Montreal City Council () is the governing body in the mayor–council government in the city of Montreal, Quebec. The head of the city government in Montreal is the mayor, who is first among equals in the city council. The council is a democratically elected institution and is the final decision-making authority in the city, although much power is centralized in the executive committee. The council consists of 65 members from all boroughs of the city. The council has jurisdiction over many matters, including public security, agreements with other governments, subsidy programs, the environment, urban planning, and a three-year capital expenditure program. The city council is also required to supervise, standardize or approve certain decisions made by the borough councils.
City Hall
Shed near Pointe à Callière 1642 – as town hall Château Maisonneuve ?? Palais de l'Intendance 1698–1713? Château Ramezay 1760–1774 Maison Beaujeu (320 Notre Dame) Bonsecours Market – home to city hall and council from 1852 to 1878 Old Montreal Courthouse (now Édifice Lucien-Saulnier) 1922–1926; 2019–2024 Montreal City Hall – 1878–1922; 1926–2019; 2024-present
Committees
Reporting directly to the city council, the executive committee exercises decision-making powers similar to that of the cabinet in a parliamentary system and is responsible for preparing various documents including budgets and by-laws, submitted to the city council for approval. The decision-making powers of the executive committee cover, in particular, the awarding of contracts or grants, the management of human and financial resources, supplies and buildings. It may also be assigned further powers by the city council.
Standing committees are the council's prime instruments for public consultation. They are responsible for the public study of pending matters and for making the appropriate recommendations to the council. They also review the annual budget forecasts for departments under their jurisdiction. A public notice of meeting is published in both French and English daily newspapers at least seven days before each meeting. All meetings include a public question period. The standing committees, of which there are seven, have terms lasting two years. In addition, the city council may decide to create special committees at any time. Each standing committee is made up of seven to nine members, including a chairman and a vice-chairman. The members are all elected municipal officers, with the exception of a representative of the government of Quebec on the public security committee.
Composition The current city council consists of the mayor and 64 elected city councillors, including borough mayors. Unlike most Canadian cities, the city of Montreal has political parties; however, these are not chapters of any federal or provincial political parties, but are standalone entities at the municipal level.
Each borough is divided into between two and five districts, and has a different system of representation depending on its population. Each borough also has a five-member borough council, consisting of the borough mayor, any city councillors, and in certain boroughs additional borough councillors, as follows:
Borough Representation on city council Additional representation on borough council Ahuntsic-Cartierville Borough mayor and city councillors for 4 districts None Anjou Borough mayor and 1 city councillor Borough councillors for 3 districts Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Borough mayor and city councillors for 5 districts None L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève Borough mayor only Borough councillors for 4 districts Lachine Borough mayor and 1 city councillor Borough councillors for 3 districts LaSalle Borough mayor and city councillors for 2 districts Each district elects 2 borough councillors Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve Borough mayor and city councillors for 4 districts None Montréal-Nord Borough mayor and city councillors for 2 districts Each district elects 1 borough councillor Outremont Borough mayor only Borough councillors for 4 districts Pierrefonds-Roxboro Borough mayor and city councillors for 2 districts Each district elects 1 borough councillor Le Plateau-Mont-Royal Borough mayor and city councillors for 3 districts Each district elects 1 borough councillor Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles Borough mayor and city councillors for 3 districts Each district elects 1 borough councillor Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie Borough mayor and city councillors for 4 districts None Saint-Laurent Borough mayor and city councillors for 2 districts Each district elects 1 borough councillor Saint-Léonard Borough mayor and city councillors for 2 districts Each district elects 1 borough councillor Le Sud-Ouest Borough mayor and city councillors for 2 districts Each district elects 1 borough councillor Verdun Borough mayor and city councillors for 2 districts Each district elects 2 borough councillors Ville-Marie Mayor of Montreal (ex officio borough mayor)and city councillors for 3 districts 2 city councillors from other boroughs named by the Mayor Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension Borough mayor and city councillors for 4 districts None
Party standings
The most recent election was the 2025 Montreal municipal election, in which Soraya Martinez Ferrada's Ensemble Montréal won 34 out of 65 available seats.
Party standings Party Leader Seats as of 2 November 2025 election Current seats Ensemble Montréal Soraya Martinez Ferrada Projet Montréal Ericka Alneus Équipe LaSalle Team Nancy Blanchet Équipe Anjou Luis Miranda Équipe St-Léonard Mauro Barone Independent
Changes since 2 November 2025 election
Current members As of the 2025 election.
