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They also just invested in a huge space (King Portland Centre) that won't be built until 2019.

Huge is putting it mildly. This is a pretty major campus.

Kik requires devs to be in Waterloo.

Shopify is also in Montreal

how is the tech scene at Montreal?

Regrettable

Some say it's ok. There are some startups, but most of the environment seems to be "corporate oriented", and .NET is very popular

future? any new policies taking shape to attract more companies?

I read somewhere that due to French clause in Quebec companies stay away from the city. Is it true?

There is some aspect of the French law that keeps companies far, yes, though there's a limit (the law doesn't apply to small companies in some aspects)

https://www.thestar.com/business/small_business/leadership/2...

That's a shame. Given that Vancouver and Toronto both have higher rents and are less attractive cities than Montreal, I was hoping that it'd be heating up in terms of jobs.

A certain irony that the "language barrier" for most people will be C# and not French.

It's not bad, but not great. Some startups, lots of corporate. I've never had trouble finding work, though.

Ok. I'm making a decent living here doing Ruby and JS development, but salaries are not great.