Category: Quebec

You don’t have to pay the deductible if the accident isn’t your fault. You’ll be compensated under your civil liability insurance (Section A of your policy). Do deductibles apply if not at fault? If you are in a car accident, your insurer determines that you are not at fault, and the insurer of the at-fault […]

As discussed above, an at-fault car accident may stay on your driver abstract for at least 6 years and up to 10 years. How long does insurance claim stay on record Quebec? six yearsEveryone with insurance has a record in the FCSA, Quebec’s centralized auto claims database. Every time you file a claim, it’s stored […]

How similar are Montreal and Quebec (city)? Other than they’re both cities in Québec, both on the St Lawrence River and the majority of their citizens speak French, not very much at all. Montréal is a sprawling Metropolis of 4.5 million and Québec is a mid sized city of 850,000. Is Montreal the same as […]

If you reside in Canada, you may be entitled to a rebate of the Québec sales tax (QST) in respect of corporeal movable property (including a mobile home or a floating home) or a road vehicle purchased in Québec that you take or ship to another province or to the Northwest Territories, Yukon or Nunavut. […]

Relative humidity in % In general, a relative humidity of 40-60% gives as pleasant. With only 66% humidity on average, it is quite dry in May. The highest value of 80% is experienced here in November. Is Quebec a dry climate? In Québec, the summers are comfortable and wet, the winters are freezing and snowy, […]

Quebec’s climate is often characterized by extremes of hot and cold, and sometimes weather can be very severe. It is affected by major continental air masses sweeping down from the northwest. These air masses encounter the cold Labrador Current, which creates cool summers in the northeastern regions. How does the environment affect Quebec? Permafrost thaw […]

Most of the province has an elevation of between 300 and 600 m above sea level. Only 7 per cent of the province is above 600 m. The highest mountains are Mont d’Iberville (1,652 m) in the Torngat Mountains in northern Quebec and Mont Jacques-Cartier (1,268 m) in the Gaspé region. Does Quebec have a […]

When approaching a flashing yellow light, drivers of motor vehicles or bicycles must slow down and only continue on their way after allowing other motor vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians who have already entered the intersection to go through, unless the signs indicate otherwise. What does a yellow light mean in Quebec? Unless indicated otherwise, when […]

4111-1 of the Code de la santé publique, no one may practice medicine in France unless they are registered on the Roll of the Ordre des médecins. Can Quebec residents work in France? To work in France, Québec workers must have their dossiers analyzed by the Office français de l’immigration et de l’intégration (OFII). Quebecers […]

According to the Geographical Names Board of Canada, the names of virtually all Canadian cities and towns have only one official form. Thus, the capital city of the province of Quebec is spelled Québec, with an accented é, in both English and French. Why do people from Québec have an accent? The Quebec accent comes […]