8 things you need to know before moving to Montreal 

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I was born and raised in Montréal. I went through the English school system but I switched to French for my masters degree. Thanks for this wonderful video. Many people who move here complain about the city but I couldn't live anywhere else.

For those thinking of taking the public transport, when you buy a metro ticket you automatically have access to a bus ride as well!! as long as its in within a certain time frame

Congratulations on your video. Among the many English-language videos of the "what you need to know before moving to Montreal" variety, yours is one of the rare ones to insist on the importance of learning French. Félicitations and merci for your show of respect.

interessant la façon que tu amènes la question de la langue en montrant que tu fais un effort…les québecois ne demandent pas un français parfait, seulement de démontrer un effort d'integration et un respect…and its a lifetime chance to learn a second language

When you jokingly said that McDonalds has the best poutine in Montreal i totally cringed lol. Great video!

This is the best intro to Montréal ever. Thank you for putting Montreal’s cultural distinctiveness in the forefront.

I’ve watched a LOT of these kinds of videos about different cities, including Montreal. This one is by far the most helpful, engaging, and entertaining.

Great review and a good point ! Thank you for reviewing my city !

Great video on Montreal. We moved here recently and absolutely love it! Keep those great vids coming :)

Great job! You made me miss Montreal terribly and accurately captured it

Superbe vidéo sympathique. Je suis un vieux montréalais et je peux confirmer que tu rends à ma ville adorée tout ce qu'elle mérite.

Watching this cutie presenting Montreal makes me remembering how amazing this city was before covid. I really miss the good old days!

So helpful! Love your energy and humor, Dane!😃

I like your high energy presentation of this great city. I love the architecture, the French culture and the best cuisine in North America! I am not a fan of poutine, but that version with smoked meat on St Laurent - just steps from Schwartz' deli does look appealing! So much to love in Montreal, and you seem to have a good grip on the language. It is one of my favorite cities in the world. I am not even Catho.ic, but inside the Basilica de Notre Dame, you feel like you have arrived in heaven, with all the blue hues.

Pretty good intro to the city. I've lived 10years in Mtl and have been away for 10years now. I miss the food, festivals and the summers, but not shoveling or commuting in the winter for sure :)

You made my city look so appealing! It even convinced me 😂 Especially the part about the restaurants.

thank you so much for this!! Your personality steals all the video, love it!!

This was a joy to watch! Would love to move here some day

I may not want to move to Canada (only due to the snowy winters!) but still subscribed to your page, because your presentation style is so enjoyable... Thanks! 🙂

you are KILLING this! loving the energy

Love your high energy! Actually, this is what Montreal is all about, high energy, free spirit, many different cultures respecting one another, many different ethnic groups mixing together and the song Summertime definitely belongs to Montreal Québec since we celebrate summer here, even under the rain. You forgot to mention a very important event happening at Mont Royal every Sunday, les tam-tams! Bring a picnic and come listen to the many percussionists that reunite with their mesmerising rythms :)

Really entertaining host! I've lived in Montreal for a long time, but was still a fun video to watch

Great positive vibes! Very informative! Thank you!

Okay first of all I love you and I've binged the Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal videos already they are so good. second, LMAOO that traffic moment was amazing, great timing to those drivers lol

Living in Montreal. With public transports having a car are only an option and it’s not necessary. The STM monthly pass are now 90,50$ since first of July. You can practice many activities as walking,biking kayaking and fishing. In Winter time it’s possible to do cross country skiing,sledding and in all seasons hiking are a great activity

Love your Chanel! Thanks for Sharing this great tips.

The nightlife is hard to beat if you know where to go. Also, you REALLY want to learn some French and try to speak it everywhere. But you will be able to function just fine almost everywhere (unless you are trying to cruise in that nightlife) regardless of your actual level of French. The rate of bilingualism is high in Montreal, and most here speak 'some' English, with many fluent. If they see you 'trying' but having a hard time, the vast majority will switch to English. The important thing is that you try. Oh... And pot is legal in Canada.

