Summary#
Montréal city council adopted Resolution CM25 1416 on December 15, 2025. It authorizes Montréal-Nord borough to submit a request for financial support to the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal (CMM) for its shoreline restoration and stabilization project. City staff say the goal is to restore and stabilize public shoreline along the Rivière des Prairies.
- The decision authorizes an application; it does not itself award funding or approve new construction.
- City staff describe the broader project as stabilizing and restoring about 1,300 metres of public shoreline.
- Staff also describe work at Parc Aimé-Léonard, including shoreline restoration, repairs to a walking path, six water access points and planting.
- A separate 2024 borough decision awarded a shoreline-work contract to Lanco aménagement Inc.; this resolution does not award that contract.
What it means for you#
- Montréal-Nord residents: The decision itself creates no new fee, benefit, restriction or public service. Any shoreline work depends on the project and its funding, not just permission to apply.
- Montréal-Nord borough: It may submit the funding request to the CMM. The resolution does not set the amount requested or require the CMM to provide funding.
Money#
The resolution sets no grant amount or new spending total for this request.
- City staff identify the borough, the CMM and the Fonds d’action du Saint-Laurent as project funders, but give no amounts for this request. No publicly available information.
- Separately, staff report that a 2024 contract for shoreline work was awarded for a total of $2,074,057.02, taxes included. That earlier award is not made by this resolution.
What is unclear#
- The resolution does not say how much the borough is asking the CMM to contribute, or what share the borough or Fonds d’action du Saint-Laurent would pay.
- The staff summary says the CMM and the Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation have accepted support and that a protocol is ready to sign. The resolution itself only authorizes an application to the CMM; it does not approve a grant or set its terms.
- The summary says the CMM’s funding program ended in December 2024, although council authorized the application in December 2025. The materials do not explain this timing.
- The summary refers both to work on about 1,300 metres of public shoreline and to specific work at Parc Aimé-Léonard. It does not clearly explain how those scopes relate.
Case for#
- City staff say erosion is putting shoreline, paths and other municipal equipment at risk. Seeking funding could help pay for work intended to address those risks.
- Staff describe plans for naturalized shoreline and native plants, and say the project would also consider wildlife habitats.
- The decision authorizes a funding request without itself committing a stated grant amount.
Case against#
- The amount requested, the public cost shares and the funding terms are not stated, so the financial commitment is hard to assess.
- The program’s stated end date of December 2024 conflicts with the timing of this 2025 decision, and the materials do not explain how the application fits the program.