Sure, it’s been merely a week since Halloween, and officially winter will only start on December 22nd, but let’s face it, winter really is just round the corner: see the temperatures forecasted for next week! Whether or not it’s your first year in Canada, there are a few things you need to know to [...]
Whether you call them Gen Y or Millennials, young people have been showing an increasing craving for international mobility. International Experience Canada Through a series of bilateral agreements, united under the International Experience Canada banner (IEC), Canada has tried to make the most of this phenomenon and attract young people between the ages of [...]
There is nothing, literally nothing like the fall season in Quebec. How not to be ravished by the beautiful light and myriad of hues the trees take when temperatures start getting colder and sap starts retiring? From fiery red to maroon to yellow, ochre and brown, all trees undergo the spectacular changes of leaf-colour, [...]
Canada may be the second largest country in the world, covering 9.9 million square kilometers, but when it comes to the geography of Canada, most people know very little about it. Often, it seems to take a back seat to the USA and gets lumped in with the title of “North America” - which it is [...]
Moving to Vancouver or Victoria, young parents may need help wrapping their heads around the daycare system in British Columbia, because finding the right daycare for your children is – understandably – one of the greatest challenges relocating parents face. As usual, we are here to help! There is no province-scale daycare system in [...]
Introducing Camille, who relocated with her parents and two siblings from tropical Fort-de-France to freezing Montreal, Canada at age 16. We hope her testimonial will help your teenagers cope with the idea of relocating to Quebec! “Moving on, changing countries and culture is a really challenging upheaval for the whole family. This change seems [...]
Do you remember the old saying: “an apple a day keeps the doctor away”? But what if you are surrounded by them wherever you go? To top it off, your lovely children bring apples home by the kilo, because they take school trips to the apple orchards, which are by the way also a [...]
If you are reading this, you may well be a newcomer, because this happens to all of us at one point, whether immigrants or temporary workers, when we try to send our first letter or postcard to our relatives overseas and suddenly wonder: how come I have never seen a post office before? Post [...]
Expecting a baby is a very exciting event in life. No matter if it is your first, second or third, your daily routine and the organization within your family will change. It raises many questions concerning the options for maternity leave, such as: which parent can take time from work? for how long? and [...]
We start our culinary tour of Montréal in Le Plateau-Mile-End. Here you can get fresh hot bagels 24 hours a day. There are two competing traditional-style bagel stores: Fairmount bagel offers more than 20 different varieties of bagels, and St.-Viateur Bagel owns several bagel shops all over Montréal. Yummy! We continue our journey down St Laurent [...]
