Can I travel to Quebec with Ontario G2 license?

Posted on September 4, 2011 by admin

Hey I am new to canada and owe G2 license and I am planning to tour montreal with my friends? So can you tell me how many passengers can I take with me i.e 3 passengers or 4 passengers? And is it legal to enter other province with G2 license or not?

Hello Darshan,

Yes, you can drive to Quebec with your G2 licence. As for the number of passengers you can take, this depends on your age and how long you have been holding your G2:

– For the first six months, G2 driver aged 19 and under cannot carry more than one passenger aged 19 and under between midnight and 5 a.m.
– After the first six months, G2 driver aged 19 and under cannot carry more than three passengers aged 19 and under between midnight and 5 a.m.

* These passenger restrictions do not apply if the G2 driver is accompanied by a full "G" licensed driver (with at least four years driving experience) in the front seat, or if the passengers are immediate family members.

Hope this helps!

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How does Quebec’s attempt to define itself as a nation affect other provinces and territories in Canada?

Posted on August 19, 2011 by admin

How does it affect the practice of federalism?Do first Nations in Canada have any right to state their preference for remaining a part of Canada in the same way that Quebec claims?

@superguy, For whatever reason, Westerners like yourself have a belief that Alberta is paying for the rest of Canada. It does hold an element of truth to it, but is grossly exaggerated.

Yes, due to the Canadian Equalization Plan, wealth is taken and distributed from some of the more wealthy provinces to the poorer provinces. And yes, Quebec receives the biggest share by far (over $8 billion/year). However, Ontario (not Alberta) is the largest contributor to the fund and they didn’t even contribute $7 billion. Quebec also receives a similar amount of money, per capita, that Manitoba receives… you just never hear people complaining about Manitoba because Quebec has something like 8x the population.

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What are some very nice restuarants in Quebec city?

Posted on August 17, 2011 by admin

hey, i am taking my girlfriend to quebec city a few days after christmas. i got everything planned out except i am looking for some resturants that are not that expensive, so like 2 people can eat for between like 40 and 70 dollars and a nice resturant (like need to wear a suit) that is nice and romantic. thanks.

Restaurant Le Lapin Sauté. It is on Rue Du Petit Champlain which is a pedestrian only street at the bottom of the Funiculaire (sorta like an outside elevator). You wouldn’t need a suit, but it is amazing nonetheless. Here is a picture: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lesec/76846020/in/photostream/

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How can Lake Ontario be a freshwater lake since it’s river is connected thru Quebec/Montreal to the Atlantic?

Posted on August 14, 2011 by admin

I looked at the map, The open Atlantic Ocean goes through Montreal, Quebec all the way to Lake Ontario. Lake Ontario is connected to Lake Erie, then Lake Erie to Lake Michigan and Lake Superior. How is that possible for those lakes to be freshwater when they are connected to the Atlantic Ocean and is having The Atlantic Ocean salt water flowing into Lake Ontario? Can someone explain please? Thanks.

You forget that these lakes are not at sea level, and thus the water flows from them down the St Lawrence River to empty into the Atlantic Ocean – and not the way you think that the seawater flowing upstream to the lakes. Lake Ontario has a mean elevation of 246 feet above sea level. Remember water flows downhill, not uphill! So the saltwater stays in the ocean, and doesn’t get to the Great Lakes.

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What would be the best cities in Canada for me to visit?

Posted on August 12, 2011 by admin

Hiya! I’m from Ireland myself and I hope to go to Canada some day! I like pretty, old buildings and big busy cities where there’s lots to do. There really wouldn’t be a language barrier for me if I visited Quebec ’cause I can speak French :) ! Anyway I’m open to any suggestion! Thanks!

Quebec would be fun for you.

Quebec City is a UNESCO world heritage site and has many nice old buildings. From Wikipedia ‘Quebec City’ – "The ramparts surrounding Old Quebec (Vieux-Québec) are the only remaining fortified city walls that still exist in the Americas north of Mexico, and were declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1985 as the ‘Historic District of Old Québec’."

