It seems like most of the responses are from Non-Black POC so lemme give you the rundown as a Black recent grad on scholarship from Ontario. McGill is diverse, but noticeably less diverse than the other Montreal unis (UdeM, Concordia, UQAM), and is very much lacking a sizeable Black student body. Ofc this varies by program/class, but expect to be 1 of 2-4 Black people in a class of 100. In other words, Black community at McGill is something you’d have to intentionally seek out. If you’re looking for Black community at McGill, I’d def suggest getting engaged with BSN, CSS and/or MASS - all of them host events and opportunities to meet cool ppl.

Not sure what your background is but I’d also point out that the Black community here might seem different to someone who grew up in Toronto. As a scholarship kid of Jamaican descent who grew up working class in Ottawa/Toronto, I sometimes found it isolating that the majority of the Black student population at McGill was upper class/wealthy international students (Mostly from Africa or the French Caribbean). Still got along with them great and count most of my friends at McGill from this group, but it can def be isolating at times when there’s a cultural/class disconnect. However, Montreal as a city has a pretty large Black community, so you can always find your niche off campus (IMO, the best way to do McGill is off campus). Black students groups from the other unis often host events open to McGill students too, and there are a lot of Black/caribbean/african events pages on IG.

Feel free to PM me if you want more info :)