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PROVINCE OF QUÉBEC 101 – GEOGRAPHY, HISTORY, LANGUAGE, MONEY, CUSTOMS, AIRPORTS
PROVINCE OF QUÉBEC Geography
GEOGRAPHY
• Borders
▪ West
o Ontario, James Bay and Hudson Bay
▪ East
o New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador,
United States (Maine, New Hampshire,
Vermont, New York)
▪ North
o Hudson Strait, Ungava Bay
Québec City to …
Boston – 642 km │ 400 mi
New York – 841 km │ 540 mi
Montréal – 254 km │ 157 mi
Toronto – 797 km │ 453 mi
Montréal to…
Boston – 495 km │ 315 mi
New York – 604 km │ 378 mi
Québec City – 254 km │ 157 mi
Toronto – 542 km │ 314 mi
GEOGRAPHY
• Code: QC
• Québec
▪ Algonquian word “Kepék”
o Where the river narrows
• Largest province in Canada
• Capital: Québec City
• Population
▪ 8.5 millions (2020)
▪ 14.5 millions (Ontario)
• Population density
▪ 5.2 km2 (13.4 sq. mi)
GEOGRAPHY
• Total area
▪ 1 677 441 km2 (595, 391 sq. mi)
❑ Texas 695,662 km2 (268,596 sq. mi) – 2x
❑ France 640,679 km2 (247,368 sq. mi) – 6x
• Total area
▪ Water: 355 315 km2 (137 188 sq. mi)
▪ Land: 1 312 126 km2 ( 506 615 sq. mi)
• St. Lawrence River
▪ Longest river
▪ 3 058 km (1 900 mi)
o From Lake Ontario to Gulf of Saint Lawrence
o Tidal & saltwater around east of Orléans Island
(Québec City)
GEOGRAPHY
• 90% - Canadian Shield
▪ Rocky, landscape of plains and plateaus
▪ Rich in coniferous forests, lakes and rivers
• Laurentian Mountains
▪ All Extension of the Appalachian Mountains
• Highest Mountain
▪ Mont-D’Iberville in Québec / Mount Caubvick
in Labrador
o 1 652 m (5 420 ft)
SEASONAL TEMPERATURES
Cities/Months January April July October
˚C ˚F ˚C ˚F ˚C ˚F ˚C ˚F
Montréal -12/-5 10/23 2/11 36/52 17/26 63/79 5/12 41/54
Québec City -17/-7 1/19 -1/7 30/45 13/25 55/77 1/10 34/50
Gaspé -17/-6 1/19 -3/6 27/43 10/23 50/73 0/10 32/50
Kuujjuaq -28/-19 -18/-2 -14/-4 7/25 5/17 41/63 -3/2 27/36
The Weather Network www.theweathernetwork.com/weather/cancitiesqc_enRAINFALLS & SNOWFALLS
Cities/Months January April July October
Rain Snow Rain Snow Rain Snow Rain Snow
mm/(inches) cm/(inches) mm/(inches) cm/(inches) mm/(inches) cm/(inches) mm/(inches) cm/(inches)
Montréal 27,2/1,071 52,5/20,67 63,9/2,516 13,1/5,16 91,3/3,594 0/0 75,4/2,969 2,2/,87
Québec City 26,1/1,028 72,9/28,7 59,5/2,343 17,6/6,93 127,8/5,031 0/0 99,5/3,917 1,9/,75
Gaspé 21/,83 76,8/30,24 58,7/2,311 42,6/16,77 107,7/4,24 0/0 105,2/4,142 4,9/1,93
Kuujjuaq ,1/,004 33,7/13,27 2,5/,098 25,3/9,96 59,1/2,327 ,1/,04 25,7/1,012 27,5/10,83
The Weather Network www.theweathernetwork.com/weather/cancitiesqc_enHISTORY Short History
HISTORY
• Aboriginal settlements & Inuit • Breton and Basque
o Abenakis, Algonquins, Atikamekw, Crees, Innu, o fishermen came to the new territories to stock up
Malecite, Mi’kmaq, Mohawks, Naskapi, Wendats on codfish and whale oil.
• 1508 – Thomas Auber • 1608 – Samuel de Champlain
o Brought first Amerindian to France o Founded Québec City
o Beginning of the New France colony
• 1534 – Jacques Cartier
o Planted a cross in Gaspé Peninsula • 1634 – Sieur of Laviolette
o Took possession of the territory in the name of King o Founded Trois-Rivières
François I
• 1642 – Maisonneuve
• 1535 – Jacques Cartier o Founded Montréal
o Founded Stadacona (near Québec City) and Hochelaga
(near Montréal)
• 1541 –Jean-François Roberval
o Became Lieutmant of New FranceHISTORY
• From Québec City ❑ From the French to the British crown.
