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Student Entrepreneurship Associations in Montreal

Complete directory of student entrepreneurship and tech associations at Montreal universities. Find your community at McGill, Concordia, Polytechnique, HEC, and more.

Built in MTL Team8 min readJanuary 28, 2026

Overview

Montreal's universities host vibrant student entrepreneurship communities. Whether you're interested in fintech, AI, product management, or general startup skills, there's likely a group for you.

This guide lists 45 student associations across Montreal's major universities.

Associations By University

CEGEP Edouard Monpetit

  • CEGEP Edouard Monpetit - CEGEP Edouard Monpetit

College Andre-Grasset

  • College Andre-Grasset - College Andre-Grasset

College de Maisonneuve

  • College de Maisonneuve - College de Maisonneuve

Concordia

  • DISC - Data Intelligence Society of Concordia | Website | Email
  • AISC - Artificial Intelligence Society of Concordia | Website | Email
  • JMWL - John Molson's Women in Leadership | Website | Email
  • JSBA - John Molson's Supply Chain and BTM Association | Website | Email
  • CFS - Concordia Fintech Society | Website | Email
  • FISA - Finance and Investment Student's Association | Website | Email
  • MASA - Math and Stats Student Association | Website | Email
  • CASA - Commerce and Administration Student Association | Website
  • CSU - Concordia Student Union | Website
  • ESS - ESS | Email
  • SCS - Software engineering & Computer Science Society | Website | Email
  • ECA - Engineering and Computer Science Association | Website | Email
  • ENCS - ENCS
  • JMUCC - John Molson's Undergrad Case Competition | Website | Email
  • Concordia Co-op - Concordia Co-op | Website | Email
  • Data Scientifique - Data Scientifique | Website | Email

Condordia

Dawson

  • Dawson - Dawson

HEC

  • ATI-HEC - Association des technologies de l'information | Website

John Abbott

  • John Abbott - John Abbott

Marianopolis

  • Marianopolis - Marianopolis

McGill

  • MDN - McGill Data Network | Website
  • BLOCKCHAIN at McGill - BLOCKCHAIN at McGill | Website
  • MSFA - McGill Student Fintech Association | Website
  • DWIB - Desautels Women in Business | Website | Email
  • McWiCS - McGill Women in Computer Science | Website | Email
  • EUS - Engineering Undergraduate Society | Website
  • McHacks - McGill Hacking Competition | Website

Polytechnique

  • CEGINFO - Comite Etudiant en Genie Informatique | Website | Email
  • CEGLogiciel - Comite Etudiant en Genie Logiciel | Website | Email
  • Poly E - Association des étudiants entrerpreneurs | Website

UDEM

  • HEC Montreal (3) - HEC Montreal (3)
  • SDA -HEC - Société des données pour les affaires | Website
  • CCM-HEC - CCM-HEC

ULaval

  • AEGLO - Association des Etudiants en Genie Logiciel | Website | Email
  • ASETIN - Association des Etudiants en Informatique et Genie Logiciel | Website | Email

UQAM

  • AGEEI-UQAM - Association Général des étudiant(e)s en informatique | Website | Email
  • AéPTI-UQAM - Association étudiante des programmes en TI | Website | Email
  • ElleCode ACM-ws UQAM - ElleCode ACM-ws UQAM | Website | Email
  • ESG UQAM - Ecole des sciences de la gestion | Website | Email
  • AéESG-UQAM - AéESG-UQAM
  • CGC ESG UQAM - CGC ESG UQAM

Getting Involved

For Students

  1. Join events - Most associations host regular meetups, workshops, and networking events
  2. Follow on social media - Stay updated on opportunities
  3. Apply for leadership - Many associations recruit new executive members each year
  4. Start a chapter - If your school doesn't have a relevant group, consider starting one

For Startups

Student associations are a great way to:

  • Recruit talent - Connect with motivated students
  • Host workshops - Share your expertise
  • Sponsor events - Get visibility on campus
  • Find interns - Many associations help match students with startups
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