Get a permit to install an antenna
If you wish to install a television antenna on your roof, balcony or outside wall, you must comply with certain standards in order to limit its visual impact on Montréal’s landscape. Here is how to do it.
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You must obtain a permit to install a satellite or parabolic antenna.
The installation of any antenna must be compliant with the urban planning by-law.
Rules to follow
- Requirements and restrictions vary depending on the zone.
- Depending on the type of antenna, height limits may apply.
- Depending on the height of the antenna, it must be installed a certain distance from the building.
- In general, antennas cannot be installed on a front-facing facade.
- Antennas cannot be installed on the slope of a roof facing public property.
Contact the permit counter to verify the rules applicable to your situation.
Fees
Review of antenna permit application | Taxes included |
|---|---|
Per location
| $389 |
Per antenna | $260.60 |
Communication channels
Permit counter
Legislation
You do not need a permit to install a satellite dish, amateur radio or receiving antenna.
However, the installation of any antenna must comply with the urban planning by-laws (in French).
Please contact the borough to make sure that your installation is compliant.
Standards to follow
Install a satellite dish:
- On a flat roof, at least 3 m from the front wall
- On a sloped roof, on the side not facing the street
- More than 6 m from the front wall on the roof of a single-family home, duplex or triplex. The whole antenna must then be located at least 1.5 m from the property line.
Install an amateur radio antenna or a receiving antenna:
- On a flat roof, at least 3 m from the front wall
- On a sloped roof, on the side not facing the street
- In a back yard, at least 6 m from a front wall in the case of a lot located on a street corner
- More than 2 m from the rear wall and at least 1.35 m from the property line.
- A receiving antenna may not be more than 3 m higher than the building roof.
- An amateur radio antenna may not be more than 6 m higher than the building roof.
Telecommunication antenna
To install a telecommunication antenna (radio broadcasting or radio communication), you need a permit and must comply with the Site Planning and Architectural Integration Program (PAIP).
Fee
Antenna permit | Taxes included |
|---|---|
Per telecommunication antenna, per building | $1,500 |
Review of PAIP application | $400 |
Communication channels
By phone
Permit counter
Legislation
You must obtain a certificate of authorization to install a parabolic antenna measuring more than 60 cm.
The installation of any antenna must be compliant with the urban planning by-law.
Please contact the borough before you purchase an antenna to ensure that it is compliant.
Fees
Processing fees (taxes included): $365 per antenna
Communication channels
In person
Permit counter
Montréal, QC H3X 2H9
Legislation
No permit is required to install a satellite or parabolic antenna.
The installation of any antenna must be compliant with the urban planning by-law (in French).
Exception
If you live in Old Lachine, you must obtain prior approval of a Site Planning and Architectural Integration Program (PAIP) from borough council.
Please contact the borough before you purchase an antenna to ensure that it is compliant.
Communication channels
By phone
Outside of Montréal: 514-872-0311
Monday to Friday: From 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sunday and public holidays: From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Legislation
You must obtain a permit to install a satellite or parabolic antenna on a commercial building.
No permit is required to install this type of antenna on a residential building.
The installation of any antenna must be compliant with the urban planning by-law (in French).
Please contact the borough before you purchase an antenna to ensure that it is compliant.
Fees
Permit | Taxes included |
|---|---|
Commercial antenna and its equipment | $300 |
Commercial antenna measuring up to 10 m | $1,000 |
Support structure for commercial antenna measuring more than 10 m
| $2,000 |
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Legislation
No permit is required to install an antenna on a residential building.
You must obtain a permit to install a non-accessory antenna.
The installation of any antenna must be compliant with the urban planning by-law.
Exceptions
To install an antenna within the Mount Royal Heritage Site, you must:
- apply for a permit
- obtain a notice from the urban planning advisory committee
- inform the heritage council
- obtain authorization from the Ministère de la Culture et des Communications du Québec
Please contact the borough before you purchase an antenna to ensure that it is compliant.
