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Key downtown data
Downtown Montréal is Quebec’s economic, academic, and cultural engine. This gateway to tourism in Quebec is not only a business district, but also a place to live, boasting the country’s fastest-growing population.
Downtown Montréal shines with the diversity of its offerings: you’ll find thousands of shops, as well as museums, restaurants, hotels, and many activities all year round, whatever the season.
Every day, more than 500,000 people including tourists, workers, residents, and students pass through the streets of downtown.
A few data points about the region
300,000
300,000
jobs
65
65
international organizations
25
25
head offices
135,000
135,000
students
7
7
universities
11
11
million tourists per year
1,200
1,200
bars and restaurants
300
300
terrasses
40
40
hotels
60
60
cultural venues