Paid street parking in Montréal, explained

Guide · Checked against official pages on November 11, 2026

Paid street parking in Montréal is managed by the Agence de mobilité durable, a paramunicipal organization, and the City of Montréal sets when you pay and how long you can stay. Here is how to pay, what each borough costs per hour and what to check at the space.

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Who runs it

The City says paid parking generally applies on arterial roads and commercial streets, and that the Agence de mobilité durable is the paramunicipal organization that manages parking meters. The Agence says the paid periods and the maximum time allowed are set by the City of Montréal, to encourage vehicles to rotate during business hours.

How to pay

The Agence names two ways to pay: its pay stations on the street, and Mobicité, the Agence's own app for paying remotely.

• At a pay station, the Agence gives three steps: look at the letters and numbers for your space on the plaque mounted on a pole near it, pay at the nearest pay station following the instructions on the screen, then take your ticket. You don't need to leave the receipt in your vehicle.
• You can pay in advance. The Agence says your parking time is counted from the start of the paid period.
• Pay stations don't give change. If one is out of order, the Agence says to pay at another pay station or with Mobicité, and you can report it to its customer service at 514-868-3737.
• At a pay station, the Agence mentions cash, a credit card or an Interac Flash debit card. In Mobicité, it lists Visa, Mastercard and American Express, and adds a 7¢ service fee to each transaction.
• A Mobicité session can't be extended. Each transaction is final, so you wait until your current session ends before you pay for a new one.

Hourly rates by borough

Since February 1, 2026, the Agence de mobilité durable lists these rates for paid parking on the street:

The Agence also lists an Angus sector in Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie, but its English and French pages give different rates for it, so we leave it out. To check the rate for a space, the Agence says to look at the rate displayed on the parking sign or the pay station.

Parcojour: by the hour or by the day

Parcojour is a kind of paid parking on the street where you can pay by the hour or by the day. The Agence says Parcojour pay stations carry a yellow P instead of the blue P found on the usual ones.

What to check at the space

The plaque on the pole near a paid space gives the letters and numbers you enter at the pay station. The City sets the paid periods and the maximum time allowed, and the Agence asks you to check the City's parking signs at all times where you are parked. More in our guide to reading a Montréal parking sign.

The City links two Agence maps from its site. The first shows the paid spaces in each borough, with the hourly rate and the periods when you pay. The City notes that these maps don't show whether a space is available. The second shows the spaces reserved for people with limited mobility, and the City says only people who hold a disabled parking permit issued by the SAAQ may park in them.

To reserve paid spaces on the street, or to have parking meters or signs covered or removed for a while, the Agence says to contact Accès Montréal, which manages these services, at 514 872-0311. Planning a move? See our guide to parking a moving truck.

Where Panoui! fits

Panoui! reads the City of Montréal's open data on permanent parking signs and shows each known curb in the colour of the rule in force: green, park. Red, don't. Blue, pay. Yellow, for permit holders. Tap a curb for the rule in plain words and when it changes. Panoui! shows the rule, not whether a space is empty. The posted sign always wins, so give it one last look before you leave your car.

Questions drivers ask

Who runs paid street parking in Montréal?

The Agence de mobilité durable, a paramunicipal organization, manages the parking meters. The City of Montréal sets the paid periods and the maximum time allowed.

How do I pay for street parking in Montréal?

At one of the Agence de mobilité durable's pay stations, with the letters and numbers of your space, or remotely with Mobicité, the Agence's own app. Mobicité adds a 7¢ service fee to each transaction.

How much does street parking cost per hour?

Since February 1, 2026, the rates the Agence de mobilité durable lists in the table on this page run from $2.50 to $4.25 an hour, depending on the borough or sector. Check the rate displayed on the parking sign or the pay station.

Next: visitor parking and daily stickers and how to read a Montréal parking sign.