Antenna permit | Taxes included |
|---|---|
Per location | $354 |
Per antenna
| $257 |
Communication channels
By phone
Outside of Montréal: 514-872-0311
Monday to Friday: From 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sunday and public holidays: From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Legislation
You must obtain a permit to install a satellite or parabolic antenna.
The installation of any antenna must comply with the urban planning by-law and the Site Planning and Architectural Integration Program (SPAIP – PIIA in French) if it is installed on a building of heritage interest.
Please contact the borough before you purchase an antenna to ensure that it is compliant.
Fees
Permit and PAIP | Price |
|---|---|
Per location | $649 |
Per antenna | $660 |
Reduced rate
If you own the dwelling you live in and you are 65 years of age or older, you will receive a 50% reduction upon presentation of documentary proof.
- A proof of identity (driver’s licence, health insurance card)
- A proof of address (electricity bill, tax bill)
Communication channels
Outside of Montréal: 514-872-0311
Monday to Friday: From 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sunday and public holidays: From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Permit counter
First floor
Montréal, QC H4C 2K4
Legislation
You must obtain a permit to install or modify:
- a parabolic antenna measuring more than 90 cm in diameter
- any other type of antenna
The installation of any antenna must be compliant with the urban planning by-law (in French).
Please contact the borough before you purchase an antenna to ensure that it is compliant.
Good to know
The same conditions apply to homes and businesses.
Fee
Permit (tax free): $8.70 per $1,000 of work, minimum fee of $146.10
Required documents
- Plan localisant l’antenne projetée (idéalement une copie du certificat de localisation), avec les distances des lignes de terrain
- Plan ou croquis de l’antenne, avec les dimensions
Communication channels
In person
Permit counter
(on the 2nd floor, rear door of the citizen reception and public safety office)
Montréal, QC H9H 1C5
Legislation
You must obtain a permit to install an antenna on a commercial building and to install an accessory antenna on a residential building.
No permit is required to install an accessory antenna on a residential building.
The installation of any antenna must be compliant with the urban planning by-law.
Please contact the borough before you purchase an antenna to ensure that it is compliant.
Fees
Review of antenna permit application
| Taxes included |
|---|---|
Per location | $907 |
Per antenna
| $705 |
Communication channels
By phone
Permit counter
Legislation
You must obtain a permit to install an accessory antenna measuring more than 60 cm in diameter on a residential building.
The installation of any antenna must be compliant with the urban planning by-law (in French).
Please contact the borough before you purchase an antenna to ensure that it is compliant.
Communication channels
By phone
Outside of Montréal: 514-872-0311
Monday to Friday: From 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sunday and public holidays: From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Legislation
You must obtain a construction permit to install an antenna.
The installation of any antenna must be compliant with the urban planning by-law (in French).
Please contact the borough before you purchase an antenna to ensure that it is compliant.
Good to know
The construction permit to install an antenna is valid for nine months.
Communication channels
Outside of Montréal: 514-872-0311
Monday to Friday: From 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sunday and public holidays: From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Permit counter
Montréal, QC H2V 1K9
Payment methods accepted:
- Cash
- Debit or credit card (MasterCard, Visa)
- Cheque or money order payable to “Ville de Montréal”
You must obtain a permit to install an antenna.
The installation of any antenna must be compliant with the urban planning by-law.
Please contact the borough before you purchase an antenna to ensure that it is compliant.
Fee
Permit (taxes included)
Installation or relocation of a non-domestic antenna or a telecommunications antenna:$4000
Required documents
- Plan showing the location of the proposed antenna (ideally a copy of the certificate of location), including distances to property lines
- Plan or sketch of the antenna, including dimensions
Communication channels
In person
Permit counter
Montréal, QC H9A 2Z4
Payment methods accepted:
- Cash
- Debit or credit card (MasterCard, Visa)
- Cheque or money order payable to “Ville de Montréal”
Legislation
No permit is required to install an antenna.
