Montréal
| Adress | 1, Notre-Dame East St Montréal (Quebec) H2Y 1B6 |
| Website | Palais de justice de Montréal - Ministère de la justice (gouv.qc.ca) |
| Phone Number | 514 393-2721 |
| Court Office Hours | Monday to Friday : from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm |
| Judicial Calendar | From 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 | |
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| Judge | Hon. Frédéric Pérodeau |
| Assistant | Marleine El Khoury |
| Phone | 514-393-2366, poste 52453 |
| Fax | 514 228-4518 |
| Coordinating Judge for the Commercial Division | |
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| Judge | Hon. Karen M. Rogers |
| Assistant | Nancy El Mallah |
| Phone | 514 393-2174 |
| Fax | 514 393-6511 |
| Coordinating Judge for the Class Action Division | |
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| Judge | Hon. Martin F. Sheehan |
| Assistant | Mélodie Desaulniers |
| Phone | 514 393-2187 |
| Fax | 514 904-4135 |
| [email protected] | |
| Coordinating Judge for the Settlement Conference Division | |
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| Judge | Hon. France Dulude |
| Assistant | Mélanie Poitras |
| Phone | 514 393-2196 |
| Fax | 514 904-4217 |
| [email protected] | |
| Coordinating Judge for the Criminal Division | |
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| Judge | Hon. Lyne Décarie |
| Phone | 514 393-2191, ext. 53160 |
| [email protected] | |
(French only)
Directives du district de Montréal en vigueur à compter du 23 février 2026
Annexe district Montréal 1 - Avis de présentation civile (salle 2.16)
Annexe district Montréal 2 - Consignes en matière civile - Appel du rôle (salle 2.16)
Annexe district Montréal 3 - Avis de présentation pratique familiale (salle 2.17)
Annexe district Montréal 4 - Consignes en matière familiale - Appel du rôle (salle 2.17)
Annexe district Montréal 5 - Instructions pour demande d'homologation ou de reconduction
Annexe district Montréal 6 - Abrogée
Also refer to the Montréal Division's directives, applicable in all districts:
Montréal's division Directives and Shedules starting January 1st, 2026
To view the communiqués applicable to all the districts, please see the Montréal's Division Communiqués.
(French only)
- Communiqué du 2 juin 2026 concernant la gestion civile et familiale (Salle 2.07 et 2.12)
- Communiqué du 23 avril 2026 concernant le choix d'école - Été 2026 (Salle 2.01)
- Communiqué du 16 février 2026 concernant les modifications des directives du district de Montréal
- Communiqué du 20 novembre 2025 concernant la relocalisation des activités de la salle 16.61
- Communiqué du 10 septembre 2025 concernant le Calendrier des activités judiciaires 2025-2026
- Communiqué du 2 avril 2025 concernant les modifications des directives du district de Montréal
- Communiqué du 1 février 2024 concernant les modifications des directives du district de Montréal
Forms applicable in this district are :
- In the schedule of the « Directives and Schedules for Montréal's District - April 14, 2025 »:
- Avis de présentation civile (salle 2.16) (annexe district Montréal 1)
- Avis de présentation pratique familiale (salle 2.17) (annexe district Montréal 3)
- Instructions pour demande d'homologation ou de reconduction (annexe district Montréal 5)
- Déclaration commune de dossier complet en matière commerciale (annexe district Montréal 6)
- In the schedule of the Directives and Schedules for Montréal's Division, here;
- Under the « Forms » section of the Montréal Division.
Civil Court Office
| Procédure en ouverture d’instance et tarification | |
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| Phone | 514 393-2246 |
Rolls Service
| Rôles de pratique civile et de pratique familiale | |
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| Phone | 514 393-2246 |
| Fax | 514 864-8588 |
| Rôles civil et familial (causes au fond) | |
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| 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 | |
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| Phone | 514 393-2246 |
| Commercial Division (Bankruptcy and Insolvency) | |
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| Phone | 514 393-2246 |
| Judicial Year and Months of July and August | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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.
| Settlement Conferences Division | |
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| Phone | 514 393-2246 |
| Fax | 514 393-4864 |
For more information regarding settlement conferences, please refer to the Settlement Conferences Division page.
Please refer to the Criminal Division page.
| Copy of a Document File, Minutes or Other Documents and Withdraw Exhibits (Civil Court Office) | |
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| 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) | |
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| 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. | |
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| Téléphone : | 514 393-2030, option 1 |
| How to Proceed | For all requests concerning :
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 | |
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| Day and frequency | Every business day * |
| Time | 9 a.m. |
| Courtroom | 2.16 |
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 | |
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| Day and frequency | Every business day* |
| Time | 9 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.
December 2024
- Programme de coordination parentale(French only)
- Annexes au programme de coordination parentale(French only)
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).