City tariffs for 2026 update

Summary#

Montréal city council adopted the Règlement sur les tarifs (exercice financier 2026) on January 28, 2026, unanimously. It sets the City’s 2026 tariffs for local services, goods and activities; the stated goal is to review charges in light of costs the City incurs.

  • The regulation covers City of Montréal tariffs for local services, but not tariffs set by boroughs or by the agglomeration.
  • City departments updated tariffs; city staff say this resulted in some new tariffs, changes to existing tariffs and the removal of some tariffs.
  • The materials do not include the actual tariff schedule or say which users and services are affected.

What it means for you#

  • People using City services: You may have to pay a tariff set by the regulation if it applies to the service or activity you use. The supplied materials do not identify the services or amounts.
  • Borough and agglomeration services: Their tariffs are outside this regulation.

Money#

The regulation sets tariffs, but the supplied materials give no amounts or estimate of revenue.

  • City staff say tariff reviews considered costs incurred by the City.
  • No publicly available information in the supplied materials gives the new, changed or removed tariff amounts.

What is unclear#

  • Which services and activities have new, changed or removed tariffs, and what the amounts are.
  • When each tariff applies and who must pay it.
  • No publicly available information in the supplied materials explains how the changes affect the City’s revenue or service users’ costs.

Case for#

  • City staff say the review considered costs incurred by the City. A possible argument for the update is that tariffs can be adjusted to reflect those costs.
  • Gathering local tariffs in one regulation may make the City’s tariff rules easier to consult.

Case against#

  • Some users may pay more if a tariff for a service they use increased. The supplied materials do not show which tariffs changed or by how much.
  • Without the tariff schedule, readers cannot assess whether charges are fairly distributed or how the changes affect different users.