Quebec
Quebec is Canada's largest province by area.
Located in Central Canada, it is the country's only Francophone-majority province. It is home to speakers of Québécois French. It shares borders with Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, New Brunswick to the southeast and a coastal border with the territory of Nunavut. To the south, it borders the United States. Quebec has a population of around eight million, making it Canada's second-most populous province, behind Ontario.
Getting to Quebec
Short-term visitors such as tourists and business travellers, as well as international students, are subject to the same rules as the rest of Canada. Quebec has been given autonomy in selecting its own migrants by the Canadian government, meaning that immigration rules differ slightly from the rest of Canada.
Worth seeing
Quebec City's narrow streets evoke the old cities of Europe, and are filled with history and romance. Quebec City is the soul of the province. Its Old Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of only two cities in North America with its original city walls. Montreal, by contrast, is the province's exciting, energetic metropolis, with lovely street life, great restaurants, festivals and parties year-round.
Things to do
Quebec offers many activities including sports and outdoor recreation, cultural and natural sites, festivals and events. Quebec offers a variety of cruises, whether for whale watching, travelling the St. Lawrence River or touring the waterways. Good points from which to see whales include Tadoussac, Rivière-du-Loup and Rimouski near the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
Where to eat
Quebec’s cuisine derives its rich flavour from a blend of influences. It has a solid French culinary base and is enriched by the contribution of the Indigenous peoples and the different cultural communities that have made the province their home. Many quality regional products are also used in its cuisine.
Getting around Quebec the local way
- Get inCTMA operates a daily cruise-ferry during the summer (and less frequently at other times of the year) from Souris, PEI to Cap-aux-Meules, Quebec.
- Get inLabrador Marine operates up to three ferries daily from St.
- Get inBoard a coastal ferry or an Air Labrador aircraft westward from Blanc-Sablon, which stops in various tiny Québec villages on the north side of the Gulf of St.
- Get inThe plane flies to the end of the main road at Kegaska; the weekly coastal ferry continues westward, eventually arriving in Sept-Îles or Anticosti on its way to Rimouski.
- Get inThere are various local ferries which cross the Ottawa River from Ontario into Quebec, typically at points (like Cumberland-Masson) where crossing into Québec by bridge would require driving to a larger centre like Ottawa, Hawkesbury or Pembroke, VIA Rail Canada is the federal passenger train operator.
- Get inAt various points, one can cross the Ottawa River by bridge or ferry; most of these crossings connect to Québec Route 148 (and Autoroute 50 from Hull-Gatineau eastward) to follow the river on the other side.
- Get inThere is no road from Blanc-Sablon/Vieux-Fort to Kegaska, a 450-km gap bridged by a weekly coastal ferry.
- Get aroundWest of Montreal, a ferry crossing connects Hudson to Oka across the Ottawa (Outaouais) River.
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