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Montréal’s participatory budget: Report on the second edition (2022-2023)

Last updated March 14, 2025

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Participatory budget

The city is reserving a budget of $31.5 million to implement the projects submitted and selected by residents. More than 650 ideas were submitted and more than 17,000 people voted to determine which projects would be implemented. Discover the 5 winners.

The participatory budget lets Montréalers determine how part of the municipal budget will be used. Residents submit ideas for municipal development projects or facilities, then decide which ones will be completed.

Highlights of the initiative

What kind of ideas could be submitted?

Submissions were required to meet the following criteria:

Must concern one of the following 3 themes: Youth, equity, or safety.
Must be in the collective interest.
Must represent an investment expenditure.
Must be achievable by the city, on public or municipal property.
Must result in the completion of a major project (with a value between $500,000 and $10 million)

Process and transition from ideas to projects

Fall 2022

Montréalers submitted more than 650 ideas.

December 2022 and January 2023

The city sorted and classified the ideas received according to the main eligibility criteria. This stage involved determining the admissibility or potential admissibility of 504 ideas.

February to April 2023

Joint committees made up of civil society stakeholders and representatives of the city developed the ideas into projects. They first identified 170 ideas to prioritize, then grouped together similar ideas or improved them for purposes of making the projects achievable. This stage led to the development of 56 projects.

May to September 2023

The city reviewed the technical, regulatory and financial feasibility of the projects, and its capacity to implement them. This stage led to 31 projects being retained.

October 2023

More than 17,000 residents voted on the selection of projects to prioritize. The 5 projects that received the most votes, within the $31.5 million budget, were named the winners.

Starting in January 2024

The city and the boroughs will begin the process of planning and implementing the projects selected as part of the second edition.

Winning projects

The 5 winning projects will help meet the needs of youth and improve the quality of life in several neighbourhoods. They are distributed across 35 sites and 16 boroughs.

1 - Les microforêts de Montréal, prise 2 (Montréal microforests, take 2)

Under development

Number of votes: 7 261
Boroughs: Ahuntsic–Cartierville, Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, Le Sud-Ouest, Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles, Saint-Laurent, Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension

Discover the project and track its progress:

ArticleMontréal microforests, take 2

2 - Microparcs et microplaces (Microparks and microsquares)

Under development

Number of votes: 6 614
Boroughs: Ahuntsic–Cartierville, Anjou, Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, LaSalle, Le Plateau-Mont-Royal, Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, Outremont, Pierrefonds–Roxboro, Verdun, Ville-Marie

Discover the project and track its progress:

ArticleMicroparks and microsquares

3 - Montréal grimpe ! (Montréal climbs!)

Planning in progress

Number of votes: 6 229
Boroughs: Ahuntsic–Cartierville, L’Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève, Le Plateau-Mont-Royal, Pierrefonds–Roxboro, Saint-Laurent, Verdun, Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension

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ArticleMontréal climbs

4 - Gyms de quartier à ciel ouvert (Outdoor neighborhood gyms)

Planning in progress

Number of votes: 5 824
Boroughs: Ahuntsic–Cartierville, Le Plateau-Mont-Royal, Montréal-Nord, Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles, Verdun

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ArticleOutdoor neighborhood gyms