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The Province of Montreal is a proposal to separate the city of Montreal, its metropolitan region or its English and non-Francophone regions into a separate province from Quebec, becoming the 11th province of Canada.

A river runs around it

And not only is Montréal a bona fide island, it's 1) the largest island in what's called the Hochelaga Archipelago, which is comprised of 235 islands, and 2) the second most populated river island on the planet (behind Zhongshan in China). Montréal is located at the confluence of the mighty St.Jun 17, 2019

Background. Quebec, a province in Canada since its foundation in 1867, has always been the sole majority French-speaking province. ... The Constitution Act of 1982 was enacted without the Quebec National Assembly's symbolic approval.

Montreal, French Montréal, city, Quebec province, southeastern Canada. Montreal is the second most-populous city in Canada and the principal metropolis of the province of Quebec.

Ottawa. Canada's capital is also the second-largest city in Ontario with a regional population of close to 1.5 million people. Queen Victoria chose Ottawa as Canada's capital in 1857 as it was a defensible location situated on the border between Quebec and Ontario – the two provinces making up the country at the time.

Water in Montreal. Montreal is surrounded by water: the St. Lawrence River to the south, the Rivière des Prairies to the north, Lake Saint-Louis to the southwest, and Lac des Deux Montagnes to the west. ... Waterways around Montreal have many uses, including recreational fishing and swimming.

Montreal is North America's number one host city for international events. Montreal is home to the famous Cirque de Soleil and hosted the Summer Olympics in 1976. Montreal also played host to Expo 67, considered to be the most successful world's fair in the 20th Century.

Minneapolis-St. Paul. Just like Montreal is often lumped in with Laval, or even Ottawa, in certain surveys and assessments, and in conversation, we bring you the metropolitan area of Minneapolis-St. Paul.Jul 24, 2014

Well, for starters the main language of the city (in a fundamental way, not in a folkloric way) is not the same. Montreal is not wall-to-wall French only and there is a lot of bilingualism in the city, but it's still a world away from Vancouver linguistically. Both cities are laid-back - but in very different ways.Jan 31, 2013