Montreal senior moves often combine downsizing decisions with a change in living environment. Clarify what is moving, staying, or handled separately, who can approve decisions, the pace of packing, both access routes, and the residence handoff window.
Latest source review: September 28, 2026. Individual access dates appear below.
Households
In 2021, 23.3% of City of Montréal households were headed by someone aged 65 or older, including 84,080 households (10.3%) whose primary maintainer was 75 or older.[1]
Lease
Under article 1974 of the Civil Code, an older tenant permanently admitted to a CHSLD, an intermediate resource or a private seniors' residence providing the care their health requires can end their current lease early.[2]
Lease
For an eligible care-related permanent admission under article 1974, a senior must include with the lease-termination notice an attestation from the admitting authority and a certificate from an authorized professional, such as a physician, nurse or social worker, establishing the required conditions.[3][4]
Rules
In Québec, only residences holding a certificate of compliance issued by the government may call themselves a 'résidence privée pour aînés' (RPA); every certified RPA is listed in a public registry searchable by name, municipality or region.[5][6]
Transport
An existing STM Transport adapté client should report a new address in advance so confirmed trips can be rearranged. When moving outside Montréal’s territory, the client can ask customer service to forward the admission file to the destination’s adapted-transit service; this does not guarantee a particular trip.[7]
Housing help
OMHM lists ENHARMONIE residences with services for independent seniors aged 60 and over. Its published rent package includes a daily meal, heating, electricity and hot water. Apply directly to the chosen residence and confirm its own eligibility criteria and availability.[8][9]
Illustrative pricing-model estimate in CAD, before tax. Your addresses, date, inventory and services determine your quote.
| Home size | Movers | Plus | Hours (Plus) | Prestige | Hours (Prestige) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 3 | $575 | 2.2 h | $800 | 2.2 h |
| 1 bedroom | 4 | $700 | 2.2 h | $975 | 2.2 h |
| 2 bedrooms | 4 | $775 | 2.4 h | $1,175 | 2.8 h |
Provenance of data used for the assumptions: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Montreal to Toronto
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Montreal to Ottawa-Gatineau
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Montreal to Halifax
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Montreal to Calgary
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Contact the selected residence directly and ask it to confirm admission criteria and available units. OMHM presents these residences for independent seniors aged 60 and over, but that category is not an offer of accommodation. Confirm the actual residence arrangement before settling the moving date.
No. The article 1974 route described here concerns a qualifying permanent care-related admission. Confirm that the situation meets the conditions and assemble the required attestation and professional certificate with the notice; a choice to downsize alone does not establish that right.
When a senior ends a Québec lease for an eligible permanent care-related admission under article 1974, rent for the unit is owed until termination, but personal services such as meals or care are owed only for those provided before departure.
For an advance-payment application covering eligible services included in the rent of a private seniors’ residence, Revenu Québec asks for the lease or written notice, the lease annex, and any lease-change notice or judgment setting the rent.
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