Officials from Quebec’s merchants’ association, the Société de développement commercial (SDC), for downtown Montreal are worrying about safety in the economic heart of the city.

They point to a recent 2024 survey that polled close to 1,000 respondents that revealed that 74 per cent of workers in downtown Montreal say they have noticed a deterioration in safety on public transit.

Another study, conducted by Léger at the end of 2024, showed that 78 per cent of downtown Montrealers felt little or no sense of security around their workplace due to an increase in “drug addiction, homelessness and mental health issues,” the press release wrote.

“This feeling of insecurity is incompatible with our role as an economic engine, university capital, and tourist and cultural hub. Workers, visitors,

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