Montréal Charter of Rights and Responsibilities
Last updated February 5, 2020
The Montréal Charter of Rights and Responsibilities is a key document for Montréal and Montrealers. Essentially, it is a social contract confirming that the city – and the people who work for it – are committed to continuously improving the services they provide to residents.
The Charter is rooted in the values of human dignity, justice, peace, equality, transparency and democracy. Rights, responsibilities and commitments are defined in seven areas:
- Democracy
- Economic and social life
- Cultural life
- Leisure, physical and sports activities
- Environment and sustainable development
- Security
- Municipal services
Under the Charter, residents have a right to initiative through which they can get a public consultation on a topic of public interest that falls under the jurisdiction of the city or one of its boroughs.
Consulter la Charte
- Charte Montréalaise en français (in French) [PDF 948 KB]
- Montréal charter of rights and responsibilities as explained to youth [PDF 4 MB]
- Montréal charter of rights and responsibilities Ville de Montréal (in French) [PDF 347 KB]
- Charte Montréalaise en espagnol (in French) [PDF 1 MB]
- Charte Montréalaise en créole (in French) [PDF 912 KB]
- Charte Montréalaise en chinois simplifié (in French) [PDF 3 MB]
- Brochure charte montréalaise en langue arabe (in French) [PDF 2 MB]
- Brochure charte Montréalaise en langue mohawk (in French) [PDF 903 KB]
- Charte montréalaise en grec (in French) [PDF 799 KB]
- Charte montréalaise en hébreu (in French) [PDF 2 MB]
- Charte montréalaise en italien (in French) [PDF 2 MB]
- Charte montréalaise en portugais (in French) [PDF 753 KB]
- Brochure Charte Montrealaise Tagalog (in French) [PDF 2 MB]
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