French in Quebec · Book V
Guides
The practical guides, from level 1 to level 8.
252 guides · 508 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 PrepareHealth1306Hair 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
09Cycling Paths and Biking in Montréal: Practical GuideTransportation2110Public Transit in Quebec: Bus, Metro and TrainTransportation2311Winter Outdoor Activities in QuebecDaily Life2512Free Activities in Montreal: Outings and CultureDaily Life2713Activities for Babies and Toddlers in Quebec (0–3)Daily Life2914Useful Apps for Living in QuebecDaily Life3115Cultural Associations for Immigrants in QuebecDaily Life3316Amateur Sports Clubs and Leisure for Adults in MontrealDaily Life3517Bottle Deposit and Recycling in QuebecDaily Life3718Volunteering in Quebec: How to Get StartedDaily Life3919Cultural Festivals in Quebec: The Major Events CalendarDaily Life4120Parent and Family Groups in MontréalDaily Life4321Community Gardens in Montréal: How to Get a PlotDaily Life4522Balcony Gardening in Quebec: Vegetables and HerbsDaily Life4723Libraries in Quebec: Much More Than BooksDaily Life4924Places of Worship and Religious Practice in QuebecDaily Life5125Montréal's Public Markets: Where, When and What to BuyDaily Life5326Hiking and National Parks in QuebecDaily Life5527Dining Out in Quebec: Culture, Tips and CodesDaily Life5728Free Shows and Theatre in MontréalDaily 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 Simplified11557Filing Taxes in Quebec for NewcomersPaperwork Simplified11758Social Housing in Quebec: HLM, PSL, AffordablePaperwork Simplified11959Get Your SIN in Quebec: Apply Online or In PersonPaperwork Simplified12160Renew or Replace Your PR Card in QuebecImmigration12361Seeing a Doctor in Quebec: Family, Walk-in or OnlineHealth12562Optometrist and Glasses in Quebec: Costs and OptionsHealth12763Register with RAMQ: Get Your Carte SoleilHealth12964Mental Health in Quebec: Where to Find HelpHealth13165Finding a Job in QuebecWork & Career13366Exchange a Foreign Driver's Licence at the SAAQTransportation13567Public Transit in Saguenay (STS)Transportation13768Getting Around Bécancour: Transit and CarTransportation13969Getting Around Brossard: REM, RTL and OPUSTransportation14170Getting Around Drummondville: Transit and CarTransportation14371Getting Around Magog: Transit and CarTransportation14572Transit in Lévis: STLévis and FerryTransportation14773Transit in Terrebonne: exo Mascouche and OPUSTransportation14974Public Transit in Gatineau: STO, OC Transpo, Multi CardTransportation15175Public Transit in Laval: STL, Metro and OPUSTransportation15376Public Transit in LongueuilTransportation15577Public Transit in Repentigny: exo and OPUSTransportation15778Public Transit in Sherbrooke: STSTransportation15979Using the Montreal Metro and Bus (STM)Transportation16180Pets in Quebec: Vet, Rules and CostsDaily Life16381Library and Leisure Activities in BrossardDaily Life16582Immigrant Family Budget in Quebec: The Real NumbersDaily Life16783BCITI Brossard Card: How to Get Your Free Resident CardDaily Life16984Choosing an Elementary School in QuebecDaily Life17185Understanding GST and QST in QuebecDaily Life17386Building Canadian Credit: First Card and StrategyDaily Life17587Montreal's July 1st Moving Day: How to PrepareDaily Life17788Festivals and Cultural Life in Quebec CityDaily Life17989Festivals and Local Life in DrummondvilleDaily Life18190Festivals and Local Life in La BaieDaily Life18391Winter in Sherbrooke and the Eastern TownshipsDaily Life18592Winter in Trois-Rivières and the MauricieDaily Life18793Île-des-Moulins, Parks and Leisure in TerrebonneDaily Life18994The Saguenay Fjord from La BaieDaily Life19195Lake MemphrémagogDaily Life19396Tipping at Restaurants and Elsewhere in QuebecDaily Life19597Grocery Stores in Quebec: A Practical GuideDaily Life19798Mont-Orford and Outdoors in MagogDaily Life19999Mont-Valin and Outdoor Life Around ChicoutimiDaily Life201100Parks and Outdoor Activities in BrossardDaily Life203101Parks and Outdoor Activities in LavalDaily Life205102Parks and Leisure in JonquièreDaily Life207103Parks, Leisure and Culture in RepentignyDaily Life209104Parks, Leisure and Outdoors in LévisDaily Life211105Montréal Neighbourhoods: Which One to Settle In?Daily Life213106Recycling and Garbage in Montreal: Bins and CollectionDaily Life215107Surviving Winter in QuebecDaily Life217108Surviving the Quebec WinterDaily 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 · 46 guides
