Montréal Charter of Rights and Responsibilities
The Montréal Charter of Rights and Responsibilities is a key document for Montréal and Montrealers. Essentially, it is a social contract confirming that the city – and the people who work for it – are committed to continuously improving the services they provide to residents.
Charter values and commitments
Discover the Montréal Charter of Rights and Responsibilities at a free exhibition continuing until June 15, 2024 in front of the current city hall.
The Charter is rooted in the values of human dignity, justice, peace, equality, transparency and democracy. Rights, responsibilities and commitments are defined in seven areas:
- Democracy
- Economic and social life
- Cultural life
- Leisure, physical and sports activities
- Environment and sustainable development
- Security
- Municipal services
Under the Charter, residents have a right to initiative through which they can get a public consultation on a topic of public interest that falls under the jurisdiction of the city or one of its boroughs.
View the charter
- Montréal charter in French [PDF 2 MB]
- Montréal charter of rights and responsibilities as explained to youth [PDF 4 MB]
- Montréal charter of rights and responsabilities [PDF 2 MB]
- Montréal charter in Spanish [PDF 19 MB]
- Montréal charter in Creole [PDF 18 MB]
- Montréal charter in Simplified Chinese [PDF 19 MB]
- Montréal charter in Arabic [PDF 3 MB]
- Montréal charter in Mohawk [PDF 19 MB]
- Montréal charter in Greek [PDF 19 MB]
- Montréal charter in Hebrew [PDF 18 MB]
- Montréal charter in Italian [PDF 3 MB]
- Montréal charter in Portuguese [PDF 2 MB]
- Montréal charter in Tagalog [PDF 1 MB]
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