For reasons that remain a mystery, almost every lease in Montreal begins on July 1st. What this means, in practical terms, is that the days immediately surrounding June 30th / July 1st see a huge amount of activity in terms of people moving in, moving out, and leaving huge amounts of discarded furniture and belongings [...]
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Just For Laughs
Montreal is famous for being a city of festivals. The summer months see millions of people take to the downtown streets in celebration of many different cultural events that draw tourists in from all over the globe. One of the longest lasting and most famous of these is the Just For Laughs Festival. Since 1983, [...]
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Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day
Every June on the 24th, the entire province of Quebec drops whatever they are doing to participate in the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day festivities. Most communities across the province have special activities, parades or events planned for the 24th or the weekend that precedes it, and this holiday is the most important one of the summer for [...]
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French and English Universities
Montreal is a popular city amongst students not only from Quebec and Canada, but also those hailing from all over the world. The city is home to several universities, and the reputation of these schools draws so many students to the island that Montreal boasts the greatest ratio of post-secondary students per 100 residents in [...]
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Learning French
Ici, on parle francais ! More than 80 percent of the population of Quebec speaks French as a first language. In Montreal, which has a more balanced linguistic makeup, the ratio is about 50 percent Francophone. While it is possible to get by in the city by only speaking English, to do so over the [...]