127How Much Money to Bring to Canada (and Transfer It)Before You Leave257128Preparing Your Move to Quebec: The Pre-Departure ChecklistBefore You Leave259129Quebec's Key Values, Explained SimplyFirst Steps in Quebec261130Finding Housing in BécancourFirst Steps in Quebec263131Finding Housing in ChicoutimiFirst Steps in Quebec265132Finding Housing in DrummondvilleFirst Steps in Quebec267133Finding Housing in GatineauFirst Steps in Quebec269134Finding Housing in JonquièreFirst Steps in Quebec271135Finding Housing in La BaieFirst Steps in Quebec273136Finding Housing in LavalFirst Steps in Quebec275137Finding Housing in LévisFirst Steps in Quebec277138Finding Housing in LongueuilFirst Steps in Quebec279139Finding Housing in MagogFirst Steps in Quebec281140Finding Housing in Quebec CityFirst Steps in Quebec283141Finding Housing in RepentignyFirst Steps in Quebec285142Finding Housing in SaguenayFirst Steps in Quebec287143Finding Housing in SherbrookeFirst Steps in Quebec289144Finding Housing in TerrebonneFirst Steps in Quebec291145Finding Housing in Trois-RivièresFirst Steps in Quebec293146Registering Your Child for School in BécancourPaperwork Simplified295147Registering Your Child for School in BrossardPaperwork Simplified297148Registering Your Child for School in GatineauPaperwork Simplified299149Registering Your Child for School in LavalPaperwork Simplified301150Registering Your Child for School in LévisPaperwork Simplified303151Registering Your Child for School in LongueuilPaperwork Simplified305152Registering Your Child for School in MagogPaperwork Simplified307153Registering Your Child for School in RepentignyPaperwork Simplified309154Registering Your Child for School in TerrebonnePaperwork Simplified311155Finding Healthcare in MontréalHealth313156Quebec Labour Standards: Your Rights as an EmployeeWork & Career315157First Driver's Licence in Quebec: Courses and ExamsTransportation317158Buying and drinking alcohol in QuebecDaily Life319159Kids' Activities in Quebec: Costs and Financial HelpDaily Life321160Free Homework Help for Kids in QuebecDaily Life323161Subsidized Daycare in Quebec: How to Get a SpotDaily Life325162Enrolling Your Child in a Welcome Class in QuebecDaily Life327163The sugar shack and maple seasonDaily Life329164Quebec Etiquette and Cultural Codes in Daily LifeDaily Life331165Job-Search Help in Gatineau (and the Ottawa Option)Local Resources333166Job-Search Help in LavalLocal Resources335167Job-Search Help in Québec CityLocal Resources337168Newcomer Support Organizations in Gatineau, by NeedLocal Resources339169Newcomer Support Organizations in Laval, by NeedLocal Resources341170Newcomer Support Organizations in Longueuil, by NeedLocal Resources343171Newcomer Support Organizations in Québec City, by NeedLocal Resources345172Newcomer Support Organizations in Sherbrooke, by NeedLocal Resources347Level 6 · 50 guides
173Moving Your Belongings to Canada: The List to Prepare for CustomsBefore You Leave349174Documents to Bring When Moving to QuebecBefore You Leave351175Finding a Quebec Job from AbroadBefore You Leave353176Welcome to SherbrookeFirst Steps in Quebec355177Creating Your Online Government Account in QuebecFirst Steps in Quebec357178Home Insurance in QuebecFirst Steps in Quebec359179Housing in Quebec: comparing citiesFirst Steps in Quebec361180Finding a Room to Rent in QuebecFirst Steps in Quebec363181Tenant Rights in Quebec: What the Law Gives YouPaperwork Simplified365182Quebec Declaration of Birth: Official Site, RAMQ, QPIPPaperwork Simplified367183Leases in Quebec: Rules, Subletting and AssignmentPaperwork Simplified369184Finding Student Housing in QuebecPaperwork Simplified371185Canadian Citizenship: Application, Test and CeremonyImmigration373186Going to the Dentist in