Hold a garage sale

Ahuntsic-Cartierville residents are permitted to hold a limited number of garage sales per year, per address, with no permit required. Garage sales are authorized on specific dates between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m.:

• July 4 and 5, 2020
• August 1 and 2, 2020
• September 5, 6 and 7, 2020

General rules

• Place the items for sale on your property, without encroaching on the sidewalk.
• Announce the sale on your property only.
• Remove all the posters once the sale is over.
• Do not hold repeated garage sales or sales of a commercial nature.

Anjou residents are permitted to hold one garage sale per address, per year. A permit is required, except if the sale is held in conjunction with a community flea market event.

General rules

• Place the items for sale on your property, without encroaching on the sidewalk.
• Do not install posters announcing the sale.

You must provide the following information:

• your contact information
• the date and address of the garage sale

Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce residents are permitted to hold a limited number of garage sales per address, per year, with no permit required. Garage sales may not last longer than three consecutive days.

General rules

• Place the items for sale on your property, without encroaching on the sidewalk.
• Announce the sale on your property only or in public spaces reserved for promotional displays.
• Immediately remove all the posters once the sale is over.
• Do not hold repeated sales or sales of a commercial nature.

Lachine residents are permitted to hold a limited number of garage sales per address, per year, with no permit required. Garage sales are authorized on the following dates between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m.:

• August 1 and 2, 2020
• September 5, 6 and 7, 2020

General rules

• Place the items for sale on your property, without encroaching on the sidewalk.
• Do not sell used pillows, mattresses or couches.
• Clean up your property no more than one hour after the end of the sale.
• Do not hold repeated garage sales or sales of a commercial nature.
• Announce the sale on your property only or in public spaces reserved to promotional displays.

Spaces reserved for promotional displays:

• 7e Avenue, between Rue William-McDonald and Rue Notre-Dame (near the parking lot)
• 9e Avenue, between Rue Saint-Louis and Rue Notre-Dame
• 10e Avenue and Rue Notre-Dame
• 11e Avenue, between Rue Notre-Dame and Rue Saint-Louis (municipal parking lot)
• 12e Avenue, between Rue William-MacDonald and Rue Notre-Dame (municipal parking lot)
• 15e Avenue and Rue Notre-Dame
• 15e Avenue and Boulevard Saint-Joseph

LaSalle residents are permitted to hold three garage sales per address, per year, with no permit required. 

Garage sales are authorized on the following dates between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m.:

• July 11 and 12, 2020
• September 5, 6 and 7, 2020

General rules

• Announce the garage sale only on your property, no more than four days before the sale.
• Use posters measuring no more than 1 square metre.

Plateau-Mont-Royal residents are permitted to hold a limited number of garage sales per year, with no permit required.

General rules

• Place the items for sale on your property, without encroaching on the sidewalk.
• Do not hold repeated garage sales or sales of a commercial nature.

Sud-Ouest residents are permitted to hold a limited number of garage sales per address, per year, with no permit required.

For residents, garage sales are authorized on the first and third Saturdays of every month from May through October, between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. In the event of rain, the garage sale is postponed to the following Sunday.

For non-profit organizations, garage sales are authorized on the first Saturday and Sunday of the month from May to October. 

General rules

• Place the items for sale on your property, without encroaching on the sidewalk.
• On the day of the sale, install no more than two posters on your property.
• Do not install a poster on a vehicle.
• Use posters that are less than 0.30 square metres in size.
• Do not use illuminated posters.

L’Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève residents are permitted to hold two garage sales per address, per year. A permit is required for each garage sale, and permits are issued free of charge. Once the permit is issued, the garage sale cannot be postponed, even in the event of bad weather.

Garage sales for the 2020 season are cancelled.

General rules

• Place the items for sale on your property, without encroaching on the sidewalk.
• Announce the sale on your property only.
• Immediately remove the posters once the sale is over.

Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve residents are permitted to hold two garage sales per address, per year, with no permit required. A garage may not last more than three consecutive days.

