Business tourism 2025 delivers positive results for Montréal and Québec.

Montréal hosted 477 business events in 2025 that drew more than 1 million visitors and generated an estimated $438 million in economic spinoffs; the Palais des congrès alone ran 281 events accounting for about $277 million.

Montréal's business tourism sector reported a positive year in 2025, driven by a mix of international and locally rooted conferences. Organizers focused on higher-value gatherings that produced increased economic spinoffs even as the total number of events fell slightly from 2024. The Palais des congrès de Montréal and Tourisme Montréal played central roles in attracting and supporting many of these events. Planning and announcements for 2026 already list several major gatherings. Key facts: - Montréal hosted 477 business events in 2025, which drew more than 1 million visitors and generated an estimated $438 million in economic spinoffs for Montréal and Québec. - The Palais des congrès de Montréal held 281 events in 2025, with about 940,000 participants and roughly $277 million in estimated economic spinoffs. - Tourisme Montréal assisted in organizing over 230 conferences across the city, supporting events at the Palais, in hotels and at universities. - Notable 2025 conferences included the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (4,200 participants, $4.4 million spinoffs) and the American Society for Engineering Education (3,800 participants, $4 million); socially focused gatherings included the STI & HIV World Congress and the National Conference on Ending Homelessness, for which the Palais provided space free of charge. - Montréal was ranked the top destination in North America for hosting international association conferences by the ICCA for the ninth consecutive year and ranked first in the Americas by the International Union of Associations for the eighth consecutive year. Summary: The 2025 results reflect a shift toward higher-impact events that contributed measurable economic and intellectual benefits to Montréal and Québec. Several major international events are already planned for 2026, including the Salon international de l'alimentation, the American Society of Human Genetics annual meeting and the Goldschmidt Conference on geochemistry. Tourisme Montréal and the Palais des congrès highlighted their continued work to attract and support conferences as part of the city’s events calendar.