Communities of Montreal
Montreal is one of the world’s most multicultural cities. Explore the history and presence of the communities that shape it — their neighbourhoods, institutions and businesses.
English-speaking community
One of Montreal’s founding linguistic communities.
→American community
Drawn by universities, business and the arts.
→French (France) community
A steady stream of newcomers from France.
→Italian community
Among the city’s largest and most rooted communities.
→Irish community
One of Montreal’s oldest communities.
→Scottish community
Architects of 19th-century commercial Montreal.
→Arab communities
A large, mostly French-speaking presence.
→Jewish community
A community woven into the city’s history.
→Haitian community
The largest French-speaking Caribbean community.
→German community
Among the earliest European settlers.
→Chinese community
Anchored by one of Canada’s historic Chinatowns.
→Mexican community
A growing presence in study and work.
→First Nations & Indigenous Peoples
Montreal stands on Tiohtià:ke, traditional Mohawk territory.
→Brazilian community
A vibrant and growing Lusophone community.
→Québécois community
The founding French-speaking majority.
→Greek community
A post-war community centred on Park Ex.
→Indo-Aryan (North Indian) communities
An umbrella for many South Asian peoples.
→Dravidian (South Indian) communities
Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada speakers.
→Spanish community
Iberian roots, distinct from Latin America.
→Lebanese community
One of the largest Arab-origin communities.
→Polish community
Established across a century of migration.
→Amazigh (Berber) community
The Indigenous peoples of North Africa.
→Algerian community
A major French-speaking Maghrebi community.
→Portuguese community
Rooted in the Plateau since the 1950s.
→Southeast Asian communities
An umbrella spanning many nations.
→Romanian community
A fast-growing Francophone-friendly community.
→Russian-speaking community
A diverse, post-Soviet community.
→Moroccan community
A multi-faith Maghrebi community.
→Vietnamese community
Established by refugees, now multi-generational.
→Ukrainian community
A century-old community, renewed today.
→Belgian community
A small, bicultural European community.
→Filipino community
One of the city’s fastest-growing communities.
→Egyptian community
Coptic Christian and Muslim, largely Francophone.
→Japanese community
Small, long-established, and disproportionately influential in the kitchen.
→Moldovan community
A recent community, spanning Romanian and Russian.
→Indian community
A national community spanning many languages and regions.
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