Montrealers will gather downtown on Wednesday for one of many Remembrance Day ceremonies taking place across the country. The city’s main commemoration takes place at Place du Canada just before 11 a.m. READ MORE: The ceremony is expected to begin with a military parade followed by speeches, the laying of wreaths by dignitaries and a 21-gun salute. Organizers say the rounds will be blank and pose no danger, but could cause temporary hearing discomfort. The ceremony pays tribute to Canada’s war veterans and to the men and women in uniform who serve or served the country. Canadians are also asked to observe two minutes of silence at 11 a.m. to mark the moment that fighting formally ended in the First World War on Nov. 11, 1918. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 11, 2026.
