2026 Montreal International Auto Show

2026 Montreal International Auto Show

81th Edition

More Than Thirty Brands on Display with Numerous Test Drives 

Friday, January 17 - Saturday, January 25, 2025 

 

The 81st edition of the Montreal Auto Show, presented by iA Auto and Home Insurance, takes place at the Palais des congrès de Montréal in a re-imagined format. More than 30 automotive brands are featured, including the highly anticipated return of Audi and BMW. The show also offer electric vehicle test drives, a selection of exotic vehicles, including models from Lamborghini, McLaren, Félino, and the Quadriam collection, as well as three immersive zones: the St-Hubert Family Zone, featuring electric mini cars for children; the Performance Zone, showcasing modified vehicles; and the Overlanding Outdoor Zone. Visitors will also be able to explore l’univers Gilles Villeneuve, a tribute space dedicated to the legendary driver, as well as the 12 Best Vehicles in Canada as selected by the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC).

 

Bertrand Godin, spokesperson for the Montreal Auto Show, stated:

“The Montreal Auto Show is more than a showcase. It’s a place to explore, compare and truly experience the automobile,” “Whether you’re discovering electric driving for the first time, sharing the passion with your family, or standing in front of a car you may never see again in your lifetime, the Show is designed to create real moments of connection between people and automobiles.”

 

More than 30 Drands on display

The 2026 Montreal Auto Show brings together more than 30 automotive brands, offering visitors a comprehensive overview of the industry, from mainstream manufacturers to luxury and performance brands, as well as specialized builders and exceptional vehicles. Attendees have the opportunity to discover the latest models, electrified vehicles, cutting-edge technological innovations, and concepts that illustrate the future of mobility.

Brands include:

Alfa Romeo, Allard, Audi, BMW, Buick, Cadillac, Campagna, Chevrolet, Chrysler, Dodge, Félino, FIAT, Ford, GMC, Hyundai, Infiniti, Jeep, Kia, Lamborghini, Lexus, Lincoln, Lotus, Maybach, McLaren, Mercedes-Benz, Mitsubishi, Nissan, RAM, Sprinter, Subaru, Tesla, Toyota, Volkswagen and Volvo.

This diversity allows visitors to compare vehicles, explore current market trends and better understand the technologies shaping the future of mobility.

Electric Vehicle Test Drives

Electric Vehicle Test Drives returned this year in collaboration with CAA-Québec and PowerQ. This popular experience allows visitors to get behind the wheel of 29 electric vehicle models and experience electric driving in real-world conditions.

Participating brands are: Audi, BMW, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Ford, GMC, Hyundai, Kia, Lexus, Nissan, Subaru, Tesla, Toyota and Volvo.

Featured models include the Audi SQ6 e-tron, BMW i4 M50 xDrive, Cadillac Escalade IQ, Chevrolet Bolt EV, Ford Mustang Mach-E, GMC Hummer EV SUV, Hyundai IONIQ 9, Kia EV4, Lexus RZ 450e, Nissan LEAF, Subaru Solterra, Tesla Model Y, Toyota bZ and Volvo EX30.

Exotic Vehicles in the Spotlight

Automotive design and performance enthusiasts are able to admire a selection of exotic and prestige vehicles from McLaren, Lotus and Félino, including a Canadian premiere from Lamborghini, along with an exceptional collection presented by Quadriam Collection.

For the first time in Canada, Quadriam Collection presents three of the most talked-about modern reinterpretations of automotive legends, featuring three Canadian public debuts.

 

 

 

 

 

Three Themed Zones for All Audiences

To offer a diverse and accessible experience, the Show features three distinct themed zones, designed to appeal to visitors of all interests.

The St-Hubert Family Zone provides a fun and welcoming space for families, featuring electric mini-cars for children, a play area, and interactive activities, allowing young visitors to discover the automotive world in a safe and engaging environment.

The Overlanding Outdoor Zone immerses visitors in the world of adventure and exploration, showcasing expedition vehicles, self-sufficient camping solutions, and specialized accessories for outdoor enthusiasts and off-the-beaten-path travellers.

The Performance Zone, completely redesigned and presented in a new hall, features nearly 30 modified vehicles, highlighting the skill, creativity, and passion of the automotive community in an immersive and visually striking setting.

L’univers Gilles Villeneuve: An Exclusive Tribute

In conjunction with the upcoming release of the film VILLENEUVE : L’ASCENSION D’UNE LÉGENDE, the Montreal Auto Show presents L’univers Gilles Villeneuve, an immersive space dedicated to the legacy of the legendary Quebec racing driver.

Visitors are able to explore artifacts, archival photographs, exclusive content, and vehicles used during the film’s production, including a reproduction of the iconic Ferrari T2.

