Montréal

Montréal

QS Staff Writer

Updated July 15, 2025 Updated July 15

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Montréal is multicultural, multilingual and is widely referred to as Canada’s “cultural capital”.

Montréal is home to several of Canada's highest-ranking institutions, including McGill University and the Université de Montréal. The city is also a regular contender in lists of the world’s best places to live – and it seems students agree.

As a French-speaking city in a largely English-speaking nation that has experienced mass immigration from across the world, Montréal is known for its multicultural makeup and inclusive ethos.

It’s also renowned for its laidback yet lively lifestyle, attractive boulevards, thriving creative industries, café culture, and eclectic range of arts venues, live performances and nightlife.

What’s your favorite thing about studying in Montréal? Share your experience.

Internationally ranked universities in Montréal 

McGill UniversityUniversité de MontréalConcordia University

 

 To find out how each of the above categories is calculated, view the methodology.

This article was originally published in December 2015 . It was last updated in July 2025

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