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Continuing education

Montréal Tourist Guide

Are you passionate enough about Montréal’s history, architecture and culture to make it your career? Offered in collaboration with the Ville de Montréal, this training course is the only one that allows you to be eligible for a tourist guide permit.

Admission

Summer 2027

Course start date

Fall 2027

Format

In-person

Schedule

Part-time

Language of instruction

French and English (bilingual)

Internships

No

Overview

Architecture, history, culture and society are all part of the Guide touristique de Montréal (Montréal Tourist Guide) training course, which will teach you everything that makes Montréal such a rich and interesting city! Thanks to numerous courses in guiding, tourist reception and group management, you will have everything on hand to become an excellent tour guide.   

Key elements

  • ITHQ exclusive training course, offered on a part-time basis
  • Prerequisite for obtaining a tourist guide permit from the Ville de Montréal
  • Bilingual training pathway (French and English) 
  • Experienced and passionate instructors

Become an ambassador for your city!

What you will learn
Organizing, guiding, sharing

  • Montréal’s emblematic places and sites
  • Culture, history, architecture and society
  • Organization of tourist activities
  • Group guiding and animation

Partner

The Montréal Tourist Guide program is offered in collaboration with the Ville de Montréal. It is a prerequisite for obtaining the mandatory permit to work as a tourist guide in the city.

    Future prospects

    Take advantage of Montréal’s tourism appeal

    Whether you are interested in working in a tourist agency, a tour company, an interpretation centre, a tourist site or as an independent tourist guide, this training will allow you to carve out your place of choice in the Montréal tourist sector.

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