Le français au Québec · Book V
Guides
The practical guides, from level 1 to level 8.
238 guides · 480 pages
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Table of contentsGuides
Table of contents
Chapter I
Beginner
Level 1 · 4 guides
01Laundromats in MontréalDaily Life502Food Delivery in QuebecDaily Life703Online Grocery and Home Delivery in QuebecDaily Life904Finding Home-Country Ingredients in QuebecDaily Life11Level 2 · 4 guides
05Summer Heat and Heat Waves in Montréal: How to PrepareDaily Life1306Hair Salons and Beauty Services in QuebecDaily Life1507Beaches and Swimming in Quebec: Where to Swim in SummerDaily Life1708Hardware Stores and DIY in QuebecDaily Life19Level 3 · 21 guides
09Winter Outdoor Activities in QuebecDaily Life2110Free Activities in Montreal: Outings and CultureDaily Life2311Activities for Babies and Toddlers in Quebec (0–3)Daily Life2512Useful Apps for Living in QuebecDaily Life2713Cultural Associations for Immigrants in QuebecDaily Life2914Amateur Sports Clubs and Leisure for Adults in MontrealDaily Life3115Bottle Deposit and Recycling in QuebecDaily Life3316Volunteering in Quebec: How to Get StartedDaily Life3517Cultural Festivals in Quebec: The Major Events CalendarDaily Life3718Parent and Family Groups in MontréalDaily Life3919Community Gardens in Montréal: How to Get a PlotDaily Life4120Balcony Gardening in Quebec: Vegetables and HerbsDaily Life4321Libraries in Quebec: Much More Than BooksDaily Life4522Places of Worship and Religious Practice in QuebecDaily Life4723Montréal's Public Markets: Where, When and What to BuyDaily Life4924Cycling Paths and Biking in Montréal: Practical GuideDaily Life5125Hiking and National Parks in QuebecDaily Life5326Dining Out in Quebec: Culture, Tips and CodesDaily Life5527Free Shows and Theatre in MontréalDaily Life5728Public Transit in Quebec: Bus, Metro and TrainDaily Life5929Garage Sales, Thrift Stores and Kijiji in QuebecDaily Life61Level 4 · 97 guides
307 Things to Do in Your First Week in QuebecFirst Steps in Quebec6331Common Scams in QuebecFirst Steps in Quebec6532Change of Address and Mail Forwarding in QuebecFirst Steps in Quebec6733Choosing a Phone Plan in QuebecFirst Steps in Quebec6934Hydro-Québec: Open Your Electricity AccountFirst Steps in Quebec7135Open a Bank Account in Quebec: Chequing AccountFirst Steps in Quebec7336First Steps in BécancourFirst Steps in Quebec7537First Steps in ChicoutimiFirst Steps in Quebec7738First Steps in DrummondvilleFirst Steps in Quebec7939First Steps in GatineauFirst Steps in Quebec8140First Steps in JonquièreFirst Steps in Quebec8341First Steps in La BaieFirst Steps in Quebec8542First Steps in LavalFirst Steps in Quebec8743First Steps in LévisFirst Steps in Quebec8944First Steps in LongueuilFirst Steps in Quebec9145First Steps in MagogFirst Steps in Quebec9346First Steps in Quebec CityFirst Steps in Quebec9547First Steps in RepentignyFirst Steps in Quebec9748First Steps in SaguenayFirst Steps in Quebec9949First Steps in TerrebonneFirst Steps in Quebec10150First Steps in Trois-RivièresFirst Steps in Quebec10351Finding Housing in MontrealFirst Steps in Quebec10552Interac e-Transfer and Online Bill Payment in QuebecFirst Steps in Quebec10753Your First 48 Hours in MontrealFirst Steps in Quebec10954Family Allowances in Quebec and Canada: CCB and QFAPaperwork Simplified11155Revenu Québec Shelter Allowance: A Monthly SubsidyPaperwork Simplified11356Applying for a Canadian Passport in QuebecPaperwork Simplified11557Exchange a Foreign Driver's Licence at the SAAQPaperwork Simplified11758Filing Taxes in Quebec for NewcomersPaperwork Simplified11959Social