A large country in North America, located in the northern part of the continent between the United States, the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, and the Arctic Ocean. Canada is the world's second-largest country by area, and has a population of about 34.6 million (2011).
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Are there alternatives to the ranger cabins in Algonquin Park?
Had stumbled upon the ranger cabins that Algonquin Park rents out during the season, but after doing some research, found that they're booked solid for the summer (and from what I'm told you have to ...
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I have visa of Canada but I will fly to Canada through US, Do I need visa for US too? [duplicate]
I am citizen of Turkey and I have tourist visa for Canada. But my flight is from İstanbul through New York than Toronto. So, do I need a US visa to for my transit journey. By the way We are not ESTA ...
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Is AirBNB legal and legit in Canada?
This answer mentions AirBNB technically being illegal in New York and that causing issues sometimes with unprompted withdrawal of rentals. Are they legal in Canada, and specifically Toronto?
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Connecting flight wait time 11 hours 20 minutes
I am a US Permanent Resident(Green Card). I booked a ticket from China to USA. The flight is operated by Air Canada. It will have connecting flight wait time 11 hours 20 minutes in Vancouver.
My ...
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Crossing from US into Canada as a European tourist with a rental car
My wife and I, citizens of Italy, will be travelling to New England for sightseeing. We'll have an ESTA (US visa waiver). We will arrive and leave at/from New York JFK and rent a car.
Since we would ...
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Crossing the US-Canadian border and back
My wife and I, citizens of Italy, will be traveling to New England for sightseeing. We will arrive and leave at/from New York JFK and rent a car. Since we would like to see Niagara Falls, we will need ...
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I have Canadian passport, can I obtain a Canadian visa for my Saudi passport? [closed]
I have a saudi and a canadian passport. I am planning to do my masters in Vancouver but I want to enter Canada as a Saudi because I am entitled for a scholarship from Saudi and it requires that I must ...
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Is it safe to cross the Canadian border with a J1 visa and come back on a B1 visa?
Is it safe to cross the Canadian border with a J1 visa and come back on a B1 visa?
I have heard some stories about having to bring proof that you are leaving the states to your home country after. ...
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Coming to Canada [closed]
I am confused about something:
I looked online and found 3 things:
1. Work permit
2. Permanent residency
3. Immigration
Please explain to me which is needed and which is not. Or if 2 of them are ...
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Foreign car insurance for Canada and/or the U.S
Still working on my plan to Ship my car from Europe to Canada or the U.S. We're planning on leaving early January.
Shipping turns out not to be the problem. However, the next hurdle is: car ...
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What are the options of using your home country cell abroad to call home?
I'm lost as to the many options available and how to implement them. I want know what are the most cost effective ways I can use my Canadian Bell cell number to call family back in Canada from the ...
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Getting from Halifax, Canada to the US by bus/train?
I'm considering going all the way across to Halifax, Nova Scotia, but am having trouble finding information on getting from there down to the USA (Boston in particular).
I gather it's 22 hours by ...
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What ski resort in the US/Canada is reachable from Europe?
I keep hearing messages that skiing in North-America is worth considering as an alternative to the Alps. But I have no clue where I should start looking. So my question is simple, if you need to fly ...
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How on earth can I use a Canadian toilet without splashing myself?
The last few days I had to use Canadian toilets. Now I'm from Europe and I'm used to Central European toilets:
As you can see, the water is really far down the toilet and if "things" fall in there, ...
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Is this ferry-intensive journey along the Labrador coast that Google Maps proposes actually possible?
I love ferries and sub-Arctic coastlines.
With Google Maps, I found the following itinerary between Havre st. Pierre and Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Labrador:
Google Maps draws ferries between many ...
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Buying plane tickets offline in Nepal
Is it possible to buy air tickets from Kathmandu, Nepal to Toronto, Canada from a Nepali travel agent or any airline operating from Nepal? I need to buy tickets "off-line" because my credit limit does ...
