Business

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

jobs

65

international organizations

25

head offices

135,000

students

7

universities

11

million tourists per year

1,200

bars and restaurants

300

terrasses

40

hotels

60

cultural venues