Let me ask you a question。
Do you know what the second largest city in canada is
Not vancouver, not calgary。
It's montreal。
When a lot of people mention studying in canada, the first reaction in their minds is toronto and vancouver。
I have lived and worked in both cities for some time, and, to be honest, the humanities, technology and happiness are good enough。
But i didn't find out until i went to montreal
The amount of gold in this city is really underestimated by too many chinese families。
What's so great about montreal
It has opportunities for north american cities and european cities of romance。
There is a unique cultural climate in the french community and a much more friendly cost of living than toronto and vancouver。
Take the student's worst apartment。
In april 2026, canada reported an average listing of rents in cities:
:: vancouver: approximately 2700 ca/month
• toronto: approximately c$2,400 per month
• montreal: approximately c$ 1900 per month
Also in large canadian cities, the rent in montreal is between $500 and $800 per month lower than in toronto and vancouver。
For a year, the rent alone will cost 450,000 yuan。
It saves the money for good food
Not only is it cheap, but it's hardcore
You can have coffee in montreal, go to old town, watch the festival。
It also has access to very hard-core industrial resources such as ai, games, aviation, finance。
It is these two universities that deserve the greatest international attention。
First: mcgill university
This school can be said to be unknown。
Top one, qs 2026, ranked 27th world, first in canada。
It is located in the centre of montreal, with a strong academic reputation and high international recognition。
The popular professions include medicine, law, management engineering, computers, life sciences, psychology, etc。
They are particularly suitable for students with strong academic skills, who want to hit world-renowned schools, future graduate students, medicine, law, finance, science and technology。
Second: university of montreal
Many chinese families are not familiar with this school。
But in canada and in the french-speaking world, there is a lot of weight。
Qs 2026 ranked 168th in the world and canada seventh。
It is a very important research university in quebec, under the umbrella of the hec school of business and engineering。
Strong directions include artificial intelligence, computers, medicine, life sciences, pharmacology, psychology, commerce and engineering。
In particular, the ai area — montreal is already one of the world's most important centres of artificial intelligence。
The link between academic and industrial resources is too critical。
Smart study abroad
It's really a smart choice to go to montreal。
It has world-class universities, a higher sense of well-being, relatively friendly living costs and early access to bilingual english-french environments。
Of course, if you don't just want to read in the future, and if you want to think about local employment and identity planning in canada, then montreal will have to design a route ahead of schedule。
QuÉbec has a different route to study abroad than an and bc。
It is important to focus more on french skills, local jobs and professional matching。
If you want to know if you're not fit to go to montreal to study undergraduates, masters, or if you want to compare mcgill and the university of montreal with how to apply--
The comment section tells me what's going on and what's going on, and i'm going to help you plan a canadian study and identity path for you。
