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Roundtable on Nightlife: An essential advisory role

Last updated February 11, 2025
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To ensure the success of Montreal’s Nightlife Policy, the city is setting up a dedicated round table. The table will bring together a diverse membership to reflect the range of players and skills that drive nightlife.

Mission of the Roundtable

The roundtable will play a leading advisory role. It will provide opinions and recommendations aimed at informing decision-making and will actively work to find solutions.

The roundtable will fulfil a threefold mandate:

  1. Support the implementation of the actions set out in the Policy to ensure their applicability, in compliance with the mission, competencies and capacities of each party.
  2. Promote dialogue between stakeholders to develop a clear and updated vision of the challenges and advantages of a nightlife ecosystem.
  3. Establish working groups on issues such as regulations, cohabitation with neighbouring residents, noise management, programming, social and community issues, development of the public space, etc.
ArticleA framework policy for nighttime activities in Montréal

Composition

The 32-member roundatable will have 2 co-chairs, 15 appointed members and 15 co-opted members.

It’s a 2 year volunteer commitment involving 4 meetings a year, 2 of which are in person. Members may also participate in ad hoc committees. 

Co-chairmanship

Elected official

Responsible for culture, heritage, gastronomy and nightlife on the city’s executive committee

Community representative

Person appointed by the responsible elected official to represent the nightlife culture community

For the roundtable’s initial mandate, the co-chairs are:

  • Ericka Alneus, executive committee member responsible for culture, heritage, gastronomy and nightlife
  • Jenny Thibault, general and artistic director of the SAT

Appointed members

The following 15 members will cover a diversity of nightlife activity sectors.

  • Boroughs (3)
  • Association des sociétés de développement commercial de Montréal (1)
  • Conseil des Montréalaises (1)
  • Conseil de nuit de MTL 24/24 (1)
  • Conseil jeunesse de Montréal (1)
  • Culture Montréal (1)
  • Direction régionale de santé publique de Montréal (1)
  • Quartier des spectacles Partnership (1)
  • Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (1)
  • Société de transport de Montréal (1)
  • Tourisme Montréal (1)
  • Universities : UQAM and McGill (2)

Co-opted members

The following 15 members bring a diversity of backgrounds and practical knowledge related to nightlife.

Target categories

  • Montréal residents and night owls (2) 
  • Montréal residents (2)
  • Festivals (1)
  • Organizations that support cultural and creative industries (2)
  • Production or cultural dissemination collectives (1)
  • Mitigation or mediation organizations (1)
  • Organizations for the prevention of mischief, harrassment or violence (1)
  • Restaurants (1)
  • Nightclubs and bars (1)
  • Show venues (1)

Addition of 2 categories to come: Establishments and Nightlife Hubs will be added when designations will be effective.

Selection process

  • First call for candidates (closed): co-opted members will be chosen by the co-presidents and appointed members
  • Next recruitment rounds: co-opted members will be chosen by the Table as a whole

Calendar

  • First call for candidates (closed): before January 20, 2025
  • Announcement of the round table’s composition and first meeting (in person): April 2025
  • Next call for candidates : October 2026

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