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Québec Vipassana Meditation Centre
Offering courses in Vipassana Meditation as taught by S.N. Goenka
in the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin
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Suttama
Dhamma Suttama, Montebello, Quebec, Canada
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** Unless noted otherwise, course instructions are given in the following languages: French and English



The Québec Vipassana Centre, also called in Pali, Dhamma Suttama, meaning “the best of Dhamma,” is located halfway between Montréal and Ottawa/Gatineau, five kilometers north of Montebello. On this exceptional property, in a tranquil, open valley surrounded by forest, the centre can accommodate more than 100 students per course. Purchased in February 2011, the new centre continues to uphold the mission of the former Sutton centre established in 1999.
How to Apply to Attend or Serve a Course
  1. Access the application form by clicking Apply for the desired course. Old students will be given the option to serve.
  2. Please carefully read the Introduction to the Technique and Code of Discipline which you will be asked to follow during your course.
  3. Fully and completely fill out all the sections of application form and submit it. An application is required to register for all courses.
  4. Await notification. All correspondence will be through e-mail if you give an e-mail address in your application. Due to the large volume of applications, it may take up to two weeks before receiving notification.
  5. If your application is accepted then we require you to confirm you will be attending in order to secure your place in the course.
Additional information
Québec Vipassana Meditation Centre - Dhamma Suttama
  • Registration Office for information (answering machine): [1] 514-481-3504
  • Fax (Registration to sit a course): [1] 514-879-3437,
  • Fax (Registration to serve a course): [1] 514-879-8981
  • Centre’s address: Québec Vipassana Meditation Centre, 810, Côte Azelie, Notre-Dame-de-Bonsecours, Montebello (Québec), Canada J0V 1L0
  • Registrar's Office (if sitting): registration@suttama.dhamma.org,
  • Registrar's Office (if serving) : dhamma-service@suttama.dhamma.org
  • General Information: info@suttama.dhamma.org
  • Website: http://suttama.dhamma.org

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In order to ensure the health and safety of everyone, it is important to remember to arrive at the Centre in good health.

We continue to be vigilant for the development of respiratory infectious diseases. If necessary, in case of symptoms, we may ask participants to take COVID tests and wear a mask (provided by the Centre).

 
Ten Day & Other Adult Courses

The only way to register at this time is online. We cannot process paper forms sent by fax or mail or forms attached to an email. Therefore, from the course calendar: Open the registration request form by clicking on "Apply" for the desired course. Old students will have the option to serve. The "Apply" option is only available when registration is open.

It is not possible to register before the announced date. The registration system opens at 6 a.m.

Students may apply to sit no more than one 10-day course. Any additional applications will not be processed.

Students are expected at the centre between 2 and 4 pm for the registration period and the orientation.

The course ends the morning of the 11th day by 6:30 am.

Please read before you register: Introduction to the technique

To be read if you have already registered to a course: Things to know and check before you go

 

Virtual Vipassana Meditation Program for old students

A Virtual Vipassana Meditation Program of weekly group sittings & half-day sittings for old students only - and the links to join - can be found at the Dhamma Suttama's Old Student website, on the Vipassana Activities page

 

Courses for children and teenagers:

The schedule for the children's and teenagers' courses is presented at the bottom of this page.

2025 Ten Day & Other Adult Courses
Attend / Serve Dates Course Type Status Location Comments
07 May - 28 May 20-Day In Progress Montebello Old Student Course Qualification Requirements
 
Teenagers' and Children's Courses
Courses for ages 8-17 years old:  please ensure that we receive your application form 5 days before the start date of the course. See "Comments" for any special instructions for these courses.
No courses are currently scheduled.
 
 

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To access the Old Student Regional Site please click http://suttama.dhamma.org/os. A user name and password will be required to access these pages.

Questions may be addressed to Email: info@suttama.dhamma.org

All courses are run solely on a donation basis. All expenses are met by donations from those who, having completed a course and experienced the benefits of Vipassana, wish to give others the same opportunity. Neither the Teacher nor the assistant teachers receive remuneration; they and those who serve the courses volunteer their time. Thus Vipassana is offered free from commercialisation.

Old students are those who have completed a 10-day Vipassana Meditation course with S.N. Goenka or his Assistant Teachers. Old students have the opportunity to provide Dhamma Service at the courses listed.

Bilingual courses are courses which are taught in two languages. All students will hear daily meditation instructions in both languages. The evening discourses will be heard separately.

Meditation courses are held at both center and non-center locations. Meditation centers are dedicated facilities where courses are held regularly throughout the year. Before meditation centers were established in this tradition, all courses were held at temporary sites, such as campgrounds, religious retreat centers, churches and the like. Today, in regions where centers have not yet been established by local students of Vipassana who live in the area, 10 Day meditation courses are held at non-center course sites.


Old Student Course Qualification Requirements

20-day Courses are open only to serious Old Students committed to this technique who have completed a minimum of five 10-day courses , one Satipatthana Sutta course, given Dhamma Service at least one 10-day course, and have been practicing regularly for at least two years.

Applications must be submitted well in advance as processing may take some time. Students who speak neither English nor one of the other announced course languages may apply for the course, however acceptance into the course will depend on the availability of required course materials, suitable translators and permission of the teacher conducting the course.

 
 

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