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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
Montréal to…Boston – 495 km │ 315 miNew York – 604 km │ 378 miQuébec City – 254 km │ 157 miToronto – 542 km │ 314 mi
Québec City to …Boston – 642 km │ 400 miNew York – 841 km │ 540 miMontréal – 254 km │ 157 miToronto – 797 km │ 453 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)
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
SEASONAL TEMPERATURES
The Weather Network www.theweathernetwork.com/weather/cancitiesqc_en
Cities/Months January April July October
Rainmm/(inches)
Snowcm/(inches)
Rainmm/(inches)
Snowcm/(inches)
Rainmm/(inches)
Snowcm/(inches)
Rainmm/(inches)
Snowcm/(inches)
Montréal27,2/1,071 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 City26,1/1,028 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
Gaspé21/,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
RAINFALLS & SNOWFALLS
The Weather Network www.theweathernetwork.com/weather/cancitiesqc_en
HISTORY
Short History
HISTORY
• Aboriginal settlements & Inuit
o Abenakis, Algonquins, Atikamekw, Crees, Innu, Malecite, Mi’kmaq, Mohawks, Naskapi, Wendats
• 1508 – Thomas Auber
o Brought first Amerindian to France
• 1534 – Jacques Cartier
o Planted a cross in Gaspé Peninsula
o Took possession of the territory in the name of King François I
• 1535 – Jacques Cartier
o Founded Stadacona (near Québec City) and Hochelaga (near Montréal)
• 1541 –Jean-François Roberval
o Became Lieutmant of New France
• Breton and Basque
o fishermen came to the new territories to stock up on codfish and whale oil.
• 1608 – Samuel de Champlain
o Founded Québec City
o Beginning of the New France colony
• 1634 – Sieur of Laviolette
o Founded Trois-Rivières
• 1642 – Maisonneuve
o Founded Montréal
HISTORY
• From Québec City
▪ Coureurs-des-bois
▪ 1673 Louis Jolliet & Father Marquette
o Explored and mapped the Mississippi River up to Gulf of Mexico
▪ 1730s La Vérendrye
o West of Lake Superior – Western Canada
o North Dakota, Missouri River, Wyoming
o Rocky Mountains
• September 13, 1759
▪ Wolfe defeated Montcalm in Québec City
• 1763 – Treaty of Paris
▪ New France ceased to exist as such
o Transferred, under the name of Canada
❑ From the French to the British crown.
▪ 60 000 inhabitants
▪ Gave them ancient laws and religious rights
• 1791 – Act the colony
▪ Upper Canada (Ontario)
▪ Lower Canada (Québec)
• 1837 – 1839 – Papineau – Rebellions
• 1867 – Confederation
• 1960 – Revolution Tranquille
o Quiet Revolution
FACTS 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 – 113 575
FACTS ABOUT QUÉBEC
•Official language
o French 79%,
o English 7.7%,
o Non-Official Languages 11.9%
• Agriculture
▪ 3rd rank in Canada
o Oats, hay and clover, canola
o Dairy, Maple Sugar, Honey
• Fisheries and Game
▪ 4th rank in Canada
o Cod, herring, mackerel, lobster, salmon, and smelts
o Salmon rivers
o Moose, cariboo, deer, and bear
• Forest Industry
▪ 1st rank in Canada for pulp-and-paper industry
▪ 750,000 km2, (289 577 sq. mi)
❑ size of Sweden and Norway together.
o 20% of the Canadian forests
o 2% of the world’s forests.
o Contain 64,603,000,000 cubic feet of softwoods and hardwoods
•Mines
▪ 2nd rank in Canada
o non-metallic: asbestos, mica, magnesite, granite, lime-stone, marble, etc.
o metals: gold and copper.
FACTS ABOUT QUÉBEC
•Manufactures
o Pulp-and-paper, power plants, the textiles, the smelters, the tobacco factories, the clothing mills, the petroleum refineries, and the leather factories.
• Energy
▪ 1st rank in Canada production of electricity
o Export to the U.S.
• Education
▪ Catholic and Protestant
• ± 80% of the population
▪ live near the shores of the St. Lawrence River.
•Known for
▪ Largest hydroelectric plants in the world
▪ Main producer of maple syrup (1st in Canada)
▪ Largest dairy industry in Canada
▪ Aerospace Industry – Aircraft
▪ The most important windmill park in Canada
o one of the largest in the world
▪ The most border crossings with the U.S.
o 32 in total.
