Bois-des-Filion is an off-island suburb of Montreal, located in Quebec, Canada, to the north of Montreal. It was first recognized as a city of Quebec in 1949 and in 2006 it had a population 8,383 people. The primary language spoken by its citizens is French, and the primary source of employment is general manufacturing.

This town is named Bois des Filion because of the beautiful maple woods bordering it — le bois being French for “the woods”. When the city was newly founded, one had to follow a path through these woods and ford a small river to enter the city. Historically, hundreds of families annually traveled to this region seasonally to experience the magnificent maple forests that border it.

The City has outlined The Green Future Plan which, aims to better protect their environment. In planning the activities of the next few years, the municipality and its partners have identified the priority issues for ongoing attention; better recycling, continued reduction in greenhouse gasses, protection and revitalization of forests natural areas and the protection of water sources and distribution of quality drinking water.