Yes to you. I enjoyed everything about this. Well done.

I love you, thank you for keeping French alive!

Thanks for the video! I enjoyed! 🎉

Oh my god what a beautiful city it is....love from Kerala India...❤️

This is a most enjoyable video. I grew up in Montreal.

great video, engaing and informative video, thanks for all the tips.

Thanks for tbe video, it'll be very useful!

Oh my God what a beautiful Montreal

Great video, very well represented of ‘my” awesome city …. Really enjoy your humour 😉🥳🤩

Très bien résumé pour Montréal. Pas facile de tout dire en 8:00! Ma suggestion: Montréal se visite bien en “parcours” thématiques. Par exemple, le boulevard St-Laurent et l’immigration est assez instructif. Ou encore: un parcours culinaire au travers différents quartiers. Bonne visite!

Bravo! Fun video et belle intégration!

Absolutely love your videos.

Merci pour ce bon vidéo. Good to see you sharing your love for the town. Et ton français est très bien mon ami.

What a beautiful city!! I want to visit one day

Thanks for sharing this video. It almost seems like it isn't even a part of Canada. The cultural mix is awesome!

Awesome video! Thanks for mentioning the arts and music scene. I'm all in Montreal!

Love this man ♥️ also from 🇨🇦

Merci de bien représenter ma ville et bienvenue à Tous!🤩👍😘

Great vid. We lived in MTL for a year. Way colder than Winnipeg. We loved the bagels.

Thanks for useful informations

Incredible video. Cheers!

Tu es parfait! Merci de nous avoir rejoint!

I love Montreal so much that this video makes me emotional.my job prospects are limited because I don't speak the language yet.Campared to Vancouver,Montreal is so full of culture and energy !! One day I'll call this city home...

Love the Celine Dion shimmy! ♥️

Hey man you did it brilliantly that you captured both my attention and my heart (...)

All I needed was that Celene solo tonight. 😂😍 I’m digging your content!

Great video!

Thank you!

Enjoyed your video.. you have some interesting highlights ..Vancouver has lifestyle due to mild weather ..you have culture ..always impressed by my (all too infrequent) stays here .. thanks

Bro you've a lot of energy, I love your videos if you decide to make some vlogs for something please consider it.

Félicitations, votre francais est vraiment très bon!!! Thank you for the very nice critic of our great city!!!

lmao when you started dancing i immediately hit the like button

Well done!

Have a try at the Portuguese chicken and Chorizo saussage poutine at La Poule Mouillée! Plus, they sell wonderful Portuguese pasteis de Natas for dessert!

Wow this is so nice and beautiful.

I can confirm, Montreal smoked meat on a poutine is heavenly. You can't possibly go wrong by combining the two best foods in the world.

Love going to Montreal from Toronto..Winter time in Montreal like Toronto if you live near the subway You are able to get to the underground city Which has everything you need for winter. If not It takes you closer to somewhere that has what you need One of the downsides of Montreal is in deed traffic Keeping in mind many people are traveling from the east coast to west And West to east Many of them stay in Montreal over night And view the city Old port is packed with people wanting to see alittle taste of europe with cobble stone roads The A20 is always under construction And always has a crash choking the traffic back for miles Never use it on a longweekend You will spend most of it on that highway There is a by-pass highway Which has a toll to cross it...If i did not get stuck trying to merge over I would of spent the money lol If you are a foodie This is one of the great stops ...

I went to Montreal back in 2019

Awesome video

This guy deserves points for that incredible Celine Dion-inspired interlude!

Thank you very much Merci beaucoup

OMG ! I just moved here from LA! Thanks for this Video. Also, you’re fantastic!

Would love a typed out list of all the places, and neighbourhoods you visited in this video. I was born and raised in Vancouver and would love to explore the city as Im planning to make the big move 😇 I’m a flight attendant with the national carrier so learning French will give me a really go advantage! Thank you! Amazing video.