▪ Montréal has more restaurants per capita than any other city in North America.
▪ Fairmont Château Frontenac in Québec City
o the most photographed hotel in the world.
FACTS ABOUT QUÉBEC
▪ The narrowest house in North America
o located on rue Donnaconna in Québec City
o 3.7 meters (12 feet) long
▪ Highway 132
o the longest and oldest road in Québec
o more than 1,400 km (870 miles)
o stretches from the Montérégie region to the Gaspésie region on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River.
• Famous people
▪ Celine Dion
▪ Oscar Peterson (1925-2007) - jazz pianist
▪ William Shatner - actor (Captain Kirk of Star Trek series)
▪ J.A.Bombardier (1907-1961) invented the snowmobile, produced the Ski-Doo in 1959
▪ Marc Garneau and Julie Payette - Canadian astronauts
▪ Leonard Cohen – singer
▪ Bronfman Family – Seagrams,
▪ Donald & Keiffer Sutherland – actors
▪ Cirque du Soleil
▪ Marie-Louise Meilleur (1880 - 1998)
o Canada’s oldest person ever at 118
o had 12 kids, 85 grandchildren, 80 great-grandchildren, 57 great-great-grandchildren and four great-great-great-grandchildren.
▪ David Saint-Jacques
o flew to the International Space Station.
o the most extended Canadian astronaut mission to date (204 days).
FACTS ABOUT QUÉBEC
•Worldwide
▪ Largest underground hydroelectric power plant in the world
o Baie-James LG2
▪ Highest inclined tower in the world
o Olympic Stadium tower – Montréal
▪ ± 3% of the world’s fresh water reserves
•UNESCO
▪ Québec City
▪ Parc National de Miguasha, Gaspésie
▪ Mont Saint-Hilaire
▪ Charlevoix
▪ Lac St. Pierre
▪ Manicouagan-Uapishka
• Inventions
o Tubeless tire (Alexis Nihon)
o Snow blower (J.A. Bombardier)
o Television Transmission (A. Ouimet)
o Peanut Butter (M.G. Edson)
o Apple Cider (C. Barthomeuf)
o Playtex Feeding Bottle (J. Saint-Germain)
o Trivial Pursuit (C. Haney)
o Wrebbit Puzzle 3-D (P. Gallant)
o Poutine
o Amplified bra by Montréal designer Louise Poirier for the Wonderbra brand.
FACTS 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
› Three grades of schools in the province
o schools for primary education – Grade 1-6
o secondary education – Grade 1-5
o C.E.G.E.P. – Grade 1, 2 or 3 (technical college)
o superior education
❑ Laval University
❑ McGill University
❑ Montréal University
❑ Université du Québec
❑ Bishop’s College
o Mandatory until 16 years old.
›Government
▪ Lieutenant-governor appointed by the Dominion government,
▪ National Assembly (legislative) elected for a maximum
of five years.
▪ Québec is the only province in the Dominion which has retained a Legislative Council.
▪ Conseil des Ministres (executive) – Prime Minister and ministers.
▪ 1968 – Abolished the senate
▪ 1969 – Official Languages legislation
▪ Referendum Québec’s Independence
o 1980 – Defeated
o 1995 – Defeated – 49.42% in favor
▪ The province of Québec has two justice systems.
o The civil law is used for civil cases (Napoleonic code)
o The common law is used for criminal cases.
