Public consultations and information sessions
Transparency, communication with our neighbours and collaboration are high on our list of priorities. Over the past few years, the MPA has held its own public meetings and participated in several public hearings, including those of the Office de consultations publiques de Montréal (OCPM), in connection with its development projects or the redevelopment of certain sectors near its facilities.
The residents and organizations concerned are invited to attend and give their opinion on the targeted issues and proposed projects, and to share their concerns and suggestions during these consultations. We’re listening!
The Port of Montreal took part in the public hearings held by the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA) to present the results of the Environmental Impact Assessment for its Contrecœur Terminal project. Among the themes addressed during these hearings, attended by a few hundred people, were road and rail traffic, the economic benefits, fish habitat, special-status species, impact on wildlife and plants, shipping operations, noise, the visual environment and air quality. More on the consultation (French only): http://ocpm.qc.ca/fr/consultation-publique/amenagement-site-contrecoeur/documentation More on the project to increase rail capacity. More on the consultation (French only): http://ocpm.qc.ca/fr/bridge-bonaventure The Montreal Port Authority invited its local and regional stakeholders to an information meeting to update them on the Contrecœur Terminal project. Topics discussed included the environmental assessment, ongoing analyses, and current and future steps. At the Office de consultation publique de Montréal's consultation on the L'Assomption - Longue-Pointe sector in the spring of 2019, the Port of Montreal announced that a public information meeting would be held soon on its road link project. Accordingly, residents were invited to participate in a public meeting to learn more about the project and its state of progress. It was also an opportunity for participants to get answers to their questions and make comments. The MPA invited the public to an information session on the Port of Montreal's expansion project in Contrecoeur. During the meeting, the commitments of the MPA for the realization of the project, the compensation plans and the next steps were presented. The MPA invites the public to participate in a virtual information session to present a summary of the characterization studies, toxicological and ecotoxicological risk assessments, groundwater impacts and rehabilitation plan prepared for the Port of Montreal overpass project. To learn more about this information session, view our web page Information session on the overpass in the Viau sector - Soil rehabilitation plan. The Port of Montreal has organized two exclusive open-house evenings to provide an update on the expansion project in Contrecoeur, and to give citizens the chance to talk to the teams of experts as they visit the booths. The Montreal Port Authority (MPA) held open houses on August 12 and 14 in Contrecœur and Verchères. Organized in anticipation of potential preparatory work for the new container terminal starting in fall 2025, these events aimed to keep residents informed and encourage dialogue around this major project.
February 27 to March 1, 2018 — Contrecœur Terminal project
Hearing held by the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
February 19, 2019 — Faubourgs sector
Hearings held by the Office de consultations publiques de Montréal:
March 12, 2019 — Assomption-Sud-Longue-Pointe sector
Hearing held by the Office de consultations publiques de Montréal:
May 22, 2019 — Bonaventure Bridge sector
November 21, 2019 — Contrecœur Terminal project
Information meeting
December 5, 2019 — Road link project
Public meeting
January 19, 2020
June 14, 2021 — Contrecœur Terminal project
Information session
February 16, 2022 — Overpass project in the Viau sector
Information session on the soil rehabilitation plan
March - May 2022 - ANCHORED IN THE FUTURE: PORT 2030
June 18 and 20, 2024 - OPEN HOUSE ON THE PORT OF MONTREAL'S EXPANSION PROJECT IN CONTRECOEUR
August 12 and 14, 2025 - OPEN HOUSE ON THE PORT OF MONTREAL'S EXPANSION PROJECT IN CONTRECOEUR AND VERCHÈRES
June 3, 2026 - VIRTUAL INFORMATION SESSION ON THE CONTRECOEUR PROJECT
