🗣️ The French language facilitates integration and administrative procedures, but since Montreal is bilingual, it's also an excellent opportunity to improve your English on a daily basis.
🌆 Montreal is attractive for many reasons:
🗣️ The French language facilitates integration and administrative procedures, but since Montreal is bilingual, it's also an excellent opportunity to improve your English on a daily basis.
A dynamic job market , particularly in catering, retail, startups, and events.
A reasonable cost of living compared to other major Canadian cities
A very active cultural and artistic scene
A student with a young student population and many potential roommates.
🎯 Montreal is also an excellent springboard for exploring the rest of the country once you are settled in.
Location: Southwestern Quebec
Distinguishing feature: a bilingual and cultural city, with a strong European and North American influence
Climate: humid continental, with hot and sometimes stormy summers and cold, snowy winters.
Population: approximately 2 million inhabitants
Must-sees: Old Montreal, Mount Royal, Quartier des Spectacles, Plateau Mont-Royal, Parc Jean-Drapeau, Notre-Dame Basilica, Jean-Talon Market, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Job types: receptionist, barista, bartender, waiter, cashier, front desk agent, chef, clerk, administrative assistant, laborer, cleaner, sales staff, warehouse logistics, dishwasher, receptionist, etc.
To live in Montreal with a Canadian Working Holiday Visa , you must follow the classic steps of the IEC (International Experience Canada) program.
🔹 Working Holiday Visa Service : Access our Canadian Working Holiday Visa application tutorial here . Start your Canadian Working Holiday Visa in Montreal by taking English classes: it's the ideal way to improve your skills, build a network, and take the time to look for a job and accommodation. Once you're comfortable speaking English, you can easily settle in another English-speaking city.
To settle in Montreal upon arrival, plan to:
Purchase insurance covering the entire duration of your stay (mandatory)
We do not have job assistance in Montreal. That said, you can get help online from the Vancouver office with all your administrative procedures (SIM card, bank account, social security number, housing, etc.); taking English classes at the beginning of your stay will give you a solid foundation to start your experience.
To obtain your Working Holiday Visa in Montreal , you must:
Be between 18 and 30 years (up to the day before your 31st birthday)
Possess a valid Belgian passport
Have at least CAD 2,500 in savings (proof of funds)
Take out health insurance for the entire duration of your stay
To have a clean criminal record
Being selected for the EIC program
It all depends on the package you choose. Our Canada packages start at €1,599 in 2025. If you'd like to take English courses, you can generate your own quote below – this will give you a price range, but we recommend contacting us, as promotions are not always shown on auto-generated quotes.
✅ Montreal is a more affordable city than Toronto and Vancouver if you want to start your adventure on a tighter budget
This school also has locations in Toronto and Vancouver (possibility of combining courses in different cities).
Age: 16+
Intensive English, intensive French, or exam preparation courses such as IELTS.
Option to take online courses before departure.
Intensive courses in the morning | Extra-intensive courses in the morning and afternoon.
Minimum duration of 2 weeks, maximum of 24 weeks, courses start every Monday.
Our partner school offers several types of English courses, allowing each of you to find a formula adapted to your needs.
Choose from:
Your main courses:
Your elective courses
This school is part of our guaranteed Working Holiday Visa program.
Cities marked with an asterisk (*) are eligible for Job Assistance
Cities marked with an asterisk (*) are eligible for Job Assistance
Cities marked with an asterisk (*) are eligible for Job Assistance
