Original institution profile. Names, programs and contact details await review.
Meet the institution.
StudyCanada guide · reviewed October 2026
Choose a study pathway
Start with the qualification and skills you want to gain. Compare the subject, teaching language, delivery format and location before choosing an institution.
University, college, vocational, secondary and language programs serve different goals. A familiar school name does not establish whether a particular campus or program fits your project.
- Write down your goal
- Compare at least three programs
- Check the institution’s own admission pages
Official resources
My study plan →Read the current guide on this topic →Historical record
The original text is preserved below.
Vision, innovation, leadership
HEC Montréal, the first business school in North America to hold AACSB International, AMBA and EQUIS accreditations, is known worldwide for its teaching quality, its extensive research, its high-calibre students and faculty, its national and international roles, its contribution to the community and the resources and services it provides for students.
HEC Montréal was founded in 1907, making it Canada’s oldest business school. Over the years it has carved out an enviable place for itself on the international scene and forged strong bonds with the business community around the globe.
In 2002, HEC Montréal opened an international office, serving as an information centre on the School’s study programs and a liaison centre between European firms and our alumni.
HEC Montréal at a glance
- 31 study programs, from BAA to PhD;
- 220 full-time professors, graduates of the world’s most prestigious universities;
- a worldwide alumni network 40,000 strong, including 4,000 MBA graduates;
- 16 chairs and 22 research centres and groups that bolster the curriculum;
- an environment open to the world: HEC Montréal currently welcomes some 1,000 foreign students from about 60 different countries;
- one of the best-equipped trading rooms of any university, provided with real-time data by the Bloomberg and Reuters international agencies.
The Placement and Career Management Centre offers ongoing job search support for students and graduates alike, throughout their careers.
The School’s alumni association is present all over the world. It recently founded a European chapter, in Paris, and has set up a group of ambassadors who organize activities around the world and serve as contacts for alumni.
Programs from the archive.
M.B.A.
Historical record
The original text is preserved below.
MBA
The HEC Montréal MBA, listed in the Wall Street Journal Guide to the Top Business Schools 2003, has been accredited by the Association of MBAs in the UK.
The MBA takes a practical approach, and offers a selection of generous admission scholarships. On average, students in the program are 32 years old, with 7 years’ work experience.
This distinctive program is also:
* intensive: offered over 53 weeks;
* offered full-time, in English or French;
* offered part-time, in French only;
* multilingual, offered in English and French with some courses also available as options in Spanish;
* international, with more than 55% of its students from abroad;
* divided into four phases:
- Phases 1 and 2: Fundamentals, basic skills and techniques;
- Phase 3: Acquiring a distinctive skill through five majors (energy management, corporate finance, investment and portfolio management, international business, marketing) or five minors (entrepreneurship, general management, human resources management, information technologies, supply chain management);
- Phase 4: Managing change.
Deadlines for admission applications
Intensive MBA (in English and in French)
Fall term: Canadian applicants: April 1
International applicants: February 15
M.B.A. in action: (in French only)
Fall term: April 1
Winter term: October 1
For application forms, go to www.hec.ca/en/programs/mba
Programs www.hec.ca/en/programs
Undergraduate level
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA): http://www.hec.ca/en/programs/bba/
Graduate level
MBA http://www.hec.ca/en/programs/mba/
Master of Science in Administration (MSc): http://www.hec.ca/en/programs/msc/
Graduate diplomas in Investigative & Forensic Accounting, Electronic Commerce, Management, Management of Cultural Organizations, Marketing Communication, Public Accountancy, Supply Chain Management, Taxation: http://www.hec.ca/en/programs/
Master of Laws, Taxation option (LLM) (joint HEC Montréal and Université de Montréal program): http://www.hec.ca/en/programs/llm/
Master of Science in Administration (MSc): http://www.hec.ca/en/programs/msc/
Master of Science in Electronic Commerce (joint HEC Montréal and Université de Montréal program): http://www.hec.ca/en/programs/mec/
Postgraduate level
PhD: http://www.hec.ca/en/programs/phd/