Borough Position Party Name Location Ville-Marie Mayor of Montreal EM Martinez FerradaSoraya Martinez FerradaC Ahuntsic-Cartierville Borough mayor EM Théroux-SéguinMaude Théroux-SéguinNW Councillor, Ahuntsic PM GouletNathalie GouletNW Councillor, Bordeaux-Cartierville EM GiannouEffie GiannouNW Councillor, Saint-Sulpice EM EspositoVictor EspositoNW Councillor, Sault-au-Récollet PM BeauvaisCarla BeauvaisNW Anjou Borough mayor EA MirandaLuis MirandaNE Councillor EA HenaultAndrée HénaultNE Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Borough mayor EM ValenzuelaStephanie ValenzuelaC Councillor, Côte-des-Neiges PM BrièreÉmilie BrièreC Councillor, Darlington EM ThiagarajahMilany ThiagarajahC Councillor, Loyola EM TeodorescoAlexandre TeodorescoC Councillor, Notre-Dame-de-Grâce PM McQueenPeter McQueenC Councillor, Snowdon EM MorozSonny MorozC L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève Borough mayor PM MyrandDanielle MyrandNW Lachine Borough mayor EM ProvostJulie-Pascale ProvostS Councillor EM RousselDominic RousselS Borough mayor EL BlanchetNancy BlanchetS Councillor, Cecil-P.-Newman EL PalestiniLaura PalestiniS Councillor, Sault-Saint-Louis EL DeschampsRichard DeschampsS Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve Borough mayor EM GagnonChantal GagnonE Councillor, Hochelaga PM DoyonSarah V. DoyonE Councillor, Louis-Riel EM ZunigaAlba Zuniga RamosE Councillor, Maisonneuve–Longue-Pointe EM Devaux-GuizaniAlexandre Devaux-GuizaniE Councillor, Tétreaultville EM Henault-RatelleJulien Hénault-RatelleE Montréal-Nord Borough mayor EM BlackChristine BlackNE Councillor, Marie-Clarac EM HaririYoussef HaririNE Councillor, Ovide-Clermont EM RossiChantal RossiNE Outremont Borough mayor EM BraunCaroline BraunC Pierrefonds-Roxboro Borough mayor EM BeisDimitrios Jim BeisNW Councillor, Bois-de-Liesse EM LangevinBenoit LangevinNW Councillor, Cap-Saint-Jacques EM MohsenSophie MohsenNW Le Plateau-Mont-Royal Borough mayor PM WongCathy WongC Councillor, De Lorimier PM VilainMaeva VilainC Councillor, Jeanne-Mance PM NorrisAlex NorrisC Councillor, Mile-End PM PlourdeMarie PlourdeC Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles Borough mayor EM PelletierDenis PelletierNE Councillor, La Pointe-aux-Prairies EM VarelaDiana VarelaNE Councillor, Pointe-aux-Trembles EM Rousseau-BélangerGabrielle Rousseau-BélangerNE Councillor, Rivière-des-Prairies EM RapanaGiovanni RapanàNE Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie Borough mayor PM LimogesFrançois LimogesE Councillor, Etienne-DesmarteauCouncillor, Étienne-Desmarteau PM AlneusEricka AlneusE Councillor, Marie-Victorin PM PauzeJocelyn PauzéE Councillor, Saint-Édouard PM BlancoJosefina BlancoE Councillor, Vieux-Rosemont PM Demers-DubéOlivier Demers-DubéE Saint-Laurent Borough mayor EM DeSousaAlan DeSousaNW Councillor, Côte-de-Liesse EM NazarianVana NazarianNW Councillor, Norman-McLaren EM SalemAref SalemNW Saint-Léonard Borough mayor EM PerriDominic PerriNE Councillor, Saint-Léonard-Est EM El KorbiArij El KorbiNE Councillor, Saint-Léonard-Ouest ESL BaroneMauro BaroneNE Le Sud-Ouest Borough mayor PM FournierVéronique FournierS Councillor, Saint-Henri-Est–Petite-Bourgogne–Pointe-Saint-Charles–Griffintown PM HoubartCatherine HoubartS Councillor, Saint-Paul–Émard–Saint-Henri-Ouest PM TanguayÉlise TanguayS Verdun Borough mayor PM BeauregardCéline-Audrey BeauregardS Councillor, Champlain–L'Île-des-Sœurs EM MoreauAndréanne MoreauS Councillor, Desmarchais-Crawford PM DowneySterling DowneyS Ville-Marie Councillor, Peter-McGill EM RobertsLeslie RobertsC Councillor, Saint-Jacques EM PinardClaude PinardC Councillor, Sainte-Marie PM McCrayChristopher McCrayC Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension Borough mayor PM LavigneJean François LalondeE Councillor, François-Perrault PM OuelletSylvain OuelletE Councillor, Parc-Extension PM CarhuallanquiElvira CarhuallanquiE Councillor, Saint-Michel EM CorvilJosué CorvilE Councillor, Villeray PM MusauMartine Musau MueleE See the members of the Montreal Executive Committee
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References
External links List of city and borough councillors. Ville de Montréal.