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Forced mobility among homeless injection drug users and crack smokers in Montréal: This article focuses on the various actors in the urban setting who contribute to the increase in the forced mobility of homeless injection drug users and crack smokers in Montréal, Canada. The objective is to analyze who these actors are and how they contribute to increasing this forced mobility from the perspective of homeless injection drug users and crack smokers in relation to three needs : basic needs, acquisition of financial resources, and drug use. One hundred and six semi‐structured interviews were conducted among this population. The results indicate that various actors—police officers, community organization, peers, municipal administration, storekeepers, and residents—contribute to the forced mobility of this population in their daily activities. As for their needs, it is when they use drugs, sleep, or loiter that they are more likely to experience events of forced mobility. Police officers are by far the actors who contribute the most to this, often in a repressive way. The role of the municipality is also a determining factor in the daily activities of homeless injection drug users and crack smokers. Messages clés: Plusieurs types d'acteurs (policiers, organismes communautaires, pairs, administration municipale, commerçants et résidents) sont impliqués dans des évènements de mobilité forcée.Les policiers sont les plus impliqués dans les évènements de mobilité forcée.Concernant les besoins, consommer, dormir et occuper l'espace public sont à l'origine du plus grand nombre de déplacements forcés. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]