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90 Day rule on the US Visa Waiver Program not expiring if you go to Canada
I'm on a New Zealand passport.
From most US Embassy webpages:
The Visa Waiver Program (VWP) enables nationals of certain countries,
including Australia, New Zealand, and the U.K., to travel to ...
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Canadian Visa for H1B Stamping [closed]
I'm a citizen of India, with an Indian passport currently working in the USA. I plan to visit the US Consulate in Toronto for H1-B visa stamping.
However, I have an expired F-1 visa but a valid ...
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How to import car from Canada (BC) into USA (Washington state)? [closed]
I have a car (2002 Ford Taurus) and moving to USA (Washington state).
How to import car from Canada (BC) into USA (Washington state)?
Which documents do I need to have? Approximate What amount of ...
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Which ATM in India accepts TD Debit card (Canadian)
I'm going to travel to India from Canada soon. My account is with TD bank. So I would like to know which ATM or banks in India accepts debit card from TD.
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Pick up full tank, return empty policy
I decided to rent a car for a future trip - in Canada if it can help answering.
On my rental contract, I could see the company applies a "Pick up full, return empty" policy for the fuel tank. I am ...
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Things to see in Nova Scotia, that aren't Halifax centric
Looking to be in New Scotland in middle of September on business, and while I'm there, I'd like to see more of the province then what little I've seen so far (aka downtown Halifax). However, outside ...
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Nova Scotia - Getting there and moving around
I plan on visiting Nova Scotia next Spring, I am currently wondering how to get there and especially how to move around. I am starting in Montreal.
By plane it's pretty expensive and then it's not ...
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Car return / relocation services in Canada?
In New Zealand there are car return / relocation services like Transfercar which allow you to find one that a rental company wants moved from A to B, and you do it for them, often at very minimal cost ...
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Any way to get a cheaper train ticket from Winnipeg to Churchill?
With ViaRail in Canada, there's a main route across the country, and a northern route from Winnipeg directly north to Churchill, in Manitoba.
With the trans-Canada route, there are frequent deals ...
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Can you buy a longer ViaRail train ticket, but hop off with your stuff early?
So if you look at the deals for train tickets from Vancouver, there are about 3 trains a week heading east. They head through Jasper, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Winnipeg and onwards.
Now, for example, the ...
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Canadian Greyhound - is there a charge for bringing an extra snowboard?
I've bought a ticket from Vancouver to Calgary, and will have my backpack (checked luggage) and a day pack on the bus.
I'm considering bringing my snowboard as well. However, 1) I don't have a bag ...
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Canadian Greyhound - how to find what facilities are on a bus route?
Word is that Greyhound Canada has revitalised some of their buses, and indeed my roommate mentioned that his bus from Vancouver to Whistler last week had wifi and charging points.
I'm wondering about ...
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The first time in Canada: Montreal, Toronto or Ottawa?
I'm going to Canada for the first time in my life. I can choose between Montreal, Toronto and Ottawa. I want to see a place that is very typical for Canada and that also differs from the things I can ...
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What public transport options exist between Calgary, Banff, and Jasper?
I and some friends hope to town hop in Alberta in a couple of weeks, and are wondering about our options.
We are considering renting a car, but are also aware Greyhound services these towns. Are ...
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Request stop on trains in Canada [duplicate]
I once read and (have also been told) that Canada is one of the few places where it's possible to have a 'request stop' - ie ask the driver to stop the train in the middle of wherever-you-want so that ...
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Australian on VWP: can I go to Canada and come back to USA after 2 days? [duplicate]
I am Australian Citizen on VWP in the US, my 90 days expires in 8 days. I am on a family (relatives) holiday whom I met after 15 years and not ready to go back. I have ESTA valid for another year or ...
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Nervous about travelling to Canada [closed]
I want to travel overseas and work in Canada in a ski resort for 6-12 months.
But I am a home person and get really nervous when I travel, and the thought of going overseas by my self sometimes takes ...
