The “West Island” is locally known consisting about a third of the western region of the island of Montreal, in Quebec. This includes cities, towns, and boroughs populating well over 200,000 people in the region of the West Island. Municipalities generally include: Baie-D’Urfe, Beaconsfield, Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, Dorval, L’Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève, Kirkland, Pierrefonds-Roxboro, Pointe-Claire, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, and Senneville. Although Vaudreuil-Dorion, Pincourt and Hudson are off island and LaSalle, Lachine and St-Laurent are on the outer ring of Montreal, they too are considered apart of the West Island.

The residents of the West Island are considered to be mostly anglophones but a lot are bilingual (English and French). There are an abundance of schools, public transportation, restaurants, as well as shopping that is available. It’s considered to be a very diverse and multicultural region of the Island of Montreal. The West Island community is filled with lakes, rivers, cross country ski trails, bike trails, golf courses and nature parks. There’s a certain quality from its history and landmarks, making the region unique compared to the rest of the city of Montreal.