Food & beverage businesses for sale in Montreal
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Buying a food & beverage business in Montreal: what is different here
Licensing, inspection and land-use rules are municipal, so they change at the city limits — these are the ones that attach to food & beverage businesses in Montreal.
The municipal business licence
Montreal's borough permit counter (occupancy permit issued under each borough's urban planning by-law) issues a general business licence that most businesses operating in Montreal need. It is issued to the operator, not to the premises, so it does not come with the business — a buyer applies in their own name, and the application is worth starting before closing rather than after. On top of it, Montreal licenses “Occupancy permit for a bar or restaurant (must be obtained before a liquor permit will be issued)” and “Commercial terrace ("sidewalk café") permit” specifically, so a food & beverage business here usually carries a second, category-level licence as well.
Montreal business licensing →Inspection history is public here
Ville de Montréal — Inspection des aliments (MAPAQ delegated agent) inspects food premises in Montreal and publishes the results as Inspections des aliments et contrevenants. That is diligence you can do before making an offer and without the seller's cooperation — a run of repeat infractions is both a remediation cost and, in a business whose customers can read the same record, a revenue problem.
Inspections des aliments et contrevenants →Confirming the use is actually permitted
A business operating today is not proof the use is legally permitted — non-conforming uses, expired variances and conditions attached to a previous owner all survive a sale quietly. In Montreal that is confirmed before closing rather than after, through the office linked below.
Ville de Montréal — Urban Planning (zoning determined per borough) →General information, not legal or tax advice — rules change and the authorities above are the current source. Deavo is a listings platform, not a brokerage.
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