Transportation
STM buses and the métro will operate on a holiday schedule.
The REM will operate on a Sunday schedule, with service beginning only at noon because of planned work.
The STL in Laval and RTL in Longueuil will operate on Saturday schedules.
Exo commuter trains will operate on Sunday schedules, meaning no service on the Mont-St-Hilaire, Candiac and Mascouche lines. Exo buses, including Deux-Montagnes REM shuttles, will operate on Saturday schedules.
Note that transit fare prices go up on Wednesday.
Parking restrictions remain in effect despite the holiday, and parking meters remain in service.
Shopping
Most grocery stores, including PA, Provigo, Metro, IGA and Maxi stores, will be open on Canada Day, but Costco and Walmart stores will be closed. Each store has it’s own hours.
Fairview Pointe Claire will be closed.
Galeries des sources will be closed.
Montreal’s public markets — including Atwater Market, Jean-Talon Market and Maisonneuve Market, as well as neighbourhood markets — will be open. Marche de L’ouest will be open.
Pharmacies will also mostly be open, as will most dépanneurs.
Most retail stores, however, will be closed. Large malls are also closed, though some restaurants attached to malls may remain open.
SAQ stores will mostly be closed, though the liquor retailer’s Express-branded stores and some other locations will be open.
SQDC stores will be closed.
City Services- varies city to city
Garbage, recycling, compost and other waste collection will take place according to regular schedules, the city of Montreal says, and Ecocentres will be open regular hours.
Please make sure to check with your city as hours of operation can be different.
Consignaction recycling centres, which were closed for the Fête nationale last week, will be open on Canada Day.