He had an older brother named Shaun. Monteith's parents divorced when he was seven years old, and he and his older brother were raised by their mother in Victoria, British Columbia.

Cory Monteith touched many hearts as the lovable Finn Hudson on Glee, so it seems only fitting that his ashes be scattered across the three places he loved the most: Victoria and Vancouver, B.C., and Los Angeles. Monteith's cousin Richard Monteith says the actor spent a lot of time in each of these places.