Welcome Baby Box for Montreal parents now available for babies born on or after Jan. 1

The City of Montreal has now made its free Welcome Baby Box available to parents of babies born on or after Jan. 1, 2024. The box contains 12 educational and locally made items including “grow with me” pants, a bib, swim diapers, a toothbrush and two tickets to Espace pour la vie museums (entrance for babies is free).

The box is available to all residents of the city’s 19 boroughs, regardless of immigration status, and can be picked up at any of Montreal’s 45 city-run libraries. Parents must bring an official documents bearing proof of address, and proof of the child’s birth, within 12 months of the birth.

The baby box endeavour was a campaign promise made prior to Mayor Valérie Plante’s reelection in 2021.

“Montreal’s Welcome Baby Box arrives January 1! To support Montreal families, we will offer them this Welcome Baby Box starting January 1, 2024. It includes sustainable items and items from local businesses that will be useful in the life of their child. We want every child to have the same chance to succeed. This Welcome Baby Box is not just a gift. It’s also a great start for toddlers and their families in Montreal.”

La boîte montréalaise Bienvenue bébé arrive le 1er janvier! 👶🧸

Pour soutenir les familles montréalaises, nous leur offrirons cette boîte de bienvenue pour bébé à compter du 1er janvier 2024. Elle comprend des articles durables et d’entreprises d’ici qui seront utiles dans la… pic.twitter.com/QIR6MLhTxY

— Valérie Plante (@Val_Plante) August 21, 2023

This article was originally published on Aug. 21, 2023 and updated on Jan. 11, 2024.

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