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© VICKY PARISELLA © LOÏC ROMER © EVA BLUE A team What we And that’s that does can do only the it all for you beginning Planning made easy Sports Events Montréal will help There are countless other ways we make your work easier through a host can assist you in making your Montréal We have the resources and services you of valuable services and resources, event the most memorable yet. need to make organizing your event including: easier. You’ll have a dedicated team to help you, every step of the way. ● Assisting in bid strategy and preparation Connections that matter ● Providing letters of support When you choose Montréal, we connect and funding assistance you to provincial federations, local clubs ● Providing financial aid and a dynamic community of engaged and passionate Montréalers – the kind ● Organizing sport familiarization visits of people who will make your event ● Securing commitments from hotels, unforgettable. sports facilities, venues and other partners Synergy with our partners ● Connecting you to provincial This is a city that understands the power federations, local clubs and a dynamic of teamwork. In fact, Sports Events community of engaged Montréalers Montréal worked closely with its ● Create engagement for your event on partners to adopt a common sports our digital platforms and social media event strategy, and this approach has been lauded by event organizers. ● Offering welcome services for participants and VIPs ● Matching your sport event with dedicated volunteers What makes Montréal a top sport event destination © TENNIS CANADA

Montréal is a Montréal is easy giant playground to get to from anywhere Montréal is a vibrant, festive, dynamic Montréal is closer than you think. city—you can practically feel every An international hub for over 150 global neighbourhood reverberating with destinations, travelling sports teams find cosmopolitan energy. With a spellbinding getting here a breeze. Over 172 million array of annual festivals, a thriving foodie people live within a two-hour flight, and culture and an enviable artistic scene, more than 600 flights transit through the Montréal – named a UNESCO City of Design Montréal-Trudeau airport daily. – is a living work of art. Sports events in Montréal often integrate DJs, concerts, fashion and murals, giving them a unique Montréal is easy cultural spin. to navigate Montréal is a compact city, and its major sports installations are located less than 20 minutes from the city centre, where there are over 16,000 hotel rooms for every taste and budget. Montréal’s public transit system and pedestrian friendly streets make it easy to get from a refreshing walk at the Parc Jean-Drapeau to a visit of the legendary Olympic Stadium. During the summer, get around the bicycle-friendly city using a BIXI—a hop on, drop off public bike system—and over 800 kilometres

© STEPHAN POULIN STEPHAN © of dedicated cycling lanes. You will feel safe, Our facilities are first-class Sports are in our DNA secure and at home Montréal’s Olympics legacy is still going Montréal is a Canadian city with a proud strong. In fact, Montréal’s Olympic Park sports heritage. Montréal was the first Canada ranks in the top 10 safest countries venues are still hosting world-class metropolis outside of the USA to have a in the world (SafeAround, 2018), known sporting events over 40 years later. major league baseball team. We are also for being welcoming to all nations. With The city’s numerous installations also home to the most historic team in the safety concerns out of the way, Sports include specialized sport-specific sites, NHL — go Habs! The only Summer Olympic events participants can stay focused on the with something for every discipline and city in Canada, Montréal is also home to the competition, in welcoming, multicultural, every level of competition. No matter how World Anti-Doping Agency and a Canadian international Montréal. large or small your event, we can help you Olympic Committee office. Many national find a winning venue your participants sport organizations are headquartered will love. here, along with the Institut national du sport du Québec (INS Québec). Montréal’s position as an Olympic hub and a leading sports-oriented metropolis helps attract international media attention for the events hosted here. © EVA BLUE

The dollar has a very © DAVID OSPINA favorable exchange rate in Canada We’re all about teamwork Backed by the confidence, will, and The city is more affordable than most © SUSAN MOSS major European cities and one of the least involvement of a wide variety of expensive cities in Canada and the U.S. collaborative stakeholders—such as sports In fact, Montréal was ranked “Best Budget federations, athletes, officials, event The city of Montréal is Travel Destination” by Forbes Magazine promoters, and government authorities— (2018), offering participants a great Montréal is known worldwide as a prime making sustainability opportunity to extend their stay in destination for sports events of all sizes. a reality our beautiful city after a win! From electrifying transport to promoting urban agriculture, Montréal is enacting policies and initiatives that reduce Our experience greenhouse gas emissions and help create is second to none a safe, resilient, inclusive and sustainable city. Event organizers now prioritize a low- A major sports city, Montréal offers a impact approach—notably, the Montréal considerable advantage when it comes to International Marathon recently joined accommodating all types of sporting events: forces with environmental protection our experienced organizers, clubs and partners to better connect sustainability federations know competitive sports inside- practices with the world of sport. out, and we are home to qualified coaches, officials and top-level athletes to make sure your participants are welcomed as VIPs.

Our sports expertise is complemented by © CARABINS DE L’UNIVERSITE DE MONTRÉAL excellent organizational, technical, and hosting services with a demonstrated track record of attracting large-scale national and international sporting events. Montréal is your giant playground

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a game plan MONTRÉAL DE MONDIAL COMMERCE DE CENTRE © together sports.mtl.org [email protected] Canada’s #1 514 844-3434 sport destination According to the canadian sport hosting index (CSHI) 2018, 2019 & 2020

We understand the importance of teamwork. That’s why we use a collaborative approach to hosting major events in our city. Sports Events Montréal is your first point of contact connecting you to a vast network of key players in the sports, event management and hospitality industries. We are a city that’s serious about sports! Home to world class organizations and federations, including: ● World Anti-Doping Agency ● Judo Canada We host more ● Canadian Olympic Committee ● Karate Canada than 60 sports ● Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada ● Speed Skating Canada events every year ● Institut National du Sport du Québec ● Tennis Canada ● Boxing Canada ● Water Polo Canada

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● 1976 Olympic Games ... ● 2014 15th FINA World Masters Championships ● 2016 FIS Cross-Country World Cup ● 2014, 2018 and 2022 ISU World Short Track ● 2017 FIG Artistic Gymnastics Speed Skating Championships World Championships ● 2015 FIFA Women’s Soccer World Cup ● 2018-2021 FINA Diving World Series ● 2015 and 2017 IIHF World Junior Ice ● 2019 IJF Judo World Tour Grand Prix Hockey Championships ● 2019-2022 FIBA 3x3 World Tour © CENTRE DE COMMERCE MONDIAL DE MONTRÉAL DE MONDIAL COMMERCE DE CENTRE ©

Major recurring events Major sports facilities Montréal is a ● Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix in Montréal sports heavyweight ● Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal  UCI WorldTour For major international events or ● 12 national ● Over 830 tailor-made competitions, we can training centres certified coaches ● ITU World Triathlon Series help you find a winning venue your ● Marathon de Montréal ● 60 head offices of ● More than 350 participant will love. provincial sport Sports Canada ● National Bank Open - ATP and WTP Tours federations and carded athletes associations Major sports venues Outstanding venues