▪ Coureurs-des-bois ▪ 60 000 inhabitants
▪ 1673 Louis Jolliet & Father Marquette ▪ Gave them ancient laws and religious rights
o Explored and mapped the Mississippi River up to
Gulf of Mexico • 1791 – Act the colony
▪ 1730s La Vérendrye ▪ Upper Canada (Ontario)
o West of Lake Superior – Western Canada ▪ Lower Canada (Québec)
o North Dakota, Missouri River, Wyoming
o Rocky Mountains
• 1837 – 1839 – Papineau – Rebellions
• September 13, 1759 • 1867 – Confederation
▪ Wolfe defeated Montcalm in Québec City • 1960 – Revolution Tranquille
o Quiet Revolution
• 1763 – Treaty of Paris
▪ New France ceased to exist as such
o Transferred, under the name of CanadaFACTS ABOUT QUÉBEC
FACTS ABOUT QUÉBEC
• National Holiday
▪ June 24th - day of “Saint-Jean-Baptiste”
▪ Others:
o New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Journée nationale des patriotes (patriots’ day, the second-to-last Monday in
May), Victoria Day, Canada Day, Labour Day, Canadian Thanksgiving, Remembrance Day, Christmas Day
▪ Many tourist sites remain open on statutory holidays
▪ Students enjoy a week-long break in November and another one in March
❑ www.education.gouv.qc.ca/en/school-boards/
▪ What’s more, nearly 25% of Québec workers are on vacation during the last two weeks of July
❑ www.ccq.org/en/M07_CongeVacances?profil=GrandPublic
• Cities
▪ Largest city: Montréal (pop. 1,760,000)
o Other cities
❑ Québec - 585 485 │ Laval - 437 413 │ Gatineau - 284 373 │ Longueuil - 246 899 │ Sherbrooke - 166 988 │ Saguenay - 150 949 │
Lévis - 145 474 │ Trois-Rivières - 136 018 │ Terrebonne – 113 575FACTS ABOUT QUÉBEC
• Official language • Forest Industry
o French 79%, ▪ 1st rank in Canada for pulp-and-paper industry
o English 7.7%,
▪ 750,000 km2, (289 577 sq. mi)
o Non-Official Languages 11.9%
❑ size of Sweden and Norway together.
o 20% of the Canadian forests
• Agriculture
o 2% of the world’s forests.
▪ 3rd rank in Canada
o Contain 64,603,000,000 cubic feet of softwoods
o Oats, hay and clover, canola and hardwoods
o Dairy, Maple Sugar, Honey
• Mines
• Fisheries and Game ▪ 2nd rank in Canada
▪ 4th rank in Canada o non-metallic: asbestos, mica, magnesite, granite,
lime-stone, marble, etc.
o Cod, herring, mackerel, lobster, salmon, and
smelts o metals: gold and copper.
o Salmon rivers
o Moose, cariboo, deer, and bearFACTS ABOUT QUÉBEC
• Manufactures ▪ Main producer of maple syrup (1st in Canada)
o Pulp-and-paper, power plants, the textiles, the ▪ Largest dairy industry in Canada
smelters, the tobacco factories, the clothing mills,
the petroleum refineries, and the leather factories. ▪ Aerospace Industry – Aircraft
▪ The most important windmill park in Canada
• Energy o one of the largest in the world
▪ 1st rank in Canada production of electricity
▪ The most border crossings with the U.S.
o Export to the U.S.
o 32 in total.
• Education ▪ Montréal has more restaurants per capita than any
other city in North America.
▪ Catholic and Protestant
▪ Fairmont Château Frontenac in Québec City
• ± 80% of the population o the most photographed hotel in the world.
▪ live near the shores of the St. Lawrence River.
• Known for
▪ Largest hydroelectric plants in the worldFACTS ABOUT QUÉBEC
▪ The narrowest house in North America ▪ Marc Garneau and Julie Payette - Canadian
o located on rue Donnaconna in Québec City
astronauts
o 3.7 meters (12 feet) long ▪ Leonard Cohen – singer
▪ Highway 132 ▪ Bronfman Family – Seagrams,
o the longest and oldest road in Québec ▪ Donald & Keiffer Sutherland – actors
o more than 1,400 km (870 miles) ▪ Cirque du Soleil
o stretches from the Montérégie region to the
Gaspésie region on the south shore of the St. ▪ Marie-Louise Meilleur (1880 - 1998)
Lawrence River. o Canada’s oldest person ever at 118
o had 12 kids, 85 grandchildren, 80 great-
• Famous people grandchildren, 57 great-great-grandchildren and
four great-great-great-grandchildren.
