The Collège de Montréal is a subsidized private

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for students attending grades 7–11 located in

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, Canada. A former

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, it was founded on June 1, 1767 as the ''Petit Séminaire'' of Montreal by the

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. From 1773 to 1803, it was known as ''Collège Saint-Raphaël''. In the mid-19th century a number of former students went on to become activists for

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and

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rights. They included

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chief Joseph Onasakenrat and Métis leader

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. It was the first

in Montreal and is still considered one of the best in the province. It was particularly well regarded for its "accelerated immersion" program, in which students from English schools who were in

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programs could, within two years, be brought up to the same level as students who came from

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schools. Although enrollment was previously limited to boys, the school has been

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since 1997. The school's performance hall, the

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, was an important venue for public concerts in Montreal from its establishment in 1914 up into the 1960s. In a widely reported article in 2008, ''

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'' found that school administrators and in particular its Director-General, Jacques Giguère, had expensed many non-school related items, including high-priced furniture, a luxury hotel suite for a Christmas party, and the services of a personal trainer. Both the school's teachers union and staff union called for Giguère's resignation. On October 31 2017, previous director, Jocelyn Roy, dressed as

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and used

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for Halloween. This caused controversy at the school however, this has had little effect to the school's overall reputation. Many of the Black students at the school expressed anger towards the director even though he claimed he was simply paying tribute to

Notable alumni

Examples include: * Louis Bétournay - lawyer and judge * Guy Boucher - NHL Hockey coach. *

George-Étienne Cartier Sir George-Étienne Cartier, 1st Baronet, (pronounced ; September 6, 1814May 20, 1873) was a Canadian statesman and Father of Confederation. The English spelling of the name—George, instead of Georges, the usual French spelling—is explained ...

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statesman and

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. *

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- Former Quebec Justice Minister. * Gabriel Grégoire - Montreal Alouette and

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champion. *

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- the first Canadian to become Prime Minister of the

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and the first head of a

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in Canada. *

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- a

former professional

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player. * André Lussier -

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, rheumatologist, and

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of the School of Medicine of the

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. * Émile Nelligan - a

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from

. *

Louis-Joseph Papineau Louis-Joseph Papineau (October 7, 1786 – September 23, 1871), born in Montreal, Quebec, was a politician, lawyer, and the landlord of the ''seigneurie de la Petite-Nation''. He was the leader of the reformist Patriote movement before the Lowe ...

- politician, lawyer, landlord, and leader of the reformist

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before the

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of 1837–1838. * Jules-Maurice Quesnel, companion of Simon Fraser, Quesnel city, lake, and river bear his name in British-Columbia. *

- Canadian politician, founder of the province of

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, and political and spiritual leader of the

people of the

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. * David Saint-Jacques - Astronaut. *

Thomas Joseph Shahan Thomas Joseph Shahan (September 11, 1857 – March 9, 1932) was an American Catholic theologian and educator, born at Manchester, New Hampshire, educated at Collège de Montréal (1872) at the Pontifical North American College, and at the P ...

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of the

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1909–1928, and Auxiliary bishop of

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1914–1932.

Notable faculty

J.-J. Gagnier Jean-Josaphat Gagnier (2 December 1885 – 16 September 1949) was a Canadian conducting, conductor, composer, clarinetist, bassoonist, pianist, arts administrator, and music educator. His compositional output mainly consists of works for orchestr ...

* Jean-Baptiste Labelle * Benoît Poirier * Alexis Contant

References

External links

Collège de Montréal website
{{DEFAULTSORT:College De Montreal High schools in Montreal Educational institutions established in 1767 1767 establishments in the British Empire