Get a permit to use an outdoor playing field

Last updated March 22, 2024

Is your group looking for a place to play a sport? Montréal has a number of playing fields that are available for sports such as soccer, football and baseball. Would you like to reserve a playing field? Find out how.

Most boroughs have designated playing fields for team sports. Groups that would like to use a field will need a permit.

Occasional permits

An occasional permit grants exclusive use of the field at a particular time. 

Seasonal permits

A seasonal permit grants exclusive use of a playing field on a periodic, weekly or bi-weekly basis throughout the season. 

The types of fields as well as costs and conditions for making a reservation may vary from one borough to another.

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Stade Gary-Carter

To reserve the Stade Gary-Carter stadium field, find out about rates or rental rules, please send an e-mail to [email protected].   

Other baseball, softball, football and soccer fields

To reserve a playing field, get rates, or learn more about rules for rentals, just send an e-mail to SODEM.

Petanque and bocce courts

To reserve petanque or bocce courts, contact 514 872-8077 or [email protected]

Communication channels

By phone

311

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.

Soccer, softball and baseball fields

Reserve by e-mail: [email protected]

Conditions of eligibility

  • Applicants must be at least 18 years of age and show proof of residence as well as contact information for all participants (name, address and telephone number). 
  • Team leaders must keep a copy of the permit in their possession at all times while using the field so that park maintenance staff can check it if necessary. 
  • Permits can be suspended or cancelled if players do not comply with playing field rules. 
  • The group can be a recognized organization that has an agreement with the city or one of its boroughs, or simply a group of residents who would like to use the field. 

Seasonal permits

  • The senior team must belong to a league with a minimum of four teams. 
  • The group must have civil liability insurance

Montréal residents ages 18 and under can use a playing field free of charge by contacting their sporting associations. However, a group of young people can contact their borough to get an occasional permit.

Baseball, rugby, softball, football, soccer and cricket fields

You can reserve a playing field by contacting the organization that manages the field, the SODEM.

Conditions of eligibility

  • Applicants must be at least 18 years of age and show proof of residence as well as contact information for all participants (name, address and telephone number).
  • Team leaders must keep a copy of the permit in their possession at all times while using the field so that park maintenance staff can check it if necessary.
  • Permits can be suspended or cancelled if players do not comply with playing field rules.
  • The group can be a recognized organization that has an agreement with the city or one of its boroughs, or simply a group of residents who would like to use the field.

Montréal residents ages 18 and under can use a playing field free of charge by contacting their sporting associations. However, a group of young people can contact their borough to get an occasional permit.

Fees (taxes included)

Seasonal permit without paid assistance

  • Montréal teams: $235
  • Teams from outside Montréal: $471
  • Sports governance organizations that are recognized by the borough
    • Training: Free of charge
    • Introductory schedule or schedule of competitions: Free of charge
    • Municipal league eliminatory series: Free of charge
    • Tournament permit: Free of charge

Occasional permits for natural fields

  • Montréal teams: $37
  • Teams from outside Montréal: $73
  • Public or private educational facility that has an agreement with the borough: According to the terms of the agreement
  • Public or private educational facility that does not have an agreement with the borough 
    • Regular practice: $37  
    • Provincial, national and international competitions: $70

Occasional permits for synthetic fields(for organizations other than governing organizations)

  • Montréal teams: $117
  • Teams from outside Montréal: $234 
  • Public or private educational facility that has an agreement with the borough: According to the terms of the agreement
  • Public or private educational facility that does not have an agreement with the borough 
    • Regular practice: $117 
    • Provincial, national and international competitions: $235

Permit for organized activities:

  • For a governing or non-profit organization that has an agreement with the borough or organizations that offer sports and recreational services in the borough and whose head office is located within borough limits: Free of charge
  • With paid assistance: $536.90 per game

Get a permit

Reserve an outdoor playing field by email or by phone.

Communication channels

514-639-2247

In LaSalle, you can reserve a baseball field.

Communication channels

Baseball, softball, football and soccer fields

To reserve a playing field, get rates, or learn more about rules for rentals, just send an e-mail to SODEM.

Beach volleyball courts

Petanque and bocce courts

Reserve by this form

Montréal residents ages 18 and under can use a playing field free of charge by contacting their sporting associations.

Baseball, softball, football and soccer fields

To reserve a playing field, get rates, or learn more about rules for rentals, just send an e-mail to SODEM.

The soccer fields at Parc Oscar-Peterson, Parc Louis-Cyr, Parc Joe-Beef, Parc De La Vérendrye, Parc Ignace-Bourget and Parc D’Arcy McGee are available to residents during open-access hours or used during specific periods by local organizations that hold a permit.

Tennis and pickleball fields

You can reserve a field through the Académie de tennis du Sud-Ouest de Montréal (ATSOM)Web site (in French).