OFFICIAL 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» C'est le seul qui reste au bout de nos joursLes vœux que l'on fait, les fleurs que l'on sèmeChacun les récolte en soi-mêmeAux beaux jardins du temps qui court
The time we took to tell each other "I love you"It's the only thing left at the end of our daysThe vows we make, the flowers we sowEach one of us harvests them in ourselvesIn the beautiful gardens of flowing time
{refrain}Gens du pays, c'est votre tourDe vous laisser parler d'amourGens du pays c'est votre tourDe vous laisser parler d'amour
{refrain}People of the country, it's your turnTo let yourselves talk about lovePeople of the country, it's your turnTo let yourselves talk about love
Le temps de s'aimer, le jour de le direFond comme la neige aux doigts du printempsFêtons de nos joies, fêtons de nos riresCes yeux où nos regards se mirentC'est demain que j'avais vingt ans
The time to love one another, the day to say itMelts like the snow in the fingers of springLet us feast on our joys, let us feast on our laughterThose eyes where our gazes meetIt's tomorrow that I was 20 years old
{refrain}Gens du pays, c'est votre tourDe vous laisser parler d'amourGens du pays c'est votre tourDe vous laisser parler d'amour
{refrain}People of the country, it's your turnTo let yourselves talk about lovePeople of the country, it's your turnTo let yourselves talk about love
Le ruisseau des jours aujourd'hui s'arrêteEt forme un étang où chacun peut voirComme en un miroir l'amour qu'il reflètePour ces cœurs à qui je souhaiteLe temps de vivre nos espoirs
The river of days stops todayForming a pond where each one can seeLike in a mirror, the love it reflectsFor these hearts, for whom I wishThe time to live our hopes
{refrain}Gens du pays, c'est votre tourDe vous laisser parler d'amourGens du pays c'est votre tourDe vous laisser parler d'amour
{refrain}People of the country, it's your turnTo let yourselves talk about lovePeople of the country, it's your turnTo let yourselves talk about love
HAPPY BIRTHDAY À LA QUÉBÉCOISELe temps qu'on a pris pour se dire «je t'aime» C'est le seul qui reste au bout de nos joursLes vœux que l'on fait, les fleurs que l'on sèmeChacun les récolte en soi-mêmeAux beaux jardins du temps qui court
The time we took to tell each other "I love you"It's the only thing left at the end of our daysThe vows we make, the flowers we sowEach one of us harvests them in ourselvesIn the beautiful gardens of flowing time
{refrain}Mon cher ami xxxxxxx (ou Ma chère amie xxxxxxx), c'est à ton tourDe te laisser parler d'amour.
{refrain} "My dear friend, it's your turnTo 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 direFond comme la neige aux doigts du printempsFêtons de nos joies, fêtons de nos riresCes yeux où nos regards se mirentC'est demain que j'avais vingt ans
The time to love one another, the day to say itMelts like the snow in the fingers of springLet us feast on our joys, let us feast on our laughterThose eyes where our gazes meetIt's tomorrow that I was 20 years old
{refrain}Mon cher ami xxxxxxx (ou Ma chère amie xxxxxxx), c'est à ton tourDe te laisser parler d'amour.
{refrain} "My dear friend, it's your turnTo allow yourself to speak of love."
Alternatively, "ami(e)" (friend) is replaced with the name of the person being celebrated.
Le ruisseau des jours aujourd'hui s'arrêteEt forme un étang où chacun peut voirComme en un miroir l'amour qu'il reflètePour ces cœurs à qui je souhaiteLe temps de vivre nos espoirs
The river of days stops todayForming a pond where each one can seeLike in a mirror, the love it reflectsFor these hearts, for whom I wishThe time to live our hopes
{refrain}Mon cher ami xxxxxxx (ou Ma chère amie xxxxxxx), c'est à ton tourDe te laisser parler d'amour.
{refrain} "My dear friend, it's your turnTo allow yourself to speak of love."
Alternatively, "ami(e)" (friend) is replaced with the name of the person being celebrated.
$$$$ MONEY
GENERAL INFORMATION
• Business Hours
▪ Stores, shopping malls and most businesses
o From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
❑ Monday through Wednesday;
o From 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
❑ Thursday and Friday;
o From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
❑ Saturday and Sunday.
o Some establishments (e.g. pharmacies and grocery stores)
❑ open earlier in the day and close later in the evening
• Alcohol & Bars
▪ Legal age – 18
▪ Wines and spirits are sold
o Société des alcools du Québec (SAQ),
❑ The provincial liquor board.
▪ Beer is available
o Grocery and convenience stores,
o Limited selection of wines.
• Taxes & Tipping
▪ Two taxes
o Federal goods and services tax (GST) (5%)
o Québec sales tax (QST) (9.975%)
o Accommodation Tax which is $3,50 a night or 3.5% of the price of the room per night.
❑ Non-refundable
▪ Tipping
o Restaurants, bars and taxis.
o not included in the bill
❑ generally 15% of the total bill before taxes.
