Montréal’s participatory budget: Report on the first edition (2020-2021)
The city has set aside a budget of $25 million for the completion of projects submitted and selected by the public. More than 20,000 residents cast their votes to determine which projects will be carried out. Learn more about the winning projects.
Highlights
What ideas could be proposed?
Projects were required to meet the following criteria:
- Contribute to accelerating Montréal’s ecological and social transition.
- Serve a collective interest (not intended to benefit an individual or a private entity)
- Be feasible for the city on public property or on city property
- Involve a capital works investment for equipment or urban planning that can be considered sustainable and long-term
- Represent a major project valued between $500,000 and $3,000,000
Phases in the development of ideas into projects
Fall 2020
Some 620 ideas were collected.
Winter and spring of 2021
The city sorted and classified ideas based on the main eligibility criteria. This phase made it possible to deem 300 ideas admissible or potentially admissible.
Civil society and city representatives then held workshops and developed these ideas into 63 projects. Lastly, the projects were analyzed to determine their feasibility and estimate their costs. These phases culminated in the establishment of a final list of 35 projects to submit to a vote.
Summer 2021
Merchants and all Montréal residents ages 12 and over were invited to take part in the vote. More than 20,000 people voted to choose which projects should be brought to fruition.
Fall 2021
The seven projects that garnered the most votes were named the winners, for a total investment of $10 million. The city began planning and implementing the projects.
Spring 2022
The total budget allocated to the projects was increased by $15 million, from $10 million to $25 million. The supplementary amounts went towards financing five additional projects, for a total of 12 projects.
Winning projects
The winning projects will contribute to Montréal’s social and ecological transition, while also promoting greening, biodiversity, urban agriculture, and more inclusive environments.
Les mini-forêts de Montréal (Montréal mini-forests)
Under development
- Number of votes: 8,553
- Boroughs: Montréal-Nord, Outremont, Pierrefonds-Roxboro, Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie and Verdun
Discover the project and track its progress:
De l’eau dans ta gourde (Water in your bottle)
Under development
- Number of votes: 4,868
- Boroughs: Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, L’Île-Bizard–Saint-Geneviève, Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, Outremont, Saint-Léonard and Ville-Marie
Discover the project and track its progress:
Mobilier festif inclusif et sécuritaire (Safe, inclusive and festive furniture)
Under development
- Number of votes: 4,633
- Boroughs: all
Discover the project and track its progress:
Le Jardin Éthel (Éthel garden)
Preliminary analysis
- Number of votes: 4,161
- Borough: Verdun
Discover the project and track its progress:
Notre serre 4 saisons à Saint-Michel (Four-season greenhouse in Saint-Michel)
Preliminary analysis
- Number of votes: 3,782
- Borough: Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension
Discover the project and track its progress:
Corridor écologique du grand Sud-Ouest (Ecological corridor in the greater Sud-Ouest)
Under development
- Number of votes: 3,727
- Boroughs: LaSalle and Le Sud-Ouest
Discover the project and track its progress:
Quai34 (Pier 34)
Under planning
- Number of votes: 3,718
- Borough: Lachine
Discover the project and track its progress:
Zones nourricières écologiques (Ecological food zones)
Under development
- Number of votes: 3,685
- Boroughs: Ahuntsic-Cartierville, LaSalle, Outremont, Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles and Saint-Laurent
Discover the project and track its progress:
Les jardins verticaux de la fraîcheur (Vertical gardens)
Under development
- Number of votes: 3,624
- Boroughs: Outremont and Ville-Marie
Discover the project and track its progress:
Parcours riverain Gouin (Gouin riverside circuit)
Under development
- Number of votes: 3,605
- Boroughs: Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Île-Bizard-Sainte-Geneviève, Montréal-Nord, Pierrefonds-Roxboro and Rivière-des-Prairies-Pointe-aux-Trembles
Discover the project and track its progress:
Capteurs de pluie (Rain catchers)
Under development
- Number of votes: 3,433
- Boroughs: Le Sud-Ouest, Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie and Saint-Léonard
Discover the project and track its progress:
Verdissement de rues (Greening of streets)
Under development
- Number of votes: 3,058
- Boroughs: Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Ville-Marie and Outremont
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Documents
- PDF file Charter of the first edition of the participatory budget of Montreal (2020-2021) [PDF 9 MB]
- PDF file Bilan des étapes franchies de la collecte d’idées au dévoilement des projets lauréats (in French) [PDF 1 MB]
- PDF file Classement et résultats des 35 projets soumis au vote (in French) [PDF 77 KB]
- PDF file Liste et cheminement des 63 projets soumis à l'analyse de faisabilité et de coûts (in French) [PDF 87 KB]
- PDF file Liste et cheminement des 620 propositions citoyennes (in French) [PDF 927 KB]
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