Bureau du Mont-Royal

The Bureau du Mont-Royal was launched in 2004, as part of the creation of the Mount Royal Heritage Site, to protect and enhance Mont-Royal. The mountain greatly contributes to the natural and heritage wealth of Montréal and Québec.

Above all, the Bureau ensures the development, accessibility and promotion of Mont-Royal as a heritage site

Roles and responsibilities

  • Monitor the implementation of the Mount Royal Protection and Enhancement Plan (adopted in 2009)
  • Advise Montréal on decision-making processes and management plans for the Mount Royal Heritage Site (MRHS)
  • Coordinate relations with all municipal services, the four boroughs included in the MRHS and Westmount, and serve as a link with the Ministère de la Culture et des Communications
  • Coordinate activities related to the MRHS under the cultural development agreement between the city and the government of Québec 
  • Manage the funds dedicated to protecting and developing Mont-Royal.

The Bureau du Mont-Royal is also in charge of expanding knowledge of Mont-Royal. The Bureau has launched several studies that are available on the official Mont-Royal website. This site was developed in collaboration with the Ministère de la culture et des communications du Québec, as part of the cultural development agreement between the city and the government of Québec.

Table de concertation du Mont-Royal

The Bureau du Mont-Royal is supported and advised by the Table de concertation du Mont-Royal, launched in 2004.

The Table brings together several stakeholders who care about the future of Mont-Royal, including representatives from institutions, associations, governments and municipalities. The members of the Table, led by a chair, meet several times a year. Their goal is to reach a consensus on accessibility, protection and enhancement of the territory and to carry out actions to ensure the harmonious management and development of Mont-Royal.

The Table also monitors the Mount Royal Protection and Enhancement Plan and works to create the conditions for its success.

The Table collaborates with three working groups to address the following issues and themes:

  • Management, accessibility and security at Mont-Royal
  • Enhancing the heritage of Mont-Royal
  • Carrying out development projects on public property

It can also set up ad hoc working groups as needed.

Publications

List of member and observer organizations

Chair

  • Robert Perreault (since June 2021)
  • Claude Corbo (March 2005-December 2020)

Corporate members

  • Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM) - Hôtel-Dieu
  • McGill University Health Centre (MUHC)
  • Mount Royal Cemetery
  • Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery
  • Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf
  • Collège Notre-Dame
  • Saint Joseph’s Oratory of Mount Royal
  • Université de Montréal
  • McGill University 

Association members

  • Les amis de la montagne
  • Le Centre de la Montagne
  • Conseil régional de l’environnement de Montréal
  • Fédération Écomusée de l’Au-Delà
  • Héritage Montréal

Municipality members

  • Côte-des-Neiges-Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
  • Outremont
  • Plateau-Mont-Royal
  • Ville-Marie
  • Bureau du Mont-Royal, Service des grands parcs, du Mont-Royal et des sports (SGPMRS)
  • Montréal mayor’s office
  • City of Westmount

Observers

  • Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal
  • Conseil du patrimoine culturel du Québec
  • Conseil du patrimoine de Montréal
  • HEC Montréal 
  • Ministère de la Culture et des Communications du Québec
  • Department of National Defence
  • Musée des Hospitalières de Saint-Joseph
  • Polytechnique Montréal
  • Société québécoise des infrastructures (SQI)

City services

  • Direction Aménagement des parcs et espaces publics (SGPMRS)
  • Direction des sports (SGPMRS)
  • Division de la planification urbaine, Service de l’urbanisme et de la mobilité (SUM)
  • Division de la fonctionnalité des transports (SUM)
  • Division du patrimoine (SUM)
  • Service de l’expérience citoyenne et des communications
  • Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM)
  • Stationnement Montréal