Energizing Greater Montreal
one neighbourhood at a time
In 2006, Centraide of Greater Montreal, the Direction régionale de santé publique de Montréal and the Ville de Montréal partnered with the Coalition montréalaise des tables de quartier to create the Initiative montréalaise de soutien au développement social local (IMSDSL). The aim of this initiative is to support and strengthen the concerted efforts of Montreal’s neighbourhood round tables.
As part of this agreement, Centraide contributes to the neighbourhood tables in Montreal and to the Montreal Coalition of Neighbourhood Tables, which plays a key role in this effort.
In addition, Centraide extends its support to local tables located in Laval and the South Shore, even though these are not included in the Montreal agreement.
The IMSDSL is based on a Reference Framework, recently updated in 2024. This two-year update has consolidated partnerships and strengthened implementation of the initiative.
A model unique in the word, made in Montreal
These neighbourhood roundtables include as many stakeholders as possible from various backgrounds: residents first and foremost but also representatives from the community, cultural, economic, education, public security and municipal sectors.
Together, they are implementing a variety of actions to improve living conditions for neighbourhood residents.
In this video, author Danny Laferrière explains how a neighbourhood roundtable works.
Collective projects driven by neighbourhood roundtables
The Esprit de quartier podcast highlights community projects driven by neighbourhood roundtables. Its four episodes explore highly topical themes: gentrification and urban development, food security, the environment, and community life. Through interviews with people from about ten initiatives in eight Montreal neighbourhoods, host Joakim Lemieux from the Coalition montréalaise des Tables de quartier (CMTQ) invites the public to join her on reflecting about social inequalities in Montreal and about possible solutions.
©Esprit de quartier est une production de la CMTQ et une réalisation de Kastor Productions.
For more details, visit the Coalition montréalaise des tables de quartier (CMTQ) website.
