Summary#
On April 20, 2026, Montréal city council unanimously approved the City’s involvement in an amendment to a long-term emphyteutic lease (a form of long-term lease) between Santé Québec’s Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal and Centre de la petite enfance Cardio-Puces. The City consented to extending the lease and using lot 2 787 367 for a daycare expansion, despite a restriction that otherwise limited the land to medical-centre use. The stated goal is to allow the daycare to expand.
- The amended lease would extend the CPE’s use of the land from its current end date in November 2040 to November 28, 2062, for a non-profit daycare.
- It would allow a two-level addition of about 307 square metres, subject to approved plans and agreed deadlines.
- The City’s consent applies to this lease and daycare use; the decision does not sell the land.
- The amendment also updates terms on insurance, defaults, and what happens to improvements when the lease ends or ends early.
What it means for you#
- Centre de la petite enfance Cardio-Puces: The CPE can proceed with the lease amendment and proposed expansion, subject to its plans and deadlines.
- Santé Québec / Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal: The Institute can extend the lease with the CPE, with the property remaining designated for non-profit daycare use through 2062.
- Taxpayers: City staff say no City investment or financial consideration is required.
- Families: The decision allows an expansion intended to increase daycare capacity, but does not state how many additional places would be created. No publicly available information.
Money#
City staff say the decision requires no City investment and brings no financial consideration to the City.
- No estimate is provided for the expansion’s construction cost or who will pay for it.
- The decision does not state whether the CPE or Institute will face other costs under the amended lease.
What is unclear#
- The plans and agreed construction deadlines are not included in the materials.
- The number of additional daycare places and the expansion’s cost are not stated. No publicly available information.
- The updated insurance, default, and improvements terms are not described in detail.
Case for#
- The change would allow an existing non-profit daycare to expand while keeping the property in daycare use for the extended lease period.
- City staff say the project could help maintain and improve local services, without requiring City investment.
Case against#
- The City is consenting to daycare use despite the medical-use restriction and to extending that use until 2062. This limits the force of that restriction for this arrangement over a longer period.
- The materials do not provide the construction cost, added daycare capacity, or detailed terms for enforcing the construction deadlines.