Montréal offers a panoply of fabulous spaces for your © EVA BLUE meetings, dinner, gala or closing ceremony. Some are spacious, like the Palais des CANADA OLYMPIC HOUSE LA TOHU congrès de Montréal, our Boost the enthusiasm and competitiveness Montréal’s circus arts centre is an convention centre of rental of your guests at the heart of this impressive example of green architecture. space; some are unique like breathtaking and inspiring exhibition. The building, which has been LEED Gold the Olympic Museum and the This perfect venue for cocktails, certified since 2005, is in total harmony with conferences or launches also offers flexible the environment. Green roofs contribute Cirque Éloize. Whether you’re meeting rooms and a kitchenette accessible to the reduction of heat islands, a natural looking for something artsy, to caterers. basin collects rainwater from roofs, a high-tech, glamorous or just biogas heating system significantly reduces Capacity in number of persons greenhouse gas emissions and an energy- plain surprising, Sports Events Cocktail: 100 efficient natural ventilation system all Montréal can help you choose Banquet: - come together to let you minimize your a venue and plan the perfect Theatre: 100 environmental footprint while maximizing gathering. the impact of your event. MARCHÉ BONSECOURS Capacity in number of persons This 1897 neo-classic building located in the Cocktail: 1,200 heart of Old Montréal, with its breathtaking Banquet: 850 view on the St. Lawrence River, is an Theatre: 1,000 ideal venue for all your events, and can accommodate anywhere from 100 to 975 guests. Capacity in number of persons Cocktail: 975 Banquet: 540 Theatre: 650 © TOHU, LA CITÉ DES ARTS DU CIRQUE POINTE-À-CALLIÈRE, MONTRÉAL MONTRÉAL SCIENCE CENTRE OBSERVATOIRE PLACE VILLE MARIE MUSEUM OF ARCHAEOLOGY AND There’s no shortage of luminous, A unique space at the heart of downtown HISTORY AND THE MARINERS’ HOUSE spacious and breathtaking vistas at the Montréal, offering a privileged experience Montréal Science Centre. Guests can and an extraordinary view of the city. With the new Mariners’ House pavilion, enjoy big-screen videoconferences in On the 46th floor: a unique observation Pointe-à-Callière has a wider choice of the IMAX®TELUS Theatre, a banquet deck located at the centre of the city’s rooms available for events in a unique and in the Panoramic Hall or an evening on buzz and attractions. The 45th floor offers impressive setting, at once contemporary the Belvédère overlooking the banks of an interactive exhibition on modern-day and historic. An underground passageway the St. Lawrence River. Equipped with a Montréal. On the 44th floor, the highest links the Mariners’ House to the Eperon, permanent stage and catering area, the restaurant in Montréal, les Enfants Terribles, Pointe-à-Callière’s main building, thereby Perspective 235° is perfectly suited for offers gourmets from all walks of life making it easy to combine special events cocktails, dinners, product launches and audacious Québec cuisine. In addition to with tours of the Museum. The Montréal more. Through its wall of windows, enjoy a this restaurant, a magnificent terrace that 360° Space offers breathtaking views of Old stunning view of Old Montreal and the city’s moves to the rhythm of festivals. Montréal, the majestic St. Lawrence River, downtown sector. the Old Port, and downtown Montréal. In Capacity in number of persons addition, the Admiral and Azur rooms are Capacity in number of persons Cocktail: 200 ideal for conferences or meetings. Cocktail: 1,200 Banquet: 200 Capacity in number of persons Banquet: 504 Theatre: - Cocktail: 260 Theatre: 432 Banquet: 110 Theatre: 170 CIRQUE ÉLOIZE Cirque Éloize offers three custom-tailored options for performances in the circus studios or location of your choosing anywhere in the world. When planning a prestige evening gala, intimate celebration or other event, add a daring dash of festive creativity characteristic of Cirque Éloize performers and their masterful team of special events organizers. AUSOMMETPVM© Capacity in number of persons MONTRÉAL DE MONDIAL COMMERCE DE CENTRE © Cocktail: 700 SOCIETY FOR ARTS MONTRÉAL FORUM Banquet: 280 AND TECHNOLOGY [SAT] Theatre: 300 Once the official arena of two hockey teams–the Maroons and the Canadiens–the Founded in 1996, the SAT is a non-profit Montreal Forum is now a multi-use complex. organization internationally recognized Under one roof are a movie theatre with for its active and leading role in the 22 screens, a sports bar, a game centre, development of immersive technologies restaurants, boutiques, pool tables, bowling and augmented reality by the creative use alleys and a central atrium that hosts major of high-speed networks. The Satosphère is events like dance parties and exhibitions. the first permanent immersive environment dedicated to activities surrounding artistic Capacity in number of persons creation and visualization. Its dome forms a Cocktail: 1,300 spherical 360-degree projection screen. Banquet: 500 Capacity in number of persons Theatre: - Cocktail: 400 Banquet: N/A Theatre: 80 to 120 © CIRQUE ÉLOIZE CIRQUE © Montréal is your giant playground

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and take your MONTRÉAL DE MONDIAL COMMERCE DE CENTRE © sport event to the next level Montréal is aquatic Host of the 1976 Summer Olympic Games, two FINA World Championships, many FINA World Cup championships and series, the IPC Swimming Worlds and home to the national training centre for Canada’s swimming, diving, artistic swimming and water polo teams, Montréal is a leading international aquatic sports destination that has it all. An island in the St. Lawrence River, Montréal is renowned worldwide for its event- hosting expertise, world-class venues, joie de vivre and hospitality, best-in-class organizers and as a training hub for world-class athletes. Olympic and Paralympic champions such as Jennifer Abel, Meghan Benfeito, Benoit Huot and Alexandre Despatie all got their start in Montréal. Aquatics is in Montréal’s DNA! We have done it before Montréal has hosted the following signature aquatics sporting events:

● 2005 11th FINA World Aquatics Championships ● 2015 Water Polo Canada National Championships - Senior Nationals ● 2012 Swimming Canada Olympic and Paralympic trials ● 2017-18 Swimming Canada and Water Polo Canada National Championships ● 2012 Diving Canada Cup ● ● 2012 UANA Junior Pan American 2019 Canadian Artistic Swimming Qualifier Water Polo Championships ● 2019 Water Polo Canada Cup ● 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships ● 2018-2021 FINA Diving World Series ● 2014 15th FINA World Masters Championships ● 2015+ Haba Waba North America Festival © CENTRE DE COMMERCE MONDIAL DE MONTRÉAL DE MONDIAL COMMERCE DE CENTRE ©

