The heart of downtown Montréal is home to the Quartier international, an international quarter with a resolutely global outlook, devoted to hosting foreign visitors.

Within its boundaries, the Quartier international contains the Palais des congrès, the ICAO and the Montréal World Trade Centre. This quarter alone is home base to more than 80% of international organization employees. Just next door, Cité du multimédia houses up-and-coming young companies focused on new economies, information technologies and telecommunications. And at the north-western edge of the quarter is the Business Centre, the pacesetter for Quebec's economic nucleus.

The Quartier international's prestige is further enhanced by its proximity to major real estate projects like Place d'Armes, Notre-Dame Basilica, head offices of major Canadian banks, large stores and major hotels. From a tourism perspective, the quarter is exceptionally blessed; it is in the heart of a territory that contains major tourism draws like Old Montréal, the Old Port and Chinatown.