Language course English in Montreal

EC Montreal

Learn English in Montreal at our partner school EC Montreal, (formerly known as Language Studies Canada- LSC). The school offers both English and French courses, the latter of which can be found here. EC Montreal is centrally located with excellent links to public transport, as well as having the famed St. Catherine's Street close by, with its shops and restaurants. The institute is run by a team of experienced language teachers who will make sure you settle in straight away.

Key features of our partner English school in Montreal:

  • Validated by the Canadian government’s Educational Testing Service
  • 25 fully equipped classrooms, all with air conditioning
  • International students
  • Student resource centre with CD-ROMs and large selection of audiovisual materials
  • Enrolment control to ensure there is a good mix of language groups within the school
  • WIFI access across all buildings
  • Computer room with 30 computers
  • Start dates for beginners and open entry for other levels
  • Minimum age: 16 years

Social Programme

In conjunction with the language courses LSC organises a varied programme of activities and excursions. Most of the time, when organising an activity or excursion, the school takes into account the actual cultural calender of the city, like local festivals, sport activities and cultural activities. In the summer the temperatures regularly rise to over 30°C, whereas in the winter the temperatures can drop to –10°C (or colder). But each and every season has its own charms and possibilities! Some activities are free of charge and for others you need to pay a small contribution to participate. Example activites include: Activity programme Montreal
  • Excursion to Quebec
  • Sports activities including hockey, football and hiking
  • Horse riding
  • Visits to museums and the city’s planetarium
  • Trips to the theatre and ballet
  • Salsa classes

Intensive

The intensive courses in Montreal, consist of 20, 24 or 30 lessons per week. Classes have a maximum of 15 students. Minimum course duration is 1 week.

We offer this intensive course at 7 different levels. The entrance test determines your level of English and the class you will be in. The lessons focus on listening, reading, writing and most importantly speaking. During the classes in the afternoon of the 30 hours course, extra attention is paid to a specific subject as vocabulary,  fluency, conjugating verbs or TOEFL- or IELTS-preparation.

As well as offering courses in English, the school also offers French courses and it is possible to combine these 2 languages during the intensive course.

Minimum age is 15 years.

Prices 2023

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Prices in  €/EUR  £/GBP  $/USD

Max. 14 per class
Number of lessons per week:
20
24
30
Starting dates:  

09/01, 16/01, 23/01, 30/01, 06/02, 13/02, 20/02, 27/02, 06/03, 13/03, 20/03, 27/03, 03/04, 10/04, 17/04, 24/04, 01/05, 08/05, 15/05, 22/05, 29/05, 05/06, 12/06, 19/06, 26/06, 03/07, 10/07, 17/07, 24/07, 31/07, 07/08, 14/08, 21/08, 28/08, 04/09, 11/09, 18/09, 25/09, 02/10, 09/10, 16/10, 23/10, 30/10, 06/11, 13/11, 20/11, 27/11, 04/12, 11/12, 18/12

Note:  

1 lesson = 45 minutes

Course materials:  

€9 per week, invoiced by StudyTravel

Surcharge course:   12/06/2023 - 08/09/2023 : €19 per week
Surcharges host family:   single room : 10/06/2023 - 09/09/2023 : €22 per week
double room : 10/06/2023 - 09/09/2023 : €26 per week
half board → full board : €26 per week
Special dietary needs : € 33 per week
Special dietary needs such as vegan, gluten free or lactose free.
Surcharges host family plus:   single room : 10/06/2023 - 09/09/2023 : €26 per week
half board → full board : €30 per week
Special dietary needs : € 33 per week
Special dietary needs such as vegan, gluten free or lactose free.
Surcharges shared apartment:   single room : 10/06/2023 - 09/09/2023 : €34 per week
Transfer:   transfer upon arrival at Montreal (YUL) airport : EUR 87

All prices include:

  • administration fees
  • course and accommodation as stated
  • welcome activity
  • certificate of attendance

Visa document courier fee: approx: CAD 85 / € 62

In 2023 the school is closed on: 02/01/2023, 07/04/2023, 22/05/2023, 21/06/2023, 23/06/2023, 30/06/2023, 04/09/2023, 09/10/2023, 13/11/2023, 25/12/2023, 26/12/2023. Missed lessons due to bank holidays will not be refunded or rescheduled.

Concerning minors:
Minimum age is 16 all year round. For under 18’s, a parent authorisation form must be submitted; single room homestay and airport transfers must be booked. No supervision is provided. Students should also provide a Custodianship Letter if requested by the Canadian Embassy. This may be arranged for a fee of CAD 150 / € 109.