 Canada’s Best Vehicles Unveiled by the AJAC

On January 15, 2026, the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC) unveiled the 12 Best Vehicles in Canada for 2026.

See here.

These 12 exceptional vehicles are displayed throughout the duration of the Show, offering the public a unique opportunity to see them up close and learn more about the models that stand out this year for their innovation, safety, performance, and overall value.

 

All Photos @ Nadia Slejskova

  

The Auto Show is held at Palais des congrès de Montréal

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About the Montréal Auto Show

Founded by the Montréal Automobile Dealers Corporation, the Montréal International Auto Show (MIAS) is one of the most important automotive events in Canada, attracting thousands of visitors and industry professionals each year. Known for its ability to bring together enthusiasts and key industry players, MIAS offers an exceptional showcase for the latest innovations—from concept vehicles to new production models. In 2026, MIAS celebrates its 81st edition, taking place from January 16 to 25, 2026, at the Palais des congrès de Montréal. 

 

   

Salon des métiers d'art 2025

Salon des métiers d'art du Québec

69th edition

December 11 – 21, 2024

The Montreal’s Salon des métiers d'art (SMAQ) returns to the Palais des congrès de Montréal for a festive and inspiring 69th edition. Nearly 200 artisans from all regions of Quebec will present their creations in a completely redesigned space, featuring themed zones, new exhibitions, and food kiosks. This edition marks a new beginning, driven by the vision of Mariouche Gagné, recently appointed Executive Director of the Conseil des métiers d’art du Québec (CMAQ).

A New Vision

Craftswoman, entrepreneur, and pioneer of sustainable fashion, Mariouche Gagné is the first woman and the first designer from the crafts sector to lead the CMAQ. Known particularly for her brand Harricana, she brings to the organization a perspective rooted in creation, sustainability, and the appreciation of handmade craftsmanship. She elaborated:

“As a craftswoman, I know how much a trade show can change a career path: encounters, commissions, collaborations. Today, the SMAQ remains true to this essential mission—building bridges between creators and the public—while looking toward the future. We want to make the Show a vibrant place, anchored in its time, where sustainable innovation, knowledge transfer, and the next generation coexist with inherited skills. With the SMAQ, we offer a pop-up gift shop that emphasizes carefully selected pieces and the people behind each object.”

Ms. Gagné will be supported by the journalist and fashion columnist Lolitta Dandoy, returning as spokesperson for the SMAQ (Quebec Craft Fair). Passionate about Quebec creativity and sustainable craftsmanship, she emphasizes the importance of buying local and connecting with the creators. She stated:

“When you shop at the Craft Fair, you’re not just buying a product or an object… you’re treating yourself to a piece, often unique, that was conceived and made by a local artisan. Even better, you’re supporting our local economy! That’s why I’m so proud to be the spokesperson for the most beautiful ‘Christmas shop.’ My advice for fully enjoying the Fair: buy a passport and come several times! Stroll around, take advantage of the program, chat with the artisans, in short, take the time to shop… That’s true luxury!” 

 

Thematic Zones

The 2025  Salon des métiers d'art invites the public to discover fine crafts in a new light, through a dynamic experience organized around three main thematic zones and four major exhibitions that celebrate local creativity and expertise.

The Lifestyle area brings together ceramics, tableware, cutlery, woodworking, and design objects: pieces chosen for the kitchen, home, and holiday table, where the elegance of the craft and the ingenuity of the materials unite in creations that are both functional and inspiring.

The Fashion and Accessories area showcases jewelry, leather, textiles and clothing, with designers working with fine materials that combine elegance, innovation and sustainability.

The Family area offers a friendly environment designed for discovery: mini-demonstrations and fun content.

A stage that showcases expertise

In addition, SMAQ offers a series of lunchtime meetings, providing opportunities for discussion about creation, materials, entrepreneurship, and the transmission of knowledge. These discussions will highlight those who are shaping the crafts of today and tomorrow.

The Stage-Scène, in collaboration with the National Film Board of Canada (NFB), also hosts a program of continuously screened films that explore materials, gestures, and transmission. This short, sensitive, and educational selection serves as a visual "common thread" throughout the daytime programming.

The Architecture & Heritage Space will be a vibrant and fascinating place where building artisans will demonstrate their skills daily: blacksmiths, stonemasons, stained-glass artists, carpenters, cabinetmakers, and decorative arts specialists. Among the anticipated guests are Sylvie Savoie (stained glass, winner of the 2025 Maestria–Alain-Lachance award), François Racine (blacksmithing), Ann-Marlène Gagnon (gilding), André Perreault (decorative arts), as well as emerging talents, including Olan Finney (ornamental plasterer). The public will be able to observe the techniques, ask questions, and delve into the art of craftsmanship.

