Montreal Boroughs

Lachine Borough

Lachine District


Electoral Districts

Lachine Borough

The short portraits of the three (3) electoral districts of Lachine borough based on Montréal en statistiques give you a first socio-economic picture of the people who chose to live in this particular borough.

Claude Dauphin - Mayor of Lachine Borough

Of course, the boundaries of the Montreal boroughs are man made and have often been modified during the course of our history.

Jane Cowell-Poitras - Lachine City Councillor

In addition, the electoral map is revised every 4 years, one year before the general election.

Nevertheless, each borough developed its own characteristics, its own personality and its own life. Some may be closer to your preferences and your liking, and this is fine, but each Montreal borough is definitely worth discovering.

Borough Mayor: Claude Dauphin - Union Montréal
Lachine City Councillor: Jane Cowell-Poitras - Union Montréal
City of Montreal: Lachine Borough

Three (3) Electoral Districts - Lachine Borough
Canal / Fort-Rolland / J.-Émery-Provost

Canal Electoral District
Lachine Borough

Lise Poulin - Canal City Councillor

Population: A total number of 13,861 people live in the Canal electoral district of the Lachine borough.

Young people represent 21% of the population while older people, 65 years old and over represent 20%.

Households: There are 6,220 households in the district with an average of 2.1 persons per household. Homes with one person only represent 42% of all the households.

Single-parent families represent 25% of all the families living in Canal.

The dwellings of the district are distributed between 30% of owners and 69% of tenants.

Languages: French is spoken in 79% of the households, English in 18% and a foreign language in 3%.

Religions: 78% of the people living in Canal are Roman Catholics, 9% are non-religious and 3% are Anglicans.

Immigrants represent 8% of the total population, 24% of which arrived in Montreal between 1996 and 2001. China (10%), Italy (8%) and France (8%) are the first three countries of origin of the immigrants living in this Montreal borough.

Education: 40% of the 20 years old and over population do not have a high school diploma while 13% studied at the university.

The average income is $38,752, lower than the average in Montreal. In total, 31.6% of the people in households earn less than the yearly minimum income.


Fort-Rolland Electoral District
Lachine Borough

Jean-François Cloutier - Fort-Rolland City Councillor

Population: A total number of 13,024 people live in the Fort-Rolland electoral district of the Lachine borough.

Young people represent 22% of the population while older people, 65 years old and over represent 15%.

Households: There are 5,875 households in the district with an average of 2.2 persons per household. Homes with one person only represent 35% of all the households.

Single-parent families represent 16% of all the families living in Fort-Rolland.

Fort-Rolland

The dwellings of the district are distributed between 57% of owners and 43% of tenants.

Languages: French is spoken in 57% of the households, English in 3% and a foreign language in 4%.

Religions: 68% of the people living in Fort-Rolland are Roman Catholics, 10% are non-religious and 5% are Anglicans.

Immigrants represent 13% of the total population, 16% of which arrived in Montreal between 1996 and 2001. Italy (14%), Romania (6%) and France (5%) are the first three countries of origin of the immigrants living in this Montreal borough.

Education: 21% of the 20 years old and over population do not have a high school diploma while 33% hold a university degree.

The average income is $60,837, higher than the average in Montreal. In total, 15.1% of the people in households earn less than the yearly minimum income.


J.-Émery-Provost Electoral District
Lachine Borough

Bernard Blanchet - J.-Émery-Provost

Population: A total number of 13,337 people live in the J.-Emery-Provost electoral district of the Lachine borough.

Young people represent 22% of the population while older people, 65 years old and over represent 14%.

Households: There are 6,165 households in the district with an average of 2.1 persons per household. Homes with one person only represent 40% of all the households.

Single-parent families represent 26% of all the families living in J.-Émery-Provost.

J.-Émery-Provost

The dwellings of the district are distributed between 29% of owners and 72% of tenants.

Languages: French is spoken in 76% of the households, English in 18% and a foreign language in 5%.

Religions: 76% of the people living in J.-Émery-Provost are Roman Catholics, 6% are non-religious and 3% are Anglicans.

Immigrants represent 15% of the total population, 27% of which arrived in Montreal between 1996 and 2001. India (17%), Italy (8%) and Poland (6%) are the first three countries of origin of the immigrants living in this Montreal borough.

Education: 38% of the 20 years old and over population do not have a high school diploma while 14% hold a university degree.

The average income is $37,057, lower than the average in Montreal. In total, 34.2% of the people in households earn less than the yearlt minimum income.


To get more information, make a municipal service request or file a complaint, please visit Réseau Accès Montréal online. You can also contact them by phone (simply dial 311), by mail or by visiting one of their service counters.

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