Get a permit to drive an outsized vehicle

Last updated January 20, 2025
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Are you planning to operate an outsized vehicle on Montréal’s road network? You’ll need a permit from each borough. Find out how to apply.

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In Ahuntsic-Cartierville, you need a special permit for outsized vehicles if your vehicle:

  • is wider than 2.6 metres;
  • is taller than 4.15 metres;
  • weighs more than 50 metric tonnes and requires a class 6 or 7 driver’s license.

To get your permit, you must: 

  1. apply for a special travel permit from the Ministère des Transports du Québec (MTQ).
  2. apply for a permit online for all boroughs that participate in the online service and through which the outsized vehicle will travel.
  3. return the borough-approved permits to the MTQ.

Billing 

You will be billed 1 month after your permit is issued.

Things to know 

You must apply for your permit at least 5 working days before the date you plan to travel.

Fee

Issuance of permit: $ 46

Application fee and official review of scheduled route: $156

Required documents

You must submit a copy of the following documents:

  • Ministère des Transports du Québec (MTQ) special travel permit application

Optional

  • Map of your itinerary

For snow blowers:

  • Certificate of the vehicle’s dimensions signed by an engineer

Apply

Online

This service lets you send an application simultaneously to all participating boroughs.

Complete the form (in French)

In Anjou, you need a special travel permit for outsized vehicles if your vehicle:

  • is wider than 2.6 metres;
  • is taller than 4.15 metres;
  • weighs more than 50 metric tonnes and requires a class 6 or 7 driver’s license.

To get your permit, you must: 

  1. apply for a special travel permit from the Ministère des Transports du Québec (MTQ).
  2. apply for a permit from each borough in which the outsized vehicle will be driven.
  3. return the borough-approved permits to the MTQ.

Billing 

The permit to drive an outsized vehicle is issued free of charge in Anjou. 

Things to know 

You must apply for your permit at least 5 working days before the date you plan to travel.

Required documents

You must submit a copy of the following documents:

  • Ministère des Transports du Québec (MTQ) special travel permit application

Optional:

  • Map of your itinerary

Apply

Online

This service lets you send an application simultaneously to all participating boroughs.

Complete the form (in French)

Legislation

Overview of applicable by-laws.

In Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, you need a “temporary occupancy of public property permit” if your vehicle:

  • is wider than 2.6 metres;
  • is taller than 4.15 metres;
  • weighs more than 50 metric tonnes and requires a class 6 or 7 driver’s license.

To get your permit, you must: 

  1. apply for a special travel permit from the Ministère des Transports du Québec (MTQ).
  2. apply for a permit from each borough in which the outsized vehicle will be driven.
  3. return the borough-approved permits to the MTQ. 

Billing

You will be billed 4 to 6 weeks after your permit is issued.

Things to know 

You must apply for your permit at least 5 working days before the date you plan to travel.

Fee

Issuance of permit: $42

Application fee and official review of scheduled route: $142

Required documents

You must submit a copy of the following documents:

  • Ministère des Transports du Québec (MTQ) special travel permit application

Optional:

  • Map of your itinerary

Apply

Online

This service lets you send an application simultaneously to all participating boroughs.

Complete the form (in French)

In Lachine, you need a “temporary occupancy of public property permit” if your vehicle:

  • is wider than 2.6 metres;
  • is taller than 4.15 metres;
  • weighs more than 50 metric tonnes and requires a class 6 or 7 driver’s license.

To get your permit, you must: 

  1. apply for a special travel permit from the Ministère des Transports du Québec (MTQ).
  2. apply for a permit from each borough in which the outsized vehicle will be driven.
  3. return the borough-approved permits to the MTQ.

 Things to know 

You must apply for your permit at least 5 working days before the date you plan to travel.

Fees

Processing fee and issuance of permit: $125

Required documents

You must submit a copy of the following documents:

  • Ministère des Transports du Québec (MTQ) special travel permit application

Optional:

  • Map of your itinerary

Apply

This service lets you send an application simultaneously to all participating boroughs.

Complete the form (in French)

detlachine@montreal.ca

Send your permit application form (in French), your credit card payment form (in French) and your MTQ special travel permit application.

In LaSalle, you need a “temporary occupancy of public property permit” if your vehicle:

  • is wider than 2.6 metres;
  • is taller than 4.15 metres;
  • weighs more than 50 metric tonnes and requires a class 6 or 7 driver’s license.

