During your first steps in Montreal, you will have the impression that the city is huge, that it takes ages to walk from St Denis to St Laurent and that your feet hurt (this might not only be an impression). Although public transports are usually convenient, you might want or need to rent a car in Montreal.
The government of Quebec has set up a system of subsidized daycare services for busy parents and professionals who work a lot and want to be sure their children are in good hands while they are at work.
There are about 120 different cultural communities and 75 different languages in Montreal.
Montreal’s museums offer varied pieces, from classic history museums to avant-garde galleries.
Montreal’s newspapers reflect the spirit of the city: there is a colourful, diverse and bilingual press. As Montrealers are (or tend to be) bilingual, Montreal’s newspapers have to offer content for the entire population.
Why do so many French people choose to immigrate to Montreal?
The main Canadian airlines who fly both inside Canada and Worldwide are: Air Canada, Air Transat, Sun Sky Airline, WestJet Airlines, CanJet.
Montreal has 4 main markets: Jean Talon, Atwater, De Maisonneuve and Lachine; apart from these four markets, some neighbourhood markets are organized throughout the city.
After a decade of working in the relocation industry I have heard our Montreal-bound clients mention over and over again that they would like to “live a few minutes from a metro station”. As there are only 68 metro stations in the Greater Montreal area and large portions of the island are not served by the metro system, the truth is that most Montrealers live a bus ride away to the nearest metro.
From the west to the east side, Canada's rivers offer vast opportunities of discovering the country. Indeed, Canada has a lot of large rivers; they discharge nearly 9% of the world's renewable water supply.
