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Municipal pools, arenas and sports facilities: access, fees and safety

Most Quebecers live minutes from public sports facilities — often without knowing, and sometimes at a reduced fee they ignore. Here is how to find them.

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Most Quebecers live minutes from public sports facilities — often without knowing, and sometimes at a reduced fee they ignore. Here is how to find them.

What is offered is not on tourist pages

Start with your municipality's or borough's recreation programme: that is where free swim and free skate hours, room rentals and resident rates are published. A neighbouring city may charge twice as much to non-residents.

Official sources

Sources: Quebec — municipalities (https://www.quebec.ca/en/government/municipal-management); Quebec — sports and recreation (https://www.quebec.ca/en/education). Checked September 20, 2026 — amounts, deadlines and fees are not reproduced here: confirm with the official source.

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