Housing in Quebec: HLM, PSL, AffordablePaperwork Simplified12160Get Your SIN in Quebec: Apply Online or In PersonPaperwork Simplified12361Renew or Replace Your PR Card in QuebecPaperwork Simplified12562Register with RAMQ: Get Your Carte SoleilPaperwork Simplified12763Finding a Job in QuebecWork & Career12964Pets in Quebec: Vet, Rules and CostsDaily Life13165Library and Leisure Activities in BrossardDaily Life13366Immigrant Family Budget in Quebec: The Real NumbersDaily Life13567BCITI Brossard Card: How to Get Your Free Resident CardDaily Life13768Choosing an Elementary School in QuebecDaily Life13969Understanding GST and QST in QuebecDaily Life14170Building Canadian Credit: First Card and StrategyDaily Life14371Seeing a Doctor in Quebec: Family, Walk-in or OnlineDaily Life14572Montreal's July 1st Moving Day: How to PrepareDaily Life14773Festivals and Cultural Life in Quebec CityDaily Life14974Festivals and Local Life in DrummondvilleDaily Life15175Festivals and Local Life in La BaieDaily Life15376Winter in Sherbrooke and the Eastern TownshipsDaily Life15577Winter in Trois-Rivières and the MauricieDaily Life15778Île-des-Moulins, Parks and Leisure in TerrebonneDaily Life15979The Saguenay Fjord from La BaieDaily Life16180Lake MemphrémagogDaily Life16381Tipping at Restaurants and Elsewhere in QuebecDaily Life16582Public Transit in Saguenay (STS)Daily Life16783Grocery Stores in Quebec: A Practical GuideDaily Life16984Mont-Orford and Outdoors in MagogDaily Life17185Mont-Valin and Outdoor Life Around ChicoutimiDaily Life17386Optometrist and Glasses in Quebec: Costs and OptionsDaily Life17587Parks and Outdoor Activities in BrossardDaily Life17788Parks and Outdoor Activities in LavalDaily Life17989Parks and Leisure in JonquièreDaily Life18190Parks, Leisure and Culture in RepentignyDaily Life18391Parks, Leisure and Outdoors in LévisDaily Life18592Montréal Neighbourhoods: Which One to Settle In?Daily Life18793Recycling and Garbage in Montreal: Bins and CollectionDaily Life18994Mental Health in Quebec: Where to Find HelpDaily Life19195Getting Around Bécancour: Transit and CarDaily Life19396Getting Around Brossard: REM, RTL and OPUSDaily Life19597Getting Around Drummondville: Transit and CarDaily Life19798Getting Around Magog: Transit and CarDaily Life19999Surviving Winter in QuebecDaily Life201100Surviving the Quebec WinterDaily Life203101Transit in Lévis: STLévis and FerryDaily Life205102Transit in Terrebonne: exo Mascouche and OPUSDaily Life207103Public Transit in Gatineau: STO, OC Transpo, Multi CardDaily Life209104Public Transit in Laval: STL, Metro and OPUSDaily Life211105Public Transit in LongueuilDaily Life213106Public Transit in Repentigny: exo and OPUSDaily Life215107Public Transit in Sherbrooke: STSDaily Life217108Using the Montreal Metro and Bus (STM)Daily Life219109Vieux-Longueuil, Parks and LeisureDaily Life221110Emergency Help in Quebec: Money, Housing, FoodLocal Resources223111Free Help for Newcomers in MontrealLocal Resources225112Food Banks in Quebec: Who Can Go and How to Find OneLocal Resources227113Free French Classes in GatineauLocal Resources229114Free French Classes in LavalLocal Resources231115Free French Classes in Montreal: How to ChooseLocal Resources233116Free French Classes in Québec CityLocal Resources235117Free French Classes in SherbrookeLocal Resources237118Free French Classes in the SaguenayLocal Resources239119Learn French for Free with Francisation QuébecLocal Resources241120Public Holidays in QuebecLocal Resources243121Essential Government Websites in QuebecLocal Resources245122Crisis Lines in Quebec: Suicide, Distress, ViolenceLocal Resources247123Montreal Help Organizations, by NeedLocal Resources249124Emergency Shelters and Housing in QuebecLocal Resources251125Community Resources for Newcomers in QuebecLocal Resources253126Domestic Violence in Quebec: Finding HelpLocal Resources255Chapter II