Cutting-edge aquatic CLAUDE–ROBILLARD SPORTS COMPLEX Montréal’s ecosystem A multisport facility with an Olympic-size venues at every corner pool and a diving pool with a 10-metre is real and vibrant: diving tower. Situated in the heart of Montréal, less ● ● than 20 minutes from downtown, our Canada‘s aquatic Given its strong POOLS AT EVERY CORNER OF THE CITY sport federations relationship international aquatic venues are close and training centres with public to hotels, attractions, the YUL, Montréal- Boasting the most pools per capita in all FINA disciplines funding partners, Trudeau International Airport and are easily in the Americas, the City of Montréal are based at the the Chamber accessible by subway and car. Our flagship manages 48 indoor pools, 74 outdoor Olympic Stadium of Commerce aquatic venues include the following: pools, 109 wading pools and 117 splash of Metropolitan ● We have thousands parks where young and old alike can Montréal and private of volunteers ready MONTRÉAL OLYMPIC POOL corporations, enjoy a refreshing dip. to contribute Located in one of the most modern, high- Montréal knows how performance multisport centres in North Our experienced organizers ● Key suppliers and to secure public and America and home to Canada’s swimming, event organizers commercial funding water polo, diving and artistic swimming will elevate your event are based in the to support teams, the Olympic Center features a FINA Montréal’s aquatic organizations, event Montréal area your events Plus-certified competition pool that can be management companies, venue owners, configured for 25- or 50-metre swimming hotels, international airport, Sports Events competitions, a training pool with five Montréal and the City of Montréal along 50-metre lanes, a three-metre deep artistic with the support of the governments swimming and water polo pool, a diving tank of Québec and Canada work together with FINA-certified springboards and tower, to present and deliver an outstanding including the new 20-metre high platform, event and offer everyone a memorable 4,000 seats as well as a cutting-edge gym experience. Montréal will work with you to and services. draw the most people possible and spark their love of aquatic sports. PARC JEAN–DRAPEAU A world-class outdoor aquatic facility that has one Olympic-size pool, a recreational pool with ten 50-metre lanes and a diving pool that includes springboards and 1-metre, 3-metre, 5-metre, 7.5-metre, 10-metre and 22-metre diving towers. It was host venue of the 2005 FINA World Aquatic Championships, 2014 FINA World Aquatic Masters and the 2013 IPC World Swimming Championships. Montréal is your giant playground

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and take your MONTRÉAL DE MONDIAL COMMERCE DE CENTRE © sport event to the next level Montréal is athletics Host of the 1976 Summer Olympic Games, IAAF events and Athletic Canada’s national championships in addition to the prestigious Marathon de Montréal, Montréal is a leading international athletics destination. Montréal is renowned worldwide for its event-hosting experience, world-class venues, joie de vivre and hospitality, best-in-class organizers and as a training centre for world-class and Olympic champions such as Bruny Surin and Guillaume Leblanc. Athletics is in Montréal’s DNA! We have done it before Montréal has hosted the following signature athletics events as well as national and international competitions:

● 1979 IAAF Athletics World Cup ● 2019 Canadian Track & Field Championships ● 1992 and 1996 Athletics Canada ● 2021 Olympic and Paralympic Track and Field Olympic trials Track & Field Trials ● 1993 to 1996, 2007 Grand Prix d’Athlétisme ● Annually since 1990 – Marathon de Montréal de Montréal ● 2014-2019 Indoor Canadian Championships © CENTRE DE COMMERCE MONDIAL DE MONTRÉAL DE MONDIAL COMMERCE DE CENTRE ©

Montréal’s cutting-edge Our experienced organizers Montréal’s athletics athletics venues will elevate your event ecosystem is real Located in the heart of Montréal’s sports Montréal’s athletics organizations, event and vibrant: hub, less than 20 minutes from downtown, management companies, venue owners, our international athletics venues are close hotels, international airport, Sports Events ● Québec’s athletics ● Given its strong to hotels, attractions, the YUL, Montréal- Montréal and the City of Montréal along sport federation is relationship Trudeau International Airport and are easily with the support of the governments based in Montréal with public accessible by subway and car. Our flagship of Québec and Canada work together funding partners, ● 30 athletics athletics venues are: to present and deliver an outstanding the Chamber clubs based in of Commerce event and offer everyone a memorable Montréal, which of Metropolitan THE OLYMPIC STADIUM experience. Montréal will work with you to have 1,800 members Montréal and private Boasting a seating capacity of 56,000, draw the most people possible and spark and thousands of corporations, the “Big O” hosted athletics competitions their love of athletics. volunteers, can Montréal knows how during the 1976 Olympic games and is an support your events to secure public and international venue suitable for large-scale ● Sports Events commercial funding athletics events. Montréal, the City to support of Montréal and your events CLAUDE–ROBILLARD SPORTS COMPLEX sport organizations A world-class sports complex that hosts work as one to Athletics Canada events, it has a 400-metre support major outdoor track and equipment with 6,500 sporting events seats as well as a 200-metre indoor track with approximately 5,600 seats. Montréal is your giant playground

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and take your MONTRÉAL DE MONDIAL COMMERCE DE CENTRE © sport event to the next level Montréal is basketball Host of the 1976 Summer Olympic Games, FIBA Tournaments and World Tours as well as professional NBA exhibition games, Montréal is a leading international basketball destination that has it all. NBA athletes such as Chris Boucher, Luguentz Dort and Khem Birch all got their start here. Montréal is a vibrant and livable city because of its close-knit communities. Outdoor basketball courts are middle grounds where old and young alike meet up and play, contributing to Montréal’s unique urban fabric. Basketball is more than just a sport in Montréal: it is a way for neighbours to bond and celebrate the city’s dynamic diversity. Basketball is in Montréal’s DNA! We have done it before Montréal has hosted the following top basketball events:

● 2015 North American Chinese Basketball Tournament ● 2018 Canada Quest ● 2018 NABA Intercity Tournament ● 2019-2022 FIBA 3X3 World Tour ● NBA Exhibition Games © CENTRE DE COMMERCE MONDIAL DE MONTRÉAL DE MONDIAL COMMERCE DE CENTRE ©

Cutting-edge basketball AUDITORIUM DE VERDUN Montréal’s ecosystem Montréal’s third largest arena, which has venues at every corner been recently modernized, has up to is real and vibrant: 4,000 seats and is also annexed to the Our international basketball venues are ● ● close to hotels, attractions, the YUL, Arena Denis-Savard, a second NHL-size rink. Québec’s basketball With its strong federation is based in relationship Montréal-Trudeau International Airport and Downtown Montréal is also a perfect setting Montréal with public are easily accessible by subway and car. and has hosted 3X3 World Tour events. funding partners, ● More than 11,300 Situated in the heart of downtown and in the Chamber participants play the Olympic sports hub, they are an integral of Commerce Our experienced organizers basketball on 950 part of the city’s community life. Montréal of Metropolitan teams and thousands proudly benefits from a vast number of will elevate your event Montréal and private of volunteers in indoor and outdoor basketball courts which corporations, Montréal’s basketball organizations, event Montréal are ready to fuels our passion for the sport. Our flagship Montréal knows how management companies, venue owners, support your events basketball venues are: to secure public and hotels, international airport, Sports Events ● Sports Events commercial funding CENTRE BELL Montréal and the City of Montréal along Montréal, the City to support with the support of the governments of Montréal and your events Located in the heart of downtown of Québec and Canada work together Montréal, the Centre Bell has a 21,000-seat sport organizations to present and deliver an outstanding all work as one to professional basketball court and leading- event and offer everyone a memorable support major edge sports services. The Centre Bell is the experience. Montréal will work with you to sporting events primary home of the Montréal Canadiens attract the most people possible and spark and is also used by the NBA for exhibition their love of basketball. games. CENTRE PIERRE–CHARBONNEAU A world-class venue located in Montréal’s Olympic Park, the Centre Pierre–Charbonneau has a professional basketball court with a nearly 3,000-person capacity. It was home of the Montréal Royal, a professional basketball team in the American Basketball Association (ABA). Montréal is your giant playground

