French and English Canada converge in Montréal, Québec’s biggest city. The city is comprised of distinctly French and English neighborhoods, as well as a variety of immigrant enclaves. Above ground, Montréal is a bustling, modern city, but an entire underground city also exists below. Shops and restaurants are all connected underground, ensuring residents and visitors stay warm during the bitter winters. Montréal’s attractions include Vieux Séminaire de St-Sulpice, the city’s oldest building, as well as Place Jacques-Cartier, one of the Old Town’s squares, and the Biodôme de Montréal, where visitors can walk through replicas of four ecosystems.
The province of Québec has a humid continental climate with warm, humid summers and long, cold and snowy winters.
The Province of Québec was founded after the Treaty of Paris formally transferred the French colony of Canada to Britain after the Seven Years' War. The area grew rapidly upon the arrival of the English. The colonization of Québec led to the discovery of an abundance of natural resources which quickly made Montreal a major center for commerce.