Intermediate
Level 5 · 44 guides
127How Much Money to Bring to Canada (and Transfer It)First Steps in Quebec257128Finding Housing in BécancourFirst Steps in Quebec259129Finding Housing in ChicoutimiFirst Steps in Quebec261130Finding Housing in DrummondvilleFirst Steps in Quebec263131Finding Housing in GatineauFirst Steps in Quebec265132Finding Housing in JonquièreFirst Steps in Quebec267133Finding Housing in La BaieFirst Steps in Quebec269134Finding Housing in LavalFirst Steps in Quebec271135Finding Housing in LévisFirst Steps in Quebec273136Finding Housing in LongueuilFirst Steps in Quebec275137Finding Housing in MagogFirst Steps in Quebec277138Finding Housing in Quebec CityFirst Steps in Quebec279139Finding Housing in RepentignyFirst Steps in Quebec281140Finding Housing in SaguenayFirst Steps in Quebec283141Finding Housing in SherbrookeFirst Steps in Quebec285142Finding Housing in TerrebonneFirst Steps in Quebec287143Finding Housing in Trois-RivièresFirst Steps in Quebec289144Registering Your Child for School in BécancourPaperwork Simplified291145Registering Your Child for School in BrossardPaperwork Simplified293146Registering Your Child for School in GatineauPaperwork Simplified295147Registering Your Child for School in LavalPaperwork Simplified297148Registering Your Child for School in LévisPaperwork Simplified299149Registering Your Child for School in LongueuilPaperwork Simplified301150Registering Your Child for School in MagogPaperwork Simplified303151Registering Your Child for School in RepentignyPaperwork Simplified305152Registering Your Child for School in TerrebonnePaperwork Simplified307153First Driver's Licence in Quebec: Courses and ExamsPaperwork Simplified309154Quebec Labour Standards: Your Rights as an EmployeeWork & Career311155Buying and drinking alcohol in QuebecDaily Life313156Kids' Activities in Quebec: Costs and Financial HelpDaily Life315157Free Homework Help for Kids in QuebecDaily Life317158Subsidized Daycare in Quebec: How to Get a SpotDaily Life319159Enrolling Your Child in a Welcome Class in QuebecDaily Life321160The sugar shack and maple seasonDaily Life323161Quebec Etiquette and Cultural Codes in Daily LifeDaily Life325162Finding Healthcare in MontréalDaily Life327163Job-Search Help in Gatineau (and the Ottawa Option)Local Resources329164Job-Search Help in LavalLocal Resources331165Job-Search Help in Québec CityLocal Resources333166Newcomer Support Organizations in Gatineau, by NeedLocal Resources335167Newcomer Support Organizations in Laval, by NeedLocal Resources337168Newcomer Support Organizations in Longueuil, by NeedLocal Resources339169Newcomer Support Organizations in Québec City, by NeedLocal Resources341170Newcomer Support Organizations in Sherbrooke, by NeedLocal Resources343Level 6 · 47 guides
171Welcome to SherbrookeFirst Steps in Quebec345172Creating Your Online Government Account in QuebecFirst Steps in Quebec347173Home Insurance in QuebecFirst Steps in Quebec349174Housing in Quebec: comparing citiesFirst Steps in Quebec351175Finding a Room to Rent in QuebecFirst Steps in Quebec353176Canadian Citizenship: Application, Test and CeremonyPaperwork Simplified355177Tenant Rights in Quebec: What the Law Gives YouPaperwork Simplified357178Quebec Declaration of Birth: Official Site, RAMQ, QPIPPaperwork Simplified359179Leases in Quebec: Rules, Subletting