Learn English or French in Montréal, the largest French-speaking city in the world outside of Paris, and enjoy culture around the clock, in both official languages. If you’re into the arts, film, food and fashion, you’ll fall in love with the city as soon as you arrive. Montréal offers a captivating mix of culture and diversity shaped by the French, the English, and immigrants from more than 80 countries.
Welcome from our School Director, Vanessa Bhola
Explore our ILSC Montréal campus before you arrive! Study English or French in the bright classrooms at our newly renovated, centrally located campus. Then relax in our “Student Street” where you can mingle, connect, and make new international friends. The sunny campus has beautiful city views, and our ILSC Café is equipped with professional coffee-making equipment for Barista Training in our Café Work Skills course.
Get excited by the variety of English and French programs available at our Montréal language school. Montréal is also an official test centre for IELTS, TEF/TEFaQ, OET & Cambridge. Whatever your language learning goal, we have options to help you achieve success!
Montréal is an official test centre for IELTS, TEF/TEFaQ, OET, and Cambridge. If you need one of these specialized language assessments for work, higher education, or immigration we are happy to help.
Assess your French language proficience for immigration to Canada or Quebec, higher education, or work.
Take the Occupational English Test designed to assess English specifically for health care professions.
Take the Cambridge Exams at one of our Authorized Cambridge Centres in Vancouver, Toronto, and Montreal.
Take the official IELTS Academic or General Test at our official test centres in Canada and the USA.
Montréal is a great student city, perfect for discovering Canada’s cultural diversity. Whether you study English or French, you’ll pick up words in both languages to help you navigate the city, connect with locals, and explore amazing year-round music, festivals, café culture, and great nightlife.
Discover Montréal on your own, or join ILSC activities and volunteer opportunities to meet other students, connect with locals, and explore all that the city has to offer.
Montreal’s beautiful Parc Jean Drapeau is filled with amazing natural and cultural attractions to explore. Check out the iconic Biosphere, originally built for Expo 67 and now an Environment Museum, enjoy a day at the La Ronde amusement park, check out music and culture at events like the Osheaga Festival or Fête des neiges de Montréal. Or get active and hike, ski, cycle, kayak, swim in this stunning urban park.
This masterpiece of gothic revival architecture built between 1824-1829 attracts more than 11 million visitors each year who come to explore its ornate gold-leaf and wood interiors, beautiful stained-glass windows and artworks, or in fact, to worship. Designated a National Historic Site of Canada, the basilica is a site for grand events, annual performances, and even an interactive light and music show.
North America’s largest open-air market brings together over 300 vendors selling a delicious variety of foods from cheese and vegetables, to honey, pastries, fish, sausages and more. Located in Montréal’s Little Italy neighbourhood Jean Talon Market is the place to get locally grown, raised and made culinary delights. Create your own masterpieces at home or grab a bite at one of the market restaurants.
Montréal is home to one of the world’s greatest botanical gardens. The 190-acre site includes more than 20 themed gardens reflecting different cultures, natural botanical wonders, and a little bit of whimsy. With its wide range of carefully curated and landscaped indoor and outdoor exhibits, the Botanical Garden is a magical place to learn something new or to relax and enjoy the outdoors.
This beautiful mountain park, for which the city of Montreal is named, is the perfect place to take in the city views and offers activities to enjoy year-round. Relax here with friends, or join a discovery walk, snowshoe excursion, and more. In summer be sure to check out the weekly Tam Tams. Les amis de la montagne also offer volunteer opportunities – a great way to meet locals and help with conservation.
Vieux Montreal, originally “Fort Ville-Marie" is the centre of the city’s French colonial history. With its cobblestone streets and 17th century architecture Old Montreal is one of the oldest urban areas in North America and offers a unique charm, and lots to explore. A walking tour is the perfect way to take in Old Montreal’s Victorian architecture and stunning sites and learn about some of the city’s history.
This annual 10-day festival takes place each year in late June to early July and energizes the city with musical talent from all around the world. In fact, it holds the Guiness World Record as the world’s largest jazz festival, with around 3,000 artists offering over 650 performances annually. Most of them can be enjoyed for free in outdoor venues around the city. The Montreal Jazz fest is a must see.
Canada’s oldest art museum, the Musée des Beaux-arts houses thousands of artworks in its permanent collection and showcases a variety of temporary exhibits on an ongoing basis. The museum’s exhibits are spread throughout 5 different pavilions and include international contemporary art, Quebec and Canadian art, sculpture, decorative arts, and more.
Choose the accommodation that’s right for you. Whether you want to live with a family or live independently, our student accommodation team is here to support you.
Are you looking for a home away from home? Be welcomed into an ILSC Montréal Homestay family, and experience cultural and language immersion in a supportive living environment.
Feeling adventurous? Stay with other students or travelers. ILSC can connect you student residence or apartment living options to fit your budget and preferences.
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Learn more about the Daniel Lefort Memorial Scholarship, offered to two students each year for study at ILSC Montréal.
*Prices displayed in a local currency are approximate and based on daily exchange rates, which fluctuate. Invoices and payments for programs will be in the destination currency.