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and take your MONTRÉAL DE MONDIAL COMMERCE DE CENTRE © sport event to the next level Montréal is climbing Host to many signature climbing and bouldering events, including the Youth Pan Am Championships and the competitive Psicobloc summer event, Montréal is an emerging destination for climbing events. With a mountain in the heart of the city, a profusion of lush urban parks and a network of a dozen modern climbing gyms, climbing fever has hit the city and Montrealers want more! Climbing is in Montréal’s DNA! We have done it before Montréal has hosted the following signature climbing sports events as well as national and international competitions:

● Since 2013 - Jackalope action sports festival ● Since 2018 - Psicobloc Open Series ● 2017 Youth Pan American Championships ● 2019 Climbing Escalade Canada Lead & Speed Nationals ● 2018, 2019 Québec Cup © CENTRE DE COMMERCE MONDIAL DE MONTRÉAL DE MONDIAL COMMERCE DE CENTRE ©

Montréal’s cutting-edge Our experienced organizers Montréal’s ecosystem climbing infrastructures will elevate your event is real and vibrant:

The city is truly positioned to be a world Montréal’s climbing organizations, event ● ● leader in accessible quality climbing management companies, venue owners, Québec’s climbing Sports Events association is based Montréal, the City facilities. Montréal’s greatest climbing hotels, international airport, Sports Events in the heart of Montréal and assets are: Montréal and the City of Montréal along of Montréal sport organizations with the support of the governments work as one to ● Many climbing MORE THAN A DOZEN INDOOR CLIMBING WALLS of Québec and Canada work together support major centres based in AND CENTRES CITY–WIDE to present and deliver an outstanding sporting events event and offer everyone a memorable Montréal can support Including several venues that host or organize climbing ● With its strong international and national climbing experience. Montréal will work with you to attract the most people possible and spark events relationship competitions. Horizon Roc is the only with public their love of climbing. ● We have thousands funding partners, climbing gym in Canada to provide official of volunteers ready the Chamber international-level climbing walls for the to contribute three competition climbing disciplines and of Commerce boasts the only 15-metre-high speed wall ● Key climbing of Metropolitan in eastern Canada. Allez-up is a climbing suppliers are based Montréal and private centre that hosts national competitions. in the Montréal area corporations, Montréal knows how PARC JEAN–DRAPEAU to secure public and commercial funding Parc Jean-Drapeau, a man-made island to support in the middle of the St. Lawrence River, your events offers stunning views of downtown Montréal’s skyline. Its world-class climbing infrastructure includes a 16-metre high Psicobloc wall built over an Olympic-size pool that is surrounded by hundreds of seats. Montréal is your giant playground

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and take your MONTRÉAL DE MONDIAL COMMERCE DE CENTRE © sport event to the next level Montréal the ultimate cycling city Host of the 1976 Summer Olympic Games, UCI World Tours and men’s and women’s World Cups, Montréal is a leading international cycling destination that has it all. Ranked North America’s most bicycle-friendly city (2017 Bicycle Friendly Cities Index by Copenhagenize), Montréal is home to the Go Bike Montréal Festival and a vibrant bike culture. It is also a powerful leader in advancing and making cycling a way of life. More than one million Montrealers consider themselves cyclists and enjoy the city’s 842 kilometres of bike paths. Cycling is a Montréal way of life! We have done it before Montréal is renowned worldwide for its event-hosting experience, world-class venues, joie de vivre and hospitality and best-in-class organizers. Montréal has hosted the following signature cycling sports events and national and international competitions:

● 1974 UCI Road World Championships ● Since 1978 - Les mardis cyclistes de Lachine - weekly ● 1998-2009 UCI Women’s Cycling World Cup ● ● Go Bike Montréal Festival - Tour de l’île Since 2010 - UCI World Tour Grand Prix de Montréal - annually Cycliste de Montréal ● AlterGo Challenge (UCI-C1 Para-Cycling) © CENTRE DE COMMERCE MONDIAL DE MONTRÉAL DE MONDIAL COMMERCE DE CENTRE ©

Montréal’s cutting-edge Our experienced organizers Montréal’s ecosystem cycling venues will elevate your event is real and vibrant:

With extensive bike paths and numerous Montréal’s cycling organizations, event ● ● projects to develop its network, Montréal is management companies, venue owners, Québec’s cycling Sports Events federation is based in Montréal, the City truly positioned to become a world leader hotels, international airport, Sports Events the heart of Montréal of Montréal and in accessible and quality cycling facilities. Montréal and the City of Montréal along sport organizations ● 26 cycling clubs are Montréal’s greatest assets for cycling with the support of the governments work as one to based in Montréal events are: of Québec and Canada work together support major and more than 500 to present and deliver an outstanding sporting events DOWNTOWN MONTRÉAL AND OLD MONTRÉAL event and offer everyone a memorable riders train here ● With its strong experience. Montréal will work with you ● Our key UCI events In minutes, you can ride from the downtown relationship to draw the greatest number of people organizers are based area to the Old Port waterfront through with public possible and spark their love of cycling. in Montréal the most iconic multicultural districts of funding partners, Montréal. For a race organizer, the options ● We have thousands the Chamber in terms of challenges and urban scenes of volunteers ready of Commerce are fabulous. to contribute of Metropolitan ● Key suppliers are Montréal and private MOUNT ROYAL based in the corporations, Montréal area Montréal knows how For many Montrealers, Mount Royal is to secure public and much more than a mountain: it’s the heart commercial funding of the city. Rising 234 metres above level, to support Mount Royal guarantees an extremely high your events calibre competition, with an intimidating course consisting of a steep climb that sets an exceedingly difficult cadence. Its 1.2-kilometre hill has an average grade of 8%, and presents a real challenge for international athletes such as the UCI World Cycling Tour riders. Montréal is your giant playground

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and take your MONTRÉAL DE MONDIAL COMMERCE DE CENTRE © sport event to the next level Montréal is figure skating Host of many international ISU events, including the ISU World Figure Skating Championships in 1932, Montréal is a leading international figure skating destination. Montréal is a figure skating centre of excellence that has trained Olympians and world champions such as Joannie Rochette, Marie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Rozon, Tessa Virtue, Scott Moir, Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron. Skaters from around the globe come here to train and become world-class athletes. Figure skating is in Montréal’s DNA! We have done it before Montréal has hosted the following world-class figure skating events:

● 1932 ISU World Figure ● 2016-2017 Skate Canada Autumn Skating Championships Classic international ● 1999 Junior Grand Prix Canadian ● 2015, 2017 and 2018 Skate Junior International Canada Challenge ● 2002 and 2005 Junior Grand Prix Montréal ● Ice shows like Cirque du Soleil’s Axel and Crystal, Stars on Ice, Disney on Ice © CENTRE DE COMMERCE MONDIAL DE MONTRÉAL DE MONDIAL COMMERCE DE CENTRE ©

