Economic development assistance

Last updated June 13, 2024

To learn more about the business start-up programs offered by the city, and for everything you need to know about the support available to facilitate the process, please contact the economic development commissioner in your borough.

Description

Economic development commissioners are available to guide you through the business start-up process: 

  • Find a property or a commercial space
  • Learn about government financial assistance programs
  • Get permits to expand or renovate your establishment.

In addition, commissioners facilitate the formation of business groups and merchant associations, and they help promote the development of commercial streets in the boroughs

Ahuntsic-Cartierville 

Jean-François Soulières

Telephone no.: 514-575-1837

jeanfrancois.soulieres@montreal.ca

Carlos Costa

Telephone no.: 514-546-1150

carlos.costa@montreal.ca

Anjou

Sylvie Boutin

Telephone no.: 514-493-8088

sylvie.boutin@montreal.ca

Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce

Pierre Boudreault

Telephone no.: 514-240-0636

pierre.boudreault@montreal.ca

Thierno Souleymane Diallo

Telephone no.: 438-867-4510

thierno.diallo@montreal.ca

Guillaume Higgins

Telephone no.: 438-824-7877

guillaume.higgins@montreal.ca

Lachine 

Ghislain Dufour

Telephone no.: 514-898-7748

ghislain.dufour@montreal.ca

LaSalle

Youssef Lamhrari 

Telephone no.: 438-860-1256

youssef.lamrhari@montreal.ca

Le Plateau-Mont-Royal

Denis Collerette

Telephone no.: 514-245-0346

denis.collerette@montreal.ca

Le Sud-Ouest

Rachad Lawani

Telephone no.: 438-225-2440

rachad.lawani@montreal.ca

Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve

Salem Zarifa

Telephone no.: 514-473-2962

salem.zarifa@montreal.ca

Sarah Freyss

Telephone no.: 438-951-6136

sarah.freyss@montreal.ca

Montréal-Nord

Ludovic Ngaroussabaye

Telephone no.: 514-243-5895

ludovic.ngaroussabaye@montreal.ca

Outremont

Gabriel Van Beverhoudt, conseiller en planification

Telephone no.: 438-826-2178

gabriel.vanbeverhoudt@montreal.ca 

Pierrefonds-Roxboro

Ghislain Dufour

Telephone no.: 514-898-7748

ghislain.dufour@montreal.ca

Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles

Karim Elfilali

Telephone no.: 438-221-6706

karim.elfilali@montreal.ca

Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie

Équipe Affaires Rosemont

affairesrpp@montreal.ca

Saint-Laurent

Isabelle Marazzani

Telephone no.: 438-806-5850

isabelle.marazzani@excellence-industrielle.ca

Ville-Marie

Karina Serei 

Telephone no.: 438-864-6223

deveco-vm@montreal.ca

Andrée-Anne Ouellet Jarjour 

Telephone no.: 438-354-9449

deveco-vm@montreal.ca

Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension

Christiane Richard

Telephone no.: 438-994-9018

christiane.richard@montreal.ca

Want to learn more about the steps to follow to open a store or start a business?