Technology, Innovation and Creativity

Montréal is a vibrant metropolis that runs 24-7 on the energy produced by a new generation of young, multicultural, educated highly-creative people. Thanks to their innovation and creativity, Montréal has emerged as a hot spot in several leading technology sectors including life sciences, aerospace and information and communications technology (ICT).

Find out more on Montréal’s Technology Clusters.

Montréal boasts 11 institutions of higher learning, including four major universities. Two are French-language, and two are English-language institutions: 

• Université de Montréal (UdeM)
  
• Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
  
• McGill University
  
• Concordia University
  

Altogether, nearly 170,000 students are enrolled in Montréal universities, representing the greatest concentration of university students in North America on a per capita basis. International organizations thus benefit not only from a large skilled workforce, but also from a strong development pool.