▪ Celine Dion
▪ David Saint-Jacques
▪ Oscar Peterson (1925-2007) - jazz pianist
o flew to the International Space Station.
▪ William Shatner - actor (Captain Kirk of Star Trek
o the most extended Canadian astronaut mission to
series) date (204 days).
▪ J.A.Bombardier (1907-1961) invented the
snowmobile, produced the Ski-Doo in 1959FACTS ABOUT QUÉBEC
• Worldwide • Inventions
▪ Largest underground hydroelectric power plant in the o Tubeless tire (Alexis Nihon)
world o Snow blower (J.A. Bombardier)
o Baie-James LG2 o Television Transmission (A. Ouimet)
▪ Highest inclined tower in the world o Peanut Butter (M.G. Edson)
o Olympic Stadium tower – Montréal o Apple Cider (C. Barthomeuf)
▪ ± 3% of the world’s fresh water reserves o Playtex Feeding Bottle (J. Saint-Germain)
o Trivial Pursuit (C. Haney)
• UNESCO o Wrebbit Puzzle 3-D (P. Gallant)
▪ Québec City o Poutine
o Amplified bra by Montréal designer Louise Poirier for
▪ Parc National de Miguasha, Gaspésie the Wonderbra brand.
▪ Mont Saint-Hilaire
▪ Charlevoix
▪ Lac St. Pierre
▪ Manicouagan-UapishkaFACTS ABOUT QUÉBEC o Starfrit o Ice Cider o Bixi – bicycle service o Phone handset o Tutti Frutti - Micheline Desbiens - playdough o Entertainment onboard of the planes o The moving movie chair o Wine Coolers o Smart Tea Pot o The Customizable House o The Bus Tracker o Affordable Flight Simulator o The IBIS Ballistics Identification System o The Electric Nose o The Handyscan
FACTS ABOUT QUÉBEC
› School System of five years.
› Three grades of schools in the province ▪ Québec is the only province in the Dominion which
has retained a Legislative Council.
o schools for primary education – Grade 1-6
o secondary education – Grade 1-5
▪ Conseil des Ministres (executive) – Prime Minister and
ministers.
o C.E.G.E.P. – Grade 1, 2 or 3 (technical college)
▪ 1968 – Abolished the senate
o superior education
❑ Laval University ▪ 1969 – Official Languages legislation
❑ McGill University ▪ Referendum Québec’s Independence
❑ Montréal University o 1980 – Defeated
❑ Université du Québec o 1995 – Defeated – 49.42% in favor
❑ Bishop’s College
▪ The province of Québec has two justice systems.
o Mandatory until 16 years old.
o The civil law is used for civil cases (Napoleonic code)
› Government o The common law is used for criminal cases.
▪ Lieutenant-governor appointed by the Dominion
government,
▪ National Assembly (legislative) elected for a maximumOFFICIAL SYMBOLS • Coats of arms ▪ 1939 • Moto ▪ Je Me Souviens (I Remember) • Flag ▪ 1948 • Provincial Symbol ▪ Fleur de lis
OFFICIAL SYMBOLS • Floral ▪ Blue Flag – Iris versicolor • Bird ▪ 1987 ▪ Snowy owl - Bubo scandiacus • Tree ▪ Yellow birch - Betula alleghaniensis Britton
NATIONAL • Anthem à la Québécoise ▪ 1975 – by Gilles Vigneault & Gaston Rochon ▪ Gens du pays ▪ https://youtu.be/46IDituRcRY • Happy Birthday à la Québécoise ▪ 1975 – by Gilles Vigneault, Yvon Deschamps & Louise Forestier ▪ C’est à ton tour ▪ https://youtu.be/gV7fVZFkpOc
ANTHEM À LA QUÉBÉCOISE
Le temps qu'on a pris pour se dire «je t'aime» The time we took to tell each other "I love you
C'est le seul qui reste au bout de nos jours "It's the only thing left at the end of our days
Les vœux que l'on fait, les fleurs que l'on sème The vows we make, the flowers we sow
Chacun les récolte en soi-même Each one of us harvests them in ourselves
Aux beaux jardins du temps qui court In the beautiful gardens of flowing time
{refrain}People of the country, it's your turn
{refrain}Gens du pays, c'est votre tour
To let yourselves talk about love
De vous laisser parler d'amour
People of the country, it's your turn
Gens du pays c'est votre tour
To let yourselves talk about love
De vous laisser parler d'amour
Le temps de s'aimer, le jour de le dire The time to love one another, the day to say it
Fond comme la neige aux doigts du printemps Melts like the snow in the fingers of spring
Fêtons de nos joies, fêtons de nos rires Let us feast on our joys, let us feast on our laughter