Northern Canadian Fine Crafts in the Spotlight

New for 2025. The CMAQ is proud to present, at the heart of the Salon, a space dedicated to Indigenous and Inuit artists from Canada’s three northern territories. At booths T8 to T12, five artists from each territory will take turns exhibiting and selling works inspired by their cultures and a deep connection to the northern landscape. This presence is made possible in partnership with the NWT Arts Program (Government of the Northwest Territories), the Northern Cultural Expressions Society (with the support of the Government of Yukon), and the Nunavut Development Corporation (with the support of the Government of Nunavut).

There are also many booth with the Quebec food specialties that visitors can taste and buy.

 

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All Photos @ Nadia Slejskova

For more information about this year's show, visit the Salon des métiers d’art de Montréal website.

Salon du livre 2025: 48th edition

 

Salon du livre de Montréal 2025

Montreal Annual Book Show

A literary odyssey through space and time

48th edition

Themed (Re)enchantment

November 19 – 23, 2025

The Montreal Book Fair, presented by Radio-Canada, opened its doors tpday at the Palais des congrès de Montréal. It is a well loved Fair, awaited eagerly both by the children and the grown ups.

This largest French-language literary event in the Americas invites everyone to experience five days of encounters, discoveries, and discussions about books and the people who bring them to life. With more than 2,000 authors and nearly 300 activities, the Montreal Book Fair is a celebration of books in all their forms: a place for exchange, dialogue, and discovery that brings literature from here and elsewhere to life in the heart of the city.

Olivier Gougeon, Executive Director of the Montreal Book Fair, stated:

“Under the theme of (Re)enchantment, the 2025 edition of the Book Fair invites us to rediscover in words a shared impulse: that of thinking, feeling, and imagining together.” More than just an event, the Book Fair is a space for encounters where stories connect, nurture curiosity, and remind us that culture remains a force for unity and transformation. This year, let's re-enchant the world, one book at a time”.

The Book Fair offers many exciting activities that will be of interest to the visitors, among them the following:

Special Moments with Leading Authors of the Book Fair

Once again this year, the Montreal Book Fair invites readers to a series of intimate and inspiring encounters, where words intertwine and resonate around important contemporary issues. In-depth interviews, one-on-one conversations, and collaborative discussions make up a rich and diverse program that showcases key voices at the Book Fair.

In-Depth Interviews

These 45-minute sessions offer the public privileged access to an author who shares insights into their most recent work, guided by a moderator. They explore journeys marked by memory, resilience, and the passing on of knowledge, in an atmosphere that is both intimate and outward-looking. The public will notably be able to attend major interviews with Mélikah Abdelmoumen, Fred Anderson, Chris Bergeron, Corneille, Tristan Demers, Yasmina Khadra, Carole Laure, Camille Laurens and Andrée A. Michaud who will come to share their experience, their perspective and how words shape their lives and their work.

One-on-One / Tête-à-tête

The One-on-One format offers an intimate 30-minute conversation between two authors who discuss their respective worlds. While the exchange is intended as a discussion between two people, it is a collaborative dialogue that extends the themes explored in their writing. Among the duos not to be missed are Janette Bertrand and Rébecca Déraspe, who will discuss the power of language and its transmission; Hélène Dorion and Émilie Perreault, who will reflect on how art acts as a "presence in the world"; Dany Laferrière and Philippe Racine, who will discuss creation as an act of survival and a site of memory; and Carl Bessette and Cécile Petitgand, who will discuss the role of digital technology and artificial intelligence in our lives and imaginations.

Conversations and roundtables

These activities bring together two or three authors for a moderated discussions (45 minutes to 1 hour) on topics that inspire them, revealing how difference and shared understanding can enrich the dialogue. The topics are varied, ranging from caregiving and intergenerational transmission (When Memory Takes Care, with Marianne Marquis-Gravel and Isabelle Rivest) to the exploration of literary genres such as horror (with Alexie Morin, Martine Desjardins, and Patrick Senécal), or reflections on the body in athletic performance (with Jessica Beauplat, Christine Gosselin, and Laurent Turcot). The roundtable with Paul Kawczak and Heather O’Neill will offer a discussion on the power of magical realism as a weapon of (Re)enchantment against war, where fiction and poetry become luminous refuges from the violence of the world. Finally, the conversation Right to choose: stories of the fight for abortion will bring together Catherine Girouard, Marie-Laurence Raby and Michel Viau, around the history and legacy of this essential fight for reproductive rights.

Today, there were hundreds of children at the Book Fair, many school busses that brought them to the Palais des congrès. Their excitement for the books permeated the premises and made it even more meaningful and enjoyable to see their eagerness to examine the books, to buy them, talk to the authors who were present and ask them to sign the book they bought.

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All photos @ Nadia Slejskova

For more information, visit the Salon's website.