Loneliness, i think it is a must that all singles abroad go through.
How to fight loneliness?
1- Learn to enjoy your time alone.
One of the nice thing I do in the summer is to go to Old Montreal (Metro Champ des Mars). There on the river eay, there are a lot of people, singers and lots of fun. There is also the science center/IMAX to see movies. And It is fun also to walk, eat ice cream and watch people in streets.
In the winter, it is more tough, so I go to fitness center and see the TV.
2- Smile when you walk in the street. When you smile to people in the street and say hi, they smile back and reply, SO do it… It will make u feel relaxed.
3- Talk to the bus driver and people in the bus in any general conversation, the weather, the olympics whatever… It helps sometimes and you will practice your language as well.
4- Socialize to get friends.
Same like the new baby born, you are 
New world, new people, new life style, new ideas….
Summer is your best chance to socialize because the winter is sad, not too much things to do and not too much events that happen so your chance to know new people is less.
I advice you to come to Canada in the sunner.
Type of friends you can get:
Knowing people is not hard but getting friends is VERY HARD.
The people arround you in Montreal are even Quebecois or immigrant from all countries or immigrants Muslims.
You will find immigrants in general more interactive with you than Quebecois because they face the same what you face and will respond to you. They feel you and it is easy to get friends from them.
Quebecois are very kind and nice but there is always a barrier that will prevent you to interact with some of them. There is always a limit for the friendship. They are very kind, helpful and everything but it is not common to find Quebecois who accept you as a friend, invite you home and have a deep relation. Why I do not know.. May be later I will
Having friends immigrants from a different culture and nationalities than yours is something veryyyyy positive. You will learn new stuff, different way of thinking, new fun ways. You will enjoy it really. It will add a depth to your personality (so you will be in 3dimensions ).
The only negative here is Alcohol and food but once they know your regulation in having Halal food and no alcohol they respect that. I have a good friend, she is very sweet. She used to bring Halal chicken for me or have something vegetarian/fish for me when I visit her. we have great time together and high communication level. I really love her.
Having friends Muslims is very important. So7ba Salha is what u need here. You are in Canada, you do not hear any call for prayer and at a moment you want somebody like you to push you up a higher level or Eman or even to make u more solid on your religion leve. Somebody like you to talk with, who understands your pains from eye contact like these solid friends you left in your country.
Having muslim friends from your culture is tricky a bit. Just do your best to look for people POSITIVE and PRACTICING ISLAM.
Muslim Association of Canada – MAC is really a correct place to search for good muslim friends and so7ba salha there. (I included their yahoo group in the list down)
I need somebody to talk to.. Tell me how to get friends?
Alright;) below are some tips and tricks to get friends
- You may find nice people at work.
- Volunteer in whatever events and wherever place and be member, below are some ideas
These people do nice things check their video
- Take classes of whatever photography, dancing, cooking, squash, whatever
- Subscribe in the Montreal group of www.meetin.org
To get Muslim friends.
Subscribe in Muslim yahoo groups and join events, below are some that I know:
- soeurs-montreal@yahoogroups.com (women only/Montreal)
- listmaster@montrealmuslims.ca (Montreal)
- msaconcordia@montrealmuslims.ca (Muslim Student Association of Concordia University-Montreal)
- Orphans_Group@yahoogroups.com (Orphan Sun www.orphansun.org )
- Montrealyouth@macnet.ca (Muslim Association of canada-MAC / Montreal)
- montrealfriends@macnet.ca(Muslim Association of canada-MAC / Montreal)
- unislam_quebec@yahoogroups.ca (Montreal)
- Check events on http://msamcgill.com/ (Muslim Student Association of McGill-Montreal)
- MACOttawa-Events@macnet.ca(Muslim Association of canada-MAC / Ottawa – Events like eid celebration… )
- OttawaMC@yahoogroups.com (Muslim Association of canada-MAC / Ottawa)
- carletonmsa@yahoogroups.com (Muslim Student Association of Carleton University-Ottawa)