City Highlights
Montréal is another vibrant city hub. Host to the Canadian Grand Prix of Formula One, Montréal is the second largest French-speaking city in the world after Paris. The region is known for advanced technologies in gaming, multimedia, robotics, smart packaging, 3D and AI, and life sciences and health technologies.
Entertainment - Montréal is a video game industry powerhouse, built on the legacy of strong digital arts, software development and AI industries. It is in the top five largest video game development hubs in the world with over 140 games studios and 15,000 experts.
The wider ecosystem boasts over 179,000 IT professionals and over 5,000 companies with key players in tool development and service providers, such as audio services, quality assurance, publishing, and localisation. Ubisoft, EA, Eidos, Epic, Gameloft and many more international studios chose the region to develop globally successful games.
Life Sciences - Greater Montreal is one of the east coast’s leading life sciences regions. The scientific excellence of Montréal institutions is recognised around the world, and several major investments have been made, including the new McGill (MUHC) and Université de Montréal (CHUM and CHU Sainte-Justine) mega hospitals.
