Summary#
Montréal City Council unanimously adopted a position to change the funding source for part of an existing grant to Coopérative d’habitation Monde-Uni for the Acadie project. It recommends moving $187,845 of the $581,845 grant to the Programme d’habitation abordable Québec (Quebec Affordable Housing Program), with reimbursement by the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal (CMM). The agglomeration council makes the final decision at a later meeting.
- The change concerns funding for the project at 7965 boulevard de l’Acadie in the borough of Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension, not the total grant already awarded.
- The $187,845 portion became eligible for CMM reimbursement after the CMM updated its housing program rules in April 2026.
- City staff say the funding change would free resources in the city fund for possible support of other social housing projects; this decision does not allocate those resources to a specific project.
What it means for you#
- The housing co-operative: The existing total support remains $581,845. This decision changes where $187,845 of it is funded; it does not award additional support.
- People seeking housing: The project is planned as a 26-unit building, but this decision does not change its number of units or set rules about who can live there.
- City residents and taxpayers: The decision shifts the funding source for part of an existing commitment. It does not create a new housing program or change taxes.
Money#
City staff say the $187,845 expense will be offset by equivalent revenue from the CMM.
- The original $581,845 grant was funded from a city fund supported by contributions under a bylaw on social, affordable and family housing.
- The CMM reimbursement is available for up to 20% of the patient-capital loan from the Société d’habitation du Québec (Quebec housing agency). The decision identifies $187,845 as the eligible amount.
- City staff say the change would free money in the city fund, but provide no estimate of any further amounts available for other projects.
What is unclear#
- The materials do not state when the CMM reimbursement will be received.
- They do not identify which other housing projects, if any, might receive the freed-up city funds.
Case for#
- City staff say the CMM’s updated rules make this portion of the grant eligible for reimbursement. Shifting its funding source could therefore free city-fund resources for other social housing projects without reducing the co-operative’s existing grant.
Case against#
- No clear concern is available from the supplied material about this administrative funding-source change. The materials do not say when the reimbursement will arrive or how the freed-up funds will be used.