Travel Guide for Canada
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Here you will find travel information and insider tips about Canada that has been cooperatively contributed by other friendly Hospitality Club members. Please become active as well, and share your vast budget travel and backpacking knowledge with other members and the internet community - it is very easy to edit any information here (more info in the Help File). We hope that these Travel Guides will quickly become a great and fun resource. If you want to print this guide out to take with you, we have prepared this Printer Friendly Travel Guide for you. Enjoy!
For Introduction, Top Things to See and Do, Neighboring Countries, Who is coming?, Want more guests!, Hospitality Club Meetings and the geographic navigation please see the main Canada Page.
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Basic Facts |
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Official Country Name: Canada
Area: 9,984,670 sq km
Population: 31.9 million
Official Languages: English and French
Capital city: Ottawa
Major cities: Toronto, Montréal, Vancouver, Calgary, Halifax, Ottawa, Québec, Winnipeg, Edmonton
International telephone Code: 1
Time Zones: (6) Pacific(GMT-8), Mountain(GMT-7), Central(GMT-6), Eastern(GMT-5), Atlantic(GMT-4, Newfoundland(GMT-3½)
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Attractions and Things to See and Do |
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Ontario:
See
Niagara Falls
Toronto
The Great Lakes
Ottawa
Do
-Beaches International Jazz Festival
-Toronto Street Festival
-Taste of the Danforth
-Canada's Wonderland Attraction Park
-Toronto International Film Festival
Québec:
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Quebec city and Quebec Region
Montreal
St-Lawrence River
The Laurentians (ie. Mont-Tremblant)
The Autumn Colour
Charlevoix
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Maps |
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Off the Beaten Path and Insider Tips |
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Suggested Itineraries |
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The most forgotten factor by tourist visiting Canada is Distance! Just be aware that the country is huge, the population is scarced on a huge territory and cities are not next to one another (as reminder, driving from one side of the country to another would take about 160h non-stop)! That said, think well before making your travelling plans if you don't want to see its nature from the window
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Transport |
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Getting there and away, Getting around by Air, Train, Bus, Car, Motorcycle, Boat, Hitchhiking, Bicycle ...
Bus/Coach
-Greyhound
-CoachCanada
-OrleansExpress
-InterCar
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Visa and Documents and Embassies |
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See these websites:
-- Consular Affairs Bureau,
consulat
-- Citizenship and Immigration Canada,
citizenship
-- Pour les francais, Ambassade du Canada en france
ambassade
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Borders and Customs |
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try to smile a lot and avoid female officers. |
Post and Communications and Internet |
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Questions and Answers or Forum |
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Here anything goes, you can post questions you have, and other members will answer you. If you do answer, please send the reply directly to the asking member as well, and try to integrate the information into the categories above. If too difficult to do, just answer right here and a volunteer will integrate in the future. Also, you can put thanks notes in here. Add new questions on top so they show up on the Travel Guide page. Please post messages not related to traveling or the aim of the Hospi ... more |
Hospitality Club Meetings |
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Use this section to add more info if you organize meetings and events (you can add a short note on the main country page). You can also invite other members to parties, sports events, whenever you would like to meet up with someone. |
Travelogues |
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Have you written a story about a trip to this country? Just paste your text in here and share your experience with other members.
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Photos |
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Activities and Sports |
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Nightlife and Entertainment |
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Bars, Cafes, Discos, Cinemas... |
Population and People |
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Two languages are spoken in Canada, English and French (Particularly in Quebec, New Brunswick and Ontario).
Please do not criticize Canada. People are touchy.
Rule of thumb: Do not discuss politics, religion or sex and you will be safe.
When you are a guest – help with making the beds and cleaning after yourself.
Don't touch anything unless permitted!
Saying thank you in any language is nice! C'est le ton qui fait la musique !
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Culture and Conduct or Local Customs |
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Language and Useful Phrases |
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Events and Holidays |
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Festivals, Sports, Concerts, Public Holidays... |
Climate and When to Go |
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Geography |
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Environment and Flora and Fauna |
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Dangers and Warnings |
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Canada is a safe country. Violent crimes are rare and inexistant and even crime in general is rare especially in rural area. There is nothing specific to fear but basic precaution applies
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Tourist Traps |
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Health |
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History |
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Government and Politics |
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Economy |
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GDP, GDP per head, Annual growth, inflation, Major Industries, Major trading partners... |
Arts |
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Media |
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Religion |
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Volunteer Opportunities and Work |
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Organized Tours |
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What to Bring or Packing List |
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Shopping |
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Books and Further Reading |
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Guidebooks, Travel, History and Politics
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Other Information |
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External Links |
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Official Country Website:
Canada
Hitchhiking Canada:
Digihitch Canada
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Offtopic Messages |
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Here you can add messages that are not exactly related to the aims of the Hospitality Club (but related to the country). Do you need a visa invitation? Looking for an internship, job or a flat to rent? Just add this here, and if you are lucky other members will read it and contact you. Remember: do not send messages like this directly to members - after giving you this space here, we will fight spam even more strictly! |
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