EV charger · Montréal

EV charger installation in Montréal

Duplex, triplex, condo or house: in Montréal, before the charger, you need to know which meter and which panel will power it. Our master electricians start there, in all 19 boroughs.

Écorecharge: $600 up to a duplex

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In short

In Montréal, 86.1% of dwellings are apartments; 13.2% of all dwellings are in a duplex (2021 census). The charger is planned there dwelling by dwelling, meter by meter.
No City program pays for a charger on its own (search on montreal.ca, October 11, 2026). RénoPlex pays $370 per dwelling, but within a renovation project.
Écorecharge pays $600 on the charger in a building with 1 or 2 dwellings, duplexes included. Triplexes and condos fall under another stream, up to $5,000 for an individual charger.
The load calculation covers the dwelling that will power the charger, with its own panel and its own meter.

A city of plexes and apartments

In the 2021 census, Montréal had 816,340 private dwellings. Single-detached houses make up only 7.1% of them, semi-detached and row houses 6.4%. Nearly all the rest are apartments: 13.2% in a duplex, 56.9% in a building with fewer than five storeys and 16.0% in a building with five storeys or more. Tenants make up 63.6% of households.

The housing stock is also old: 36.0% of dwellings were built in 1960 or earlier, and 30.4% between 1961 and 1980. Most of the city’s lots date from before 1950, in narrow, deep blocks often crossed by a laneway that gives access to the back of the buildings.

So the charger goes where the building allows it: in the garage when there is one, in the driveway, at the back of a yard that opens onto the laneway, or in a building’s parking. Our master electricians work everywhere on the island.

An EV charger project? Three contact details and a few questions are enough.

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EV charger rebate in Montréal: what really exists

Three programs are worth knowing. For a house or a duplex, only one pays money without a renovation project attached: Écorecharge.

City of Montréal

Nothing for a charger on its own

On October 11, 2026, the montreal.ca program search returned no result for the French terms for “charging station” or for “electric vehicle”, boroughs included. The program for businesses, which targeted non-residential buildings, has been withdrawn.

As of September 12, 2026, according to our rebate guide, RénoPlex, a renovation program, pays $370 per dwelling for the electrical work that connects a charger. It is part of a larger renovation project, though: nobody qualifies for a charger on its own.

Écorecharge, stream 1A

$600, building with 1 or 2 dwellings

Single-detached, semi-detached, row house or duplex: Québec pays a flat $600 to the owner of an electric vehicle for the purchase of their charger. The installation, the cable and the panel remain at your expense.

The charger must be connected, appear on the official list and cost at least $600 before taxes. The invoices must be in the name of the vehicle’s owner, and only one rebate is granted per vehicle.

Écorecharge in a building

Triplexes, multiplexes and condos

From three dwellings up, and for a condo in a building, it’s a separate stream. It can pay up to $5,000 for the purchase and installation of an individual charger.

An infrastructure stream also pays 50% of eligible expenses, up to $120,000 per building, before taxes.

Our article on chargers in apartment buildings (in French) details the infrastructure stream, and the rebate guide compares the amounts from Québec and the cities.

Duplex, triplex, condo: the meter question comes first

In a plex, each dwelling must have its own supply, identified, and its own protection. An added charger fits into that division: it connects to the meter of the dwelling that will use it. Here’s what we check depending on your situation.

Your situation	What we check first
Owner-occupant of a duplex	The capacity of your dwelling’s service and the cable route to your parking spot
Charger requested by a tenant	The panel and the meter tied to that dwelling, not the owner’s
Triplex or multiplex	Which meter will power the charger and how the dwellings’ circuits are separated
Condo	The syndicate’s rules on access to common areas and on sharing the consumption
Basement converted into a dwelling	The existing circuits, the separation of the loads and what the service can still carry

In a condo as elsewhere, we can assess the installation and prepare the quote even before the charger is delivered.

What an old electrical service can carry

Fuse panels and 60 or 100 amp services are part of the work we do in Montréal buildings. A Level 2 charger adds a large load to them. Before installing it, we calculate the load of the dwelling concerned, charger included: the calculation must include it.