Montréal’s cutting-edge SPORTPLEXE PIERREFONDS Montréal’s figure Sportplexe Pierrefonds is one of the most figure skating venues modern multi-rink arenas in Québec. With skating ecosystem Located in the heart of downtown four ice rinks and up to 1,500 seats, the is real and vibrant: Montréal, our international arenas are Sportplexe makes an excellent host for close to hotels, attractions, the Montréal- Skate Canada and ISU events thanks to its ● National training ● Sports Events Trudeau International Airport and are easily superior quality facilities and services. centres and Montréal, the City accessible by subway and car. Our flagship international figure of Montréal and arenas are: Our experienced organizers skating schools are sport organizations located in Montréal work as one to CENTRE BELL will elevate your event support major ● 14 figure skating Home to the Montréal Canadiens NHL sporting events Skate Canada, Patinage Québec, Montréal’s clubs are based team, the Centre Bell has 21,000 seats and figure skating organizations, event in Montréal ● With its strong leading-edge sport events services. This relationship management companies, venue owners, ● We have thousands iconic venue is often used for major events. with public hotels, international airport, Sports Events of volunteers ready funding partners, ARÉNA MAURICE–RICHARD Montréal and the City of Montréal along to contribute A world-class stadium with a 6,000-seat with the support of the governments the Chamber of Québec and Canada work together ● Key figure skating of Commerce capacity and an international-size ice suppliers are based of Metropolitan surface, it hosts the ISU Short Track Speed to present and deliver an outstanding event and offer everyone a memorable in the Montréal area Montréal and private Skating World Cups and Championships corporations, as well as the ISU figure skating and experience. Montréal will work with you to attract the most people possible and spark Montréal knows how synchronized skating events. to secure public and their love of your sport. commercial funding AUDITORIUM DE VERDUN to support Montréal’s third largest arena, it boasts your events a seating capacity of up to 4,000 and 2 NHL ice surfaces and has been recently renovated. Montréal is your giant playground

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and take your MONTRÉAL DE MONDIAL COMMERCE DE CENTRE © sport event to the next level Montréal is gymnastics Host of the 1976 Olympic Games, more than 10 national and international FIG events, including the 1985 and 2017 FIG World Artistic Gymnastics Championships and home to the Cirque du Soleil where many gymnasts transition after their sports career, Montréal is a leading international gymnastics destination. It is here that Nadia Comaneci, queen of the 1976 Olympic Games, scored the first perfect 10 in artistic gymnastics. Gymnastics is in Montréal’s DNA! We have done it before Montréal has hosted the following top gymnastics events:

● 1985 FIG Artistic Gymnastics ● Since 1991 - International Gymnix World Championships ● 2017 Canadian Artistic Gymnastics ● 2009 FIG Artistic Gymnastics Championships World Cup Series ● 2017 FIG Artistic Gymnastics ● 2010 FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup World Championships © CENTRE DE COMMERCE MONDIAL DE MONTRÉAL DE MONDIAL COMMERCE DE CENTRE ©

Montréal’s cutting-edge Our experienced organizers Montréal’s ecosystem gymnastics and parkour will elevate your event is real and vibrant: facilities Montréal’s gymnastics organizations, event ● ● management companies, venue owners, Gymnastic Sports Events Montréal boasts top venues that hotels, international airport, Sports Events federations and the Montréal, the City have hosted international gymnastics national training of Montréal and competitions: Montréal and the City of Montréal along center are based sport organizations with the support of the governments in Montréal work as one to OLYMPIC STADIUM of Québec and Canada work together support major ● There are more than to present and deliver an outstanding sporting events The “Big O”, with its 15,000- to 56,000-seat 12,000 gymnasts in configurations, hosted the 2017 47th FIG event and offer everyone a memorable experience. Montréal will work with you 19 clubs in Montréal ● With its strong Artistic Gymnastics World Championships. relationship to draw the greatest number of people ● We have thousands It is home to the Québec National Sport with public possible and spark their love of gymnastics. of volunteers ready Institute, a national training center that funding partners, to support events is equipped with GYMNOVA apparatus, a the Chamber legacy from the 2017 Worlds. The stadium ● Key suppliers such as of Commerce also has a great parkour circuit for major GYMNOVA are based of Metropolitan events. in the Montréal area Montréal and private corporations, CLAUDE–ROBILLARD SPORTS COMPLEX Montréal knows how to secure public and A world-class multisport complex with commercial funding cutting-edge gymnastics equipment, it to support hosts the International Gymnix, and is the your events most popular sports facility in Montréal.

CENTRE PIERRE–CHARBONNEAU Another 1976 infrastructure legacy, the Centre Pierre–Charbonneau hosts multiple events in its main 2,000-seat multisport space. Montréal is your giant playground

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and take your MONTRÉAL DE MONDIAL COMMERCE DE CENTRE © sport event to the next level Montréal Welcome to hockey town Recognized worldwide as the ultimate hockey town, Montréal is regular host to international events such as the IIHF World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, the Women’s Hockey World Cup, the first-ever World Cup of Hockey (1996) and more than 24 Stanley Cup Finals. The city’s deeply-rooted ice hockey community works tirelessly to bring regional and national events to the city on a regular basis to help develop and train the thousands of Montrealers who call hockey their sport. Montréal is home to the Montréal Canadiens, one of the oldest, most celebrated and most successful professional hockey teams in the world. The whole city comes alive on game nights! Hockey is in Montréal’s DNA! We have done it before Montréal is renowned worldwide for its event-hosting experience, world-class venues, joie de vivre and hospitality, best-in-class organizers and as a training hub for world-class athletes. Montréal has hosted the following top signature hockey events:

● 1978 IIHF World U20 Championship ● 2015-2017 IIHF U20 World Junior Championships ● 1993 and 2009 National Hockey League All-Star Game ● 24 NHL Stanley Cups for the Montréal Canadiens ● 1996 NHL World Cup of Hockey (first edition) ● Canadian Women’s hockey league © CENTRE DE COMMERCE MONDIAL DE MONTRÉAL DE MONDIAL COMMERCE DE CENTRE ©

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Montréal is home to more than 40 indoor Montréal’s hockey organizations, event ● ● rinks and 275 outdoor rinks. Located in the management companies, venue owners, The Québec hockey Sports Events federation, 16 junior Montréal, the City heart of downtown, our international hockey hotels, international airport, Sports Events hockey clubs, of Montréal and venues are close to hotels, attractions, the Montréal and the City of Montréal along 383 teams and 3 sport organizations YUL, Montréal-Trudeau International Airport with the support of the governments university teams are work as one to and are easily accessed by subway and car. of Québec and Canada work together based in Montréal support major Our flagship hockey arenas are: to present and deliver an outstanding sporting events event and offer everyone a memorable ● We have thousands CENTRE BELL experience. Montréal will work with you to of volunteers ready ● With its strong attract the most people possible and spark to contribute relationship Located in the heart of downtown Montréal, with public their love of hockey. ● Major event the 21,000-seat Centre Bell is home to the funding partners, organizers and Montréal Canadiens and IIHF events. the Chamber promoters are based of Commerce in Montréal ARÉNA MAURICE–RICHARD of Metropolitan Named after legendary Canadiens hockey ● Key suppliers are Montréal and private player Maurice ‘Rocket” Richard, this world- based in the corporations, class arena has a capacity of up to 6,000 Montréal area Montréal knows how seats and an international-size ice surface. to secure public and commercial funding AUDITORIUM DE VERDUN to support Montréal’s third-largest arena, it boasts your events a seating capacity of up to 4,000 and two NHL ice rinks and has been recently modernized. Montréal is your giant playground

