Find the interior-renovation permit route for your Montréal borough
How do I get an interior-renovation permit in Montréal?
Montréal's renovation rules and application channels depend on the borough and proposed work. Start with the property's borough; do not apply one borough's exemptions or fee schedule to the entire city.
Application steps
- Select your borough on the official interior-renovation guide. Describe changes to walls, structure, room uses or dwelling numbers to its permit counter.
- Confirm whether a permit is needed and whether heritage or architectural requirements affect the property before purchasing materials.
- Follow the selected borough's document checklist. It may require a certificate of location, plans and a cost estimate; structural work can require engineer-sealed plans.
- Gather any required condominium authorization or representative's power of attorney.
- Use the online application or permit-counter channel shown for your borough and project. The guide separates expansion applications from some online renovation applications.
- Obtain the required permit before work. Arrange separate public-property occupancy permission if equipment uses a street or sidewalk, and display an issued renovation permit visibly.
Before you open the official service
- Property borough
- Work description and plans
- Borough-specific supporting documents
Keep your actual documents and account details off this website. Use the official service’s current checklist before applying.
What to check for your situation
The borough must resolve project-specific requirements. Municipal renovation permission does not replace applicable provincial trade requirements.
Fees, processing times and document rules can change. This page helps you navigate; it does not confirm eligibility or replace the government’s instructions.
Official sources
montreal.ca · Official websiteVille de Montréal — Renovate the interior of a buildingThe page contains borough-specific requirements, documents and application channels. Provincial requirements remain relevant to trade work.Checked - montreal.ca · Official websiteVille de Montréal — Before, during and after renovationsThe City directs applicants to their borough before beginning a project. Street occupation and permit display have separate requirements.Checked
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