If you are relocating to Montréal from a country with a warm or temperate climate, there are elements of home life and travelling that are very important to consider when living in the Great White North during the cold winter months, which you may not have thought about. Your home and car are two [...]
As I already mentioned, Quebec might have different highway rules than the ones of your country. Some might decide that they don't need a car as public transports are very convenient, but others might need a car for their work, personal life or just because they are used to driving and want to keep this habit. According to your home country, regulations will apply, and you might be able to get a driver's license exhange.
When relocating to Canada, it is necessary to learn about the healthcare system, as it will probably be different from the country you are coming from. The RAMQ - the Quebec Health Insurance Board (Régie de l'assurance maladie du Québec in French) - is the public office that maintains the Quebec healthcare system, offered [...]
The Montréal underground city, or La Ville Souterraine (RÉSO), is somewhat of an urban myth to those who have never seen it, and despite what many may imagine, it is nothing like the lost city of Atlantis, or the scattered remains of the Titanic. With approximately 30km (20 miles) of underground area containing everything [...]
For vegetarians in Montréal, the options may at first seem limited, and always having to choose a salad or a meat-based meal without the meat can get old fast. Luckily, Montréal actually offers some great vegetarian restaurants and cafés that step away from the ordinary, and incorporate natural, tasty, and interesting ingredients. The Montréal [...]
When moving to Canada, one of your first preoccupations is going to be money!..And if you want to keep and save your money, you will need to open a bank account in Canada. Whether you come from Europe, the USA, Africa or Asia; keeping your bank account in your country will soon become very costly. Indeed, if you want to avoid bank charges and other expensive fees, you will have to open a bank account in Canada as soon as you get all the needed papers.
Quebec is Canada’s largest province by area as it occupies 1 667 926km2 (643,819 sq. mi.). Of course, knowing that the province is almost 3 times as large as France, there are a lot of things to do in Quebec!
Finding a place in Canada is not easy, well it’s not that hard but it can take time; until you find the PERFECT place, until you found a place that makes you feel at home. Once you have visited 127 different places and you are just tired with taking the metro and then the bus to realize that, the landlord forgot to show up...you are almost ready to move in your new place.
When I want to buy something, I’m like a little kid: nothing can stop me; I want it, now, no matter what people tell me. Of course, when the “thing” is a house, you have to be more careful. There are a few steps to follow before you buy the house you’re looking for.
Housing in Quebec is a bit special. When I say “special” I don’t mean weird or abnormal but it has codes. Coming from Europe, I first had a hard time understanding all the vocabulary of housing in Quebec. Once you know the codes, it gets much easier and you can start looking for a house.