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 Airport
TRANSPORTATION
• AIRLINES
▪ Air Canada
o aircanada.com
▪ WestJet Airlines
o westjet.com
▪ Porter Airlines
o flyporter.com
▪ Air Creebec
o aircreebec.ca
▪ Air Labrador
o airlabrador.com
▪ First Air
o firstair.ca
▪ Air Inuit
o airairinuit.com
▪ Air Transat
o airtransat.com
▪ Pascan Aviation
o pascan.com
▪ Propair
o propair.ca
▪ Sunwing Airlines
o sunwing.ca
▪ Pal Airlines
o m.palairlines.ca
•More info
▪ https://www.catsa-acsta.gc.ca/en/other-travel-links
TRANSPORTATION
• 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
Bus Carriers Federation federationautobus.comProvince of QuébecBienvenue 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
Intercar intercar.caQuébec City / Charlevoix / Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean / Duplessis / Manicouagan
Autobus Maheux autobusmaheux.com Montréal / Abitibi-Témiscamingue / Baie James
Orléans Express (Keolis) orleansexpress.com Montréal / Québec / Centre-du-Québec / Mauricie / Bas-St-Laurent / Gaspésie / Montréal Airport
Transdev Limocar transdev.ca Montréal / Eastern Townships
Trentway-Wagar Inc. – Coach Canada coachcanada.com Montréal / Toronto
ARRIVAL 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
ARRIVALMONTRÉAL
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
ARRIVALMONTRÉAL
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.
ARRIVALMONTRÉAL
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.info
MONTRÉAL - 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
ARRIVALQUÉBEC CITY
Plane
ARRIVAL - QUÉBEC CITY - PLANE
YQB – JEAN-LESAGE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
• Airlines
▪ Air Canada
▪ Air Inuit
▪ Air Transat
▪ American Airlines
▪ Pascan
▪ Porter
▪ Pal Airlines
▪ Sunwing
▪ United
▪ WestJet
• Jean-Lesage International Airport – YQB
o Canadian customs
❑ U.S. customs ?
o Taxi, Limousine, flat rate of ± 35 CAD
o UBER
o Public Transportation
▪ ± 40 minute to the Old Québec City
ARRIVALQUÉBEC 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
ARRIVALQUÉBEC 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.
ARRIVALQUÉBEC 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 season
ARRIVALQUÉBEC CITY
Car & bus
TRANSPORTATION
Ferries
FERRIES
• 13 Ferries
▪ Sorel-Tracy – Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola
▪ Québec – Lévis
▪ L'Isle-aux-Grues – Montmagny
▪ L'Isle-aux-Coudres – Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rive
▪ Tadoussac – Baie-Sainte-Catherine
▪ L'Île-Verte
▪ Matane – Baie-Comeau – Godbout
▪ Harrington Harbour – Chevery
▪ Rivière Saint-Augustin
▪ Îles-de-la-Madeleine
▪ Rivière-du-Loup – Saint-Siméon
▪ Île d'Anticosti – Basse-Côte-Nord
▪ Île d'Entrée – Cap-aux-Meules
•www.traversiers.com
TRANSPORTATION
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.com
CRUISES
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.ca
QUALITY 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 informed
QUALITY 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 information
TOURIST 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 Information
TOURIST REGIONS
21 RegionsAssociations touristiques régionales - ATR
Regions Websites Photos Video Sample Itineraries Promotional Material
Tourisme Québec/Bonjour Québec
www.bonjourQuébec.comhttps://www.bonjourQuébec.com/en-ca/mediatheque
https://www.bonjourQuébec.com/en-ca/mediatheque
https://www.bonjourQuébec.com/en-ca/where-to-go/itineraries
https://www.bonjourQuébec.com/en-ca/vacation-planning
4. Québec www.Québec-cite.comhttps://www.cleanpix.com/cleanpix/portal/W104Y-mGb-8qZ
https://www.cleanpix.com/cleanpix/portal/W1h0A-EeW-QFg
https://www.Québec-cite.com/en/what-to-do-Québec-city/living-history
https://www.Québec-cite.com/en/travel-trade
5. Charlevoix www.tourisme-charlevoix.comhttps://www.tourisme-charlevoix.com/en/mediasphere/
https://www.tourisme-charlevoix.com/en/mediasphere/
https://www.tourisme-charlevoix.com/en/what-to-do/routes-and-circuits/
https://www.tourisme-charlevoix.com/en/maps-and-access/
6. Chaudière-Appalaches www.chaudiereappalaches.com Upon Request Upon requesthttps://chaudiereappalaches.com/en/itineraries/summer
