Heating and cooling in Montréal

Montréal: years licensed, HVAC contractors

Montréal, 1,112 HVAC companies — under 5 years (230), 5 to 9 years (188), 10 to 19 years (299), 20 years or more (395). Median in Montréal: 2012. Longest licensed in Montréal: F.D. Gypse Inc. (1983), Construction J.-G. Lessard & fils inc. (1984) and Vernak Construction Inc. (1984). Newest: Groupe Placeco (October 27, 2026) and Société en Nom Collectif NouvLR (October 23, 2026). Montréal, licences per year: 2022 (45), 2023 (51), 2024 (44), 2025 (45), 2026 (40).

Montréal: licences, HVAC contractors

Other trades in Montréal: renovation (837), stoves (761), foundations (191), plumbing (155); single trade: 116 of 1,112. Subcategories in Montréal: home ventilation (812), any building (802), wood heating (761), small buildings (751), framing (232), refrigeration (212). Bonds in Montréal: 902 at $40,000, 210 at $20,000; 205 CMMTQ licences. 8 have “Montréal” in their name, 428 another name.

Montréal: homes, 2021 Census

126,885 dwellings in Montréal date from after 2000, 16%, less than the 29% average. Periods in Montréal: before 1961 36%, 1961-1980 30%, 1981-2000 18%, after 2000 16%. 734 dwellings per HVAC company in Montréal.

Comparisons, Montréal

First licences in Montréal, by decade: 1980s (140), 1990s (113), 2000s (232), 2010s (334), 2020s (293). 20 years or more: 36% of licences in Montréal, 36% in Montréal.

Neighbours of Montréal

Montréal rank: 1st of 26 towns, between Laval (485). Close to Montréal: Brossard (61), Longueuil (148) and La Prairie (23).

Permits issued, Montréal

Heating or cooling in Montréal: 272 of 20,621 permits, 1%. By keyword, Montréal: heat pumps 214, heating 39, cooling 27. In all, Montréal: 20,621 permits, 14,675 of them alterations. Leading: Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie 95, Verdun 43, Outremont 28; fewest: RDP–PAT 0. Peak in Montréal: 41 in July 2026; low: 9 in February 2026.

Source: Ville de Montréal, “Permis de construction, transformation et démolition”, open data, CC BY 4.0 · permits issued October 27, 2025 to October 26, 2026 · dataset updated October 29, 2026 · trades counted from the work descriptions.

Open tenders in Montréal

87 public construction tenders are open in Montréal (9 of them for heating and ventilation), according to SEAO and CanadaBuys as of November 3:

• Entretien et réparation des systèmes d’automation CVCA — Commission Scolaire English-Montreal, closes November 5
• Service d'inspections et de réparations des unités de toit — Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys, closes November 11
• Rénovation de la toiture et des unités de toit au pavillon de Danse (K) — Université du Québec à Montréal, closes November 12
• Installation de nouvelles chaudières à la chaufferie de l'ancien hôpital Royal Victoria (Phase B) au 687, avenue des Pins Ouest, Montréal (Québec) H3A 1A1 — SQI-Direction immobilière Sud de Montréal, closes November 16
• 343 044 010 - École Victor Doré - Installation et mise en marche d'un système de CVAC (Climatisation) - Phase 2 — Centre de services scolaire de Montréal / BDA, closes November 18

All 87 tenders in Montréal · only the official notice counts.