2000 McGill College

The IA Tower was the result of a joint venture between the then Industrial Life Insurance Company and First Québec Corporation. Built on McGill College Avenue, the tower was designed to be a premium grade-A office building The original tenants included Industrial Life, Dominion Securities Pitfield, Ernst and Whinney, Quantum group and Rolland Inc. Following the 1987 merger between Industrial Life Insurance and Alliance Nationale, the tower was renamed with the Industrielle Alliance name.. == Architecture ==

Designed by the Montreal firm Tolchinsky and Goodz, the IA Tower is made of Quebec polished granite. The building is larger at the last three floors and is designed to provide a maximum view of the Mont-Royal. Due to its conception, every floor apart from the three top floors has eight corner offices. == Notable tenants ==

• American International Group (AIG), an American multinational insurance corporation • British Consulate-General in Montreal • Chambre de la sécurité financière, Quebec organization for self-regulation of financial services advisors • Co-operators General Insurance Company, a Canadian insurance cooperative • Crédit agricole CIB • Cresa, an international commercial real-estate • Industrielle Alliance • IWG plc (Regus), a multinational services-office provider • Microsoft • Maples Group, a multi-jurisdictional law firm • Quantum, Canadian firm specialized in recruitment, staffing and hiring services • RSA Insurance Group • Woods LLP, one of the foremost litigation, arbitration and insolvency firm in Canada File:2000 avenue McGill College 02.jpg|2000 McGill college (left) and Bell Media Tower (right) File:2000 avenue McGill College.jpg|View from the corner of McGill College and President Kennedy File:Avenue McGill College 05.JPG File:Lights 2000 mcgill.jpg File:2000 mcgill side view .jpg|View from Mansfield File:Hall 2000 mcgill .jpg ==References==