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Regarding your second question, you can use English to do anything a tourist would do: shopping, visiting places, renting a temporary place to stay... It's when you need to do what it takes to be a resident that you will wish you knew French: job hunting, renting long term/buying a house, navigating the incredibly bloated bureaucracy when dealing with the government... It's like living in Berlin without knowing German or in Barcelona without speaking Spanish: totally doable, but on top of what I already mentioned above, you'll also be missing lots of what makes these cities amazing places to live. The joie de vivre in Montréal is real, and it speaks French.
Thanks!! The good news is that unless I get let go from my current place of employment I won't need to job hunt. :). A few of my former colleagues still live in the province, one on the island one just off the island and I've been visiting a few times a year for the last couple of years. I'm thinking maybe Verdun but maybe not. :)
CC1 is bang on. Each area has it’s own vibe. It depends what you are looking for - https://www.authentikcanada.com/ca-en/blog/montreal-neighbourhoods-which-ones-are-a-must
Every area can have run down apartments but I would be extra careful if you are looking in Park X.
I’m partial to Mile End, Little Italy, and Villeray.
Bonne chance.
Btw there's free French courses for immigrants and Canadian citizens (run under the government program called "Francisation") which can be taken at local community centres. If you're a Canadian citizen, you only have to pay something like a $60 registration/admin fee the first time you register for a course at the centre (after that, if you take another French course at that centre, then you only pay a small fee like $15 to cover their photocopy fees for worksheets) for a 40 hour class, which is dirt cheap and pretty much nothing compared to French classes offered elsewhere which can start from at least $500 and up. They had full time and part time day classes and also evening classes. There might not be as many classes for Canadian citizens because the focus is more on having classes open to immigrants (who also get a little stipend from the government in order to attend the classes), however, it's not impossible to find, but it may mean you will need to have a bit of a longer commute to the community centre that offers classes that fit your schedule. Also, most employers (larger companies) offer French classes that you can do for free while at work (like 3 hours/week) thanks to the French language laws and, just like the French classes that I mentioned above, it's funded by our tax dollars:) So it's highly recommend you take advantage of this! French is not easy to learn (and Quebec French is another layer on top of that), but try to slowly learn some as you will need to know some French in order to get by here a bit better (especially when dealing with the government/bureaucracy) and it will allow you to truly understand the culture and it will open more doors to get to know more diverse groups of people in the city:)
I've learn English working for an English owned company. took a few week and I was ok to do the whole job and after a bit more than 1 years I was totally able to converse about almost anything. Immersion is the key. And It will be a new skill for you.. And we never have too much skills.