Volunteer
Opportunities
in Montreal

• Sollicité / Éco-quartier Peter McGill Programme environnemental du centre-ville de Montréal encourageant les citoyen·ne·s à améliorer la qualité de leurs milieux de vie et à réduire l’impact sur l’environnement de leur mode de vie. Downtown Montreal environmental program encouraging citizens to improve the quality of their living spaces and reduce the environmental impact of their way of life.

Mégot Zéro Program - Maintenance of urban ashtrays

Offer number: 02055

Valid until: 15-12-2026

• Sollicité / Éco-quartier Peter McGill Programme environnemental du centre-ville de Montréal encourageant les citoyen·ne·s à améliorer la qualité de leurs milieux de vie et à réduire l’impact sur l’environnement de leur mode de vie. Downtown Montreal environmental program encouraging citizens to improve the quality of their living spaces and reduce the environmental impact of their way of life.

Activity sector(s)

• Agriculture and Environmental Protection
• Other

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Type(s) of activity Gardening and Environmental Protection Event Support Other

District Ahuntsic-Cartierville Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Lachine LaSalle Le Sud-Ouest Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve Montreal-Nord Outremont Saint-Léonard Ville-Marie Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension

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Context of the mandate

Sollicité is looking for motivated volunteers to support the activities of its Mégot Zéro program. As part of Mégot Zéro, our team is responsible for maintaining urban ashtrays. With our technician, take part in a task that aims to encourage the public to use equipment in good condition and accessible, and thus reduce pollution caused by cigarette butts on the ground.

Tasks

Volunteer Tasks:

• support for the removal of outdoor ashtrays in various boroughs of Montreal (accompany our technician on an electric bike or in an electric van, with safety equipment and materials provided by Sollicité)
• help with the cleaning of ashtrays with our technician at our workshop, located in Peter-McGill (short training beforehand)
• help with cleaning and placing stickers on ashtrays with our outdoor technician in various boroughs of Montreal (short training beforehand)

Desired qualifications

You are:

• comfortable with using an electric bike
• able to perform outdoor tasks
• in good physical condition
• able to communicate in French

Expected level of involvement

Schedule:

• Tuesdays and Fridays until December 15, 2026 inclusive
• From 9am to 5pm (lunch provided)
• Flexible, validate your availability in advance with the team

In the event of an unjustified last-minute cancellation, we reserve the right to terminate your future volunteer participation in this project.

Perks we offer

• Attestation of Hours Worked (upon request)
• Reference letter (upon request)
• Meal or snack

Spoken Language(s) Unilingual French accepted Bilingual FR-EN accepted

Specific Criteria Accepts small groups (under 5 people) Accepts tourists One-time or short-term commitment (2 months or less)

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Profiles of volunteers accepted:

• Individual

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Availability(s) sought by the organization

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