The installation of any antenna must be compliant with the urban planning by-law (in French).
Exception
The installation of an accessory parabolic antenna measuring less than 60 cm in diameter and less than 1.2 m in height, on a residential or commercial building, is not subject to the zoning by-law.
Please contact the borough before you purchase an antenna to ensure that it is compliant.
Communication channels
By phone
Outside of Montréal: 514-872-0311
Monday to Friday: From 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sunday and public holidays: From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Legislation
You must obtain a permit to install a parabolic or satellite antenna measuring more than 60 cm in diameter and more than 1.2 m in height.
The installation of any antenna must be compliant with the urban planning by-law.
Please contact the borough before you purchase an antenna to ensure that it is compliant.
Permit to install or modify an antenna | Taxes included |
|---|---|
Per location
| $2,422 |
Per antenna | $1,213 |
Required documents
- Certificate of location
- Antenna installation plan
- Photos of façades
- Façade elevations indicating the placement of the antenna
- Plan of the service room and cable passages
- Antenna plans and support structures
Communication channels
In person
Permit counter
Second floor
Montréal, QC H2G 2B3
Legislation
You must obtain a permit to install an antenna.
The installation of any antenna must be compliant with the urban planning by-law (in French).
Good to know
You must start the work within three months of obtaining the permit.
The permit is valid for six months from the time that the work starts.
Fee
Antenna permit (taxes included): $91 per antenna
Communication channels
In person
Permit counter
Saint-Laurent, QC H4M 2M7
Payment methods accepted:
- Cash
- Debit or credit card (MasterCard, Visa)
- Cheque or money order payable to “Ville de Montréal”
Legislation
You must obtain a permit to install or modify:
- an antenna that is not attached to the main building
- a parabolic antenna measuring more than 60 cm in diameter
The installation of any antenna must be compliant with the urban planning by-law (in French).
Please contact the borough before you purchase an antenna to ensure that it is compliant.
Fee
Permit (taxes included): $800.00
Communication channels
Outside of Montréal: 514-872-0311
Monday to Friday: From 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sunday and public holidays: From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Payment methods accepted:
- Debit or credit card (MasterCard, Visa)
- Cheque or money order payable to “Ville de Montréal”
Montréal, QC H1R 3B1
Legislation
You must obtain a permit to install a satellite or parabolic antenna measuring more than 65 cm in diameter.
No permit is required to install a radio or television transmission antenna.
The installation of any antenna must be compliant with the urban planning by-law (in French).
You must obtain a permit and comply with the Site Planning and Architectural Integration Program (PAIP) in order to install a telecommunications network antenna.
Antenna permit | Taxes included |
|---|---|
Per telecommunications antenna, per building | $2 079 |
Review of PAIP application | $614 |
Communication channels
By phone
Outside of Montréal: 514-872-0311
Monday to Friday: From 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sunday and public holidays: From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Legislation
You must obtain a permit to install a parabolic antenna measuring more than 60 cm in diameter.
The installation of any antenna must be compliant with the urban planning by-law.
Exception
To install an antenna in a heritage site (Old Montréal or Mount Royal), you must:
- apply for a permit
- obtain a notice from the urban planning advisory committee
- inform the Montréal heritage council
- obtain authorization from the Ministère de la Culture et des Communications
Fee
Antenna permit (taxes included): $894.00 per antenna
Communication channels
In person
Permit counter
ground floor
Montréal, QC H2L 4L8
Legislation
You must obtain a permit to install an antenna.
The installation of any antenna must be compliant with the urban planning by-law (in French).
Please contact the borough before you purchase an antenna to ensure that it is compliant.
Fees
Review of antenna permit application | Taxes included |
|---|---|
Per location | $384.00 |
Per antenna | $145.00 |
For a parabolic receiving antenna measuring 60 cm in diameter and no more than 1.2 m in height | $18 |
Communication channels
In person
Permit counter
Suite 111
Montréal, QC H3N 1M3
Legislation
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