Stm: everything we know so far

The Société de transport de Montréal (STM) is extending its “move along” order across its network until April 30, 2027, saying the measure has helped improve safety and conditions in the metro. Stm has emerged this Friday as one of the stories drawing attention in Canada.

Key facts

• The Société de transport de Montréal (STM) is extending its “move along” order across its network until April 30, 2027, saying the measure has helped improve safety and conditions in the metro.
• In an effort to improve the sense of safety within the city’s metro network, Montreal’s transit agency (STM) is extending the ban on loitering in stations until April 30, 2027.
• The STM said an analysis of winter operational data shows several indicators have improved or remained stable since the order was introduced in mid-March 2025.
• The STM reported a 22 per cent drop in service interruptions lasting five minutes or more due to disruptive behaviour.
• Montreal's ban on loitering in the Metro is working, says STM, so it's extending it.

What we know

Going deeper, In an effort to improve the sense of safety within the city’s metro network, Montreal’s transit agency (STM) is extending the ban on loitering in stations until April 30, 2027.

On the substance, the STM said an analysis of winter operational data shows several indicators have improved or remained stable since the order was introduced in mid-March 2025.

Beyond the headlines, the STM reported a 22 per cent drop in service interruptions lasting five minutes or more due to disruptive behaviour.

More precisely, Montreal's ban on loitering in the Metro is working, says STM, so it's extending it.

It is worth noting that STM closing 3 Montreal Metro station entrances due to 'undesirable behaviour.

By the numbers

At this stage, the transit agency said the order, which allows special constables to intervene when facilities are used for non-transit purposes, was applied nearly 2,500 times per month during the winter period.

On a related note, From November 2025 to March 2026, compared with the same period a year earlier, the number of people escorted out at closing time dropped by 36 per cent, according to the agency, while those escorted out during operations fell by two per cent.

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On the substance, Gas prices pass $2/L once again at many Montreal stations.

The wider context

On a related note, Officials say the tool is meant to address behaviours that can affect the sense of safety among riders and employees.

Going deeper, Montreal transit shutdown looms as tribunal approves STM weekend strike.

On the substance, Pressure mounts as another STM transit strike looms.

Beyond the headlines, Montreal’s public transit authority says its move-along policy, which requires people in the Metro to be actively travelling, makes the network safer for commuters and has led to fewer disruptions.

More precisely, Advocates for the city's homeless population, however, continue to raise concerns about the effect on people simply seeking shelter.

The bottom line

• The STM said an analysis of winter operational data shows several indicators have improved or remained stable since the order was introduced in mid-March 2025.
• The STM reported a 22 per cent drop in service interruptions lasting five minutes or more due to disruptive behaviour.
• The transit agency said the order, which allows special constables to intervene when facilities are used for non-transit purposes, was applied nearly 2,500 times per month during the winter period.
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