the CanadaVisa Team - 07 December, 2011
The business report, published in November, is aimed at a globalizing world where borders are disappearing, and young professionals are increasingly mobile, able to choose where they want to settle:
“With its hearty French and North American mix, this city of 3.6 million has a real soul thanks to low living costs and long winter evenings. And it is no slouch when it comes to good food, hip culture, well-appointed museums and efficient transportation.”
The report also brings up Montreal staples, like great universities, the nightlife, an extensive underground network of stores and restaurants, bike paths – and relatedly the invention of a public bicycle system embraced by the public called Bixi.
The report’s stated aim is to detail cities that are “both smart and well managed.”
Montreal is the biggest city in Quebec, and the second biggest in Canada. It is also a hub for new immigrants and opportunities, as detailed in a story in the November 2011 issue of CIC News: Quebec’s Attraction for Knowledge-based Workers.
