Historic Venue

In 2006, the Mount Stephen Club celebrated its 80th anniversary. Since its founding, the Club has occupied the former residence of George Stephen, co-founder and first President of the Canadian Pacific Railway. The house is located in the heart of downtown Montreal, in an area known as the Square Mile, once the wealthiest residential neighbourhood in Canada and is one of the last intact mansions of the area and one of most beautiful examples of late Victorian domestic architecture in North America. The grandiose, yet muffled ambience, as well as the fine cuisine of the Mount Stephen Club have turned this home into a privileged place for business meetings and private gatherings or quite simply, refined meals in a quiet, unhurried setting.

Today, the membership fees help maintain and preserve this architectural marvel, which is part of the Canadian heritage. The public has access to the Club on Sundays for musical brunches and guided tours, as well as gastronomic dining accompanied by music on Saturday evenings. The Club organises major social events such as the President's cocktail, the Game, Lobster and Oyster Festivals, a Remembrance Day Mess Dinner and the Annual Golf Tournament. Membership gives members access to some 300 affiliated clubs around the world, homes away from home.

There have been many famous visitors to the Club since its founding, such as Princess Margaret, Princess Benedikt of Denmark, John Diefenbaker, Pierre-Elliott Trudeau, Brian Mulroney, Lionel Chevrier, René Lévesque, Lucien Bouchard, Louise Harel and Pierre Bourque. The mansion is a sought-after venue for period films. Thus, the Club has been used by numerous stars, of which Alec Baldwin, Christopher Plummer, Eric Roberts, Pierre Nadeau, Keith Marson, Jennifer Love Hewitt and Richard Chamberlain.