Beau travail!

He straight up chucked that Mickey D's poutine. Great video!

Dane! Randomly got this recommended me 😆

If you want a cute and fancy restaurant in old montreal check out Modavie, its so good! service was amazing, and my friends and I don't even speak french, they were so sweet!

Awesome video!! What is your opinion of Mont Royal, QC? Keep up the great work 👍

I’m definitely going to learn French.. if I plan on visiting Montreal on vacation Thank you for this video is very informative.

OK you convinced me :D thanks

My favourite poutine is from Chez Claudette on Laurier, across the road from Bar Sportif. The ragoût flavour poutine is out of this world.

Montreal looks so cool! ♡♡

Fairmount for sure!! :) Nice video.

As a Montrealer, i loved this video :)

Jeeeezzzz, the funniest part was when you've started to speak in french lolls " Vous devez parler le francais" HILLARIOUS!

the Mains smoked meat poutine is a good choice!!

You were excellent! Well done:)). Im a Montrealer and I want to visit those restos and neighbourhoods you hilighted:) lolol Montrealers are suffering these days...lots of poverty and healthcare woes...we need to go to restos to motivate ourselves with newness...new interior design..art..great food. Thats how we stay beautiful despite our poverty of finances. A coffee is $5 and we use our laptops for 5 hours doing our homework or contacting employers. Thank for promoting my city :'( ...:)))

I live in ville-marie✨😊❤ Love it!!🦋

Merci de les encourager à apprendre le français, très apprécié. Gros bisous!

'La Main' is not only good for its 'poutine' but also for great smoked meat. There is a lineup at 'Schwatrz' !? Well just cross the street to 'La Main' and have a wonderful smoked meat as good as Schwatrz or I should say even better. And you could try their 'Verenikas'. Kind of polish dumplings. Boiled or fried. I prefer the fried ones but its up to you. Have a nice tour of Montreal!

I've visited Montreal for many decades, and spent time there last month, and honestly it felt reeealllly slow, even on weekends. I had thought things would pick up after the pandemic lockdown. The tourist area was busy, but sidewalks/bars/restaurants outside of the tourist area (ie Old Montreal) were very slow. Lots of empty businesses, too, especially on Ste Catherine. I was pretty shocked how slow the Gay Village was, as I have been going there for 35 years. If you are into it, cannabis is legal in Canada, but the laws in Quebec are amongst the most restrictive in the country. You must be 21 years of age, and you have to go to a government store. Unlike other provinces, it is technically illegal to smoke it in public, but in Montreal it seems to be okay to do so.

Kinda just humming along with this video then the line hit me. "Gonna conclude this video my mowing down poutine" I identify with this statement.

perfect bro

Beautiful video

I'm thinking of moving to Montreal. Really looks like a nice, charming, diverse and welcoming city. I'm from Honduras, I speak Spanish and English, and I've been learning french past couple years, would love to practice it more in a french speaking environment. Merci beaucoup pour partager ces informations. Superbe vidéo ! 🙌🏼

I'm already learning French at 11th grade. Toronto and Vancouver are pretty expensive, but I heard Quebec is cheaper. I love Montreal, and I'll move there when I'm done with college/uni!

You made me laugh so hard when you said you imitate Celine Dion with that beard hahahahahahahaha that was super funny..

It’s crazy I was in that exact spot at a different point in time

4:25 yeah Danielle!

Yknow, we enjoy the spring and fall as well. We don't just emerge for the summer.

I am looking forward to moving Montreal next month with my lovely children

omg, this video is everything... :'D I'm debating between a few spots in Quebec to move to in 2023. I visited Montreal in 2018, but it was much more vacant in terms of foot traffic pretty much everywhere, unlike this footage here. I was there for 3 days and it felt like a ghost city. Pretty, though. Very pretty.