Housing search
Are you looking for housing?
There are a number of ways to find dwellings for rent in Montréal. Here are some sources and resources on the Internet to help you find housing.
General sources
- Montréal’s newspapers, including free ethnic and
community papers and weekly papers
- Bulletin boards in libraries, community centres,
grocery stores and laundromats
- Students can check with their university’s housing
service
- Housing assistance services offered by community organizations
Internet sources
- Web sites specializing in housing ads
- Web sites of daily newspapers
- Web sites of community, ethnic and weekly newspapers (classified section)
Are you looking for handicapped-accessible housing?
Contact the Centre de réadaptation Lucie-Bruneau’s Service Info Logement at 514 376-4757, extension 2222. This service centralizes and coordinates housing offers for people with handicaps or reduced mobility in the Montréal area.
Do you want to apply for social or community housing?
The terms "social housing" and "community housing" encompass various types of rental units. These may be cooperatives, or units operated by non-profit organizations as well as low-rent housing and affordable units for senior citizens with a slight loss of autonomy, or for families, that are offered by the Office municipal d’habitation de Montréal.
The construction of these dwellings is subsidized to meet the needs of:
- Households with low or moderate incomes
- Senior citizens with a slight loss of autonomy
- Clients in difficulty and with special needs
A household can be composed of a family, a couple, a group of individuals living together or a person living alone.
New housing
To apply for social or community housing that has just been completed or about to be, please contact the Technical Resources Groups (TRG) (see the Partners page). These organizations can give you information on new housing projects and the selection criteria for tenants.
Existing housing
To find housing in an already completed project, please contact one of the following organizations:
- The Fédération des coopératives d’habitation intermunicipale du Montréal métropolitain (FÉCHIMM) at 514 843-6929
- The Fédération des organismes à but non lucratif d’habitation de Montréal (FOHM), at 514 527-6668, for projects aimed at families, persons living alone, senior citizens, persons with special housing needs (mental health problems, homelessness, addiction, violence against women and children, young single mothers, etc.)
It is also possible to contact the Société d’habitation et de développement de Montréal (SHDM), a paramunicipal agency that manages a housing stock of 4,700 rental units: 514 380-SHDM (7436).
Are you looking for senior citizen housing?
Several social and community housing projects offer safe, comfortable and affordable housing for autonomous senior citizens.
For more information
Shelter Allowance Program (Revenu Québec)
You may be eligible for the Shelter Allowance Program if you are a senior citizen with a low income and spend a large portion of your total income (30% or more) on housing. Note that property owners, renters of a housing unit or room as well as persons sharing a dwelling with one or several occupants may be eligible.
Do you want to apply for low-cost housing?
To be eligible, applicants must meet certain criteria, particularly in regards to income. To learn more about the eligibility criteria, please visit the Office municipal d’habitation de Montréal (OMHM) website. You may also click on Submitting Your Application. Applicants must fill out and sign this application form. Office municipal d’habitation de Montréal application forms are also available at Accès Montréal offices.
The Office municipal d’habitation de Montréal has different telephone numbers depending on area:
- North area: 514 868-4600
- Downtown area 514 868-4650
- Southwest area: 514 868-4800
- West area: 514 868-4750
- East area: 514 868-4850
