 Bar of Montreal

The Bar of Montreal () is the section of the Bar of Quebec for lawyers in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.It has it beginnings in 1693 when, as a Royal Province of the French colonial empire, "Canadien" lawyers first tried to obtain official recognition but were refused by Governor General of New France Louis de Buade de Frontenac who upheld the 1678 edict by the Sovereign Council that denied recognition of the legal profession.