** Please note that some of these services/resources may not be available or adapted to accommodate COVID-19. Visit the links provided for the latest information.
Health Resources
PGSS – Quebec Healthcare 101 document
PGSS – McGill Student Wellness Hub 101
Keep.meSafe – Mental Health services
Peer Support Center at McGill – talk to confidential, non-judgemental, trained student peer supporters
SACOMSS – Sexual Assault Center of the McGill Student Society
OSVRSE – McGill Office for Sexual Violence Response, Support and Education
McGill Nightline – anonymous, non-judgemental, listening service run by students
A Deux Mains – free walk-in health clinic and social services for people 12-25 age range
Argyle Institute – non-profit, sliding scale therapy and counseling
Remote Student Life
McGill Resources for Remote Students
McGill Research and Sustainability Network (RSN) Mentor Program
Finding Community at McGill
Social Equity and Diversity Education Office (SEDE)
Union for Gender Empowerment (UGE)
Spanish and Latin American Students’ Network (SLASA)
McGill Students in Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights (SPHR)
McGill Office of Religious and Spiritual Life (MORSL)
The Flat (Bicycle Collective and bike repair space)
McGill Legal Information Clinic
Sustainability
Map of eco-friendly businesses/organizations around Montreal (source unknown)
Research and Sustainability Network
The McGill Sustainability Systems Initiative (MSSI)
Affordable Eats Around Campus
Midnight Kitchen – PWYC vegan food
Super Sandwich – Basement dep at the corner of Peel/Sherbrooke with $3-5 sandwiches
Japote – Reasonably priced Japanese food in the underground mall at Sherbrooke/Mansfield
People’s Potato – Concordia Food Coalition – PWYC vegan food
Rabbit Hole Cafe – Vegan lunch kitchen in the Milton Parc community
Professional Organizations/Associations/Resources
Canadian Association of Geographers
American Association of Geographers
Conference of Latin American Geographers
Center for Social and Cultural Data Science at McGill
CaPS – McGill Career Planning Services
Department Resources
Community Organizations/Groups/Resources
Intercultural Outdoor Recreation/ Programme plein Air Interculturel
Santropol Roulant – workshops, volunteer opportunities, and a bicycle repair shop Santrovelo
Right to Move – Concordia’s Bicycle Collective
YES Montreal – resource for jobs, entrepreneurs, and artists
BUNZ Montreal – community non-monetary trading group. There is also a Facebook group.
More resources from PGSS here https://pgss.mcgill.ca/en/services
*If you are looking for specific suggestions of resources, shops, parks, naturey things, restaurants, bars/pubs, museums/galleries, gyms/studios, etc., just send the GGS Exec an email. We are more than happy to help! 🙂
** Cult Montreal (a free, montreal-based newspaper that can be found in most cafes/bars and that is now also entirely online) does a great “Best of Montreal” edition, as well as a student survival guide.