Ces yeux où nos regards se mirent Those eyes where our gazes meet
C'est demain que j'avais vingt ans It's tomorrow that I was 20 years old
{refrain}People of the country, it's your turn
{refrain}Gens du pays, c'est votre tour
To let yourselves talk about love
De vous laisser parler d'amour
People of the country, it's your turn
Gens du pays c'est votre tour
To let yourselves talk about love
De vous laisser parler d'amour
Le ruisseau des jours aujourd'hui s'arrêteEt forme un étang où chacun peut voir The river of days stops todayForming a pond where each one can see
Comme en un miroir l'amour qu'il reflète Like in a mirror, the love it reflects
Pour ces cœurs à qui je souhaite For these hearts, for whom I wish
Le temps de vivre nos espoirs The time to live our hopes
{refrain}Gens du pays, c'est votre tour {refrain}People of the country, it's your turn
De vous laisser parler d'amour To let yourselves talk about love
Gens du pays c'est votre tour People of the country, it's your turn
De vous laisser parler d'amour To let yourselves talk about loveHAPPY BIRTHDAY À LA QUÉBÉCOISE
Le temps qu'on a pris pour se dire «je t'aime» The time we took to tell each other "I love you
C'est le seul qui reste au bout de nos jours "It's the only thing left at the end of our days
Les vœux que l'on fait, les fleurs que l'on sème The vows we make, the flowers we sow
Chacun les récolte en soi-même Each one of us harvests them in ourselves
Aux beaux jardins du temps qui court In the beautiful gardens of flowing time
{refrain} {refrain}
Mon cher ami xxxxxxx (ou Ma chère amie xxxxxxx), c'est à ton tour "My dear friend, it's your turn
De te laisser parler d'amour. To allow yourself to speak of love."
Alternatively, "ami(e)" (friend) is replaced with the name of the person being celebrated.
Le temps de s'aimer, le jour de le dire The time to love one another, the day to say it
Fond comme la neige aux doigts du printemps Melts like the snow in the fingers of spring
Fêtons de nos joies, fêtons de nos rires Let us feast on our joys, let us feast on our laughter
Ces yeux où nos regards se mirent Those eyes where our gazes meet
C'est demain que j'avais vingt ans It's tomorrow that I was 20 years old
{refrain}
{refrain} "My dear friend, it's your turn
Mon cher ami xxxxxxx (ou Ma chère amie xxxxxxx), c'est à ton tour To allow yourself to speak of love."
De te laisser parler d'amour.
Alternatively, "ami(e)" (friend) is replaced with the name of the person being celebrated.
Le ruisseau des jours aujourd'hui s'arrête The river of days stops today
Et forme un étang où chacun peut voir Forming a pond where each one can see
Comme en un miroir l'amour qu'il reflète Like in a mirror, the love it reflects
Pour ces cœurs à qui je souhaite For these hearts, for whom I wish
Le temps de vivre nos espoirs The time to live our hopes
{refrain}
{refrain}
"My dear friend, it's your turn
Mon cher ami xxxxxxx (ou Ma chère amie xxxxxxx), c'est à ton tour
To allow yourself to speak of love."
De te laisser parler d'amour.
Alternatively, "ami(e)" (friend) is replaced with the name of the person being celebrated.$$$$ MONEY
GENERAL INFORMATION
• Business Hours ▪ Beer is available
o Grocery and convenience stores,
▪ Stores, shopping malls and most businesses
o Limited selection of wines.
o From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Monday through Wednesday;
❑
• Taxes & Tipping
o From 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
▪ Two taxes
❑ Thursday and Friday;
o Federal goods and services tax (GST) (5%)
o From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
❑ Saturday and Sunday.
o Québec sales tax (QST) (9.975%)
o Some establishments (e.g. pharmacies and grocery o Accommodation Tax which is $3,50 a night or 3.5% of
stores) the price of the room per night.
❑ Non-refundable
❑ open earlier in the day and close later in the evening
▪ Tipping
• Alcohol & Bars o Restaurants, bars and taxis.
