Dorval, Quebec
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Dorval is a city on the island of Montreal
Island of Montreal
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 in southwestern Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

, Canada
Canada
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. As of the 2006 Canadian Census, the population increased by 2.2% to 18,088. Although the city has the largest surface area in the West Island
West Island
The West Island is the unofficial name given to the western cities and boroughs of the Island of Montreal, in Quebec, Canada...

, it is among the least densely populated. Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport constitutes about 60% of the city's land, forcing all of Dorval's population to be concentrated in the southern part of the city.

Dorval is the oldest city in the West Island, having been founded in 1667, and one of the oldest in Canada and North America.

History

The history of Dorval dates back more than 300 years to 1665 when Sulpician priests
Society of Saint-Sulpice
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 established a mission on the outskirts of Ville-Marie, a French settlement which later became known as Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...

 . Dorval was originally named Gentilly. It was later renamed La Présentation-de-la-Vierge-Marie and finally Dorval. It was incorporated as a village in 1892, a town in 1903, and a city in 1956. (In French
French language
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 it was termed a cité, an old term used to translate the English legal term "city.")

As with many other settlements on the island of Montreal, the Grand Trunk Railway
Grand Trunk Railway
The Grand Trunk Railway was a railway system which operated in the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Ontario, as well as the American states of Connecticut, Maine, Michigan, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont. The railway was operated from headquarters in Montreal, Quebec; however, corporate...

, which came to Dorval in 1855, was highly instrumental in attracting many wealthier families, mostly English-speaking, in search of a summer refuge in proximity to their downtown residence and place of work. Access to Dorval from Montreal was also facilitated by the extension of streetcar service to Dorval's eastern city limits in the interwar period. After the Second World War many middle-class families migrated to Dorval from the city of Montreal and from other parts of Canada. This migration was made possible by the widening of highway 20
Quebec Autoroute 20
Autoroute 20 is a major Quebec Autoroute, following the Saint Lawrence River through one of the more densely-populated parts of Canada, and is part of the Trans-Canada Highway. At , it is the longest Autoroute in Quebec...

 and by the large-scale construction of new dwellings. This new housing consisted mostly of single family homes with some townhouses and low-rise apartment buildings, built on lands previously used for agriculture and recreational activities. The post-war period also saw the construction of Dorval Gardens shopping centre in 1954, one of Greater Montreal's first mall-style shopping centres. Today the shopping centre remains the city's principal centre of retail trade. Île Dorval, settled in 1860 and located less than one kilometre offshore from Dorval, is a summer cottage community which has no permanent residents and remains a pristine environment. The island is connected to the city of Dorval proper by a private ferry service.

On January 1, 2002, the city of Dorval was dissolved by the province of Quebec
Government of Quebec
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 via Bill 170
Municipal reorganization in Quebec
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 (Municipal Territorial Organization) and was annexed to the city of Montréal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...

. On June 20, 2004, the residents of Dorval voted to demerge from Montreal to become an independent city once again. The demerged city has been in place since January 1, 2006.

Demographics

According to the 2006 census there were 18,088 people and 7,815 households in the city. 77.5% of residents had lived in Dorval for more than 5 years. The population density was 866.5/km².

The 2001 census counted about 1.21% of the population as Aboriginal
First Nations
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 as well as an additional 13.00% of the population who self-identified as having a visible minority
Visible minority
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 status, which included 2.87% who self-identified as Black
Black people
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, 2.27% as Chinese
Han Chinese
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, 1.98% as Filipino
Filipino Canadian
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, 1.87% as South Asian, 1.32% as Korean
Korean people
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, 1.00% as Arab
Arab
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, 0.69% as Latin American, 0.47% as Southeast Asian, and 0.20% as Japanese
Japanese people
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.

A large Inuit population has also established itself in Dorval but this does not appear on official census data because most Inuit choose to associate themselves with their village or reside only part-time in Dorval.

English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

 was mother tongue to 47.5% of Dorval residents according to the 2006 census (counting both single and multiple responses), compared to 47.1% in 2001 and 50.2% in 1996; while French
French language
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 was mother tongue to 32.1% of residents in 2006, compared to 36.9% in 2001 and 35.8% in 1996.
Mother tongue language (2006
Canada 2006 Census
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)
Mother Tongue Population Percentage
English
English language
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8,085 45.22%
French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...

5,400 30.20%
Chinese languages 650 3.64%
Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...

590 3.30%
Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...