and AssignmentPaperwork Simplified361180Finding Student Housing in QuebecPaperwork Simplified363181Understanding Your Pay Stub in QuebecWork & Career365182Recognizing Your Foreign Diplomas in QuebecWork & Career367183Industries and Work in SaguenayWork & Career369184Employment Insurance (EI) in QuebecWork & Career371185The Industrial Port and Industries of La BaieWork & Career373186Bécancour Industrial-Port ParkWork & Career375187Writing a Quebec-Style RésuméWork & Career377188Professional Networking in Quebec: LinkedIn and EventsWork & Career379189Succeeding at a Job Interview in QuebecWork & Career381190Working in Quebec Without Speaking FrenchWork & Career383191Working at Rio Tinto in JonquièreWork & Career385192Buying a Car in Quebec: Used, New or LeaseDaily Life387193Going to the Dentist in QuebecDaily Life389194Home Internet and TV in QuebecDaily Life391195Car Insurance in QuebecDaily Life393196Cégep de ChicoutimiDaily Life395197Cégep de DrummondvilleDaily Life397198Cégep de JonquièreDaily Life399199RTC: Public transit in Quebec CityDaily Life401200STTR: Public transit in Trois-RivièresDaily Life403201Quebec's School SystemDaily Life405202Quebec's eleven Indigenous nationsDaily Life407203Pharmacy and Prescription Drugs in QuebecDaily Life409204Recommended Vaccines for Adult Newcomers in QuebecDaily Life411205Living through winter in SaguenayDaily Life413206ACEF: Free Budget Help in QuebecLocal Resources415207Free Job-Search Help in Montreal: Where to GoLocal Resources417208Free Legal Help in Quebec: Legal Aid and ClinicsLocal Resources419209Montreal Housing Co-ops: Below-Market Rent, How to JoinLocal Resources421210Quebec Media: Landscape and Language LearningLocal Resources423211Universities in Sherbrooke: UdeS and Bishop'sLocal Resources425212UQTR and Student Life in Trois-RivièresLocal Resources427213Understanding the Quebec accentLearn French429214French at work in QuebecLearn French431215Quebec administrative vocabularyLearn French433216Practicing French in QuebecLearn French435217Pronouncing Quebec place namesLearn French437Level 7 · 13 guides
218The CAQ, Study Permit and Student Work in QuebecPaperwork Simplified439219The Work Permit in Quebec: Process, Rights and RecoursePaperwork Simplified441220Renewing or Extending Your Permit in QuebecPaperwork Simplified443221Certified Document Translation in QuebecPaperwork Simplified445222Voting in Quebec and Canada: Who Can Vote and HowPaperwork Simplified447223The Quebec Pension Plan (QPP/RRQ) ExplainedWork & Career449224Self-Employed in Quebec: Registering and InvoicingWork & Career451225Studying at UQAC, ChicoutimiDaily Life453226Rent Increase in Quebec: Check It with the TAL ToolDaily Life455227RRSP, TFSA, FHSA, HBP & RESP Explained SimplyDaily Life457228Bankruptcy and Insolvency in Quebec: Your OptionsLocal Resources459229Health Care for Asylum Seekers in QuebecLocal Resources461230Bill 101 and the Charter of the French LanguageLearn French463Level 8 · 8 guides
231Apostille and Document Authentication in QuebecPaperwork Simplified465232Immigration Lawyer or Consultant: Which to Choose?Paperwork Simplified467233The CSQ — Quebec Selection CertificatePaperwork Simplified469234Family Sponsorship in Quebec: Bringing Your Loved OnesPaperwork Simplified471235PGWP: From Graduation to Permanent ResidencePaperwork Simplified473236Working in Ottawa from GatineauWork & Career475237Buying a Home in QuebecDaily Life477238Sacres: understanding Quebec swear wordsLearn French479vieauqc.com— iii —
Simplifiez votre vie au Québec · Simplify your life in Quebec
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