Become an ambassador for Montreal

Montréal welcomes millions of visitors every year. In many cases, these visitors discover the city through the eyes of a person who plays a key role in their trip: their tourist guide.

Would you like to work as a guide, or to perfect your skills if you already work in the field? This program is a first-rate asset that will give you access to a select position in the Montréal tourism industry. It will make you THE resource sought after not only by tourists visiting the city, but by convention organizers, hotel establishments and numerous other tourism operators.

This bilingual ITHQ-Ville de Montréal Signature program, offered in French and English together, is the only program that enables candidates to obtain a permit from the city of Montréal.

• Know how to lead a group, inform visitors effectively and make it stimulating to discover the locations and sites that give Montréal its charm
• Organize and coordinate activities and tourist visits based on a variety of themes

• Program begins in the fall
• Spread over 9 months, on a part-time basis
• Total of 240 course hours
• Up to three evenings per week (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday), from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., as well as a few Saturdays (October 16, October 30 and November 20, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.).
• Beginning of classes in the week of September 27, 2021. End of the program in May 2022.

Note :
This program is offered in French and English (bilingual).

You must meet the following criteria for eligibility to this program:

• Be at least 18 years of age before the courses begin.
• Hold at least a high school or vocational diploma, or have a level of education considered sufficient.
• Be fluent in spoken and written French and English; an ability to speak a third language such as German or Spanish is an asset.
• Undergo an interview during which your language skills will be evaluated. These interviews will be held remotely during the last week of June and the last 2 weeks of August. The exact dates will be confirmed by email.

You must also meet one of the following conditions:

• You must have stopped your full-time studies for at least 2 consecutive sessions or 1 academic year OR
• You must have pursued post-secondary education for at least 1 year.

Acceptance decisions will be sent out the week of September 6, 2021.  

Note:
This program is not open to international applicants since a student visa cannot be obtained in Quebec for part-time programs lasting more than 6 months.

Notes:

• Other fees include third-party liability insurance, compulsory for all.
• Students should allow for additional costs to purchase books and lecture notes.
• All amounts are in Canadian dollars.
• All amounts listed can changed without noticed.
• Employers subject to the Act to promote workforce skills development and recognition are entitled to submit the cost of this training program as part of the 1% of total payroll that companies must invest in employee training.

Attestation of college studies (ACS) in Guide touristique de Montréal/Montréal Tourist Guide recognized by the ministère de l’Éducation et de l’Enseignement supérieur