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and take your MONTRÉAL DE MONDIAL COMMERCE DE CENTRE © sport event to the next level Montréal is judo Host of the 1976 Summer Olympic Games, IJF events and Judo Canada’s national championships, Montréal is a leading international judo destination. Montréal is recognized worldwide for its event-hosting experience, world-class venues, joie de vivre and hospitality, best-in-class organizers and as a training hub for world-class champions. It is here that Olympic champions such as Nicolas Gill and Antoine Valois-Fortier trained to reach the podium at IJF competitions and the Olympic Games. Judo is in Montréal’s DNA! We have done it before Montréal has hosted the following national and international judo competitions:

● 2012 Pan American Championships ● 2019 IJF Judo World Tour Grand Prix ● 2015-2020 Elite National Championships ● 2020 IBSA Pan American Championships ● 2018-2019 Canada Open ● 2022-2025 National Open Judo Championships © CENTRE DE COMMERCE MONDIAL DE MONTRÉAL DE MONDIAL COMMERCE DE CENTRE ©

Montréal’s cutting-edge STADE IGA Montréal’s ecosystem Official venue of the ATP/WTA tennis judo venues tournament, its 75,000 sq. ft. indoor tennis is real and vibrant: facilities can seat up to 7,000 people. It is Located at the heart of Montréal’s sports ● ● hub and less than 20 minutes from an ideal venue for judo competitions. Judo Canada’s Given its strong downtown, our international venues are headquarters and relationship with LA TOHU national training public funding close to hotels, attractions, the YUL, center are partners, the Montréal-Trudeau International Airport Tohu’s 360-degree circular hall, unique in in Montréal Chamber of and are easily accessible by subway North America, can accommodate shows Commerce ● 31 judo clubs and car. Our flagship judo venues are: and sporting events and original creations of Metropolitan based in Montréal such as judo competitions. This impressive Montréal and private can support or CLAUDE–ROBILLARD SPORTS COMPLEX corporations, space is 22.45 metres high and 40 metres in organize events Legacy of the 1976 Olympics, this massive diameter and can seat 1,200 people. Montréal knows world-class sports complex is Montréal’s ● We have thousands how to secure public most popular sports venue, and offers PALAIS DES CONGRÈS (CONVENTION CENTRE) of volunteers ready funding and cutting-edge judo equipment and facilities Modern, sophisticated and flexible, this to contribute corporate for large-scale international events. ● Key suppliers are partnerships to immense facility features state-of-the-art support your events technology and abundant natural light. based in the ARÉNA MAURICE–RICHARD It is an excellence choice for hosting Montréal area Named after legendary Canadiens hockey international congresses and sports events. ● Sports Events player Maurice “Rocket” Richard, this world- Montréal, the City class arena has a seating capacity of up Our experienced organizers of Montréal and to 6,000 people. It has hosted major judo sport organizations competitions such as the IJF Judo will elevate your event work as one to Grand Prix. Judo Canada, Montréal’s judo organizations, support major event management companies, venue sporting events CENTRE PIERRE–CHARBONNEAU owners, hotels, international airport, Sports Another Olympic venue, the Centre Pierre- Events Montréal and the City of Montréal Charbonneau hosts multisport events in its along with the support of the governments main 2,000-seat venue. of Québec and Canada work together to present and deliver an outstanding AUDITORIUM DE VERDUN event and offer everyone a memorable Montréal’s third largest arena, it boasts a experience. seating capacity of 4,000 and an NHL ice surface for major judo competitions and has recently been modernized. Montréal is your giant playground

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and take your MONTRÉAL DE MONDIAL COMMERCE DE CENTRE © sport event to the next level Montréal lives for rowing and paddling Host of the 1976 Olympic Games and many major rowing, canoe kayak and dragon boat events such as the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, the World Rowing Championships and Dragon Boat Canada’s Québec Cup, Montréal is a leading international paddling and rowing destination. World-class athletes such as Kasia Gruchalla-Wesierski have trained in Montréal. Paddling and rowing are in Montréal’s DNA! We have done it before Montréal is renowned worldwide for its event-hosting experience, world-class venues joie de vivre and hospitality, best-in-class organizers and as a training hub for world-class athletes. Montréal has hosted the following top paddling and rowing events:

● 1984 World Rowing Championships ● 2012 Dragon Boat National Championships ● 1986 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships ● 2012 Rowing Masters Canadian Championships ● 1992 World Rowing Championships ● ● 2001 28th World Rowing Masters Regatta 2021 Canadian Dragon Boat Championships ● ● 2008 Canoe Kayak Pan Am Annual Canadian Sprint Canoe Kayak and Olympic Qualifier Team Trials ● Annual Dragon Boat Québec Cup and MTL Challenge Long Distance © CENTRE DE COMMERCE MONDIAL DE MONTRÉAL DE MONDIAL COMMERCE DE CENTRE ©

Montréal’s cutting-edge Our experienced organizers Montréal’s ecosystem paddling and rowing venues will elevate your event is real and vibrant:

PARC JEAN–DRAPEAU, OLYMPIC BASIN Montréal’s paddling and rowing sports ● ● organizations, event management Sports federations Key suppliers are A man-made island in the middle of the are based in the based in the St. Lawrence River that offers stunning companies, venue owners, hotels, heart of Montréal Montréal area views of downtown Montréal’s skyline, international airport, Sports Events Montréal and the City of Montréal along with the ● 7 rowing clubs and ● With its strong Parc Jean-Drapeau is home to many canoe kayak clubs relationship international competitions. The park has a support of the governments of Québec and Canada work together to present and with more than with public world class dragon boat, canoe kayak and 1,000 active funding partners, rowing facility with a 10,000-seat capacity deliver and outstanding event and offer everyone a memorable experience. members, including the Chamber and is a 12-minute walk from the subway one of North of Commerce station. Thanks to over $7M in investments, America’s oldest of Metropolitan it offers a world-class venue and course clubs (Lachine Montréal and private that is 2.2 kilometres long and 110 Rowing Club) are corporations, metres wide. based in Montréal Montréal knows how and can support or to secure public and LACHINE CANAL organize events commercial funding A link between the city and nature, to support ● We have thousands the Lachine Canal is located in the your events of volunteers ready southwest section of Montréal. to contribute Its 13.5-kilometre urban route runs between the Old Port and Lake Saint-Louis, a navigable waterway punctuated by five locks. Along its banks, a linear green urban park is lined with vestiges of the industrial era when the canal boomed. Montréal is your giant playground

