Montreal Canada

Description: Montreal is the second most populous city in Canada, the tenth most populous city in North America, and the most populous city in the province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as Ville-Marie, or “City of Mary”, it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-peaked hill around which the early city of Ville-Marie was built. The city has a population of 1,762,949, and a metropolitan population of 4,291,732.

Population: 1,762,949

Demographics: According to the 2021 census 60.3 % of the population of Montreal, or 1,038,940 residents are European, African (198,610; 11.5%, Middle Eastern (159,435; 9.3%), South Asian (79,670; 4.6%), Latin American (78,150; 4.5%), Southeast Asian (65,260; 3.8%), East Asian (64,825; 3.8%), Indigenous (15,315; 0.9%), and Other/Multiracial (23,010; 1.3%).

History: Archaeological evidence in the region indicate that First Nations native people occupied the island of Montreal as early as 4,000 years ago. Montreal was incorporated as a city in 1832. The opening of the Lachine Canal permitted ships to bypass the unnavigable Lachine Rapids, while the construction of the Victoria Bridge established Montreal as a major railway hub. By 1860, Montreal was the largest municipality in British North America and the undisputed economic and cultural center of Canada. Montreal was merged with the 27 surrounding municipalities on the Island of Montreal on January 1, 2002, creating a unified city encompassing the entire island.

Elevation: 6 m to 233 m

Climate: Warm-summer continental climate. Average annual temperature in Montreal is 7 C (44 F), the average for July is 21 C (70 F), the average for January is -9 C (16 F).

Attractions: Notre-Dame Basilica, Old Montreal, Mount Royal Park, Montreal Botanical Garden, Biodome de Montreal, Old Port of Montreal

Airports: Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport YUL, Montreal Metropolitan Airport YHU

Distance To City Centre: 20 km

Commute Length: 30 min

Average Cost: 65 CAD

Traffic Hours: 6:30 am – 8:30 am, 3:30 pm – 6 pm