{
  "url": "https://classa.info/cities/montreal/faq",
  "title": "Montreal Class A office: frequently asked questions",
  "description": "Quick answers to the questions occupiers ask most about Montreal Class A office leasing.",
  "oneSentenceAnswer": "Quick reference: Montreal Class A rent is C$38/sqft/yr · ≈ $28.1 PSF/yr USD ($28 USD), typical term 10 years, 12 months free.",
  "tldr": [
    "Class A rent: C$38/sqft/yr · ≈ $28.1 PSF/yr USD.",
    "Typical term: 10 years.",
    "Typical rent-free: 12 months.",
    "Vacancy: 18.6%."
  ],
  "keyFacts": {
    "city": "Montreal",
    "country": "Canada",
    "region": "Americas",
    "classARentLocal": "C$38/sqft/yr · ≈ $28.1 PSF/yr USD",
    "classARentUsd": "$28/sqft/yr",
    "vacancy": "18.6%",
    "typicalLeaseYears": 10,
    "typicalRentFreeMonths": 12,
    "submarkets": 5,
    "primeYieldPct": "6.6%"
  },
  "faqs": [
    {
      "question": "How significant is the Quebec language regime for tenants?",
      "answer": "Material. Bill 96 strengthened French-language requirements for workplace and customer communications. Tenants should plan signage, contracts, and key personnel French capability."
    },
    {
      "question": "What is the AI tenant cluster?",
      "answer": "MILA hosts ~700+ AI researchers across academic and corporate affiliates. Around the Mile-Ex / Marconi neighborhoods, applied AI tenants (Element AI alumni, Google Brain Montreal, Microsoft Research) anchor a structural cluster."
    },
    {
      "question": "How does the REM change leasing decisions?",
      "answer": "Material. The REM materially expands the Class A trophy commuter catchment from the West Island, South Shore, and North Shore — repricing long-distance commute economics."
    }
  ],
  "pageType": "city-topic",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0 with attribution to Class A Atlas (https://classa.info).",
  "citation": "Source: Class A Atlas (https://classa.info/cities/montreal/faq), updated 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z."
}