Chapais (French pronunciation: [ʃapɛ] ⓘ) is a community in the Canadian province of Quebec, located on Route 113 near Chibougamau in the Jamésie region.

The community was first settled in 1929, when prospector Léo Springer discovered deposits of copper, silver and gold in the area.

The community opened the first cogeneration plant in Quebec to produce electricity from the sawmill's waste matter.

The fire started in wreaths of dried branches and other Christmas decorations, and the ensuing chaos that followed quickly blocked access to the main entrance.

The community, and the efforts of its residents to keep it alive in the face of economic decline, are profiled in the 2013 documentary film Waiting for Spring (En attendant le printemps).