Montreal Quebec is described as romantic, elegant, a city full of joie de vivre. It’s said to resemble Vienna, a vibrant place full of memories, dreams and festivals. Located on an island at the junction of the St. Lawrence and Ottawa rivers, Montreal possesses all those characteristics…but also has a solid history as a gigantic trading post.

Its harbor can accommodate more than 100 ocean going vessels. This sophisticated city is a wonderful place for your next holiday. The city has many ethnic groups represented; yet the majority of its population is French-speaking, making it the second-largest French-speaking metropolis in the Western world.

Montreal is made up of two parts:

• The Old City - a maze of narrow streets, restored buildings and old houses
• The modern Montreal - with its skyscrapers, theaters, museums, nearly 7600 restaurants and glittering nightlife.

The second largest city in Canada, Montreal is a vibrant center of commerce, industry, culture, finance and world affairs. It's the largest inland port in the world and is one of the most important. As one of the most important ports in Canada, it is a trans-shipment point for grain, sugar, petroleum products, machinery, and consumer goods. For this reason, it has always been an extremely important rail city, home to the headquarters of the Canadian National Railway.

Montreal industries include:

• Pharmaceuticals
• High technology
• Finance
• Textile
• Clothing manufacturing
• Higher education
• Electronic goods
• Software engineering
• Building and city engineering
• Transportation devices
• Printed goods
• Fabri
• Aerospace
• Tobacco.

Montreal is also a vibrant centre of Canadian film and television production. The operational headquarters and five studios of the Academy Award-winning documentary producer the National Film Board of Canada can be found here, as well as the head offices of Telefilm Canada, the national feature-length film and television funding agency. Montreal is a popular filming location for feature-length films, and sometimes stands in for European locations.