QuebecHealth375187Pharmacy and Prescription Drugs in QuebecHealth377188Recommended Vaccines for Adult Newcomers in QuebecHealth379189Understanding Your Pay Stub in QuebecWork & Career381190Recognizing Your Foreign Diplomas in QuebecWork & Career383191Industries and Work in SaguenayWork & Career385192Employment Insurance (EI) in QuebecWork & Career387193The Industrial Port and Industries of La BaieWork & Career389194Bécancour Industrial-Port ParkWork & Career391195Writing a Quebec-Style RésuméWork & Career393196Professional Networking in Quebec: LinkedIn and EventsWork & Career395197Succeeding at a Job Interview in QuebecWork & Career397198Working in Quebec Without Speaking FrenchWork & Career399199Working at Rio Tinto in JonquièreWork & Career401200Buying a Car in Quebec: Used, New or LeaseTransportation403201Car Insurance in QuebecTransportation405202RTC: Public transit in Quebec CityTransportation407203STTR: Public transit in Trois-RivièresTransportation409204Home Internet and TV in QuebecDaily Life411205Cégep de ChicoutimiDaily Life413206Cégep de DrummondvilleDaily Life415207Cégep de JonquièreDaily Life417208Quebec's School SystemDaily Life419209Quebec's eleven Indigenous nationsDaily Life421210Living through winter in SaguenayDaily Life423211ACEF: Free Budget Help in QuebecLocal Resources425212Free Job-Search Help in Montreal: Where to GoLocal Resources427213Free Legal Help in Quebec: Legal Aid and ClinicsLocal Resources429214Montreal Housing Co-ops: Below-Market Rent, How to JoinLocal Resources431215Quebec Media: Landscape and Language LearningLocal Resources433216Universities in Sherbrooke: UdeS and Bishop'sLocal Resources435217UQTR and Student Life in Trois-RivièresLocal Resources437218Understanding the Quebec accentLearn French439219French at work in QuebecLearn French441220Quebec administrative vocabularyLearn French443221Practicing French in QuebecLearn French445222Pronouncing Quebec place namesLearn French447Level 7 · 16 guides
223Certified Document Translation in QuebecPaperwork Simplified449224Voting in Quebec and Canada: Who Can Vote and HowPaperwork Simplified451225The CAQ, Study Permit and Student Work in QuebecImmigration453226Inviting Your Parents to Canada: Visitor Visa, eTA or Super VisaImmigration455227The Work Permit in Quebec: Process, Rights and RecourseImmigration457228Working Holiday Permit in Quebec: International Experience CanadaImmigration459229Renewing or Extending Your Permit in QuebecImmigration461230Tracking Your IRCC Application: Status, Processing Times, Documents and Your FileImmigration463231Health Care for Asylum Seekers in QuebecHealth465232The Quebec Pension Plan (QPP/RRQ) ExplainedWork & Career467233Self-Employed in Quebec: Registering and InvoicingWork & Career469234Studying at UQAC, ChicoutimiDaily Life471235Rent Increase in Quebec: Check It with the TAL ToolDaily Life473236RRSP, TFSA, FHSA, HBP & RESP Explained SimplyDaily Life475237Bankruptcy and Insolvency in Quebec: Your OptionsLocal Resources477238Bill 101 and the Charter of the French LanguageLearn French479Level 8 · 14 guides
239Apostille and Document Authentication in QuebecPaperwork Simplified481240Immigration Lawyer or Consultant: Which to Choose?Immigration483241Applying for Permanent Residence After Your CSQ: The Federal StepImmigration485242Claiming Asylum in Quebec: How a Refugee Claim Works in CanadaImmigration487243The CSQ — Quebec Selection CertificateImmigration489244The PEQ: Quebec Experience Program, Streams and How to ApplyImmigration491245Family Sponsorship in Quebec: Bringing Your Loved OnesImmigration493246PGWP: From Graduation to Permanent ResidenceImmigration495247PSTQ: Quebec's Skilled Worker Selection Program, Step by StepImmigration497248French Tests for Immigration to Quebec: TEF, TCF and DELFImmigration499249Working in Ottawa from GatineauWork & Career501250Buying a Home in QuebecDaily Life503251Regulatory Bodies in Quebec: Who Oversees WhatLocal Resources505252Sacres: understanding Quebec swear wordsLearn French507vieauqc.com— iii —
Vivre au Québec, simplement. — Life in Quebec, made simple.
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