Intensive English / French

In the largest bilingual city in the world you have the opportunity to combine two languages ​​during your course. The language school in Montreal offers a unique program of either 24 or 30 lessons. You will have 20 lessons of English and respectively 4 or 10 lessons of French. For a complete immersion both the languages​​, you can choose to either stay with an English or with a French host family. This way, the emphasis during your language course is on learning English, but at the same time you can practice your French with the host family.

Minimum age is 15 years.

Prices 2023

Click on a price for an exact price quotation and/or to book.
Prices in  €/EUR  £/GBP  $/USD

Max. 14 per class
Number of lessons per week:
24
30
  1 week 2 weeks 3 weeks 4 weeks 5 weeks 6 weeks 7 weeks 8 weeks 9 weeks 10 weeks 11 weeks 12 weeks 13 weeks 14 weeks 15 weeks 16 weeks 17 weeks 18 weeks 19 weeks 20 weeks 21 weeks 22 weeks 23 weeks 24 weeks 25 weeks 26 weeks 27 weeks 28 weeks 29 weeks 30 weeks 31 weeks 32 weeks 33 weeks 34 weeks 35 weeks 36 weeks  
Intensive without accommodation 394 687 979 1272 1564 1857 2149 2442 2734 3027 3319 3482 3763 4045 4327 4608 4890 5172 5453 5735 6017 6298 6580 6515 6782 7049 7317 7584 7851 8118 8385 8653 8920 9187 9454 9722
Intensive with host family, double room , halfboard 752 1235 1720 2203 2688 3171 3656 4139 4623 5107 5591 5944 6417 6890 7364 7837 8310 8783 9256 9729 10202 10675 11148 11274 11733 12192 12650 13109 13567 14026 14485 14943 15402 15860 16319 16778
Intensive with host family, single room , halfboard 770 1272 1774 2275 2778 3279 3782 4283 4786 5287 5790 6161 6652 7143 7634 8125 8617 9108 9599 10090 10581 11072 11563 11708 12184 12661 13138 13614 14091 14568 15044 15521 15998 16474 16951 17428
Intensive with host family plus, single room , halfboard 839 1409 1980 2550 3121 3691 4262 4832 5403 5973 6545 6984 7544 8104 8664 9223 9783 10343 10902 11462 12022 12582 13141 13354 13900 14445 14990 15535 16081 16626 17171 17717 18262 18807 19352 19898
Intensive with shared apartment, single room , no meals 882 1495 2110 2723 3338 3951 4566 5179 5793 6407 7021 7504 8107 8710 9314 9917 10520 11123 11726 12329 12932 13535 14138 14394 14983 15572 16160 16749 17337 17926 18515 19103 19692 20280 20869 21458
  1 week 2 weeks 3 weeks 4 weeks 5 weeks 6 weeks 7 weeks 8 weeks 9 weeks 10 weeks 11 weeks 12 weeks 13 weeks 14 weeks 15 weeks 16 weeks 17 weeks 18 weeks 19 weeks 20 weeks 21 weeks 22 weeks 23 weeks 24 weeks 25 weeks 26 weeks 27 weeks 28 weeks 29 weeks 30 weeks 31 weeks 32 weeks 33 weeks 34 weeks 35 weeks 36 weeks  
Intensive without accommodation 423 744 1066 1387 1709 2030 2351 2673 2994 3315 3637 3828 4139 4449 4760 5070 5381 5692 6002 6313 6623 6934 7244 7295 7595 7894 8194 8494 8794 9093 9393 9693 9992 10292 10592 10892
Intensive with host family, double room , halfboard 781 1293 1807 2319 2832 3344 3858 4370 4883 5395 5909 6291 6793 7295 7797 8299 8801 9303 9805 10307 10809 11310 11812 12054 12546 13037 13528 14019 14511 15001 15493 15983 16475 16965 17457 17948
Intensive with host family, single room , halfboard 799 1329 1861 2391 2923 3453 3984 4514 5046 5576 6108 6508 7028 7548 8068 8588 9108 9628 10148 10668 11188 11708 12228 12488 12998 13506 14016 14524 15034 15543 16053 16561 17071 17579 18089 18598
Intensive with host family plus, single room , halfboard 868 1467 2067 2665 3266 3864 4465 5063 5663 6262 6862 7331 7920 8508 9097 9685 10274 10863 11451 12040 12629 13217 13806 14134 14713 15290 15868 16445 17024 17601 18180 18757 19335 19912 20491 21068
Intensive with shared apartment, single room , no meals 911 1553 2197 2839 3482 4124 4768 5410 6053 6695 7339 7851 8483 9115 9747 10379 11011 11643 12275 12907 13539 14170 14802 15174 15796 16417 17038 17659 18281 18901 19523 20143 20765 21385 22007 22628
Starting dates:  