General rules

• Place the items for sale on your property, without encroaching on the sidewalk.
• Announce the sale on your property only.
• Remove all the posters once the sale is over.

Montréal-Nord residents are permitted to hold four garage sales per address, per year, with no permit required.

Garage sales are authorized on the following dates between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. and may not last more than three consecutive days:

• September 5, 6 and 7, 2020
• September 12 and 13, 2020

General rules

• Place the items for sale on your property, without encroaching on the sidewalk.
• Place the items for sale no more than two hours prior to the start of the sale and remove them no more than two hours after the end of the sale.
• Announce the sale on your property only.
• Use posters measuring no more than one square metre.

Outremont residents are permitted to hold one garage sale per address, per year. A permit is required. Garage sales are authorized between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m

General rules

• Place the items for sale on your property, without encroaching on the sidewalk.
• Install your posters no sooner than the day before the garage sale is held and remove them before noon on the day after the sale.

You must provide the following information:

• your contact information
• the date, hours and address of the garage sale
• how you will be announcing the sale

Pierrefonds-Roxboro residents are permitted to hold two garage sales per address, per year. A permit is required for each garage sale. Permits are issued free of charge.

Garage sales are authorized between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m and may not last more than two consecutive days.

General rules

• Place the items for sale on your property, without encroaching on the sidewalk.
• Use only the four posters supplied by the borough.
• Remove the posters no more than 24 hours after the end of the sale.

Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles residents are permitted to hold two garage sales per address, per year, with no permit required. Garage sales are authorized on the following dates and may not last more than three consecutive days:

• September 5, 6 7, 2020

General rules

• Place the items for sale on your property, without encroaching on the sidewalk.
• Do not hold repeated garage sales or sales of a commercial nature.

Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie residents are permitted to hold four garage sales per address, per year, with no permit required. Garages sales cannot be postponed, even in the event of bad weather.

Garage sales are authorized on the following dates: 

• August 1 and 2, 2020
• September 5 and 6, 2020

General rules

• Place the items for sale on your property, without encroaching on the sidewalk.
• Announce the sale on your property only or in public spaces reserved for promotional displays.
• Install the posters on your property no more than four days prior to the garage sale and remove them no more than one hour after the end of the sale.

Saint-Laurent residents are permitted to hold four garage sales per address, per year.

Garage sales are authorized on the following dates :

• July 4 and 5, 2020
• September 5, 6 and 7, 2020

Saint-Léonard residents are permitted to hold two garage sales per address, per year. A permit is required for each garage sale, and permits are issued free of charge. Garage sales are authorized between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. and may not last more than two consecutive days.

General rules

• Install posters on your property no more than four days prior to the event.
• Use posters measuring a maximum of 0.30 square metres.
• Remove the posters as soon as the garage sale is over.

In the Borough of Verdun, a permit is not required to hold a garage sale.

A garage sale may be held 9 a.m. - 6 p.m., only on the following days:

• National Patriots Day and the Saturday and Sunday preceding that day
• Labour Day and the Saturday and Sunday preceding that day
• the second weekend in June, July and August
• Thanksgiving Day and the Saturday and Sunday preceding that day

General rules

Ville-Marie residents are permitted to hold two garage sales per address, per year, with no permit required. A garage sale may not last more than three consecutive days.

General rules

• Place the items for sale on your property, without encroaching on the sidewalk.
• Do not hold repeated garage sales or sales of a commercial nature.

Garage sales are authorized without a permit at the following times:

- Victoria Day weekend (the weekend and the statutory holiday on Monday) 

- Labour Day weekend (the weekend and the statutory holiday on Monday)  

Garage sales are authorized from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. 

General rules

• Place the items for sale on your property or in the adjacent alleyway, without encroaching on the sidewalk.
• If the garage sale is held in an alleyway: leave a passage for pedestrians measuring 1.5 metres in width and a passage for cars measuring at least 2.4 metres in width.
• Install the posters on your property no more than four days prior to the garage sale, and remove them no more than one hour after the end of the sale.
• Clear out your property or alleyway no more than one hour after the end of the garage sale.
• Do not use illuminated posters.