Little Burgundy

• Little Burgundy’s population dropped from 14,710 in 1966 to just 7,000 in 1973.
• .In 1991, public housing was 39.3% of all housing in Little Burgundy and nearly 55% of the area’s rental housing
• The Coloured Women’s Club of Montreal founded atLittle Burgundy, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
• Little Burgundy, which was once home to 90 per cent of the city’s Black residents, by 1996 was now home to only 2 per cent of all Blacks in Montreal
• Habitations Jeanne-Mance was the first public housing project built in Quebec and second housing project in Canada after Regent Park in Toronto.
• The Lachine Canal is regarded as a National Historic site since 1996
• Gentification is the process whereby the character of a neighbourhood changes through the influx of wealthier residents and investment.
• Rufus Nathaniel Rockhead was designated a National Historic Person by the federal government on January 19, 2024
• Between 1968 and 1978, 1441 units of low-income public housing were constructed in Little Burgundy