▪ Legal age – 18 o not included in the bill
▪ Wines and spirits are sold ❑ generally 15% of the total bill before taxes.
o Société des alcools du Québec (SAQ),
❑ The provincial liquor board.GENERAL INFORMATION
o For quick tip calculations,
❑ Québecers normally add up both taxes (GST and QST),
➢ the sum of which equals approximately 15%.
o Tipping bellhops or porters
❑ at your discretion (generally, $1 per bag carried).
o Taxi
❑ at your discretion (generally, 10%).TRANSPORATION Province of Québec
TRANSPORTATION
• AIRPORTS
▪ YUL – Montréal
o Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
▪ YQB – Québec
o Jean Lesage International Airport
▪ YTM - Mont Tremblant
o Mont-Tremblant International Airport
▪ YBG – Bagotville
o CFB Bagotville
▪ YYY – Mont-Joli
o Mont Joli Regional Airport
▪ YGR – Iles-de-la-Madeleine
o Iles –de-la-Madeleine AirportTRANSPORTATION
• AIRLINES ▪ Air Transat
o airtransat.com
▪ Air Canada
o aircanada.com ▪ Pascan Aviation
o pascan.com
▪ WestJet Airlines
o westjet.com ▪ Propair
o propair.ca
▪ Porter Airlines
o flyporter.com ▪ Sunwing Airlines
o sunwing.ca
▪ Air Creebec
o aircreebec.ca ▪ Pal Airlines
o m.palairlines.ca
▪ Air Labrador
o airlabrador.com
• More info
▪ First Air
▪ https://www.catsa-acsta.gc.ca/en/other-travel-links
o firstair.ca
▪ Air Inuit
o airairinuit.comTRANSPORTATION
• TRAIN
▪ Via Rail
o viarail.caTRANSPORTATION
• Bus
▪ Trailways
o From Canada & USA
o https://trailways.com/
▪ Greyhound
o From Canada & USA
o https://www.greyhound.ca/
▪ Maritime Bus
o From the Maritimes
o https://maritimebus.com/TRANSPORTATION
Companies Websites Regions
Province of Québec
Bus Carriers Federation federationautobus.com
Bienvenue Québec Trade Show
Adirondack Transit Lines trailways.com Montréal / Toronto / New-York
Autobus A1 garedetherford.com Thetford Mines / Québec
Autobus Breton autobusbreton.com Saint-Georges / Québec
Galland Laurentides galland-bus.com Montréal / Laurentides
Greyhound Canada greyhound.ca USA / Montréal / Toronto
Québec City / Charlevoix / Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean /
Intercar intercar.ca Duplessis / Manicouagan
Autobus Maheux autobusmaheux.com Montréal / Abitibi-Témiscamingue / Baie James
Montréal / Québec / Centre-du-Québec / Mauricie / Bas-St-
Orléans Express (Keolis) orleansexpress.com Laurent / Gaspésie / Montréal Airport
Transdev Limocar transdev.ca Montréal / Eastern Townships
Trentway-Wagar Inc. – Coach Canada coachcanada.com Montréal / TorontoARRIVAL MONTRÉAL Plane
ARRIVAL – MONTRÉAL - PLANE
YUL – TRUDEAU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT • Montréal-Trudeau Airport – YUL ▪ Canadian & U.S. customs ▪ 747 Express Bus Route to major Downtown intersections, ±10 CAD one way ▪ Taxis, limos with flat fee to major hotels from ±41CAD to… ▪ Buses to Ottawa, Trois-Rivières, Mont-Tremblant (winter only) ▪ UBER & EVA ▪ ± 25 min. to more than one hour during rush hour • More info ▪ https://www.admtl.com/en/flights/airlines ▪ https://www.admtl.com/en/flights/direct-flights/united-states
ARRIVAL MONTRÉAL Train
ARRIVAL - MONTRÉAL - TRAIN
ARRIVAL – MONTRÉAL - TRAIN • Montréal Central Train Station ▪ Located downtown Montréal, under the Fairmont Queen Elizabeth Hotel ▪ Direct access to the métro ▪ ± 5 minutes from major downtown hotels • Via Rail ▪ www.viarail.ca • Restaurants & boutiques in the terminal • Baggage check service ▪ For passengers only ▪ Storeroom • WIFI Internet Access • Foreign exchange office
ARRIVAL MONTRÉAL Ship
ARRIVAL – MONTRÉAL - SHIP
ARRIVAL – MONTRÉAL - SHIP • Montréal Cruise Terminal ▪ From Terminal to downtown Montréal ±15 CAD ▪ Walking distance
ARRIVAL – MONTRÉAL - SHIP • Restaurants & boutiques in the terminal • Baggage check service ▪ For passengers only ▪ Storeroom • WIFI Internet Access • Custom Services ▪ This service is provided to the first port of entry in Canada.
