Underrated, up and coming hoods, with cheaper rent and rapidly changing vie de quartier include: Rosemont, Hochelaga, Verdun. It's less common for students and people that just moved here, a lot more locals. Neighbourhoods have very distinct personalities here, so go hang out on the main street of the hood on the weekend and see if it matches your vibe. Avoid the McGill Ghetto or downtown area unless you go to university there.
Renting Apartments in Canada now, all one finds for under over $1000 are over priced, mold infested, Cockroach infested and over noised, smelly pot drug apartments, unreal.. i ask when did this country Canada become like this.
I'm also an Australian learning French. I, along with lots of others, appreciate your videos. Every time I watch you I want to move to Canada. It just seems so perfect. So thank you for all of the information you share :)
When it says "électricité / chauffage / eau chaude" it means the electricity / heating / hot water are included in the price (you will not pay hydro-québec for those the landlord will, and it is generally cheaper that way).
Hey everyone! Before you ask, I'm still in London 😅 I filmed this video back in 2019, finally found the time to put it all together now - but hey new video!
Heated + hot water means it's included in the rent as a flat fee (it usually means the building has oil heating). If it's not included you pay it in your electricity bill.
Basements are a result of Canada's climate - as is so much else in the country ... Building Foundations have to be deeper than the 'frost line' and accordingly every apartment building (or house) has a basement - something not found in houses and buildings in warmer winter climes where foundations do not need to be so deep ie where the ground generally does not freeze to any important depth as it does in most of Canada east of the Rockies .... This additional space (usually in private homes) or has the additional spâce fixed up as an apartment - and which is usually rented out at a slightly cheaper rate than upper floors . The only problem is - as Lashan makes very clear ... - such apartments and living quarters tend to be darker .and generally more confined .
Wow thanks for this review and loved the google earth animation! Kudos :D Quick question, I'm in Toronto and thinking moving to MTL. Besides the neighbourhoods you mention, how does the Olympic Village area ranks? The MTL subway reaches pretty much everywhere (unlike Toronto which is none-sense), so I guess everywhere is good? I heard also of Laval and Lonquil but that's already kinda far I think? Thanks!!
Thank you so much! I worked so hard on that part 😅 See the pinned comment, around Olympic Park (Pie-IX) is basically Hochelaga. For Laval/Longueuil it depends on what you want - you'll find cheaper rent and larger flats/houses but I'd advise against it since it does end up quite far away from the city, and you'll likely need a car since it's way more suburban/residential, with big north American roads and shopping centres
This is quite insightful, glad RUclips suggested me the video 😌 I'm starting Uni in the fall of 2021 and these suggestion will definitely come in handy. Could you shed some light on what are the covid restrictions like in Montreal atm? Things to consider if you're coming to the city in the next few months.
Hello! Your video just pop up in my feed and I woundering if its possible to live comfortable in Montreal visout knowing french, just english? To make simple stuff such as going to the shops, to the cinema, to the doctor? also finding a job without knowing the French language?
Hi Daria! I have a bunch of videos about my experiences with this on my channel, it is possible to live in Montréal without french but it is very difficult, jobs are quite limited as most places require french fluency, in my experience the only ways around this are if you work in entertainment, or in the tech industry. I've heard from friends that jobs working in the backs of restaurants/non-customer facing will also let you work in just english - highly recommend learning french as fast as possible if you intend on moving here
I've read that simply walking around the area that interests you and looking for "for rent" signs may be a good idea. In looking up online apartment listings, something I am noticing is that there is somewhat of a "hollowing out of the middle" with those who advertise their apartments online; meaning that the online listings seem to consist of a few very nice and very expensive rentals that have very positive reviews and MANY listings that have very bad reviews (and I am not even looking up places with below average rental prices). It makes me think that for an average priced decent place that a landlord may not even need to advertise and good word of mouth gets around and if one walks through the area and sees the building that they can see the apartment right away and do their own "smell test". What do you think?
The rental housing market in Montreal is so so expensive and horrible,any places renting now for under $1250 .00 have to many problems,from bad noise levels to smokers and pot next door,cockroachs,mold,landlords all charging high prices for dirty apartments,in the last 3 years had to move 3 times do to these problems,just horrible high rents in Montreal,so hard to find a good place to live in Montreal anymore.
