Overview
Montreal has a vibrant tech meetup scene with regular gatherings covering everything from AI and machine learning to growth hacking and maker culture.
This guide covers 36 active meetups in the Montreal ecosystem.
Monthly Meetups
These meetups happen every month - great for building consistent connections.
- Agile Growth Montreal - Link - Growth Hacking
- Big Data Montreal - Link - Technical flash talks + long talks on big data technologies
- Club Framboise - Link - Meetings/Workshops on Raspberry Pi, Python, Electronics, etc.
- Digital Entrepreneurs - Link - Conferences & community about online entrepreneurship.
- FinTech Series by FCP FinTech Studio - Link - Meetup
- Golang Montreal - Link - Montreal Go/Golang programming community meetup.
- HackerNest - Link - networking and drinks
- IoT Montreal Meetup - Link - Monthly Meetup showcasing innovative IoT work
- Le Wagon Montréal - Link - coding workshop / Talks w/ entrepreneurs
- Montreal New Tech - startup entrepreneur meetup and conference
- MTL EdTech Meetup - Link - tech meetup
- MTLDATA | Data Science - Link - Montreal data science community featuring 5-20 minute talks.
- MTLDATA | Open Data Book Club - Link - Hands-on mini hackathons exploring open data in Montreal.
- MTLDATA | R User Group - Link - Montreal R programming user group with interactive sessions.
- No-code/Low-code Montréal - Link - Meetup about creating No-code and Low-code MVP
- NodeSchoolMTL - Link - Workshops on JavaScript and NodeJS, Git, etc.
- Product Hunt MTL - Product Hunt
- Product Tank MTL - Link - Product management meetup in Montreal.
- QueerTechMTL - Link - Meetup
- Startup Founders 101 - Link - startup entrepreneur meetup
Weekly Meetups
For the seriously dedicated - these groups meet every week.
- Montreal Artificial Intelligence Ethics - Link - Meetups about AI Ethics & safety (Weekly?)
- Osmos Academy - workshops | hangouts around wearables (weekly)
- Pitonneux - workshops | coding (weekly)
- Protohack - Prototyping no coding (weekly)
Annual Events
Yearly flagship events and conferences.
Other Meetups
Meetups with varying schedules.
- Food Tech Meetup - Link - Food technology community meetup in Montreal.
- Lean Startup Circle - Link - Learn Lean Startup approach (6-8 times a year)
- Mastermind Branding - Link - Build authority online (quarterly)
- Montreal Machine Learning
- Montréal VR - Link - Virtual Reality community in Montreal.
- NeurotechX - Link - Neurotechnology meetup (quarterly)
- Startup Tech Talks - Link - Technical talks from Montreal startups. (quarterly)
- Startup Weekend - Link - 54-hour event to launch startups, powered by Techstars. (quarterly)
Tips For Getting The Most From Meetups
- Be consistent - Regular attendance builds relationships
- Give talks - Share your knowledge to build credibility
- Follow up - Connect on LinkedIn after meeting people
- Volunteer - Help organize to meet the core community
- Start one - If your niche isn't covered, create a meetup
Popular Platforms
- Meetup.com - Most Montreal tech events
- Eventbrite - Larger events and conferences
- Lu.ma - Newer platform gaining traction
- LinkedIn Events - Professional networking events