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Montreal could join other large cities in taxing vacant homes

Mayoral candidate Luc Rabouin vows to introduce contentious property duty in country's second-largest city.
Montreal could be the next big Canadian city to embrace the vacant homes tax. (Getty Images)
Montreal could be the next big Canadian city to embrace the vacant homes tax. (Getty Images)
CoStar News
October 7, 2025 | 3:51 P.M.

Montreal could soon join Vancouver, Toronto and Ottawa in taxing empty homes, as the mayoral candidate for the ruling Projet Montreal has pledged to introduce fees on owners of vacant residential properties.

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