Montreal (Laval), QC


The Montreal metro area includes the inner ring of the entire Island of Montreal, Laval, and the urban agglomeration of Longueuil along with an outer ring of low-density cities and towns that are semi-rural.

Total Population: 4,098,927

(An increase of 6.91 % in the past 5 years.)

Census Data

  • Foreign Born - 846,645
  • Language Spoken at Home - 3,171,770

Quick Facts

  • Over 60% of the total population speaks French as their first language.

  • The largest French-speaking city in North America, and second in the world after Paris.

  • Second largest Italian population, second only to Toronto.

  • Largest Haitian population in Canada.

  • A population of over 250,000 Arabic peoples and home to 75% of the total Arab, Moroccan population of Canada. Other notable Arabic peoples are seen in the People Group Highlights below.

  • Largest Berber population in North America.

  • Canada's largest population of Cham, a Cambodian Muslim people group.

  • Almost 300K claim No Religious Affiliation.

  • Predominantly Roman Catholic; however, weekly mass attendance is among the lowest in Canada.

People Group Profiles

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PG Name Country Of Birth Affinity Bloc Primary Religion Baseline Population Total
AcadianUnited StatesEurasian PeoplesChristianity - Roman Catholic13,220
AfghanAfghanistanPersian-MedianIslam9,215
AlsatianFranceEurasian PeoplesNon-Religious710
Arab, AlgerianAlgeriaArab WorldIslam - Sunni54,635
Arab, DjiboutianDjiboutiArab WorldIslam - Sunni600
Arab, EgyptianEgyptArab WorldIslam11,644
Arab, IraqiIraqArab WorldIslam - Shia4,150
Arab, JordanianJordanArab WorldIslam1,175
Arab, LebaneseLebanonArab WorldIslam62,045
Arab, LibyanLibyaArab WorldIslam - Sunni590
Arab, MoroccanMoroccoArab WorldIslam - Sunni77,450
Arab, PalestinianIsraelArab WorldIslam5,300
Arab, SaudiSaudi ArabiaArab WorldIslam790
Arab, SyrianSyriaArab WorldIslam - Sunni16,515
Arab, TunisianTunisiaArab WorldIslam27,960
ArmenianArmeniaEurasian PeoplesChristianity - Orthodox18,410
Balanta, KentoheGuineaSub-Saharan AfricanEthnic Religions80
BasqueSpainEurasian PeoplesChristianity - Roman Catholic1,870
BelarussianBelarusEurasian PeoplesChristianity - Orthodox1,645
BengaliBangladeshSouth Asian PeoplesIslam - Sunni7,130
BenineseBeninSub-Saharan AfricanEthnic Religions1,535
Berber, KabyleAlgeriaArab WorldIslam - Sunni18,209
Berber, MoroccanMorocco Arab WorldIslam12,524
BretonFranceEurasian PeoplesChristianity - Roman Catholic6,040
Burkinabe, MossiBurkina FasoSub-Saharan AfricanIslam725