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Calling all night owls! Picture this: it's 9 p.m., and all you want is a cozy spot for a post-dinner coffee to keep the night going. Or, maybe you're cramming for midterms and desperately need a change of scenery before your room drives you crazy. Perhaps you're an artist burning the midnight oil, looking for a warm, inviting place to get your creativity flowing.

If you like to be out late but don't want to be at the club till close, the city's night cafés are perfect for you. No matter what you're looking for, Montreal has several cafés open late just for you.

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When you're on the hunt for a job in Canada, it's not just about the paycheck. Many Canadian jobseekers look for more than just a six-figure salary or big end-of-year bonuses, some want in on those sweet employee perks that come with the package. We're talking remote work, travel discounts, and even the elusive four-day workweek. But turns out there are also loads of companies in Quebec that offer unlimited vacation days, a luxury not every Canadian employer provides.

For those fed up with counting those precious PTO days, you could work remotely from anywhere in Canada or across the globe and take as many days off as you see fit. Quebec is home to its fair share of vacation-friendly workplaces including FTEX, FlightHub, Croesus, Lightspeed and Workleap (formerly GSoft), to name a few.

So, if you've been eyeing a job with unlimited vacation days and a slew of other alluring perks, then dust off that resume and apply away.

Client Relations Manager

Company: Croesus

Location: Laval, Quebec

Job Description: The Client Relationship Manager is responsible for maintaining and growing client relationships, selling Croesus solutions, and expanding revenue streams. They collaborate with internal teams to identify new client opportunities. This role requires a university degree, at least ten years of experience in wealth and asset management, and five years in customer relationship management.

Client Relations Manager application

Social Media Advertising Specialist

Company: FlightHub

Location: Montreal, Quebec

Job Description: Applicants will work closely with the marketing director and take charge of creating and managing advertising campaigns on various social media platforms, with a primary focus on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter, and more. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in driving profitable traffic to FlightHub websites and mobile apps. Key qualifications include being a self-starter with an entrepreneurial attitude, the ability to collaborate with internal teams, strong sales and negotiation skills, excellent oral and written communication abilities, bilingualism (English and French), and a willingness to travel.

Social Media Advertising Specialist application

SEO Manager

Company: Workleap (formerly GSoft)

Location: Montreal, Quebec

Job Description: The SEO Manager role focuses on developing and executing a comprehensive SEO strategy to drive business growth. Responsibilities include enhancing organic traffic, visibility, and conversions, setting and tracking performance goals, optimizing website elements, and serving as the main SEO advisor. Qualifications include a Bachelor's degree, over five years of B2B SEO management experience, and a successful track record in increasing organic traffic for conversions and revenue.

SEO Manager application

Customer Growth Specialist

​Company​: Lightspeed

Location: Montreal, Quebec

Job Description: This role entails generating new sales opportunities within the Lightspeed Golf software's existing client/user base and solidifying the company's reputation as a top-tier customer experience team in the industry. Responsibilities encompass demonstrating and informing clients about software opportunities, modules, and integrations, nurturing and managing the sales opportunity pipeline, collaborating with account managers and product adoption specialists to identify accounts at risk and prevent churn, and conducting routine health checks with key accounts to ensure optimal customer satisfaction and high net promoter scores (NPS).

Customer Growth Specialist application

Integration & Sales Engineer

Company: FTEX

Location: Montreal, Quebec

Job Description: The ideal candidate will act as a subject matter expert for in-vehicle systems integration and testing, including installing the FTEX Smart Drive System on customer vehicles and streamlining integration processes. Roles also include coordinating client deliveries, translating client feedback into technical insights for the product owner, and implementing features aligning with client needs. Qualifications for this position include a Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or a related field, over one year of client-facing field engineering experience, and knowledge in motor control or power electronics is a plus, along with hands-on experience in light electric vehicles maintenance/assembly/design.

Integration & Sales Engineer application

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Ever tried to work in a Montreal café, only to get the side-eye from a barista because your laptop's been out too long? Or worse, your device is at 5% and there isn't a single outlet in sight? We've all been there. Between cram sessions and group projects, Montreal students and remote workers need more than just a good cup of joe.

You need solid wifi, power for days, and a laid-back vibe that helps you balance caffeine and coursework. So, we've scoped out some popular Montreal cafés that get it. Whether you want to work around McGill, Concordia, UdeM or UQAM, or find somewhere near your home, say goodbye to endless café-hopping and hello to your next favourite work nook.

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If you're sick and tired of commuting every morning to work — especially now that temps are dropping and the first snow is about to arrive — perhaps you should consider a work-from-home lifestyle, especially since there are currently tons of jobs with competitive salaries in the Montreal area.

From the aerospatial industry to engineering and web development, you might find the perfect fit for your dream career in this list of opportunities that all promise over $70,000 per year and the ability to work from home at least some of the time.

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Looking for work? It's safe to say scoring a position that fits your skillset and pays a six figure salary is no easy feat. However, we've got you covered with a list of available jobs in the 514 that pay $100,000 or more.

Whether you're looking for a senior role in computer programming, fashion, or even mining, then you just might be in luck. So, if you've got what takes, then dust off those resumes and apply away.

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Thanks to the pandemic, working from home is becoming increasingly common — but some argue remote work makes it even harder to unplug. Following in the footsteps of Ontario's recently passed Working for Workers Act, 2021, Québec solidaire has tabled a bill proposing that Quebecers be entitled to "the right to disconnect" outside of work hours.

Bill 799, presented by Hochelaga-Maisonneuve MNA Alexandre Leduc, aims to "ensure that employees' rest time is respected." How? By requiring that employers set time periods when employees are allowed to disconnect from job-related communications — whether emails, Zoom calls or Slack messages.

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The winners of Canada's Most Admired Corporate Cultures have been announced for 2021, and a Montreal company made the list. Sharethrough, a tech powerhouse that connects advertisers and publishers, was specifically recognized for its growth — and, true to form, it's hiring for 22 roles based in the city.

The winners were selected by talent management firm Waterstone Human Capital based on a detailed nomination process.

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If you work from home in Montreal then congratulations because you're living in the world's second-best city to do that, according to a new ranking.

HR platform WorkMotion's study, "The Cities Best Facilitating Remote Work: A Global Index," gave Montreal a total score of 98.20 based on 17 criteria. Melbourne in Australia was the only place to beat out Montreal with a perfect score of 100.

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