In 1980, Master Deshimaru visited Montreal. On this occasion, he gave a lecture and led a sesshin where more than a hundred people participated. Since then, Hei Rin Lise Lambert and Go Shin Michel Ménard continue their practice of zazen.
Lise Lambert Hei Rin was ordained a nun in 1985. She is currently head of the Montreal dojo and chair of the Montréal Zen Association.
Michel Go Shin Ménard was ordained a monk in 1989 and teaches regularly at the dojo.
Raphaël Dôkô Triet is the referent of Montreal's dojo. He lives in Paris and leads sesshin in many countries, especially in Montreal and in the temples ofGendronnière and Seikyuji.