Montréal

Adress1, Notre-Dame East St
Montréal (Quebec)
H2Y 1B6
WebsitePalais de justice de Montréal - Ministère de la justice (gouv.qc.ca)
Phone Number 514 393-2721
Court Office HoursMonday to Friday :
from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Judicial CalendarFrom September 1, 2025 to June 24, 2026

 

(French only)

En cas d’urgence, un juge de garde est disponible en tout temps, en dehors des heures normales d'ouverture des tribunaux.

Pour le joindre, il faut contacter le Service de sécurité du palais, au 514 393-2819 qui à son tour, communiquera avec le greffier. Celui-ci communiquera directement avec la personne qui requiert l'intervention du juge de garde.

Coordinating Judge for the district of Montreal
Judge Hon. Frédéric Pérodeau                             
Assistant  Marleine El Khoury
Phone 514-393-2366, poste 52453
Fax               514 228-4518
E-mail    

[email protected]

[email protected]

 

 

 

Coordinating Judge for the Commercial Division
Judge          Hon. Karen M. Rogers                                     
Assistant Nancy El Mallah
Phone514 393-2174
Fax 514 393-6511
E-mail  

[email protected]

[email protected]

 

 

 

Coordinating Judge for the Class Action Division
Judge       Hon. Martin F. Sheehan                                       
Assistant     Mélodie Desaulniers
Phone514 393-2187
Fax 514 904-4135
E-mail  [email protected]

 

 

 

Coordinating Judge for the Settlement Conference Division
Judge        Hon. France Dulude                   
AssistantMélanie Poitras
Phone514 393-2196
Fax514 904-4217
E-mail[email protected]

 

 

 

Coordinating Judge for the Criminal Division
Judge               Hon. Lyne Décarie                        
Phone514 393-2191, ext. 53160
E-mail[email protected] 

Forms applicable in this district are :

- In the schedule of the « Directives and Schedules for Montréal's District - April 14, 2025 »:

- In the schedule of the Directives and Schedules for Montréal's Division, here;

- Under the Â« Forms Â» section of the Montréal Division.

Civil Court Office 

 

Procédure en ouverture d’instance et tarification
Phone 514 393-2246    

 

 

Rolls Service 

 

Rôles de pratique civile et de pratique familiale
Phone  514 393-2246
Fax514 864-8588                        

 

 

 

Rôles civil et familial (causes au fond)
Phone 514 393-2246
Fax 514 864-8588                     

 

 

 

Vérification des protocoles et des dossiers pour une mise au rôle de fond, émission des certificats et traitement des états de frais
Phone 514 393-2246   
Commercial Division (Bankruptcy and Insolvency)
Phone           514 393-2246                              

 

 

 

Judicial Year and Months of July and August
Day and frequency    Every business day                                                                                     
Time    9 a.m.
Courtroom   16.12

 

 

For the specific directives of the Commercial Division, see the Directives du district de Montréal en vigueur à compter du 1er janvier 2023 (English version coming soon).

Class Actions Division
Phone       514 393-2187                                          
Fax  514 904-4135

 

 

As soon as an application for authorization to institute a class action is filed at the Clerk’s Office, the coordinating judge for class actions must be notified of the application.

Cases in the Class Actions Division are assigned to a special case management judge until their trial readiness.

For the specific directives of the Class Actions Division, see the Directives du district de Montréal en vigueur à compter du 14 avril 2025.

 

Registry of Class Actions

Settlement Conferences Division
Phone  514 393-2246       
Fax514 393-4864

 

 

For more information regarding settlement conferences, please refer to the Settlement Conferences Division page.

Copy of a Document File, Minutes or Other Documents and Withdraw Exhibits (Civil Court Office)
Phone                             514 393-2246                                
How to Proceed      

To request a copy of a document filed (minutes, judgments or other documents) at the court office or withdraw exhibits you must :

For the issue of a certificate :


You can also make the request personally at the civil court office, room 1.140.

Processing time                                                                          Your request will be processed as soon as possible, no later than 30 business days, following the payment.                 

 

 

Translation of judgments, follow-up of case processing by special clerks or registration and transmission of judgments (civil and family)
Téléphone :         514 393-2030, option 1                                                       

 

Follow-up on the status of a civil or family file, correction in the Plumitif or in a divorce certificate.
Téléphone :  514 393-2030, option 1                               
How to Proceed

For all requests concerning :

  • follow-up on the status of a civil or family file;
  • rectification of a judgment rendered by an "attaché judiciaire";
  • follow-up on judgments, minutes or divorce certificates not received;
  • follow-up on a judgment or minutes not captured in the docket;
  • a correction in the docket concerning a judgment or minutes;
  • a correction to a certificate of divorce.

The request must be sent by e-mail to the following address : [email protected]

Processing time   Your request will be processed as soon as possible.

 

 

1) During Court Office Hours

A judge acting in chambers is available every business day in courtroom 2.13.

To be heard in that courtroom, you must first pay the court fees (judicial stamp) and have a file opened at the clerk's office, and then contact the clerk in the room at 514 393-2535, extension 57202.

