Author: Muriel Schmidt

Napoleonic Code. Quebec is the only province with a civil code, which is based on the French Code Napoléon (Napoleonic Code). The rest of Canada uses the common law. What are the major features of Quebec’s Civil Code? The Civil Code of Québec provides the rules that govern such matters as property, including buying, selling, […]

If you are a non-resident, you are not required to have a hunter’s certificate in order to obtain a hunting licence or an attestation to hunt wild turkey. You may hunt game species with a firearm, crossbow or bow. However, in doing so you must use the weapons and gear authorized for each species in […]

The Quebec Cree nation calls its homeland Eeyou Istchee – Cree for Land of the People. What did the Cree tribe call themselves? Cree, self-name Nêhiyawak, one of the major Algonquian-speaking First Nations peoples, whose domain included an immense area from east of Hudson and James bays to as far west as Alberta and Great […]

The education system is made up of several levels: preschool, elementary and secondary school, college, university and post-doctoral studies. What are the grade levels in Quebec? Elementary school is comprised of grades 1 through 6, and secondary school is comprised of grades 7 through 11. Schools teaching to the provincial curriculum are also required to […]

Quebec Letter Percent A+ 95–100% A 90–94% A− 85–89% B+ 80–84% What is an A grade in Quebec? Most Common Grade Scale US Grade A 90.00 – 94.00 A A- 85.00 – 89.00 A- B+ 82.00 – 84.00 B+ B 78.00 – 81.00 B What is an A in the French grading system? Comparison with […]

Fishing at night is permitted except in a salmon river, where fishing from one hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise is prohibited. See the special conditions to fish for rainbow smelt with a lift net or a landing net. Can you fish at night in Quebec? Rainbow smelt: You may fish for rainbow […]

If you possess either a Quebec or Ontario resident license, you can fish on the Ottawa river. Therefore, if you live in Ontario, and have an Ontario license, you can fish anywhere in Ontario, including the entire Ottawa river (Quebec side included). Do I need a Quebec fishing license to fish the Ottawa River? To […]

Article 341 of the Code states that a driver of a road vehicle cannot pass a bicycle within the same traffic lane (in other words, without crossing into the oncoming lane on a two-way road) unless there is enough room to do so safely. Are you allowed to overtake a cyclist? You may cross a […]

In Québec, we drive on the right side of the road In Québec, as in any other part of Canada or in the United States, we drive on the right side of the road. Do people drive on the left in Montreal? ? Important rules of the road for driving in Canada include: Canadians drive […]

If you are supplying your own car for the road test, you must bring the registration and insurance (make sure you are on the insurance policy of that vehicle). There must not be any outstanding fines linked to the car. Can I use my own car for driving test in Canada? Yes, you can use […]