This article aims to understand the relationship between the place and immigrant entrepreneurship. It aims to highlight the different perceptions of entrepreneurs related to their location (in terms of geographical, local and sense of place) and the role of these perceptions in the development of entrepreneurial activity. We rely on a conception of place drawn from human geography and ask as a research question: what specific location(s) construct(s) shape immigrant entrepreneurship and how do these constructions differ from those of other immigrant workers in Montreal? We adopted a qualitative and comparative approach by distinguishing in our sample the immigrant entrepreneurs and immigrant employees in Montreal. The results show us that the place constructions reported by the entrepreneurs are different from those of the employees and these differences make it possible to explain their decision to create a company or to work locally. In addition, the place reveals significantly different facets of immigrant entrepreneurial activity: it helps to understand the actions taken by immigrant entrepreneurs and to define the elements of attraction and retention of immigrants in a particular space.