https://chaudiereappalaches.com/en/order-free-publications/
Authentic QuébecMauricieLanaudière
www.Québecauthentique.com Upon Requesthttp://www.Québecauthentique.com/en/video/
http://www.Québecauthentique.com/en/magazine/
http://www.Québecauthentique.com/en/map-and-visitor-information/
7. Mauricie www.tourismemauricie.com Upon request Upon requesthttps://www.mauricietourism.com/what-to-do/culture-histoire-et-tours-guides/
https://www.mauricietourism.com/guides-cartes/
10. Lanaudière www.lanaudiere.cahttps://www.instagram.com/tourismelanaudiere/
https://www.youtube.com/user/TourismeLanaudiere
https://lanaudiere.ca/en/exploring-region-lanaudiere/
https://lanaudiere.ca/en/maps-and-brochures-lanaudiere/
8.Eastern-Townships (Cantons-de-l’Est)
www.cantonsdelest.comUpon request https://www.youtube.com/user/ATRCANTON
Shttps://www.easterntownships.org/weekend-trip-ideas
https://www.easterntownships.org/guides-and-maps
Regions Websites Photos Video Sample Itineraries Promotional Material
9. Montérégie www.tourisme-monteregie.qc.cahttps://www.instagram.com/tourismemonteregie/
https://www.youtube.com/user/tourismemonteregie
https://zonevoyagistes.com/en/home/https://www.tourisme-monteregie.qc.ca/en/about/publications/?season=summer
11. Laurentides www.laurentides.com Upon requesthttps://www.laurentides.com/en/tour-travel-1
https://www.laurentides.com/en/tour-travel-1
https://www.laurentides.com/en/nature-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
13. Outaouais www.tourismeoutaouais.com https://www.instagram.com/Outaouais/https://www.youtube.com/user/TourismeOutaouais
https://www.tourismeoutaouais.com/en/things-to-do/routes/#tab=circuit
https://www.tourismeoutaouais.com/en/publications/
14.Abitibi-Témiscamingue
www.tourisme-abitibi-temiscamingue.org
http://www.abitibi-temiscamingue-tourism.org/gallery/
http://www.abitibi-temiscamingue-tourism.org/gallery/
https://www.abitibi-temiscamingue-tourism.org/routes/
https://www.abitibi-temiscamingue-tourism.org/publications/
15.Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean
www.saguenaylacsaintjean.cahttps://showcase.dropbox.com/s/PROFESSIONNELS-DU-VOYAGE-Travel-Trade-Professionnals-xt3P6nxmHU3PlJnFQgdP1
https://showcase.dropbox.com/s/PROFESSIONNELS-DU-VOYAGE-Travel-Trade-Professionnals-xt3P6nxmHU3PlJnFQgdP1
http://fr.saguenaylacsaintjean.ca/en/circuits/guidezmoi
https://www.saguenaylacsaintjean.ca/en/search?brochure=true
Regions Websites Photos Video Sample Itineraries Promotional Material
18. Baie James www.escapelikeneverbefore.comhttps://www.escapelikeneverbefore.com/en/discover-the-region/photos-and-videos/
https://www.escapelikeneverbefore.com/en/discover-the-region/photos-and-videos/
Upon requesthttps://www.escapelikeneverbefore.com/en/order-a-publication/
18. Eeyou Istchee www.escapelikeneverbefore.comhttps://www.escapelikeneverbefore.com/en/discover-the-region/photos-and-videos/
https://www.escapelikeneverbefore.com/en/discover-the-region/photos-and-videos/
Upon requesthttps://www.escapelikeneverbefore.com/en/order-a-publication/
19. Laval www.tourismelaval.comhttps://www.tourismelaval.com/en/tour-operators
https://www.tourismelaval.com/en/tour-operators
https://www.tourismelaval.com/en/tour-operators
https://www.tourismelaval.com/en/tour-operators
20. Centre-du-Québec www.tourismecentreduQuébec.comhttps://www.instagram.com/centreduQuébec/
https://www.youtube.com/user/TourismCentreduQc
https://www.tourismecentreduQuébec.com/en/excursions.aspx
https://www.tourismecentreduQuébec.com/en/brochures.aspx
21. Nunavik www.nunavik-tourism.com Under construction Under construction Under construction Under construction
Québec Maritime
www.Québecmaritime.cahttps://www.Québecmaritime.ca/en/travel-professionals/tool-kit/
https://www.Québecmaritime.ca/en/travel-professionals/tool-kit/
https://www.Québecmaritime.ca/en/travel-professionals/tool-kit/
https://www.Québecmaritime.ca/en/travel-professionals/tool-kit/
1. Iles-de-la-Madeleine www.tourismeilesdelamadeleine.com
See Québec Maritime2. Gaspésie www.tourisme-gaspesie.com
3. Bas-Saint-Laurent www.tourismebas-st-laurent.com
16. Côte-Nord www.tourismecote-nord.com
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