 

2) Outside Court Office Hours

In an emergency, a duty judge is available at all time outside normal court business hours.

The duty judge can be reached by contacting the courthouse security service 514-393-2819 which will, in turn, contact the duty judge who will then communicate directly with the person making the request.

Judicial Year and Months of July and August

Day and frequency Every business day *                                                                           
Time9 a.m.
Courtroom2.16

 

Motions requiring a hearing of two hours or more are referred by the special clerk to the master of the rolls to allow a date to be set.

If all parties consent, Motions requiring a hearing of less than two hours may be referred by the special clerk to the master of the rolls to allow a date to be set.

If consent cannot be obtained from the parties, the Motions are referred to courtroom 2.08 to be heard if progress of the roll so allows or postponed to a later date.

* Always check the Superior Court roll to validate the date of a hearing.

Judicial Year and Months of July and August

Day and frequency    Every business day*                                                                                      
Time9 a.m.
Courtroom 2.17

 

Motions requiring a hearing of two hours or more are referred by the special clerk to the master of the rolls to allow a date to be set.

If all parties consent, Motions requiring a hearing of less than two hours may be referred by the special clerk to the master of the rolls to allow a date to be set.

If consent cannot be obtained from the parties, the Motions are referred to courtroom 2.01 to be heard if progress of the roll so allows or postponed to a later date.

 

* Always check the Superior Court roll to validate the date of a hearing.

1) Calling of the General Provisional Roll (Courtroom 15.07)

Following the issue of an Attestation that a File is Complete, cases in which the Joint Declaration that a File is Complete provides for a hearing of less than ten days are scheduled for a calling of the general provisional roll presided by the special clerk.

 

2) Calling of the Special Provisional Roll

Following the issue of an Attestation that a File is Complete, cases in which the Joint Declaration that a File is Complete provides for a hearing of ten days or more are scheduled for a calling of the special provisional roll presided by the chief justice or the assistant chief justice or by a judge designated by any of them.

1) Application for postponement on the day of the hearing

Every application made on the day of the hearing for the postponement of a case, whether a practice case or a case proceeding on its merits, has to be formulated orally to the judge designated to hear the case.

 

2) Application for postponement contested prior to the day of the hearing

Every application for postponement contested prior to the day of the hearing must be presented in writing in courtroom 2.16 in civil matters or in courtroom 2.17 in family matters.

 

3) Application for postponement not contested prior to the day of the hearing

Every application for postponement that is not contested prior to the day of the hearing must be presented in writing to the judge responsible for the roll on which the case is placed.

An application for a pre-trial conference in a case ready to be heard may only be made after the case has been placed on a provisional role and when ordered by the special clerk, ex officio or at the request of the parties.

 

This page summarizes the applicable guidelines regarding in-person or remote appearances and is intended to facilitate their application.

The guidelines of the Montreal Division of the Superior Court of Quebec were amended on January 1, 2026, to clarify the rules governing in-person or remote appearances (sections 83.2 to 83.9). The guidelines of the Montreal District were amended on February 23, 2026, to implement the Division’s directives within the Montreal District.

 

Application requiring the presentation of evidence with a witness

Any application, whether contested or not, that requires the presentation of evidence with a witness must be presented in person (section 83.2 of the Division’s guidelines). However, the parties may agree that a witness be heard remotely. If so, they are not required to obtain the Court’s authorization (section 83.6 of the Division’s guidelines).

 

Application not requiring the presentation of evidence with witnesses

 Any application, whether contested or not, that does not require the presentation of evidence with witnesses may be presented in person or remotely, at the party’s option. Exceptions to this rule include applications presented before the judge sitting in chambers (except for special modes of service) and contested applications for the issuance of a safeguard order in family matters, which must be presented in person (section 83.3 of the Division’s guidelines), unless authorized by the judge sitting in courtroom 2.13 (section 27.1 of the Montreal District guidelines) or in courtroom 2.11, as the case may be (section 91.1 of the District guidelines).

 

Roll calls, case management conferences and pre-trial conferences 

Roll calls, case management conferences and pre-trial conferences are held remotely (section 83.5 of the Division’s guidelines).

 

Application to depart from the general rules – procedure to follow

An application to depart from these general rules must be made by email and, if it is not on consent, the parties must communicate their position in a joint email (section 83.7 of the Division’s guidelines). This application must be addressed to the judge responsible for the relevant roll, that is, the coordinating judge for cases on the roll of courtroom 15.07 and the judges responsible for courtrooms 2.01 or 2.08 for applications scheduled in those courtrooms. In cases not otherwise covered by the guidelines, the application must be addressed by email to the coordinating judge of the Montreal District (section 27.4 of the Montreal District guidelines) at [email protected].

 

Discretion of the judge hearing the application

In all cases and notwithstanding the foregoing, the judge hearing an application retains discretion and may depart from these general rules based on the circumstances of the case (section 83.9 of the Division’s guidelines).