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Rumi Restaurant · GoogleBus tours and getaways across Canada and the U.S. leaving from Montreal, plus Parsmont's Caribbean, Mexico and Jamaica trips, planned with you from any Canadian city. Full itineraries and photos on Onja.
Your datesWinter escapeFrom any Canadian city
2 daysToronto & Niagara · Canada
3 daysToronto & Niagara · Canada
3 daysNew York · United States
4 daysNew York · United States
1 dayQuébec City · Canada
4 daysWashington & Philadelphia · United States
3 daysGaspésie · Canada
6 daysMaritimes · Canada
2 daysCharlevoix · Canada
5 daysMaritimes · Canada
5 daysChicago · United States
3 daysBoston · United States
3 daysToronto & Niagara · Canada
1 dayMont-Tremblant · Canada
2 daysQuébec City · Canada
1 dayOttawa · Canada
1 dayEastern Townships · Canada
1 dayMontréal · Canada
1 dayKingston & 1000 Islands · Canada
1 dayTrois-Rivières · Canada
2 daysToronto & Niagara · Canada
3 daysToronto & Niagara · Canada
3 daysNew York · United States
4 daysNew York · United States
Math, French, English and chess with Onja, plus ski, swimming, tennis and cycling with Parsmont and community coaches.
SportParsmont Ski School: learn to ski at Bromont, montagne d’expériences
School & universityOnja Math Academy: kindergarten to university, every stage in one place
LanguageOnja French Academy: every age, every level, from your first word to fluency
LanguageEnglish for every level, from your first words all the way to IELTS
ChessChess for every age, taught by Reza, a chess master and one of the top players in Quebec
SportParsmont: with national champions and certified federation coaches
SportParsmont: a different kind of summer, with a sport that is finally within reach
SportAmirmohamad: private and group tennis lessons in Montreal, for kids and adults
SportParsmont: for children and adults, with Iranian national team champion Sajedeh Sayahian
Concerts, club nights and community gatherings across Montreal — with the ticket link for each.
Pangea Restaurant and Bar, 104 rue Saint-Paul E, Montreal
10 p.m.From CA$25
Persian hits and Turkish favourites with DJ Sam, Koray Ozcelik and DJ Naya. Friday October 2, 10 PM to 3 AM, Pangea Restaurant and Bar. General admission CA$25 plus taxes and fees. 19+. Presented by Giza Entertainment.
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Théâtre Rialto — 5723 avenue du Parc, Montreal
8 p.m.From CA$89
Arash at the Rialto. Doors 7:00 PM, show 8:00 PM. Tickets CA$89 to CA$189. Standing on the floor, reserved seats on the balcony. Ages 7+.
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Maison de la culture Ahuntsic — 10300 Rue Lajeunesse, Montréal
Music, theatre and visual arts at Maison de la culture Ahuntsic — October 17; program on the organisers' page.
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Montreal Comedyville at Estrella Resto-Bar, Montreal
8 p.m.
Stand-up at Montreal Comedyville, 8:00 to 9:30 PM.
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Théâtre Rialto, 5723 avenue du Parc, Montreal
8 p.m.From CA$59.95
The Persian pop duo plays Montreal for the first time. Rialto Theatre, Saturday October 24. Doors 8:00 PM. Tickets CA$59.95 to CA$195.88. All ages. Presented by POL Canada.
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Salle Bourgie, MMFA — 1339 rue Sherbrooke O, Montreal
8 p.m.From CA$25
Kiya Tabassian (setar, voice) with kora master Ablaye Cissoko and percussionist Patrick Graham, marking fifteen years of Persian–West African conversation. $50 general, $45 members, $25 for ages 34 and under.
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Le National, 1220 rue Sainte-Catherine E, Montreal
10 p.m.
One big Halloween night at Le National Concert Hall, Friday October 30, doors 10 PM. DJ Sam and DJ Navid, live sets by Arya Habibi, Ezo and Chit2am, A.R on violin. 16+. Costumes encouraged. Tickets at yekemontreal.com.
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Karina's Club, Montreal
9 p.m.
Saturday October 31 from 9 PM at Karina's Club, 1455 Crescent. Music by DJ Plus, opening set by Alvin. Presented by Prime Events. Tickets on Eventbrite.
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Oscar Peterson Concert Hall — 7141 rue Sherbrooke O, Montreal
8:30 p.m.From CA$55.27
A forty-piece orchestra behind one of the great voices of Persian classical song, opening the Sabokbāl Canada tour. Doors 8 p.m., concert 8:30 p.m., in Persian. 10% off for students, seniors and under-12s with code student.
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Place des Arts, Montreal
The DIYAR world tour of Shahram Nazeri with Kaykhosro and Tahmoures Pournazeri opens in Canada. Place des Arts, Sunday November 8. Tickets at tarticket.com from Friday September 25 at 2 PM local time. Presented by TAR Production.
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Salle Bourgie, MMFA — 1339 rue Sherbrooke O, Montreal
8 p.m.From CA$25
Kiya Tabassian and Ghalia Benali, with nine musicians, revisit Oum Kalthoum's settings of Omar Khayyam — Persian and Arab traditions in one programme. $50 general, $45 members, $25 for ages 34 and under.
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See the toursTwenty-three Telegram channels run by the community across Canada — rentals, jobs, questions, food, and the sports and outdoor clubs. Free to join, and someone always answers.
Click the club you want to see what is inside it and open its channel.
Openings, people looking for work, and honest advice on getting hired here.
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Ghormeh sabzi, sangak and Nowruz sweets from someone's actual kitchen.
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Seats between cities, and a lift to the mountain on Saturday.
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Furniture, electronics and everything else, second-hand within the community.
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Any question about life in Canada — someone here has already been through it.
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Weekend trips, road trips and everything Canada looks like outside the city.
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Season passes, lifts to the hill and the whole winter made worth it.
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Licences, permits, where the fish are, and ice fishing in February.
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A partner at your level, on the free public courts.
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Lakeside weekends, borrowed tents and a fire that someone else lights.
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Saturday trails in the Laurentians and a running group that waits for you.
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A weekly game, indoors all winter, all levels welcome.
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Beach volleyball in summer, a booked gym all winter.
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Morning rides on the Lachine canal and the Tour de l'Île together.
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Apartments, rooms and summer sublets, posted by the people renting them.
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The first months, made easier by people who arrived a year before you.
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Daycares, schools, paediatricians and keeping Persian alive at home.
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Movers, electricians, painters and cleaners — recommended by people who used them.
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Buying, insuring, fixing and surviving winter with a car in Canada.
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Someone is flying to Tehran on Thursday and has room in their case.
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Grocery flyers, Black Friday and the community discounts worth knowing.
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Immigration rules, benefits, strikes and weather warnings — only what changes your week.
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Vets, sitters, lost-and-found and dogs that need a walk together.
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Onja is built by its community. Businesses, organizers, instructors and providers submit their listings; Onja verifies, moderates and promotes them.
What actually happens in your first months here — the paperwork, the rules, the money, and the things nobody tells you until it is too late. Written for the Persian-speaking community in Canada, and sourced.
Social insurance number, health card, bank account, transit pass. What to do first, what can wait, and the one thing about Quebec health cover that catches Iranians out.
No deposit, no last month's rent, no credit history required — Quebec protects tenants far more than most newcomers realise. And there is a box on the lease that can save you thousands.
The courses are free and full-time students are paid $230 a week. But several groups are excluded from that allowance, and the choice between full-time and part-time is the real decision.
