue Bégin, our crews drive west and cross the Pont Jacques-Bizard for the island sector. Each figure is a rounded OpenStreetMap driving time from the showroom to the place named, measured without traffic.

  • Sainte-Geneviève (boulevard Gouin Ouest)17 km · 18 minDirections
  • L’Île-Bizard (montée de l’Église)17 km · 22 minDirections
  • Parc-nature du Bois-de-l’Île-Bizard18 km · 24 minDirections

A few recent projects

  • Window patio door expansion
  • Wood door replacement
  • Factory Direct window and door project
  • Factory Direct window and door project
  • Garage door window replacement
  • New sliding patio door seen from the deck
  • Patio door installation
  • Factory Direct window and door project
  • House with really big windows
  • Installed Custom Windows Montreal Laval
  • Custom Black Windows Vaudreuil Montreal
  • Windows doors installation

How your project runs

  1. Free in-home estimate

    An estimator measures every opening and checks the frames.

  2. Written quote

    Products, finishes and installation work, confirmed in writing.

  3. Installation by our crews

    Our own installers do the work, covered by the 25-year transferable warranty.

  4. Rénoclimat

    We prepare the paperwork with you, up to $150 per eligible opening.

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“Excellent customer service and flawless install. Windows came out amazing.”

Marco S., Google review, September 2026

Questions owners here ask

Is a permit needed before I change my windows in the borough?

Not for the same dimensions, colour and appearance, outside heritage sectors. In a heritage sector, or for a new size, you need one. Call 514 872-0311 if your project is anywhere near those lines.

How do I know if my house is in a heritage sector?

Ask the permit counter with your civic address. Send the same address to us, and we raise the question again before we draw the quote.

Can I change the colour of my frames without a permit?

The city’s no-permit sentence names the same colour. A new colour is not covered by that wording, so check with the counter first. We can show you samples in the colour you have in mind.

Do you work in both Sainte-Geneviève and the island sector?

Yes. Our crews cross the Pont Jacques-Bizard as part of a normal day, and the estimate and the quote are the same in both sectors.

Is there provincial money for replacing windows here?

Yes, through Rénoclimat. The Québec page updated 13 October 2026 shows $300 for each eligible window. Ask us to walk you through the application and its ceiling for your type of building.

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Sources
  1. Ville de Montréal, Remplacer des portes et des fenêtres par des modèles de mêmes dimensions (bloc IBZSGV, page mise à jour le 2026-07-30)
  2. Ville de Montréal, Ajouter des portes et fenêtres ou les remplacer par des modèles de différentes dimensions (bloc IBZSGV)
  3. Ville de Montréal, Faire approuver un projet lié à un PIIA (bloc IBZSGV)
  4. Ville de Montréal, Comptoir des permis – L’Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève
  5. Ville de Montréal, Découvrez L’Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève
  6. Ville de Montréal, Remplacer des portes et des fenêtres par des modèles de mêmes dimensions (bloc PFDROX, Pierrefonds-Roxboro)
  7. Wikipédia, L’Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève
  8. Gouvernement du Québec, Rénoclimat: nouveautés (page mise à jour le 2026-10-13)
  9. OpenStreetMap Nominatim and OSRM, driving distances from 1190 Rue Bégin