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and take your MONTRÉAL DE MONDIAL COMMERCE DE CENTRE © sport event to the next level Montréal is rugby Rugby is central to Montréal’s sports scene. Rugby in America all started in Montréal 155 years ago with a game between two British army divisions. It is here that the first rugby club and first university rugby program were founded. With more than 14 rugby college and university teams competing in the Montréal region and the highest number of players and clubs in the province, our rugby community is strong. Rugby is in Montréal’s DNA! We have done it before Montréal is renowned worldwide for its event-hosting expertise, world-class venues, joie de vivre and hospitality and best-in-class organizers and as a training centre for world-class athletes. The city has everything to support international competitions and has hosted the following signature Canadian rugby events:

● 2013 Des O’Neil International Montréal Irish ● 2018 Eastern Canadian Super League Finals Labour Day Weekend Tournament ● 2019 Canadian University Men’s ● 2018 Canadian Rugby Championship Rugby Championship ● 2018 Rugby Canada Semi-Annual Meeting © CENTRE DE COMMERCE MONDIAL DE MONTRÉAL DE MONDIAL COMMERCE DE CENTRE ©

Montréal’s rugby venues CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY STINGER STADIUM Montréal’s ecosystem Our international rugby venues are close Its outdoor American football field, along is real and vibrant: to hotels, attractions, the YUL, Montréal- with its multiple facilities, provides a perfect Trudeau International Airport and are easily rugby environment. Most university games take place at this rugby hub. ● Québec’s rugby sport ● Sports Events accessible by subway and car. Our flagship federation is based Montréal, the City rugby venues are: CLAUDE–ROBILLARD SPORTS COMPLEX in Montréal of Montréal and sport organizations OLYMPIC STADIUM ● 28 affiliated rugby A legacy of the 1976 Olympics, this world- work as one to clubs in the province One of the most popular Olympic facilities class sports complex has a FIFA-certified support major of Québec to support in the world, the stadium includes the most soccer field and a capacity of over sporting events modern high-performance multisport centre 11,500 seats. your events ● Given its strong ● We have thousands in Québec and in Canada and has a rugby relationship of volunteers ready field with a seating capacity of more than with public Our experienced organizers to contribute 56,000 people. It is fully equipped for TV funding partners, production and offers superior hospitality will elevate your event ● Key rugby suppliers the Chamber suites and services. Montréal’s rugby organizations, event are based in the of Commerce Montréal area of Metropolitan SAPUTO STADIUM management companies, venue owners, hotels, international airport, Sports Events Montréal and private A world-class stadium inaugurated in 2013, Montréal and the City of Montréal along corporations, it has a nearly 21,000-seat capacity. with the support of the governments of Montréal knows how This stunning stadium boasts natural turf to secure public and Québec and Canada work together to commercial funding and beautiful corporate suites, and is a real present and deliver an outstanding event jem in Canada’s stadium inventory. to support and offer everyone a memorable experience. your events It is home to the Montréal Impact and hosts Montréal will work with you to draw the most of the professional team’s games and most people possible and spark their love championships. of rugby. PERCIVAL MOLSON MEMORIAL STADIUM Overlooking downtown Montréal, at the foot of Mount Royal, this 25,000-seat stadium is a unique venue for rugby events and has a truly vintage feel. It is the primary home of the Montréal Alouettes, the city’s professional CFL football team. Montréal is your giant playground

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Home to some of the world’s most talented professionals and host of the biggest underground skate scenes in North America and many international competitions year-round, Montréal is a leading international skateboarding destination. The city’s unique urban facilities and many skateparks make for a very versatile playground for skateboarders. With one of the biggest indoor skateparks in Canada and the newest Vans Skatepark at the Olympic Stadium, Montréal really has it all. Athletes such as Bob Burnquist, 14-time X Games champion, the iconic Tony Hawks, Montréal champions Annie Guglia, Elliot Sloan and prodigy Gavin Bottger have all shined at Montréal skateboard competitions. Skateboarding is in Montréal’s DNA. We have done it before Montréal has hosted the following top national and international skateboarding events and competitions:

● 2015-2017 WSF Empire Am Getting Paid ● 2015 Dime Glory Challenge ● Since 2013 - Jackalope Action Sport Festival ● 2019 Vans Park Series Men’s Pro Tour ● 2019 Empire Open © CENTRE DE COMMERCE MONDIAL DE MONTRÉAL DE MONDIAL COMMERCE DE CENTRE ©

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Montréal’s major skateboarding Montréal’s skateboarding organizations, ● ● venues are: event management companies, venue The skateboarding Sports Events owners, hotels, international airport, Sports federation is based Montréal, the City THE VANS SKATEPARK in Montréal of Montréal and Events Montréal and the City of Montréal sport organizations AT THE OLYMPIC STADIUM ESPLANADE ● Many skateboarding along with the support of the governments work as one to 2 groups and retailers The 900 m concrete dome skatepark of Québec and Canada work together to support major are based in Montréal recently hosted the Vans Park Series, present and deliver an outstanding event sporting events bringing some of the world’s best male and offer everyone a memorable experience ● We have thousands ● Given its strong and female skateboarders together for a Montréal will work with you to attract the of volunteers ready relationship weekend. This new facility was created by most people possible and spark their love to contribute of your sport. with public Vans in collaboration with the California ● Key event funding partners, Skateparks company, which has designed organizers are the Chamber hundreds of such parks around the globe. based in Montréal of Commerce The Vans Skatepark is one of the best of Metropolitan places in Canada for skateboarders to Montréal and private practice their sport. corporations, Montréal knows how THE TAZ to secure public and Boasting a unique urban and industrial commercial funding design, this skateboarding facility features to support 162 different ramps that offer skateboarders your events almost endless possibilities. The venue is equipped with modern, high-quality facilities for large-scale sports and events and can seat up to 2,400 people. Montréal is your giant playground

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Host of the 1976 Summer Olympic Games, more than four FIFA World Cup championships, many CONCACAF Gold Cup games, candidate city for the FIFA 2026 World Cup and home of the Montréal Impact, a professional MLS soccer team, Montréal is a leading international soccer destination that has it all. Soccer is in Montréal’s DNA! We have done it before Montréal is renowned worldwide for its event-hosting experience, outstanding venues, joie de vivre and hospitality, best-in-class organizers and as training hub for world-class athletes. Montréal has hosted the following signature soccer events:

● 1987 FIFA World Championships U-17 ● 2014 FIFA Women’s World Cup U-20 ● 2007 FIFA World Cup U-20 ● 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup ● 2009 Impact vs Santos Laguna (Mexico), ● 2016 Impact vs AS Roma, exhibition match Champions League, CONCACAF ● 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup - ● 2010 Impact vs AC Milan, exhibition match Canada vs. Curaçao ● 2010 CONCACAF Gold Cup - ● Real Madrid, Chelsea and Paris St-Germain Canada vs Honduras training camps ● 2012 Impact vs Olympique Lyonnais, ● 2021 Canada Soccer National Championships exhibition match U-17 Cup ● 2026 FIFA World Cup Candidate City © CENTRE DE COMMERCE MONDIAL DE MONTRÉAL DE MONDIAL COMMERCE DE CENTRE ©