ARRIVAL MONTRÉAL Bus
ARRIVAL – MONTRÉAL - BUS
ARRIVAL – MONTRÉAL - BUS • Montréal Bus Terminal ▪ Located downtown Montréal ▪ Direct access to the metro ▪ ± 10 minutes from major downtown hotels • Restaurants & boutiques in the terminal • Baggage check service ▪ For passengers only ▪ Lockers & storeroom • WIFI Internet Access • Foreign exchange office
MONTRÉAL - MÉTRO
METRO
• Public transit is
▪ Affordable –
o ± 3.50 CAD
o Packages, 1-day pass, weekend pass and more.
▪ Quick, safe and clean
▪ Connects downtown to major tourism
attractions as well as to numerous bus stops
and train stations.
▪ More than 33 km (20 mi ); climate-controlled
labyrinth of ± 2,500 shops
▪ stm.infoMONTRÉAL - MÉTRO METRO • Inaugurated in 1966 ▪ 68 stations ▪ 4 lines ▪ 70 km (43 mi) • Renowned for its architecture and public art • Each station is a different style • % of budget goes to art
ARRIVAL QUÉBEC CITY Plane
ARRIVAL - QUÉBEC CITY - PLANE
YQB – JEAN-LESAGE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
• Airlines o Taxi, Limousine, flat rate of ± 35 CAD
o UBER
▪ Air Canada
o Public Transportation
▪ Air Inuit
▪ ± 40 minute to the Old Québec City
▪ Air Transat
▪ American Airlines
▪ Pascan
▪ Porter
▪ Pal Airlines
▪ Sunwing
▪ United
▪ WestJet
• Jean-Lesage International Airport – YQB
o Canadian customs
❑ U.S. customs ?ARRIVAL QUÉBEC CITY Train
ARRIVAL - QUÉBEC CITY - TRAIN
ARRIVAL - QUÉBEC CITY - TRAIN
ARRIVAL - QUÉBEC CITY - TRAIN • Sainte-Foy Train Station ▪ Near Sainte-Foy Hotels ▪ Taxis & UBER available ▪ Local bus • Vending machines • WIFI Internet Access
ARRIVAL - QUÉBEC CITY - TRAIN • Gare du Palais Train Station ▪ Right at the foot of the Old Québec City, no need for taxi ▪ Taxis & UBER available ▪ Local bus • Restaurants & boutiques in the terminal • Baggage check service ▪ For passengers only ▪ Storeroom • WIFI Internet Access
ARRIVAL QUÉBEC CITY Ship
ARRIVAL - QUÉBEC CITY - SHIP
ARRIVAL - QUÉBEC CITY - SHIP • Québec City Cruise Terminal ▪ Right at the foot of the Old Québec City, no need for taxi ▪ Taxis & UBER available • Baggage check service ▪ Open from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. ▪ Disembarking passengers only ▪ ± 5.00 CAD - Payments with cards are accepted only • WIFI Internet Access • Restaurant inside the terminal ▪ www.lecafedumonde.com • Custom Services ▪ This service is provided to the first port of entry in Canada.
ARRIVAL QUÉBEC CITY Bus
ARRIVAL - QUÉBEC CITY – BUS – SAINTE-FOY
ARRIVAL - QUÉBEC CITY – BUS – QUÉBEC CITY
ARRIVAL - QUÉBEC CITY - BUS • Sainte-Foy Bus Terminal ▪ Near Sainte-Foy Hotels ▪ Taxis & UBER available ▪ Local bus • Québec City Bus Terminal ▪ Right at the foot of the Old Québec City, no need for taxi ▪ Taxis & UBER available ▪ Local bus • Restaurant in both terminal • Baggage check service ▪ For passengers only ▪ ± 5.00 CAD - Payments with cards are accepted only • WIFI Internet Access
YTM – MONT-TREMBLANT INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
YTM – MONT-TREMBLANT INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
• Services
▪ Luggage valet service delivery to and from your hotel
▪ Courtesy shuttle to and from the resort (approx. 38 minutes) using minibuses
▪ Luggage registration at the resort - so you could ski or play up to the last minute.
