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Inside Canada: For Foreign Visitors
Coins/Notes  Canada has both paper money and coins.  There are currently five...
Last edited: 23 June 2016
US citizens can no longer cross the border, back into the US, from Canada...
Last edited: 31 October 2016
 In case of all fire, police or medical emergencies, call 911 to contact help...
Last edited: 13 May 2014
French and English are the official languages of Canada and are the languages...
Last edited: 18 August 2016
Telephones in Canada work exactly like telephones in the USA, and similarly to...
Last edited: 13 May 2014
Tipping In restaurants Gratuities are seldom included in Canadian...
Last edited: 13 July 2016
Q)  Will something as simple as bringing your gun on vacation to Canada, ruin...
Last edited: 27 September 2016
Canada is a country of immigrants. With the exception of the Aboriginal...
Last edited: 18 June 2015
To international visitors, determining the actual cost of things can be a...
Last edited: 14 August 2014
Thinking about traveling to Canada? You'd better reconsider if you have been...
Last edited: 5 March 2016
Canada's electrical supply and electrical outlets (sockets, wall plugs) are the...
Last edited: 15 August 2016
Visa-exempt foreign nationals are not required to have an eTA (electronic...
Last edited: 22 September 2016
In Canada the price of gasoline (petrol) is expressed in Canadian dollars per...
Last edited: 26 November 2015
Canada officially uses the metric system of measurement.  Online Conversion...
Last edited: 24 August 2014
There are many Forum posts where people ask about how to use their Mobile Phone...
Last edited: 27 February 2016
Canada Cellular Phones (Mobile Telephones) Mobile phone service, or cellular...
Last edited: 16 October 2016
A car is often the only way to reach the picturesque landscapes for which...
Last edited: 9 September 2015
Canada's Statutory Holidays  While there are a number of holidays in Canada...
Last edited: 24 July 2015
Goods and Services Tax (GST) This federal tax of 5% is added to almost every...
Last edited: 17 May 2015
The new Government of Canada website  http://www.canada... This is a project...
Last edited: 12 January 2014
Here are a few links to some travel and tourist mobile apps for use with...
Last edited: 12 January 2014
Here are links to some travel magazines you can download to your smartphone or...
Last edited: 17 May 2015
Canada is a huge country.  It is; approximately 9,984,670 sq. km / 3,855,103 sq...
Last edited: 13 May 2014
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