Clean and practical parks: washrooms for everyone

Last updated November 26, 2025
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This project aims to provide new or renovated safe and accessible public washrooms in various city parks. It is one of the winning projects of the third edition of Montréal’s participatory budget.

Description

Improved access to washrooms in city parks will enable families to enjoy green spaces and play areas without having to return home due to pressing needs. 

 This project includes 7 boroughs, with a total budget of $8.25 M. s.

Advancement 

Discover the project details by borough:

Planning in progress 

  • Locations: 
    • Place de Darlington, near the skatepark
    • Parc Benny, behind the Centre sportif de Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
  • Budget: $800,000
  • Starting date: 2026
  • Delivery date: 2026 or 2027

Preliminary analysis 

  • Locations:
    • Parc Pilon
    • Parc Sauvé 
    • Parc Henri-Bourassa
  • Budget: $450,000
  • Starting date: Summer 2027 or 2028
  • Delivery date: 2028

Preliminary analysis

  • Locations:
    • Parc Beaubien
    • Parc François-Xavier-Garneau
  • Budget: $400,000
  • Starting date: Summer 2026
  • Delivery date: 2026

Preliminary analysis 

  • Locations: 
    • Parc De Gaspé
    • Parc Beaubien
  • Budget: $800,000
  • Starting date: Spring 2027
  • Delivery date: Summer 2027

Preliminary analysis 

  • Locations: 
    • Parc Harris
    • Parc Gohier 
    • Parc Houde
  • Budget: $947,704
  • Starting date: Fall 2027 or Fall 2028
  • Delivery date: Summer 2028 or Summer 2029

Preliminary analysis 

  • Locations: 
    • Parc-école Laurier-Macdonald 
    • Near the sports fields adjoining to École secondaire Antoine-de-Saint-Exupéry
  • Budget: $850,000
  • Starting date: To be determined
  • Delivery date: To be determined

In progress 

  • Locations: 
    • Parc George-Vernot
    • Parc Ovila-Légaré
    • Parc François-Perrault
    • Parc Champdoré 
    • Parc Villeray
    • Parc Saint-Roch
    • Parc René-Goupil 
    • Place de la Gare-Jean-Talon
  • Budget: $4,000,000 
  • Starting date: August 2025
  • Delivery date: Earliest by June 2026