To get your permit, you must: 

  1. apply for a special travel permit from the Ministère des Transports du Québec (MTQ).
  2. apply for a permit from each borough in which the outsized vehicle will be driven.
  3. return the borough-approved permits to the MTQ.

Billing 

The permit to drive an outsized vehicle is issued free of charge in Lasalle. 

Things to know 

You must apply for your permit at least 5 working days before the date you plan to travel.

Apply

Online

This service lets you send an application simultaneously to all participating boroughs.

Complete the form (in French)

In the Plateau-Mont-Royal, you need a “temporary occupancy of public property permit” if your vehicle:

  • is wider than 2.6 metres;
  • is taller than 4.15 metres;
  • weighs more than 50 metric tonnes and requires a class 6 or 7 driver’s license.

To get your permit, you must: 

  1. apply for a special travel permit from the Ministère des Transports du Québec (MTQ).
  2. apply for a permit from each borough in which the outsized vehicle will be driven.
  3. return the borough-approved permits to the MTQ. 

Billing

You will be billed 4 to 6 weeks after your permit is issued.

Things to know 

You must apply for your permit at least 5 working days before the date you plan to travel.

Fee

Analysis of the file and issuance of the traffic permit: $212 (taxes included)

Required documents

You must submit a copy of the following documents:

  • Ministère des Transports du Québec (MTQ) special travel permit application

Optional:

  • Map of your itinerary

Apply

Online

This service lets you send an application simultaneously to all participating boroughs.

Complete the form (in French)

In the Sud-Ouest, you need a “temporary occupancy of public property permit” if your vehicle:

  • is wider than 2.6 metres;
  • is taller than 4.15 metres;
  • weighs more than 50 metric tonnes and requires a class 6 or 7 driver’s license.

To get your permit, you must: 

  1. apply for a special travel permit from the Ministère des Transports du Québec (MTQ).
  2. apply for a permit from each borough in which the outsized vehicle will be driven.
  3. return the borough-approved permits to the MTQ.

Billing

You will be billed 1 month after your permit is issued.

Things to know 

You must apply for your permit at least 5 working days before the date you plan to travel.

Fee

Issuance of permit: $187

Apply

Online

This service lets you send an application simultaneously to all participating boroughs.

Complete the form (in French)

No permit is required to drive an outsized vehicle in this borough.

In Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, you need a “temporary occupancy of public property permit” if your vehicle:

  • is wider than 2.6 metres;
  • is taller than 4.15 metres;
  • weighs more than 50 metric tonnes and requires a class 6 or 7 driver’s license.

To get your permit, you must: 

  1. apply for a special travel permit from the Ministère des Transports du Québec (MTQ).
  2. apply for a permit from each borough in which the outsized vehicle will be driven.
  3. return the borough-approved permits to the MTQ.

Billing

You will be billed 4 to 6 weeks after your permit is expired.

Things to know 

You must apply for your permit at least 5 working days before the date you plan to travel.

Fee

Issuance of permit (taxes not included): $230,36

Required documents

You must submit a copy of the following documents:

  • Ministère des Transports du Québec (MTQ) special travel permit application

Optional:

  • Map of your itinerary

Apply

Online

This service lets you send an application simultaneously to all participating boroughs.

Complete the form (in French)

In Montréal-Nord, you need a “temporary occupancy of public property permit” if your vehicle:

  • is wider than 2.6 metres;
  • is taller than 4.15 metres;
  • weighs more than 50 metric tonnes and requires a class 6 or 7 driver’s license.

To get your permit, you must: 

  1. apply for a special travel permit from the Ministère des Transports du Québec (MTQ).
  2. apply for a permit from each borough in which the outsized vehicle will be driven.
  3. return the borough-approved permits to the MTQ. 

Things to know 

You must apply for your permit at least 5 working days before the date you plan to travel.

Apply

Online

This service lets you send an application simultaneously to all participating boroughs.

Complete the form (in French)

In Outremont, you need a “temporary occupancy of public property permit” if your vehicle:

  • is wider than 2.6 metres;
  • is taller than 4.15 metres;
  • weighs more than 50 metric tonnes and requires a class 6 or 7 driver’s license.

