Montréal's participatory budget : propose your idea

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Would you like to contribute to making Montréal a greener, more inclusive and safer city? Do you have solutions to meet the needs of our city’s youth, to improve safety in your neighborhood or to ensure equitable access to municipal infrastructure? The city earmarked $45 M for projects proposed and chosen by the population as part of the 3rd edition of the participatory budget.




The collection of ideas is closed



Discover the winning projects from past editions

From September 29 to October 29, 2023, more than 17,000 Montrealers voted for the projects to be realized as part of the city’s participatory budget. Overall, the first two editions of the participatory budget will have yielded 17 projects, throughout 19 boroughs, totalling an investment of $56.5 M.

Would you like to contribute to making Montréal a greener, more inclusive and safer city? Do you have solutions to meet the needs of our city’s youth, to improve safety in your neighborhood or to ensure equitable access to municipal infrastructure? The city earmarked $45 M for projects proposed and chosen by the population as part of the 3rd edition of the participatory budget.




The collection of ideas is closed



Discover the winning projects from past editions

From September 29 to October 29, 2023, more than 17,000 Montrealers voted for the projects to be realized as part of the city’s participatory budget. Overall, the first two editions of the participatory budget will have yielded 17 projects, throughout 19 boroughs, totalling an investment of $56.5 M.

  • What is the participatory budget?

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    The participatory budget is a process that enables the population to decide how to use part of the municipal budget. It gives the opportunity to Montrealers to propose ideas regarding municipal developments or facilities, and then to vote on the projects to be carried out by the city.


    Process

    The budget includes various steps:

    1. Collection of ideas: any person who is interested in participating in Montréal’s future may submit their idea. Ideas may be proposed individually or collectively: on behalf of an association, a family, a group of friends or neighbors, etc.
    2. Analysis of ideas and project development: the city analyses the ideas received and converts them into attainable projects in collaboration with representatives of organizations as well as citizens. An assessment of project feasibility and costs is carried out and a final list is submitted for voting.
    3. Planning and realization: the projects with the highest number of votes are realized by the city within the allocated budget of $45 M, of which the amount of $10 M is reserved for projects that meet the expectations of the city’s youth.
  • What ideas could be proposed?

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    Submitted ideas had to relate to at least 1 of the following themes:

    • Youth: Meet the needs of citizens who are aged 30 or younger, as well as those of future generations
    • Equity: Ensure that Montrealers from all walks of life have equitable access to municipal infrastructures across city territory
    • Safety: Offer safe living environments by improving:
      • safe mobility (on foot, by bike, by skateboard, by car, by scooter, etc.)
      • violence prevention and a sense of safety in the city (streets, sidewalks, parks, municipal facilities, etc.)
      • protection against severe inclement weather (climate events such as abundant rain, heat waves, freshet, rising temperatures, drought, destructive storms)


    And meet the following criteria:

    • Meet a collective need (serve a collective interest rather than a private one)
    • Be feasible for the city (Located on public property or on city-owned land)
    • Represent an investment expenditure, which means that the budget must be spent on developments or equipment that will last and be sustainable in the long run
    • Present the potential for a major project (project value between $500,000 and $5 M)


    Examples of ideas

    You could, for instance, propose development projects or equipment that contribute to:

    • the practice of a sport (for example, outdoor rock climbing wall on a city building)
    • socialization and meetings (for example, recreational sitting areas with wifi)
    • universal accessibility (for example, inclusive playgrounds)
    • improving mobility (for example, bike parking shelters near high-traffic areas)
    • improving safety at intersections (for example, protected pedestrian infrastructure)
    • improving safety in public areas (for example, safe and artistic public lighting)
    • managing abundant rainfall (for example, public “water square”)
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