Residents should report racism involving police, Montreal-Nord mayor says

Montreal Police Station 39 is shown in the Montréal-Nord borough, on Saturday, June 13, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

By The Canadian Press

Jun 14, 2026 | 11:38 AM

MONTREAL — Montreal-Nord’s mayor is urging residents who have experienced racial profiling, discrimination, or racist behaviour by police to come forward.

Christine Black made the appeal as Montreal-Nord, a borough on the northeast side of Montreal, continues to grapple with allegations involving the city’s officers assigned to local police station 39.

On Friday, Montreal police dismantled a night patrol unit and removed 16 officers from patrol duties amid allegations of racial profiling and discrimination.

Black says the scope of allegations came as a shock, though she acknowledged concerns about systemic racism in Montreal-Nord are not new.