Montreal is a busy and modern city but not overcrowded. Great food, great shopping, good metro system and lots of festivals. The Jazz Festival is world famous and most of the concerts are free.

Just north of Quebec City there is some great whale watching at Tadoussac.

Montreal, Quebec City and Tadoussac are all pretty close together (one thing tourists often complain about is the driving distances in Canada).

If you like winter sports, you will probably love the ski-doo trails in Quebec. You could go sking for a couple of days, ski-doo for a couple of days, spend a couple of days in Quebec City, spend a couple of days in Montreal (the big international airports are near Montreal).

You’d also have fun practicing your French. There are quite a few differences. Quebec French is fun but people from France are a bit surprised when they get to Quebec!

I put a link to Namke Learn Quebec French. In the sidebar there is a section for Quebec Tourism Information. You can also see if your French is good enough for Quebec!

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How do I get about getting to Quebec City from Toronto by train?

Posted on August 10, 2011 by admin

Hey, I am planning to take my girlfriend to Quebec city for the holidays but driving is the last option of getting there for me. I was wondering(and i have checked) if there are any trains that go from Toronto to quebec city, or to Montreal and then transfer onto a train to quebec city? How much would a ticket be? thanks.

It should cost you about $300 per person, tax included, for a roundtrip from Toronto to Quebec (Sainte-Foy).

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What are the most interesting places to visit in Montreal and in Quebec?

Posted on August 7, 2011 by admin

Thank you for your answer

Anything that is the word "vieux" (old) in it is a could bet: Vieux Port de Montreal, Vieux Montreal, Vieux Quebec…
Also, in Montreal, you also have the Quartier des Spectacles which is where all the festivals take place, the Quartier Latin, Plateau Mont-Royal, rue Saint-Laurent and Crescent Street which are the party spots.

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what do French-speakers call Quebec City?

Posted on August 4, 2011 by admin

Ville de Quebec? Cite de Quebec (accent aigu on the ‘e’) ? Quebec Cite? Something else? There has to be some way to distinguish between the city and the province. All the French-language maps that I have seen simply say "Quebec".

Both are called Québec.

There are no such thing as "provence". Its PROVINCES.

Its the word used before that tell if you mean the city or the province.
In french, when you talk about a city, you will said "à".
i.e; À Montréal, À New York, À Québec.

When talking about a province or a state, you will said "au" or "en".
i.e Au Québec, au Texas, en Ontario.

So: Je suis AU Québec (province…)
Je vais en vacances À Québec (the city…)

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What are your views, anti-monarchist demo planned for first royal visit to Quebec in nearly 50 years?

Posted on July 31, 2011 by admin

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jul/03/quebec-protest-prince-william-visit

You guys are just so f**king ignorant aren`t you.

The French people have every right to protest.

I mean before 1760, Canada was a French colony but after that, the British ruled them and killed a lot of the French people.

Ever since then, people are saying that Canada has always been British and is in our roots. But if we dig deeper in our roots, we find that we have French culture in our roots and if we dig even deeper than that, we will find out that Canada was once occupied by the Aboriginals.

And just in case if your wondering, i`m not a French-Canadian, i am from Ontario.

Support a Canadian head of state!!!

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I have to travel from Ottawa to Quebec city; Is there any possibility to avoid Montreal traffic?

Posted on July 27, 2011 by admin

Every thing is pretty much in the question, but the traffic is realy bad, and I was wondering How can I avoid the downtown traffic, the champlain bridge traffic or even the 15 and 640 traffic.

Take Autoroute 50 East when leaving Ottawa to Mirabel, then Autoroute 15 South to Boisbriand, and finally Autouroute 640 East. That bypasses the main parts of Montreal. Autoroute 640 East eventually merges with Autoroute 40 East at Repentigny. Once there, you are just about two hours from Quebec City.

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