Soraya Martinez Ferrada to be sworn in today as mayor of Montreal

Montreal mayor-elect Soraya Martinez Ferrada takes part in a press conference at city hall in Montreal, on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov

MONTREAL - Montreal's new mayor will formally assume the city's top role today during a swearing-in ceremony.

Soraya Martinez Ferrada, who arrived in Canada as a child refugee from Chile in 1980, takes over from outgoing Mayor Valérie Plante, who did not seek a third term.

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