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Congregation Shaar Hashomayim is an Orthodox synagogue in Westmount Quebec. It is the oldest traditional Ashkenazi synagogue in Canada incorporated in 1846. It is also the largest traditional synagogue in Canada.The Congregation originally rented space on Saint James Street (now Saint Jacques Street). The first synagogue was built on Saint-Constant Street (now De Bullion Street) in Le Plateau-Mont-Royal in 1859.