Volleyball field

Terms and conditions for reservations are detailed on the Square Saint-Patrick’s Web page.

Other types of fields

You can reserve a field through the borough’s sports and recreation department for the following sports

  • basketball
  • petanque
  • disc golf

Conditions of eligibility

  • Applicants must be at least 18 years of age and show proof of residence as well as contact information for all participants (name, address and telephone number). 
  • Team leaders must keep a copy of the permit in their possession at all times while using the field so that park maintenance staff can check it if necessary. 
  • Permits can be suspended or cancelled if players do not comply with playing field rules. 
  • The group can be a recognized organization that has an agreement with the city or one of its boroughs, or simply a group of residents who would like to use the field.
  • The senior team must belong to a league with a minimum of four teams.

Montréal residents ages 18 and under can use a playing field free of charge by contacting their sporting associations. However, a group of young people can contact their borough to get an occasional permit.

Reserve

Direction de la culture, des sports, des loisirs et du développement social

815, rue Bel-Air,
1er étage
Montréal, QC H4C 2K4

Softball and soccer fields

Contact the borough’s sports and recreation department three weeks in advance to reserve.

Montréal residents ages 18 and under can use a playing field free of charge by contacting their sporting associations. However, a group of young people can contact their borough to get an occasional permit.

Communication channels

Direction de la culture, des sports, des loisirs et des relations avec les citoyens - Centre socioculturel

490, montée de l'Église
L'Île-Bizard, QC H9C 1G9

Direction de la culture, des sports, des loisirs et des relations avec les citoyens - Centre socioculturel

514-620-0701

Baseball, softball and soccer fields

To reserve a playing field, get rates, or learn more about rules for rentals, just send an e-mail to SODEM.

Other types of fields

You can reserve a field through the borough.

Conditions of eligibility

  • Applicants must be at least 18 years of age and show proof of residence as well as contact information for all participants (name, address and telephone number). 
  • Team leaders must keep a copy of the permit in their possession at all times while using the field so that park maintenance staff can check it if necessary. 
  • Permits can be suspended or cancelled if players do not comply with playing field rules. 
  • The group can be a recognized organization that has an agreement with the city or one of its boroughs, or simply a group of residents who would like to use the field.
  • The senior team must belong to a league with a minimum of four teams.

Montréal residents ages 18 and under can use a playing field free of charge by contacting their sporting associations. However, a group of young people can contact their borough to get an occasional permit.

Communication channels

By phone

Arrondissement de Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve

514-872-8784

To use an outdoor playing field, your group must obtain a permit in order to reserve a field.

Learn more

Bureau des réservations

514-328-4000
Extension number 4267

Contact the borough’s sports and recreation department to rent a facility that is located within borough limits.

You must hold a valid library card.

Montréal residents ages 18 and under can use a playing field free of charge by contacting their sporting associations. However, a group of young people can contact their borough to get an occasional permit.

Communication channels

Direction de la culture, des loisirs et du développement social

514-495-6211

Direction de la culture, des loisirs et du développement social

999, avenue McEachran
Outremont, QC H2V 3E6

Direction de la culture, des loisirs et du développement social

514-495-7411
  • Residents can reserve the borough’s athletic tracks; soccer, football, softball and baseball fields; and basketball, bocce and petanque courts.
  • Residents cannot reserve stadiums or parks. Only sports and recreational organizations that are recognized by the borough can use these fields with prior authorization.
  • Residents who would like to use a playing field may do so if there is no scheduled activity.

Montréal residents ages 18 and under can use a playing field free of charge by contacting their sporting associations. However, a group of young people can contact their borough to get an occasional permit.

Baseball, softball, football and soccer fields

The new procedure will be posted online soon.

Other types of fields

You can reserve a field through the borough for the following sports:

  • basketball
  • bocce
  • petanque
  • BMX tracks
  • dance floors
  • skatepark

Conditions of eligibility

  • Applicants must be at least 18 years of age and show proof of residence as well as contact information for all participants (name, address and telephone number). 
  • Team leaders must keep a copy of the permit in their possession at all times while using the field so that park maintenance staff can check it if necessary. 
  • Permits can be suspended or cancelled if players do not comply with playing field rules. 
  • The group can be a recognized organization that has an agreement with the city or one of its boroughs, or simply a group of residents who would like to use the field. 

Seasonal permits

  • The senior team must belong to a league with a minimum of four teams. 
  • The group must have civil liability insurance
  • If the sport discipline is not part of a city-recognized regional association, the club or league must be affiliated with a sports federation that is recognized by the Ministère de l’Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport.

Montréal residents ages 18 and under can use a playing field free of charge by contacting their sporting associations. However, a group of young people can contact their borough to get an occasional permit.