(Applicable Porter passengers only)
▪ Express service at the airport. Arriving only 30 minutes prior to boarding on departure day
▪ This service is offered at a cost of 40 CAD, per person, round trip, 25 CAD for children 12 years old and under.
• Flight
▪ From Toronto (Island Airport)
o Air Canada
o Porter
o Mainly during ski seasonARRIVAL QUÉBEC CITY Car & bus
TRANSPORTATION Ferries
FERRIES
• 13 Ferries
▪ Îles-de-la-Madeleine
▪ Sorel-Tracy – Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola
▪ Rivière-du-Loup – Saint-Siméon
▪ Québec – Lévis
▪ Île d'Anticosti – Basse-Côte-Nord
▪ L'Isle-aux-Grues – Montmagny
▪ Île d'Entrée – Cap-aux-Meules
▪ L'Isle-aux-Coudres – Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rive
▪ Tadoussac – Baie-Sainte-Catherine
▪ L'Île-Verte • www.traversiers.com
▪ Matane – Baie-Comeau – Godbout
▪ Harrington Harbour – Chevery
▪ Rivière Saint-AugustinTRANSPORTATION Cruise
CRUISES
RELAIS NORDIK
• This 1 748 ton cargo and passenger ship
• Accommodate 268 passengers
o 72 in cabins
▪ Ship up to 425 tons of diverse goods
o Containers and other structures.
▪ Regular weekly service
o April to January
o Each season brings new reasons to travel the
North Shore.
• www.relaisnordik.comCRUISES
CTMA
▪ From Montréal to Iles-de-la-Madeleine
o 3 day cruise
o Stops; Québec, Tadoussac, Chandler
o Packages
o Congress at Sea
• www.ctma.caQUALITY CONTROL
QUALITY CONTROL
• CITQ – www.citq.qc.ca
▪ To provide classification, certification and standardization services for goods and services on behalf of public- and
private-sector customers, so as to enhance the goods and services concerned and keep consumers well informedQUALITY CONTROL
• Prix Excellence Tourisme
▪ Annual Event
▪ Best services or products in each region
• Prix Azimut
▪ This award highlights the creativity and innovation
o Welcoming services
o Valorization of the personnel of the places of reception, tourist information
o Tourist informationTOURIST GUIDES
TOURIST GUIDES
WHY?
• Free
▪ Annual (April or May)
▪ Maps
▪ Profile of the region
▪ History
▪ Experiences, Itineraries
▪ Accommodation
o Restaurants
o Events
o Activities
▪ General InformationTOURIST REGIONS 21 Regions Associations touristiques régionales - ATR
Regions Websites Photos Video Sample Itineraries Promotional Material
Tourisme
https://www.bonjourQuébec.com/en- https://www.bonjourQuébec.com/en- https://www.bonjourQuébec.com/en- https://www.bonjourQuébec.com/en-
Québec/Bonjour www.bonjourQuébec.com
ca/mediatheque ca/mediatheque ca/where-to-go/itineraries ca/vacation-planning
Québec
https://www.cleanpix.com/cleanpix/portal https://www.cleanpix.com/cleanpix/portal/ https://www.Québec-cite.com/en/what- https://www.Québec-cite.com/en/travel-
4. Québec www.Québec-cite.com
/W104Y-mGb-8qZ W1h0A-EeW-QFg to-do-Québec-city/living-history trade
https://www.tourisme-
https://www.tourisme- https://www.tourisme- https://www.tourisme-
5. Charlevoix www.tourisme-charlevoix.com
charlevoix.com/en/mediasphere/ charlevoix.com/en/mediasphere/
charlevoix.com/en/what-to-do/routes-
charlevoix.com/en/maps-and-access/
and-circuits/
https://chaudiereappalaches.com/en/itin https://chaudiereappalaches.com/en/ord
6. Chaudière-Appalaches www.chaudiereappalaches.com Upon Request Upon request
eraries/summer er-free-publications/
Authentic Québec
http://www.Québecauthentique.com/en/vide http://www.Québecauthentique.com/en/ http://www.Québecauthentique.com/en/
Mauricie www.Québecauthentique.com Upon Request
o/ magazine/ map-and-visitor-information/
Lanaudière
https://www.mauricietourism.com/what- https://www.mauricietourism.com/guide
7. Mauricie www.tourismemauricie.com Upon request Upon request
to-do/culture-histoire-et-tours-guides/ s-cartes/
https://www.instagram.com/tourismelana https://www.youtube.com/user/TourismeLa https://lanaudiere.ca/en/exploring- https://lanaudiere.ca/en/maps-and-
