There are lots of reasons for locating your business in Montréal
Montréal is a strategic geographic location for any business. Cosmopolitan and multicultural, Greater Montréal is a leading financial, industrial, commercial and cultural centre. In fact, Montréal is the only large bilingual city in North America.
A mosaic of neighbourhoods make for great quality of life. Montréal is a vibrant, inspiring city for entrepreneurs looking to create and succeed.
Montréal, a cosmopolitan metropolis
- Covering 500 km2 with 267 km of shoreline
- 1.9 million inhabitants
- 16 municipalities, including the city of Montréal, itself consisting of 19 boroughs
Montréal, a creative international city
- 68 international organizations
- One of the top cities for international conventions in North America
- A choice destination for eco-friendly international events
- Close to 2,000 foreign subsidiaries
- Major cultural and sports events
Montréal, an excellent geographic location
- Near the United States
- Access to the St. Lawrence and one of the largest ports in North America
- Direct air connections to 140 international destinations from Montréal-Trudeau airport
Montréal, a highly skilled labour force
- 1.2 million jobs
- 60% of Montréalers have college or university degrees
- 2nd city in North America for the number of university students per capita
- 57% of Montréalers are bilingual (French-English) and 20% are trilingual
- Canada's university capital
- 11 large universities and specialized schools
- A diverse population, with 40,000 immigrants arriving every year
Montréal, a dense and efficient urban transit system
- 3rd most-used metro (subway) system in North America, with 68 stations on 4 lines
- 200 bus routes
- Among the top 10 cycling cities in the world, with over 550 km of bike paths
- A self-serve bike system with 460 stations and 5,200 bicycles in use
- A 31-km underground pedestrian network, used by 500,000 people daily
Montréal, a vast network of organizations supporting entrepreneurship
- Access to consulting services, from start-up to growth
- Access to a variety of financing programs
- Access to a broad range of training and workshops
Montréal, a variety of high value-added industries
- 64,000 businesses
- Canada’s R&D capital, with 200 research centres
- Many leading-edge industries and advanced technologies:
- telecommunications
- aerospace
- pharmaceuticals
- finance
- biotechnology
- digital
- design and fashion
- information and communications technologies
- bio-food
- transportation and logistics
- culture
With its bold entrepreneurial community, Montréal offers fertile ground for innovative projects.
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Montréal, Québec, H4N 1H2
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Montréal, Québec, H4G 1T9
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Montréal, Québec, H3A 1E4
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Montréal, Québec, H2S 2M2
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Montréal, Québec, H1E 2Z6
514 494-2606