Actually it did throw me for a loop when I saw the header...! Regretable that things did not quite pan out for you in Mtl but, as you are a fatalist - things happen for a reason, right!? You managed to pick-up French and, have a grand old time (despite the procedural shenanigans) in one of the greatest cities in the world. Made loads of budies and gave you time to mature (wink) and allowed the constellations to align in your favour in London! Alea jacta est! Carpe diem! Bonne chance & je t'offre le voeux d'un artiste qui monte en scène: MERDE! That's ''Break a leg!'' in the West end!
Good luck 😅 I'd suggest looking for a 2-3 sublease instead, and then taking the time for a place that starts around July 1st - that's peak supply/demand/stress but there's also September 1st (for students moving in/out) and January 1st (to an extent)
Thanks for the tips, I was born in Montreal but I’ve been living abroad for the last 12 years and have never had an apartment in Montreal. I’m coming back to settle down soon and really needed tips. Super helpful, thanks man.
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Underrated, up and coming hoods, with cheaper rent and rapidly changing vie de quartier include: Rosemont, Hochelaga, Verdun. It's less common for students and people that just moved here, a lot more locals. Neighbourhoods have very distinct personalities here, so go hang out on the main street of the hood on the weekend and see if it matches your vibe.
Avoid the McGill Ghetto or downtown area unless you go to university there.
Great advice :)
This video is truly a great resource! Great content!
Thank you! 😊
That half basement with no balcony would be about $1600 in Toronto.
Great video man.
thank you!
Renting Apartments in Canada now, all one finds for under over $1000 are over priced, mold infested, Cockroach infested and over noised, smelly pot drug apartments, unreal.. i ask when did this country Canada become like this.
When would be the best time for students starting school in September to start looking for apartments and speak to landlords?
In July
If you're a young person the cheap convenient place would have been Verdun . Now its getting gentrified.
Mate I moved to Mtl with my fam last year from Aus. Absolutely no Sri Lankan restaurants. Wtf?
There's one! In plateau
Old parisian houses? Le plateau ? Never been in Paris!
😂 There's nothing as grand as Paris for sure, but for people from Australia/NZ the steep sloped roofs are similar enough to count haha
How can I get a girlfriend in Montreal ?
I'm also an Australian learning French. I, along with lots of others, appreciate your videos. Every time I watch you I want to move to Canada. It just seems so perfect. So thank you for all of the information you share :)
Thank you, it's messages like these that make all the effort worth it 😊
When it says "électricité / chauffage / eau chaude" it means the electricity / heating / hot water are included in the price (you will not pay hydro-québec for those the landlord will, and it is generally cheaper that way).
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Hey everyone! Before you ask, I'm still in London 😅 I filmed this video back in 2019, finally found the time to put it all together now - but hey new video!
You did a wonderful job putting it altogether!
@@Noorulabdeen Thank you! :)
Do you still have plans to go back to Montréal?
Heated + hot water means it's included in the rent as a flat fee (it usually means the building has oil heating). If it's not included you pay it in your electricity bill.
Basements are a result of Canada's climate - as is so much else in the country ... Building Foundations have to be deeper than the 'frost line' and
accordingly every apartment building (or house) has a basement - something not found in houses and buildings in warmer winter climes where
foundations do not need to be so deep ie where the ground generally does not freeze to any important depth as it does in most of Canada east of the Rockies .... This additional space (usually in private homes) or has the additional spâce fixed up as an apartment - and which is usually rented out at a
slightly cheaper rate than upper floors . The only problem is - as Lashan makes very clear ... - such apartments and living quarters tend to be darker .and generally
more confined .
Interesting! I had no idea that was why, good to know :)
Keep it up man!! Love the MTL content!
Wow thanks for this review and loved the google earth animation! Kudos :D Quick question, I'm in Toronto and thinking moving to MTL. Besides the neighbourhoods you mention, how does the Olympic Village area ranks? The MTL subway reaches pretty much everywhere (unlike Toronto which is none-sense), so I guess everywhere is good? I heard also of Laval and Lonquil but that's already kinda far I think? Thanks!!
Thank you so much! I worked so hard on that part 😅 See the pinned comment, around Olympic Park (Pie-IX) is basically Hochelaga. For Laval/Longueuil it depends on what you want - you'll find cheaper rent and larger flats/houses but I'd advise against it since it does end up quite far away from the city, and you'll likely need a car since it's way more suburban/residential, with big north American roads and shopping centres
This is quite insightful, glad RUclips suggested me the video 😌 I'm starting Uni in the fall of 2021 and these suggestion will definitely come in handy. Could you shed some light on what are the covid restrictions like in Montreal atm? Things to consider if you're coming to the city in the next few months.
