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Business financing in Montréal: where to start?

Capital Facile prepares the file of a Montréal business and presents it to commercial lenders, from $15,000 to $500,000; everything is done online. Each lender decides, in its written offer.

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The economy of Montréal, in brief

How many people live in Montréal?
Montréal had 1,762,949 residents at the 2021 census.
Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population, table 98-10-0002-01
How many business establishments does the Montréal agglomeration have?
More than 1.1 million people worked in a pool of 64,224 business establishments in the Montréal agglomeration in 2024.
Source: Ville de Montréal, Montréal en statistiques, "Analyse des secteurs d’activité", November 2025
Which sector has the most establishments on the island of Montréal?
In 2024, commercial activity (retail trade, arts and recreation, accommodation and food services, other services) is the sector with the largest number of business establishments (31.0%) and jobs (20.6%) on the island of Montréal.
Source: Ville de Montréal, Montréal en statistiques, "Analyse des secteurs d’activité", November 2025
Which sectors weigh the most in the Montréal agglomeration’s GDP?
Five sectors make up 64.3% of the Montréal agglomeration’s GDP in 2023: finance, insurance and real estate services (18.2%), logistics (13.6%), manufacturing (11.9%), professional, scientific and technical services (11.1%) and commercial activity (9.5%).
Source: Ville de Montréal, Montréal en statistiques, "Analyse des secteurs d’activité", November 2025
How many establishments in construction, manufacturing and logistics in Montréal?
In 2024, the Montréal agglomeration had 3,739 business establishments in construction, 3,029 in manufacturing and 7,155 in logistics (wholesale trade, transportation and warehousing).
Source: Ville de Montréal, Montréal en statistiques, "Analyse des secteurs d’activité", November 2025 (table of business establishments, Statistics Canada Business Register)

Business-support organizations in Montréal

Useful neighbours, independent of Capital Facile: each one has its own programs and its own conditions.

PME MTL
The Ville de Montréal’s business support network, specialized in guiding and financing businesses, organized into six territorial hubs.
Service du développement économique de la Ville de Montréal
Municipal department that guides and supports Montréal businesses in their growth and manages grant programs and calls for projects.

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