315 1.76%
Romanian
Romanian language
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300 1.68%
Arabic 295 1.65%
Polish
Polish language
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205 1.15%
Tagalog
Tagalog language
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170 0.95%


Mother Tongue Population Percentage
English and French 250 1.40%
English and a non-official language 120 0.67%
French and a non-official language 50 0.28%
English, French and a non-official language 45 0.25%



City council

The present mayor of Dorval is Edgar Rouleau. There are eight city councilors.
  1. Claude Valiquet (District 1)
  2. Michel Hébert (District 2)
  3. Daniel da Chão (District 3)
  4. Marc Doret (District 4)
  5. Heather Allard (District 5)
  6. Margo Heron (District 6)
  7. Stephen Harty (up and coming public services advisor)
  8. Dillon Fournier (up and coming public services advisor)

Economy

Air Inuit
Air Inuit
Air Inuit Ltd is an airline based in Dorval, Quebec, Canada. It operates domestic passenger services and charter and cargo services in Nunavik and Nunavut. Its main base is Kuujjuaq Airport.-History:...

 and La Senza
La Senza
La Senza Corporation is a Canadian fashion retailer based in Dorval, Quebec, Canada, which sells lingerie and intimate apparel. The La Senza brand is currently owned by Limited Brands.- History :...

 have their headquarters in Dorval. Bombardier Inc. houses the headquarters of its Bombardier Aerospace
Bombardier Aerospace
Bombardier Aerospace is a division of Bombardier Inc. and is the third-largest airplane manufacturer in the world. It is headquartered in Dorval, Quebec, Canada.- History :...

 division in Dorval.

Air Canada Centre, the headquarters of Air Canada
Air Canada
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, are located on the grounds of Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport or Montréal-Trudeau, formerly known as Montréal-Dorval International Airport, is located on the Island of Montreal, from Montreal's downtown core. The airport terminals are located entirely in Dorval, while the Air Canada headquarters complex...

 and in Saint-Laurent
Saint-Laurent, Quebec
Saint-Laurent is a former city on the Island of Montreal in southwestern Quebec, Canada. It is now the largest in area of the boroughs of the city of Montreal....

, Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...

, near Dorval
Dorval, Quebec
Dorval is a city on the island of Montreal in southwestern Quebec, Canada. As of the 2006 Canadian Census, the population increased by 2.2% to 18,088. Although the city has the largest surface area in the West Island, it is among the least densely populated...

.

Infrastructure

Aéroports de Montréal
Aéroports de Montréal
Aéroports de Montréal is the main airport authority in Greater Montreal, headquartered in Suite 1000 of the Leigh-Capreol Place in Dorval, Quebec. It is responsible for both Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, and Montréal-Mirabel International Airport...

, the Greater Montreal airport authority, has its headquarters in Leigh-Capreol Place (French: place Leigh-Capreol) in Dorval.

Trudeau Airport


Most of Montreal's principal airport, Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport or Montréal-Trudeau, formerly known as Montréal-Dorval International Airport, is located on the Island of Montreal, from Montreal's downtown core. The airport terminals are located entirely in Dorval, while the Air Canada headquarters complex...

 (previously known as Dorval Airport), is in Dorval. From 1975 to 2005, Dorval Airport was one of two passenger airports serving Greater Montreal. Since 2005, it has become the metropolitan area's sole passenger airport. Originally a military airfield used mainly to refuel new fighters and bombers being flown to Great Britain during the Second World War, Trudeau Airport today serves over 12 million passengers annually. The airport is by far the largest employer in the West Island, let alone Dorval. It is also a major source of municipal tax revenue.



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See also

  • Dorval intercity station
    Dorval (VIA)
    Dorval is a Via Rail station in the city of Dorval, Quebec, Canada. It is adjacent to the Dorval AMT station which is operated by commuter train agency AMT, although the stations do not share any platforms. The two stations are within walking distance of each other.It is a stop for all trains on...

  • Dorval station
    Dorval (AMT)
    Dorval is an intermodal bus and commuter train station in Dorval, Quebec, Canada. The AMT station and the VIA rail station are within walking distance of each other....

  • List of former boroughs
  • Montreal Merger
    Montreal Merger
    As with other large cities like New York City and Toronto, the legal geographic boundaries of Montreal have been reorganized to incorporate adjacent communities which are integral to its social and economic life.-Merger and demerger:...

  • Municipal reorganization in Quebec
    Municipal reorganization in Quebec
    The most recent episode of municipal reorganization in Quebec, Canada, was undertaken in 2002 by the Parti Québécois Government of Quebec, headed by Premier Lucien Bouchard and his successor Bernard Landry....



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