Hello! Your video just pop up in my feed and I woundering if its possible to live comfortable in Montreal visout knowing french, just english? To make simple stuff such as going to the shops, to the cinema, to the doctor? also finding a job without knowing the French language?
Hi Daria! I have a bunch of videos about my experiences with this on my channel, it is possible to live in Montréal without french but it is very difficult, jobs are quite limited as most places require french fluency, in my experience the only ways around this are if you work in entertainment, or in the tech industry. I've heard from friends that jobs working in the backs of restaurants/non-customer facing will also let you work in just english - highly recommend learning french as fast as possible if you intend on moving here
I've read that simply walking around the area that interests you and looking for "for rent" signs may be a good idea. In looking up online apartment listings, something I am noticing is that there is somewhat of a "hollowing out of the middle" with those who advertise their apartments online; meaning that the online listings seem to consist of a few very nice and very expensive rentals that have very positive reviews and MANY listings that have very bad reviews (and I am not even looking up places with below average rental prices). It makes me think that for an average priced decent place that a landlord may not even need to advertise and good word of mouth gets around and if one walks through the area and sees the building that they can see the apartment right away and do their own "smell test". What do you think?
The rental housing market in Montreal is so so expensive and horrible,any places renting now for under $1250 .00 have to many problems,from bad noise levels to smokers and pot next door,cockroachs,mold,landlords all charging high prices for dirty apartments,in the last 3 years had to move 3 times do to these problems,just horrible high rents in Montreal,so hard to find a good place to live in Montreal anymore.
I've heard :( It used to be so good, really sad to see
My parents bought me a appartement in Golden Square Mille, is that a good neighborhood for a student?
i live in Laval but love it cause its quiet although im always downtown.
I had to pause & rewind a bunch of times because it was a little fast for me, but great video, graphics, info, humor… 👍🏽😁 thanks for the info!
Thank you so much!! 😁 I talk a little fast hahah I know
Adil seems so nice. Sad that I never met him
He joined the fam a few months after you left :/ One day!
So nice of you 🤗 Heard great things of you from og YTM :) hopefully one day in Montreal or even somewhere in Europe!
I felt your photo frame cry when you threw it on the bed
It was a Poundland/Dollarama frame so I'm pretty sure it broke when I did that 😂
this video is gold 🥇
Thank you! 😁
Good ascent, how did you learn that?
Any resources?
Thanks! Best resource would be my chaotic life story
Actually it did throw me for a loop when I saw the header...!
Regretable that things did not quite pan out for you in Mtl but, as you are a fatalist - things happen for a reason, right!?
You managed to pick-up French and, have a grand old time (despite the procedural shenanigans) in one of the greatest cities in the world.
Made loads of budies and gave you time to mature (wink) and allowed the constellations to align in your favour in London!
Alea jacta est! Carpe diem!
Bonne chance & je t'offre le voeux d'un artiste qui monte en scène: MERDE!
That's ''Break a leg!'' in the West end!
Great video once again 👍🏼
Thank you! 😁
Really thank you for your video Lashan. ❤️
You're welcome! 😁
A great video I must say, thanks dude 👍🏻
Thank you! 😊
Most helpful video i’ve seen! Merci mec!
De rien! :)
I'm trying to find an apartment in April. Kill me.
Good luck 😅 I'd suggest looking for a 2-3 sublease instead, and then taking the time for a place that starts around July 1st - that's peak supply/demand/stress but there's also September 1st (for students moving in/out) and January 1st (to an extent)
May i would like to live in notre dame de grace, its kind peaceful
Right now is a pretty hard time to look for an apartment.
They are all taken and prices are going up.
Hey was music is playing in the background 0:30
love this type of video! keep them coming
Thank you! 😁
Thank you so much for the tips it helped me a lot 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
So happy to hear that! :)
What was wrong about the agency place ?
Superb editing!
Thanks so much 😁
Excellent video!!
Did u film this shots in 2018?
2019
what about hoshelaga ? haha
See the pinned comment :)
@@LashanR haha never mind
are u a sinhalese?
Yup
@@LashanR yayyy me too.this october i'm going to study there😍💥
Thanks for the tips, I was born in Montreal but I’ve been living abroad for the last 12 years and have never had an apartment in Montreal. I’m coming back to settle down soon and really needed tips. Super helpful, thanks man.
My pleasure 😊 Best of luck!