Fees (taxes included)

Seasonal permit without paid assistance

  • Montréal teams: $235
  • Teams from outside Montréal: $471

Occasional permits for natural fields

  • Montréal teams: $37
  • Teams from outside Montréal: $73
  • Public or private educational facility that has an agreement with the borough: According to the terms of the agreement
  • Public or private educational facility that does not have an agreement with the borough: $37

Occasional permits for synthetic fields

  • Montréal teams:
    • Full field: $117
    • Half field: $89
  • Teams from outside Montréal:
    • Full field: $234
    • Half field: $176
  • Public or private educational facility that does not have an agreement with the borough:
    Full field: $117
    Half field: $89
  • A provincial, national or international competition that is not recognized by the borough:
    • Full field: $235
    • Half field: $174

There is an additional $31 fee for setup and removal.
A 35 per cent discount is available for people with handicaps.

Other types of fields

  • A non-profit organization recognized by the borough director’s office: Free
  • Group of Montréal residents: Free
  • All other groups: $41

Communication channels

311

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.

  • Indoor bocce court and outdoor dance floor at the Centre récréatif de Rivière-des-Prairies: 514 872-2900
  • Outdoor bocce and pétanque courts: 438 823-0546

Baseball, softball, football and soccer fields

To reserve a playing field, get rates, or learn more about rules for rentals, just send an e-mail to SODEM.

Volleyball courts

Volleyball courts in Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie are located in the following parks: Père-Marquette (in French), Jean-Duceppe (in French) and Joseph-Paré (in French).

Fees

  • Use during nine weeks (90 minutes): $239
  • Occasional use (90 minutes): $42
  • Occasional use (270 minutes): $97
  • Occasional use (540 minutes): $175

Other types of fields

You can reserve a field through the borough’s sports and recreation department for the following sports

  • basketball
  • beach volleyball courts
  • Hockey ball (Parc Beaubien)
  • Petanque (lawn bowling), bocce, horseshoes and shuffleboard

Conditions of eligibility

  • Applicants must be at least 18 years of age and show proof of residence as well as contact information for all participants (name, address and telephone number). 
  • Team leaders must keep a copy of the permit in their possession at all times while using the field so that park maintenance staff can check it if necessary. 
  • Permits can be suspended or cancelled if players do not comply with playing field rules. 
  • The group can be a recognized organization that has an agreement with the city or one of its boroughs, or simply a group of residents who would like to use the field. 
  • The senior team must belong to a league with a minimum of four teams.

Montréal residents ages 18 and under can use a playing field free of charge by contacting their sporting associations. However, a group of young people can contact their borough to get an occasional permit.

Fees (taxes included)

Seasonal permit without paid assistance

Occasional permits for natural and synthetic fields

  • Montréal teams: $235
  • Teams from outside Montréal: $471

Occasional permits for synthetic fields for organizations other than governing organizations

  • Montréal teams: $37
  • Teams from outside Montréal: $73

Permits for synthetic fields

  • Montréal teams: $117
  • Teams from outside Montréal: $234
  • Provincial, national and international competitions: $235

Occasional permits for natural and synthetic fields with paid assitance
There is an additional $34 fee for setup and removal.

Communication channels

311

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.

Direction de la culture, des sports, des loisirs et du développement social

5650, rue D'Iberville
2e étage
Montréal, QC H2G 2B3

This service is not offered in this borough.

This service is not offered in this borough.

There is a fee for renting a sports field.

Baseball, softball, soccer, football basketball, ultimate flying disc (ultimate Frisbee) and petanque fields

You can reserve a playing field by filling out this form (in French).

Beach volleyball courts

Parc de l’Honorable Georges-O’Reilly

Online reservation on Loisirs Montréal (in French)

Questions? 

Contact us :
Marcel-Giroux Community Centre: 514-765-7150, by email: [email protected]

Elgar Community Centre: 514-765-7270, by email: [email protected]

Baseball, softball, football and soccer fields

To reserve a playing field, get rates, or learn more about rules for rentals, just send an e-mail to SODEM.

Soccer and football fields at Collège de Montréal 

Reserve by phone: 514-933-7397 extension 253

Roller-hockey, basketball

Reserve by phone: 514-868-3921

Montréal residents ages 18 and under can use a playing field free of charge by contacting their sporting associations. However, a group of young people can contact their borough to get an occasional permit.

Baseball, softball, football and soccer fields

To reserve a playing field, get rates, or learn more about rules for rentals, just send an e-mail to SODEM.

Soccer, synthetic outdoor field (pick-up)

Parc Jarry

Parc Champdoré

Parc Villeray

Parc François-Perrault

Parc René-Goupil

Other types of fields

You can reserve a field through the borough’s sports and recreation department for the following sports:

  • basketball
  • bocce
  • cricket
  • petanque
  • roller-hockey
  • beach volleyball

A group of young people can contact their borough to get an occasional permit.

Communication channels