10. Lanaudière www.lanaudiere.ca
udiere/ naudiere region-lanaudiere/ brochures-lanaudiere/
Eastern-Townships Upon request https://www.youtube.com/user/ATRCANTON https://www.easterntownships.org/week https://www.easterntownships.org/guide
8. www.cantonsdelest.com
S end-trip-ideas s-and-maps
(Cantons-de-l’Est)Regions Websites Photos Video Sample Itineraries Promotional Material
https://www.tourisme-
https://www.instagram.com/tourismemont https://www.youtube.com/user/tourismemo
9. Montérégie www.tourisme-monteregie.qc.ca
eregie/ nteregie
https://zonevoyagistes.com/en/home/ monteregie.qc.ca/en/about/publications/
?season=summer
https://www.laurentides.com/en/tour-travel- https://www.laurentides.com/en/tour- https://www.laurentides.com/en/nature-
11. Laurentides www.laurentides.com Upon request
1 travel-1 damerique-download-our-brochures
12. Montréal www.mtl.org https://toolkit.mtl.org/en/trade https://toolkit.mtl.org/en/trade https://toolkit.mtl.org/en/trade https://toolkit.mtl.org/en/trade
https://www.youtube.com/user/TourismeOu https://www.tourismeoutaouais.com/en/ https://www.tourismeoutaouais.com/en/
13. Outaouais www.tourismeoutaouais.com https://www.instagram.com/Outaouais/
taouais things-to-do/routes/#tab=circuit publications/
Abitibi- www.tourisme-abitibi- http://www.abitibi-temiscamingue- http://www.abitibi-temiscamingue- https://www.abitibi-temiscamingue- https://www.abitibi-temiscamingue-
14. tourism.org/gallery/ tourism.org/gallery/ tourism.org/routes/ tourism.org/publications/
Témiscamingue temiscamingue.org
Saguenay-Lac-Saint- https://showcase.dropbox.com/s/PROFESS https://showcase.dropbox.com/s/PROFESSIO
http://fr.saguenaylacsaintjean.ca/en/circ https://www.saguenaylacsaintjean.ca/en
15. www.saguenaylacsaintjean.ca IONNELS-DU-VOYAGE-Travel-Trade- NNELS-DU-VOYAGE-Travel-Trade-
uits/guidezmoi /search?brochure=true
Jean Professionnals-xt3P6nxmHU3PlJnFQgdP1 Professionnals-xt3P6nxmHU3PlJnFQgdP1Regions Websites Photos Video Sample Itineraries Promotional Material
https://www.escapelikeneverbefore.co https://www.escapelikeneverbefore.com/
https://www.escapelikeneverbefore.com/e
18. Baie James www.escapelikeneverbefore.com m/en/discover-the-region/photos-and- en/discover-the-region/photos-and- Upon request
n/order-a-publication/
videos/ videos/
https://www.escapelikeneverbefore.co https://www.escapelikeneverbefore.com/
https://www.escapelikeneverbefore.com/e
18. Eeyou Istchee www.escapelikeneverbefore.com m/en/discover-the-region/photos-and- en/discover-the-region/photos-and- Upon request
n/order-a-publication/
videos/ videos/
https://www.tourismelaval.com/en/to https://www.tourismelaval.com/en/tour- https://www.tourismelaval.com/en/tour- https://www.tourismelaval.com/en/tour-
19. Laval www.tourismelaval.com ur-operators operators operators operators
https://www.instagram.com/centredu https://www.youtube.com/user/Tourism https://www.tourismecentreduQuébec.co https://www.tourismecentreduQuébec.com
20. Centre-du-Québec www.tourismecentreduQuébec.com Québec/ CentreduQc m/en/excursions.aspx /en/brochures.aspx
21. Nunavik www.nunavik-tourism.com Under construction Under construction Under construction Under construction
Québec www.Québecmaritime.ca
https://www.Québecmaritime.ca/en/t https://www.Québecmaritime.ca/en/trav https://www.Québecmaritime.ca/en/trave https://www.Québecmaritime.ca/en/travel
ravel-professionals/tool-kit/ el-professionals/tool-kit/ l-professionals/tool-kit/ -professionals/tool-kit/
Maritime
1. Iles-de-la-Madeleine www.tourismeilesdelamadeleine.com
2. Gaspésie www.tourisme-gaspesie.com
3. Bas-Saint-Laurent www.tourismebas-st-laurent.com
See Québec Maritime
16. Côte-Nord www.tourismecote-nord.comTHANK YOU
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