To get your permit, you must: 

  1. apply for a special travel permit from the Ministère des Transports du Québec (MTQ).
  2. apply for a permit from each borough in which the outsized vehicle will be driven.
  3. return the borough-approved permits to the MTQ.

Billing 

The permit to drive an outsized vehicle is issued free of charge in Outremont. 

Things to know 

You must apply for your permit at least 5 working days before the date you plan to travel.

Required documents

You must submit a copy of the following documents:

  • Ministère des Transports du Québec (MTQ) special travel permit application

Optional:

  • Map of your itinerary

Apply

Online

This service lets you send an application simultaneously to all participating boroughs.

Complete the form (in French)

In Pierrefonds-Roxboro, you need a “temporary occupancy of public property permit” if your vehicle:

  • is wider than 2.6 metres;
  • is taller than 4.15 metres;
  • weighs more than 50 metric tonnes and requires a class 6 or 7 driver’s license.

To get your permit, you must: 

  1. apply for a special travel permit from the Ministère des Transports du Québec (MTQ).
  2. apply for a permit from each borough in which the outsized vehicle will be driven.
  3. return the borough-approved permits to the MTQ.

Fee

Issuance of permit: $50

Application fee and official review of scheduled route: $175

Apply

Online

This service lets you send an application simultaneously to all participating boroughs.

Complete the form (in French)

In Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles, you need a “temporary occupancy of public property permit” if your vehicle:

  • is wider than 2.6 metres;
  • is taller than 4.15 metres;
  • weighs more than 50 metric tonnes and requires a class 6 or 7 driver’s license.

To get your permit, you must: 

  1. apply for a special travel permit from the Ministère des Transports du Québec (MTQ).
  2. apply for a permit from each borough in which the outsized vehicle will be driven.
  3. return the borough-approved permits to the MTQ. 

Billing

You will be billed after your permit is expired.

Things to know 

You must apply for your permit at least 5 working days before the date you plan to travel.

Fee

Issuance of permit: $50
Application fee and official review of scheduled route: $175

Required documents

You must submit a copy of the following documents:

  • Ministère des Transports du Québec (MTQ) special travel permit application

Optional:

  • Map of your itinerary

Apply

Online

This service lets you send an application simultaneously to all participating boroughs.

Complete the form (in French)

In Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie, you need a “temporary occupancy of public property permit” if your vehicle:

  • is wider than 2.6 metres;
  • is taller than 4.15 metres;
  • weighs more than 50 metric tonnes and requires a class 6 or 7 driver’s license.

To get your permit, you must: 

  1. apply for a special travel permit from the Ministère des Transports du Québec (MTQ).
  2. apply for a permit from each borough in which the outsized vehicle will be driven.
  3. return the borough-approved permits to the MTQ.

Things to know 

You must apply for your permit at least 5 working days before the date you plan to travel.

Fee

Issuance of permit: $52

Application fee and official review of scheduled route: $175

Required documents

You must submit a copy of the following documents:

  • Ministère des Transports du Québec (MTQ) special travel permit application
  • Map of your itinerary

Apply

Online

This service lets you send an application simultaneously to all participating boroughs.

Complete the form (in French)

In Saint-Laurent, you need a “temporary occupancy of public property permit” if your vehicle:

  • is wider than 2.6 metres;
  • is taller than 4.15 metres;
  • weighs more than 50 metric tonnes and requires a class 6 or 7 driver’s license.

To get your permit, you must: 

  1. apply for a special travel permit from the Ministère des Transports du Québec (MTQ).
  2. apply for a permit from each borough in which the outsized vehicle will be driven.
  3. return the borough-approved permits to the MTQ.

Billing 

The permit to drive an outsized vehicle is issued free of charge in Saint-Laurent. 

Things to know 

You must apply for your permit at least 10 working days before the date you plan to travel.

Required documents

You must submit a copy of the following documents:

  • Ministère des Transports du Québec (MTQ) special travel permit application

Optional:

  • Map of your itinerary

Apply

Online

This service lets you send an application simultaneously to all participating boroughs.

Complete the form (in French)

In Saint-Léonard, you need a “temporary occupancy of public property permit” if your vehicle:

  • is wider than 2.6 metres;
  • is taller than 4.15 metres;
  • weighs more than 50 metric tonnes and requires a class 6 or 7 driver’s license.