If the service has the margin, a dedicated circuit is enough. If it’s tight, a load controller keeps the charger from running at the same time as another large appliance. Otherwise, the capacity has to be increased, to 200 A or more, and we make the request to Hydro-Québec and tell you when to plan for the interruption.

If the mast is corroded or poorly attached, we replace it in the same job as the service. That way you avoid a second job and a second service shutdown.

Estimate your dwelling’s load

Your project, in three stages

In a single-family house, the price of a FLO charger installed by STM-Électrique, charger included, depends on the room in the panel and the distance to the charger: you get it in the quote. In a plex, the price depends first, as elsewhere, on the distance between the dwelling’s panel and the parking spot, then on what the cable has to go through.

The photos and the address
Tell us the borough and the type of building, then send three photos: the panel with its door open, the main breaker’s label and an overall view of the wall.
The visit and the quote
A master electrician checks the meter, the panel and the route to the parking spot. The detailed quote, free of charge, reaches you within 24 to 48 business hours after the assessment.
Financing offered by Financeit, subject to credit approval: see our financing page.
The installation and the test
A simple installation is often done in half a day, with a few minutes without power. We finish with a test charge with your vehicle and hand you the detailed invoice.

In an old building, we sometimes open up a surprise. In that case, we call you before going on. The municipal permit and the declaration of work are our responsibility.

Which charger to choose for a Montréal dwelling

We mostly install the FLO Home X3, a Level 2 charger designed in Canada. It goes up to 50 A, or 12 kW, its cable is 25 feet, or 7.6 m, long, and it’s controlled through the FLO app. The manufacturer gives it a 3-year limited warranty for residential use. We also install Siemens chargers.

Already have your own? We install it if it’s CSA or cULus certified. For Écorecharge, choose a connected model from the official list: we check it with you before the purchase, not after.

A NEMA 14-50 outlet is another option; its price is in the quote too. A charger plugged into that outlet charges at 40 A at most, under the 80% rule.

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For your project in Montréal

Electrician in Montréal

Panels, electrical services, plexes and renovations in all 19 boroughs.

Chargers in apartment buildings (in French)

Écorecharge’s infrastructure stream: 50% of expenses, up to $120,000 per building.

EV charger rebates

Écorecharge, RénoPlex and municipal programs, checked on the official websites.

Frequently asked questions in Montréal

Does the City of Montréal subsidize an EV charger?

Not for a charger on its own. On October 11, 2026, no program of the City or of a borough pays for a charger on its own. According to our rebate guide (September 12, 2026), RénoPlex pays $370 per dwelling to connect a charger, but as part of a renovation project.

I live in a duplex. Am I eligible for Écorecharge’s $600?

Yes, stream 1A covers buildings with 1 or 2 dwellings, duplexes included, if you own or lease long term an electric vehicle registered in Québec. The $600 applies to the charger only, not to the installation.

What about a triplex or a condo?

That’s another Écorecharge stream, which can go up to $5,000 for the purchase and installation of an individual charger. In a condo, the syndicate generally has a say on access to common areas and on sharing the consumption.

Does the electrical service have to be redone for a charger?

Not necessarily. The load calculation decides: a dedicated circuit is enough if the service has the margin, a load controller can avoid the work if it’s tight, and otherwise we increase the capacity with Hydro-Québec.

How much does an installed charger cost in Montréal?

The price of a FLO installed in a single-family house, charger included, depends on the room in the panel and the distance to the charger: you get it in the written quote, free of charge. A service to upgrade, a long route or a finished wall to repair are extra.

Which boroughs do you serve?

All 19, from Ahuntsic-Cartierville to Verdun, for houses, plexes and apartment buildings.

Can I install the charger myself?

No, if it connects to the panel: a charger circuit requires an RBQ licence, subcategory 16.0. Only a charger that plugs into an existing, compliant 240 V outlet is an exception.

Sources · Checked on October 11, 2026

EV charger · Montréal

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