Montreal Apartment Sizes

In the Province of Quebec, the total number of rooms contained in an apartment is used to indicate its size, rather than just the number of bedrooms. Each apartment has its own bathroom, which is considered a "half" room.

• 1-1/2: Bachelor or studio apartment. Contains one large room with a kitchenette and a bathroom.
• 2-1/2: Usually a small one-bedroom apartment. Contains a closed bedroom and a living-room with a kitchenette, and a bathroom OR (less often) a living/bedroom with full, closed kitchen and bathroom.
• 3-1/2: One-bedroom apartment: contains a closed bedroom, living-room and full kitchen.
• 4-1/2: Two-bedroom apartment.
• 5-1/2: Three-bedrooms OR 2 bedrooms plus a living room, dining room and kitchen.
• 6-1/2 & up: Three or four bedrooms and up (be sure to ask the owner how many closed bedrooms there are).
• "Rooms": This is a room in someone's home or apartment and is often furnished. Meals are occasionally included, but more often kitchen privileges are offered. Usually the people placing these ads are not students.
• "Shares": These are listings of people who have rented an apartment and are looking for at least one roommate. The apartment is usually furnished except for the available room. These ads are usually placed by students.

Where can I find information and resources on available apartments in Montreal?

You have made the first step by visiting this site, Federal Real-estate is a premier property management company in Montreal with a variety of accommodations in a variety of price ranges. The classified listings in local newspapers are often a good source of information about apartments to rent and many newspaper's classified listings are available on-line.