Sample Montréal Property History Report

What Makes a Montréal Report Different

Montréal reports are scoped to Ville de Montréal, the 19 boroughs of the central city, and deliberately exclude the demerged island municipalities such as Westmount, Montréal-Ouest, and the West Island cities, which run their own records systems. Because parcel zoning is borough-administered rather than centralized, reports present the city-plan land-use designation as context and note that binding parcel zoning must be confirmed with the borough. Assessed dollar values from the evaluation roll are never shown; only year built and property usage are surfaced.

Permit History in the Montréal Example

The permit section lists every permit Ville de Montréal publishes against the address. The Montréal example carries 3: Transformation — Rénovation cuisine et salle de bain (2024), Agrandissement — Ajout d’un étage (2021), and Nouvelle construction — Garage détaché (2017).

The City of Montréal publishes permit issuance only, so every permit is labelled Issued and the report states directly that inspection and completion status is not published by the City.

Permit records come from Ville de Montréal Open Data (Permits).

Renovation-heavy pockets like Le Sud-Ouest and Ville-Marie tend to produce the longest permit trails in Montréal, while buyers looking at Le Plateau-Mont-Royal, Rosemont, Villeray, and Verdun are usually reading the record for work done before they arrived.

Why a Montréal Report Shows No Zone Code

Montréal's 19 boroughs administer parcel-level zoning separately, so no single citywide zoning layer exists to query. A Montréal report shows the Plan d'urbanisme et de mobilité 2050 (PUM 2050) land-use designation for the address instead of a zone code, and points to the relevant borough for detailed zoning.

Flood Hazard Context in Montréal

Montréal is an island bounded by the St. Lawrence River and the Rivière des Prairies. Properties near the shoreline or low-lying areas may fall within Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal (CMM) regulated flood zones under RCI 2019-78.

A Montréal report sources this from Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal (RCI 2019-78) and reports the mapped classification for the address: it does not predict flooding, confirm insurability, or price a premium. To verify flood hazard boundaries for this property, consult Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal flood zone mapping.

Fire Protection Proximity in Montréal

The Montréal example sits 1.1 km from the nearest Montréal fire station and the nearest hydrant is 60 m away. Distances are computed from Ville de Montréal Open Data.

Montréal publishes both fire station and hydrant locations, so both distances appear in the insurance context section. They are physical distances from a geospatial dataset, not response time commitments and not insurance eligibility determinations.

Assessment Context in Montréal

Property characteristics in a Montréal report (year built and property type) come from Ville de Montréal Unité d'évaluation foncière.

Assessed dollar values are not shown for Montréal, in line with Quebec's Règlement sur le rôle d'évaluation foncière. Only year built and property usage are surfaced from the roll.

Sale prices stay out of scope in every market, because historical residential sale prices are not public record in most Canadian provinces.

Radon Potential for Montréal

Montréal falls in the Quebec (Montréal Metro Area) region of the 2024 Cross-Canada Radon Survey. 1 in 5 residential properties in the Montréal Metro Area tested at or above 200 Bq/m³, the Health Canada action guideline.

This is regional prevalence, not a measurement of the property. Only a long-term test on the specific home establishes its radon level.

What Turns Up in Montréal Records

• Montréal building permits are issued-only records drawn from the Ville de Montréal open data portal, so reports show issued permits without an open or closed lifecycle status.
• Year built and property usage come from the unité d’évaluation foncière assessment roll, which spans the full agglomeration and reaches back to pre-1900 construction on many Plateau and Sud-Ouest addresses.
• Land use on the island is set by the city plan (Plan d’urbanisme et de mobilité 2050) at a designation level, while detailed parcel zoning is administered separately by each of the 19 boroughs.

Montréal Coverage

The same report is available for any residential address in Montréal, including Ville-Marie, Le Plateau-Mont-Royal, Rosemont, Villeray, Cote-des-Neiges, Notre-Dame-de-Grace, Le Sud-Ouest, Ahuntsic, Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, Verdun, LaSalle, and Saint-Laurent.

Montréal Sample Report FAQ

What does the sample Montréal report show?

It renders the full report layout against a fabricated Montréal address: a single family residential property built in 1925 with 3 permits on file. A Montréal report covers permit history, flood hazard context, fire protection proximity, assessment context, and radon potential. The address and the figures in the example are invented; the sources, the sections, and the coverage limits are the real ones.

Where does the Montréal permit data come from?

Ville de Montréal Open Data (Permits). The City of Montréal publishes permit issuance only, so every permit is labelled Issued and the report states directly that inspection and completion status is not published by the City.

Does a Montréal report include a zoning classification?

No. Montréal's 19 boroughs administer parcel-level zoning separately, so there is no citywide layer to query. The report shows the Plan d'urbanisme et de mobilité 2050 land-use designation instead of a zone code.

Is flood hazard data included for Montréal properties?

Yes, sourced from Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal (RCI 2019-78). Montréal is an island bounded by the St. Lawrence River and the Rivière des Prairies. Properties near the shoreline or low-lying areas may fall within Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal (CMM) regulated flood zones under RCI 2019-78.

Does a Montréal report include an assessed value?

Property characteristics (year built and property type) come from Ville de Montréal Unité d'évaluation foncière, but no assessed dollar value is shown, in line with Quebec's Règlement sur le rôle d'évaluation foncière. Sale prices are never included in any market.