09/01, 16/01, 23/01, 30/01, 06/02, 13/02, 20/02, 27/02, 06/03, 13/03, 20/03, 27/03, 03/04, 10/04, 17/04, 24/04, 01/05, 08/05, 15/05, 22/05, 29/05, 05/06, 12/06, 19/06, 26/06, 03/07, 10/07, 17/07, 24/07, 31/07, 07/08, 14/08, 21/08, 28/08, 04/09, 11/09, 18/09, 25/09, 02/10, 09/10, 16/10, 23/10, 30/10, 06/11, 13/11, 20/11, 27/11, 04/12, 11/12, 18/12

Note:  

1 lesson = 45 minutes

Course materials:  

€9 per week, invoiced by StudyTravel

Surcharge course:   12/06/2023 - 08/09/2023 : €19 per week
Surcharges host family:   single room : 10/06/2023 - 09/09/2023 : €22 per week
double room : 10/06/2023 - 09/09/2023 : €26 per week
half board → full board : €26 per week
Special dietary needs : € 33 per week
Special dietary needs such as vegan, gluten free or lactose free.
Surcharges host family plus:   single room : 10/06/2023 - 09/09/2023 : €26 per week
half board → full board : €30 per week
Special dietary needs : € 33 per week
Special dietary needs such as vegan, gluten free or lactose free.
Surcharges shared apartment:   single room : 10/06/2023 - 09/09/2023 : €34 per week
Transfer:   transfer upon arrival at Montreal (YUL) airport : EUR 87

All prices include:

  • administration fees
  • course and accommodation as stated
  • welcome activity
  • certificate of attendance

Visa document courier fee: approx: CAD 85 / € 62

In 2023 the school is closed on: 02/01/2023, 07/04/2023, 22/05/2023, 21/06/2023, 23/06/2023, 30/06/2023, 04/09/2023, 09/10/2023, 13/11/2023, 25/12/2023, 26/12/2023. Missed lessons due to bank holidays will not be refunded or rescheduled.

Concerning minors:
Minimum age is 16 all year round. For under 18’s, a parent authorisation form must be submitted; single room homestay and airport transfers must be booked. No supervision is provided. Students should also provide a Custodianship Letter if requested by the Canadian Embassy. This may be arranged for a fee of CAD 150 / € 109.

Academic year

The academic year course is a study program of 28, 32 or 36 weeks. The course consists of 20 or 24 lessons per week in groups with a maximum of 15 students. During the Academic Year program you have the possibility to prepare for the IELTS exam.

Minimum age is 15 years.

Prices 2023

Click on a price for an exact price quotation and/or to book.
Prices in  €/EUR  £/GBP  $/USD

Max. 14 per class
Number of lessons per week:
20
24
Number of weeks:
  28 weeks 32 weeks 36 weeks  
Academic Year without accommodation 6977 7959 8942
Academic Year with host family, double room , halfboard 12502 14250 15998
Academic Year with host family, single room , halfboard 13008 14828 16648
Academic Year with host family plus, single room , halfboard 14929 17023 19118
Academic Year with shared apartment, single room , no meals 16142 18410 20678
Number of weeks:
  28 weeks 32 weeks 36 weeks  
Academic Year without accommodation 7584 8653 9722
Academic Year with host family, double room , halfboard 13109 14943 16778
Academic Year with host family, single room , halfboard 13614 15521 17428
Academic Year with host family plus, single room , halfboard 15535 17717 19898
Academic Year with shared apartment, single room , no meals 16749 19103 21458
Starting dates:  

09/01, 16/01, 23/01, 30/01, 06/02, 13/02, 20/02, 27/02, 06/03, 13/03, 20/03, 27/03, 03/04, 10/04, 17/04, 24/04, 01/05, 08/05, 15/05, 22/05, 29/05, 05/06, 12/06, 19/06, 26/06, 03/07, 10/07, 17/07, 24/07, 31/07, 07/08, 14/08, 21/08, 28/08, 04/09, 11/09, 18/09, 25/09, 02/10, 09/10, 16/10, 23/10, 30/10, 06/11, 13/11, 20/11, 27/11, 04/12, 11/12, 18/12

Note:  

1 lesson = 45 minutes

Course materials:  

€9 per week, invoiced by StudyTravel

Surcharges host family:   single room : 10/06/2023 - 09/09/2023 : €22 per week
double room : 10/06/2023 - 09/09/2023 : €26 per week
half board → full board : €26 per week
Special dietary needs : € 33 per week
Special dietary needs such as vegan, gluten free or lactose free.
Surcharges host family plus:   single room : 10/06/2023 - 09/09/2023 : €26 per week
half board → full board : €30 per week
Special dietary needs : € 33 per week
Special dietary needs such as vegan, gluten free or lactose free.
Surcharges shared apartment:   single room : 10/06/2023 - 09/09/2023 : €34 per week
Transfer:   transfer upon arrival at Montreal (YUL) airport : EUR 87

All prices include:

  • administration fees
  • course and accommodation as stated
  • welcome activity
  • certificate of attendance

Visa document courier fee: approx: CAD 85 / € 62

In 2023 the school is closed on: 02/01/2023, 07/04/2023, 22/05/2023, 21/06/2023, 23/06/2023, 30/06/2023, 04/09/2023, 09/10/2023, 13/11/2023, 25/12/2023, 26/12/2023. Missed lessons due to bank holidays will not be refunded or rescheduled.