To get your permit, you must: 

  1. apply for a special travel permit from the Ministère des Transports du Québec (MTQ).
  2. apply for a permit from each borough in which the outsized vehicle will be driven.
  3. return the borough-approved permits to the MTQ. 

Billing

You will be billed 4 to 6 weeks after your permit is expired.

Things to know 

You must apply for your permit at least 2 days before the date you plan to travel.

Fee

Issuance of permit: $40

Required documents

You must submit a copy of the following documents:

  • Ministère des Transports du Québec (MTQ) special travel permit application

Optional:

  • Map of your itinerary

Apply

Online

This service lets you send an application simultaneously to all participating boroughs.

Complete the form (in French)

In Verdun, you need a “temporary occupancy of public property permit” if your vehicle:

  • is wider than 2.6 metres;
  • is taller than 4.15 metres;
  • weighs more than 50 metric tonnes and requires a class 6 or 7 driver’s license.

To get your permit, you must: 

  1. apply for a special travel permit from the Ministère des Transports du Québec (MTQ).
  2. apply for a permit from each borough in which the outsized vehicle will be driven.
  3. return the borough-approved permits to the MTQ. 

Billing

You will be billed 4 to 6 weeks after your permit is expired.

Things to know 

You must apply for your permit at least 5 working days before the date you plan to travel.

Fee

Issuance of permit: $38

Required documents

You must submit a copy of the following documents:

  • Ministère des Transports du Québec (MTQ) special travel permit application
  • Map of your itinerary

Apply

This service lets you send an application simultaneously to all participating boroughs.

Complete the form (in French)

verdun-ing@montreal.ca

Send your MTQ special travel permit application along with an e-mail that includes the following information:

  • the dates of your trip;
  • your planned itinerary;
  • vehicle dimensions;
  • total weight of the vehicle;
  • the merchandise that the vehicle will carry.

In Ville-Marie, you need a “temporary occupancy of public property permit” if your vehicle:

  • is wider than 2.6 metres;
  • is taller than 4.15 metres;
  • weighs more than 50 metric tonnes and requires a class 6 or 7 driver’s license.

To get your permit, you must: 

  1. apply for a special travel permit from the Ministère des Transports du Québec (MTQ).
  2. apply for a permit from each borough in which the outsized vehicle will be driven.
  3. return the borough-approved permits to the MTQ. 

Billing

You will be billed 4 weeks after your permit is expired.

Things to know

You must apply for your permit at least 10 working days before the date you plan to travel.

Fee

Application fee, official review of scheduled route and issuance of permit

$190 (all taxes included)

Required documents

You must submit a copy of the following documents:

  • Ministère des Transports du Québec (MTQ) special travel permit application

Optional:

  • Map of your itinerary

Apply

This service lets you send an application simultaneously to all participating boroughs.

Complete the form (in French)

Point of service

Accès Montréal Office – Ville-Marie
800 Boulevard De Maisonneuve Est
Ground floor
Montréal, QC H2L 4L8

Send your application with the required documents.

circulation_ville-marie@montreal.ca

Send your MTQ special travel permit application along with a letter that includes the following information:

  • the dates of your trip;
  • your planned itinerary;
  • vehicle dimensions;
  • total weight of the vehicle;
  • the merchandise that the vehicle will carry.

In Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension, you need a “temporary occupancy of public property permit” if your vehicle:

  • is wider than 2.6 metres;
  • is taller than 4.15 metres;
  • weighs more than 50 metric tonnes and requires a class 6 or 7 driver’s license.

To get your permit, you must: 

  1. apply for a special travel permit from the Ministère des Transports du Québec (MTQ).
  2. apply for a permit from each borough in which the outsized vehicle will be driven.
  3. return the borough-approved permits to the MTQ. 

Billing

You will be billed 4 to 6 weeks after your permit is expired.

Things to know 

You must apply for your permit at least 5 days before the date you plan to travel.

Fee

Application fee and official review of scheduled route 

$167

Issuance of permit

$48

Required documents

You must submit a copy of the following documents:

  • Ministère des Transports du Québec (MTQ) special travel permit application

Optional:

  • Map of your itinerary

Apply

This service lets you send an application simultaneously to all participating boroughs.

Complete the form (in French)

circulation_vsp@montreal.ca

Send your permit application form (in French) and your MTQ special travel permit application.