Montreal

ALPR status

The SPVM briefly deployed a fixed ALPR camera in Montreal, then withdrew it under public scrutiny — but the contract and stated intent remain. In early August 2026 a Genetec Cloudrunner CR-H2 stationary plate-reader — the first fixed ALPR on a public road in the city — was found on a lamppost on Boulevard Henri-Bourassa in Rivière-des-Prairies (Radio-Canada, 2026-08-12). The same day, after the report, the SPVM confirmed the camera was its own and removed it, saying it had been installed temporarily to 'support targeted investigation work' and was pulled 'to preserve ongoing investigation strategies.' It ran under an October 2025 rental contract for four Genetec Cloudrunner units ($17,134, dossier 1742638) — a below-threshold purchase with no public tender or council process; the SPVM said further cameras 'could be added' as investigations require, and access to captured images is 'reserved exclusively' to investigators. The City administration and the Agence de mobilité durable said they had not been informed of the deployment. Separately, the SPVM has operated a mobile ALPR system (SRPI) on roughly 30 patrol vehicles for over a decade.