Montréal’s cutting-edge FIFA–CERTIFIED FIELDS CITY-WIDE Montréal’s ecosystem Montréal has numerous soccer fields that soccer venues meet the requirements and standards of is real and vibrant: Soccer Canada, FIFA and other soccer Located in the heart of Montréal’s sports ● ● hub, less than 20 minutes from downtown, event rights holders, including the Soccer sport Given its strong our international soccer venues are closed Montréal Soccer Center (1 outdoor, federation is based relationship 1 indoor), Claude-Robillard Sports Complex in the region with public to hotels, attractions, the YUL, Montréal- of Montréal funding partners, Trudeau International Airport and are easily (2 outdoor and a 10,000-seat capacity), the Chamber ● We have thousands accessible by subway and car. Montréal Centre Nutrilait, the Montréal Impact’s of Commerce of volunteers ready proudly benefits from nearly 90 soccer training center (4 outdoor), Marcel Laurin of Metropolitan to contribute fields which fuel the city’s passion for Sports Complex (2 outdoor, 1 indoor) and Montréal and private soccer. Our flagship venues are: more than 90 community-based soccer ● Key soccer suppliers corporations, fields. are based in the Montréal knows how THE OLYMPIC STADIUM Montréal area to secure public and One of the most popular Olympic facilities Our experienced organizers ● Experienced FIFA commercial funding in the world, the stadium is home to the to support will elevate your event event organizers are most modern multisport high-performance based in Montréal your events centre in Québec and Canada and has a Montréal’s soccer organizations, event FIFA-certified soccer field with more than management companies, venue owners, ● Sports Events 56,000 seats. It is also fully equipped hotels, international airport, Sports Events Montréal, the City for TV production and boasts leading- of Montréal and Montréal and the City of Montréal along sport organizations edge hospitality suites and services. The with the support of the governments Olympic Stadium is also the second home work as one to of Québec and Canada work together support major of the Montréal Impact and is often used to present and deliver an outstanding sporting events for soccer games and large-scale events event and offer everyone a memorable such as the 2017 World Artistic Gymnastics experience. Montréal will work with you to Championships. attract the most people possible and spark SAPUTO STADIUM (MLS) their love of soccer. An MLS-certified soccer field built in 2013 that seats up to 20,000 spectators, this stunning stadium boasts natural turf and beautiful corporate suites, and is a gem in Canada’s stadiums inventory. It is the primary home of the Montréal Impact, an MLS team, and hosts most of team’s regular season and exhibition games. Montréal is your giant playground

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Host of the first recognized ISU event outside of Europe, more than five ISU Speed Skating World Cups and Championships and many selection competitions for our successful Canadian Olympic Speed Skating team, Montréal has a long tradition of success in ISU events both in speed skating and figure skating. It is a leading international speed skating and winter sports destination that has it all. Olympians such as Marc Gagnon, Kim Boutin and Charles Hamelin have all trained at Speed Skating Canada’s national training center. Speed skating is in Montréal’s DNA! We have done it before Montréal has hosted the following signature speed skating events:

● 1997 ISU Championships (first outside ● 2019 ISU World Junior Short of Europe) Track Championships ● Many ISU Short Track World Cups ● 2020 Four Continents Short Track Championships ● 2017 Canadian National Senior Championships ● 2014-2018-2022 ISU World Short Track Championships © CENTRE DE COMMERCE MONDIAL DE MONTRÉAL DE MONDIAL COMMERCE DE CENTRE ©

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Located 15 minutes from downtown Montréal’s speed skating organizations, ● ● Montréal, our international speed skating event management companies, venue 9 speed skating Sports Events clubs are based in Montréal and the venues are close to hotels, attractions, the owners, hotels, international airport, Sports Montréal and can City of Montréal YUL, Montréal-Trudeau International Airport Events Montréal and the City of Montréal support or organize are key supporters and are easily accessible by subway and car. along with the support of the governments speed skating events and facilitators Our flagship speed skating venue is: of Québec and Canada work together to present and deliver an outstanding ● Speed Skating ● Given its strong ARENA MAURICE–RICHARD event and offer everyone a memorable Canada’s National relationship A world-class arena with a 6,000 seat experience. Montréal will work with you to Training Centre is with public capacity and an Olympic-size ice surface, it attract the most people possible and spark based in Montréal funding partners, the Chamber is also the training centre for the Canadian their love of the sport. ● We have thousands of Commerce national short track speed skating team of volunteers ready of Metropolitan to contribute and hosts most of many national and Montréal and private international competitions. ● Key suppliers are corporations, based in the Montréal knows how Montréal area to secure public and commercial funding to support your events Montréal is your giant playground

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Host of the 1976 Olympic Games, more than seven ITU World Cups and Series and two ITU World Championships, Montréal is a leading international triathlon destination that has it all. The city’s unique landscape offers a very versatile playground for triathlons, including Montréal’s historic Old Port waterfront, downtown Montréal and Parc Jean-Drapeau. Triathlon is in Montréal’s DNA! We have done it before Montréal has hosted the following national and international signature triathlon events: ● 1999 ITU Triathlon World Championships ● 2021 Montréal PATCO Sprint Triathlon Pan-American Cup ● 2016 ITU Triathlon World Cup ● 2021 Triathlon Canada National ● Since 2017 - ITU World Triathlon Series Championships ● 2018-19 Montréal CAMTRI Sprint Triathlon ● 2022 Inaugural ITU World Sprint Continental Cup and Team Triathlon Championships ● 2019-2021 World Paratriathlon Series © CENTRE DE COMMERCE MONDIAL DE MONTRÉAL DE MONDIAL COMMERCE DE CENTRE ©

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Montréal is a destination of choice for Montréal’s triathlon organizations, event ● ● triathlon events. The city’s greatest management companies, venue owners, Québec’s triathlon Given its strong association, triathlon relationship assets are: hotels, international airport, Sports Events clubs and ITU event with public Montréal and the City of Montréal along MONTRÉAL’S HISTORIC OLD PORT organizers are based funding partners, with the support of the governments in Montréal the Chamber The Old Port’s basin provides a safe and of Québec and Canada work together of Commerce ● We have thousands unique stage for swimming, and is just to present and deliver an outstanding of Metropolitan of volunteers ready steps away from downtown’s streets for event and offer everyone a memorable Montréal and private to contribute the cycling and running components. experience. Montréal will work with you to corporations, attract the most people possible to your ● Key suppliers are Montréal knows how PARC JEAN–DRAPEAU event and spark their love of your sport. based in the to secure public and Located on a man-made island that offers Montréal area commercial funding a stunning view of downtown Montréal’s ● Sports Events to support skyline, the park features an Olympic water Montréal, the your events surface and rowing basin and is directly City of Montréal connected to the city’s subway system. and sport The Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, a world class organizations work motor racing venue and site of the F1 as one to support Grand Prix du Canada, is also often used major sporting for cycling and running portions of the events competition.