Renovation contractors in Montréal

Montréal: years licensed, renovation contractors

Montréal, 3,211 renovation companies — under 5 years (1,390), 5 to 9 years (726), 10 to 19 years (641), 20 years or more (454). Median in Montréal: 2020. Longest licensed in Montréal: F.D. Gypse Inc. (1983), Construction J.-G. Lessard & fils inc. (1984) and Vernak Construction Inc. (1984). Newest: Saule Construction inc. (November 2, 2026) and Construction Solix inc. (November 2, 2026). Montréal, licences per year: 2022 (238), 2023 (248), 2024 (267), 2025 (302), 2026 (312).

Montréal: licences, renovation contractors

Other trades in Montréal: heating (837), stoves (702), foundations (224), new homes (169); single trade: 2,008 of 3,211. Subcategories in Montréal: any building (2,823), small buildings (2,328), home ventilation (729), wood heating (702), framing (325), steel (178). Bonds in Montréal: 3,210 at $40,000. 23 have “Montréal” in their name, 1,026 another name.

Montréal: homes, 2021 Census

297,340 owner households of 816,355 in Montréal, less than the 70% average. Periods in Montréal: before 1961 36%, 1961-1980 30%, 1981-2000 18%, after 2000 16%. 254 dwellings per renovation company in Montréal.

Comparisons, Montréal

First licences in Montréal, by decade: 1980s (162), 1990s (126), 2000s (286), 2010s (960), 2020s (1,677). 20 years or more: 14% of licences in Montréal, 14% in Montréal.

Neighbours of Montréal

Montréal rank: 1st of 26 towns, between Laval (1,220). Close to Montréal: Brossard (210), Longueuil (442) and La Prairie (56).

Permits issued, Montréal

Alterations in Montréal: 14,675, or 71% of 20,621 permits. By keyword, Montréal: residential 12,189, extensions 517, basements 1,475. Other permits in Montréal: new buildings 292, demolitions 184, pools 790. Leading: Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie 1,910, Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve 1,592, Le Plateau-Mont-Royal 1,258; fewest: Anjou 273. Peak in Montréal: 1,578 in June 2026; low: 697 in January 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 (30 of them for building work), according to SEAO and CanadaBuys as of November 3:

• Remise en état de 2 logements 1cc (210 et 410) — OMH de Montréal (OMHM), closes November 4
• Réhabilitation du Chalet du Parc Walter-Stewart suite à un Sinistre — Ville de Montréal - Arrondissement de Ville-Marie, closes November 5
• Déconstruction de l’ancien cinéma Paradis, 8215 rue Hochelaga, Montréal, QC, H1L 2L2 — Ville de Montréal - Service de la Gestion et de la Planification des Immeubles, closes November 5
• 19-008 – HRV – Projet du Nouveau VIC de l’Université McGill Lot 0512 : Structure d’acier du Pavillon N — Université McGill, closes November 5
• Travaux de reconstruction - CHSLD Légaré — Santé Québec Nord-de-l'Île-de-Montréal – Universitaire, closes November 6

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