Concerning minors:
Minimum age is 16 all year round. For under 18’s, a parent authorisation form must be submitted; single room homestay and airport transfers must be booked. No supervision is provided. Students should also provide a Custodianship Letter if requested by the Canadian Embassy. This may be arranged for a fee of CAD 150 / € 109.

One-to-one

The one-to-one English course in Montreal involves 20 private classes per week with a native speaker and is designed for those who want to optimise their study time. The aim of this program is to offer a fully personalised method of teaching designed to meet the specific student's needs and desires. As the classes are private, the student will be able to choose the schedule and content.

Minimum age is 15 years.

Prices 2023

Click on a price for an exact price quotation and/or to book.
Prices in  €/EUR  £/GBP  $/USD

Max. 1 per class
Number of lessons per week:
20
Number of weeks:
  1 week 2 weeks  
One-to-One without accommodation 2340 4579
One-to-One with host family, double room , halfboard 2698 5128
One-to-One with host family, single room , halfboard 2716 5164
One-to-One with host family plus, single room , halfboard 2785 5302
One-to-One with shared apartment, single room , no meals 2828 5388
Starting dates:  

09/01, 16/01, 23/01, 30/01, 06/02, 13/02, 20/02, 27/02, 06/03, 13/03, 20/03, 27/03, 03/04, 10/04, 17/04, 24/04, 01/05, 08/05, 15/05, 22/05, 29/05, 05/06, 12/06, 19/06, 26/06, 03/07, 10/07, 17/07, 24/07, 31/07, 07/08, 14/08, 21/08, 28/08, 04/09, 11/09, 18/09, 25/09, 02/10, 09/10, 16/10, 23/10, 30/10, 06/11, 13/11, 20/11, 27/11, 04/12, 11/12, 18/12

Note:  

1 lesson = 60 minutes

Course materials:  

€9 per week, invoiced by StudyTravel

Surcharge course:   12/06/2023 - 08/09/2023 : €19 per week
Surcharges host family:   single room : 10/06/2023 - 09/09/2023 : €22 per week
double room : 10/06/2023 - 09/09/2023 : €26 per week
half board → full board : €26 per week
Special dietary needs : € 33 per week
Special dietary needs such as vegan, gluten free or lactose free.
Surcharges host family plus:   single room : 10/06/2023 - 09/09/2023 : €26 per week
half board → full board : €30 per week
Special dietary needs : € 33 per week
Special dietary needs such as vegan, gluten free or lactose free.
Surcharges shared apartment:   single room : 10/06/2023 - 09/09/2023 : €34 per week
Transfer:   transfer upon arrival at Montreal (YUL) airport : EUR 87

All prices include:

  • administration fees
  • course and accommodation as stated
  • welcome activity
  • certificate of attendance

Visa document courier fee: approx: CAD 85 / € 62

In 2023 the school is closed on: 02/01/2023, 07/04/2023, 22/05/2023, 21/06/2023, 23/06/2023, 30/06/2023, 04/09/2023, 09/10/2023, 13/11/2023, 25/12/2023, 26/12/2023. Missed lessons due to bank holidays will not be refunded or rescheduled.

Concerning minors:
Minimum age is 16 all year round. For under 18’s, a parent authorisation form must be submitted; single room homestay and airport transfers must be booked. No supervision is provided. Students should also provide a Custodianship Letter if requested by the Canadian Embassy. This may be arranged for a fee of CAD 150 / € 109.

Host family

Host family accommodation is a great way of sharing the daily life and experiences of an English-speaking family: a great opportunity to immerse yourself in local life of Montreal and practise your English in a friendly and informal atmosphere. Students can stay in a single or twin room with half board or full board. The maximum distance to the school is 60 minutes by public transport.

Executive host family

With an executive family, students can stay in a single room with half board with a private bathroom. The maximum distance to the school is 60 minutes by public transport.

Shared Apartment

The shared apartments "La Marq au 515" are located in the heart of downtown Montreal, just a few minutes’ walk from the language school. Each apartment consists of 3 - 5 bedrooms, a shared kitchen and lounge area and 1 or 2 bathrooms. The building offers laundry facilities, a fitness area and a student lounge.

Minimum age is 18.

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