A travel guide for Canada.

What the guide covers

The Canada guide is being prepared by destinations in all regions of the country. In Ontario and Quebec, the list ranges from Toronto, Niagara Falls and Ottawa to Montreal, Quebec City, Charlevoix and Tadoussac. In the west, it includes Vancouver, Victoria, Whistler and the Rockies of Banff and Jasper; in the Atlantic, Halifax, the Cabot Trail, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland; in the North, Whitehorse, Dawson City and Yellowknife.

Each destination brings together the cities of the region, what to do in each one, attractions with their own pages, when to go and how to get there. Destinations appear on the country page as they are published: while a destination is being prepared, it does not appear in the list.

Provinces and territories

Canada is divided into 10 provinces and 3 territories, and the guide organizes the cities by these 13 divisions. To make travel easier, they are grouped into six groups: Atlantic Canada, Quebec, Ontario, Alberta and the Prairies, British Columbia and Northern Canada.

Place names appear as they are used in the country, in English or French, such as Niagara-on-the-Lake and Baie-Saint-Paul. When there is an established form in Portuguese, it is used, as in Montreal, Quebec, British Columbia and Nova Scotia.

How to travel around Canada

Distances are long: from Halifax to Vancouver it is more than 5,000 km by road. Between regions, most travelers use domestic flights; within each region, car, train or bus. Frequent trains connect Quebec City, Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto, and a long-distance train crosses the country to Vancouver. Ferries link the islands of the Atlantic and the Pacific. You drive on the right, with distances in kilometers.

The country has several time zones, and between Newfoundland and British Columbia the difference ranges from three and a half to four and a half hours, depending on the time of year. The seasons are well defined: summer runs from June to August, and winter from December to March, with snow in almost the whole country.

English, French and Indigenous peoples

Canada has two official languages, English and French. In Quebec, French is the everyday language, on signs and on menus; New Brunswick is officially bilingual, and there are francophone communities in Ontario, Manitoba and Nova Scotia. First Nations, Inuit and Métis maintain their own languages and cultures, present in museums, cultural centres and place names, such as Nunavut and Saskatchewan.

Why there are no prices

In Canada, the guide does not show tour or ticket prices because they change frequently. When there is a pass, fee or mandatory reservation, such as in national parks, the text warns, and the fee should be checked before you go.

How the content is made

The information for each place is researched from official sources, such as Destination Canada and provincial tourism bodies, Parks Canada, which manages the national parks, Canadian immigration and UNESCO, and verified before going live.

The pictures in this guide are illustrations based on the real place, not photographs, and may differ from it. Photos sent by travelers appear separately, as travelers' photos.

If you find any information that differs, write to us: fixing it is quicker than it seems.

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