MNT48

 (said as "Mont-forty-eight") is a Canadian idol group headquartered in and named after,. It was launched in 2016 as the first North American spinoff group of. The group performs at the, which is also known as the MNT48 Theater or Théâtre MNT48. The group is a joint-venture between and  and are promoted as "Canadian idols you can meet". The group performs English and French versions of songs by AKB48 and it's sister groups. They are signed to.

2015
The formation of MNT48 was announced in a surprise press conference in June 2015 held outside the.

2016
In April, the group's first music video, a bilingual cover of "", had it's world debut on.