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Can I cross the USA-Canada border with a birth certificate and a passport locator number?
My US passport took too long to be shipped to me, and it will arrive after I need to leave. Will I be able to cross the border from the United States to Canada with a birth certificate (copy) and a ...
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European traveler driving a rental car across Canada/US border and back
I'm a citizen of an EU member state traveling to a small city in Vermont. Looking at flight data, it seems that it would be quite a bit quicker to fly into Montreal (Canada) and then drive a rental ...
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Seeing polar bears in Churchill, Manitoba in spring?
Churchill, Manitoba is the "Polar Bear Capital of the World", being built in the middle of a polar bear migration route.
Everything I've read tells me the best time to see the bears there is in ...
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Is it easy to get prepaid SIMs in the US/Canada?
I'll be travelling in a family party to the east coast of the US and Canada and, as most people know, travelling in a party means you often need to keep in contact when seeing different things and ...
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Re-enter USA from Canada with Visa Waiver Program
My wife and I are doing a North America trip this summer.
We fly to NYC, stay a couple of days, then fly to Vancouver, spend two weeks in British Columbia and then back home (Germany).
We thought ...
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Flying UK to Canada via USA. Do I need to apply for ESTA?
I'm going to fly from the UK to Canada via EWR (Newark Liberty International Airport). Do I need to apply for a Visa Waiver through the ESTA (Electronic System for Travel Authorization)?
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Is the Sudbury Slag Pour still a thing?
20+ years ago I saw the "slag pour" in Sudbury, Ontario. This is molten rock leftover from processing metal out of ore being just dumped down a hillside from special train cars. At night it's really ...
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What is considered a “domestic flight” with Delta flights in North America?
Carry-on Baggage - complimentary
so that's easy.
Then we get to the checked luggage:
First Checked Bag - Within U.S. and Canada: $25 USD
U.S./Canada and Caribbean: $25 ...
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Staying on after a working holiday visa in Canada?
A working holiday visa in Canada is generally 1-2 years, depending on the source country.
What happens when it ends? Can you:
just keep travelling in Canada as a tourist, so long as you stop ...
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Do Canadian ATMs charge extra fees for cash withdrawals on foreign cards?
Having recently been caught out by most American ATMs charging extra fees on cash withdrawls on cards from different banks (which'll affect all foreign cards), I'm wondering if something similar will ...
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How much money can you take into Canada?
I'll be travelling to Canada from the UK in the near future. Is there a limit to how much money I can carry with me? Ideally I'd like to take 5,000 CAD in order to sort out some legitimate family ...
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Is a suitable power adapter for UK also usable for Canada and USA?
I have a power adapter that works for Great Britain. Can I use the same adapter in Canada and/or the USA too?
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Traveling between US and Canada with expired US passport but valid EU passport
I need to travel to Canada from the US ASAP but my US passport is expired. I do have a valid EU passport.
Will I be able to get in and out of the country no problem?
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Should I pay my rental car company a speeding and toll ticket in Canada? [closed]
Today I got an invoice from a major, world-wide known car rental company. It seems that I have used a toll express highway without paying and I also got a speeding ticket during my vacation in Canada. ...
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Do I need a visa to walk over the Rainbow bridge?
Suppose I'm in Canada visiting the Niagara Falls. Now I want to walk over the Rainbow bridge to visit the American side of the falls. Do I need a visa for this? Or is there any special onsite visa for ...
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RV'ing in Canada - where can you stay to get facilities?
I'm seriously considering taking a RV from Vancouver to Toronto/Montreal in March/April. However, having never driven one before, I was wondering - where are you allowed to park/stay, and what do you ...
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Is there a fuel calculator for RV travel in USA/Canada?
I'm thinking of taking an RV across Canada. However, having never used one before, I'm struggling to figure out how much fuel it might use.
I'm hoping there's a calculator for a Compact or Standard ...
