Romanians in Montreal: a community more than a century old

Romanians have deep roots in Montreal. Buna Vestire (Annunciation) Church, built between 1914 and 1918, is the oldest Romanian Orthodox church in the city, and in 1939 Casa Română went up on Iberville Street, where a Romanian school was also set up.

Today, by estimates, around 40,000 Canadians of Romanian origin live in the Montreal area, and Quebec is home to about a third of Canada's first-generation Romanians.

French at work, Romanian at heart

In Montreal, many Romanians speak French all day long: at the office, at the hospital, at university. Then in the evening, on the phone with family back home, they switch back to Romanian. Finding someone who does the same — and understands both the homesickness and the new life — is anything but simple.

How RoLove helps

With Harta Dorului you tap the county you come from and see who else is from there, wherever they live now. Declared intentions tell you straight away whether someone wants something serious, dating or friendship.

Only profiles with a confirmed phone number appear in Discover, and Canadian numbers are accepted for verification. RoLove works straight from your browser at app.rolove.ro, on any phone, in Romanian and English.