Canada
Canada22 guides across 4 destinations — where to go, when, what it costs and what to eat.
Destinations in Canada
Practical essentials for Canada
Canadian dollar (CAD)
English and French; French is the working language in Montreal and Quebec City, where English is still widely understood.
Type A/B, 120V 60Hz
Each city has its own card - Presto in Toronto, Compass in Vancouver, OPUS in Montreal - and Toronto and Vancouver also let you tap a contactless bank card at the reader.
Expected: 15-20% of the pre-tax bill in restaurants, and card terminals now routinely prompt 18% or more.
Tap water is safe to drink.
Right-hand side; a licence in English or French is accepted for a short visit, otherwise carry an International Driving Permit alongside it.
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Country-level guidance, checked against official sources. Currency, fares and entry rules change — confirm anything time-critical before you travel.
Recent stories from Canada
24 hours in Vancouver for the time-poor
Seawall at sunrise, market lunch on the water, mountains before dinner and a beach sunset to finish — one very full, very good Vancouver day.
Vancouver in Three Days: The Complete Route
Sea, city and mountains in one long weekend — a day-by-day route through Stanley Park, Granville Island, the North Shore and the neighbourhoods where Vancouver actually lives.
Montreal Essentials: Landing, Moving, and Reading the City Right
Montreal is far easier than its size suggests once you learn its shape — here is how to arrive, move, eat and time a visit to the island city.
Sleeping well in Vancouver on every budget
A castle-roofed grande dame, glass towers over Coal Harbour, an ivy-covered beach institution and the hostels that make an expensive city affordable.
A Market-to-Table Food Day in Vancouver
Follow the food from Granville Island's market stalls to a sushi counter at dusk — a one-day eating route through the dishes that define Canada's Pacific kitchen.
Coffee, Pastry and People-Watching in Montreal
Wood-fired bagels, an espresso culture older than the third wave, and terraces built for staring. A dish-led guide to sitting still in Montreal — and where to do it.
Vancouver Outdoors: Mountains, Seawall and Rainforest in One City
The seawall, Lynn Canyon's free suspension bridge, the Grouse Grind and the quiet headlands of West Vancouver — a wilderness itinerary that barely needs a car.
Green Montreal: The Mountain, the Gardens and the Easy Escapes
Montreal was built around a hill and laced with water — here is how to spend the days outdoors in it, from the mountain and the botanical gardens to the canal towpath and the escapes within an hour of the city.
Where to Sleep in Toronto, and What Each Address Actually Buys
Toronto's hotel map is really a transit map, so pick the neighbourhood off the subway lines and streetcar routes first and let the budget choose the building second.
Cheap Eats in Toronto That Punch Above Their Price
Toronto’s best value is not in its dining rooms — it is in market counters, bakery windows and immigrant neighbourhoods. Eight dishes that deliver far more than they cost.
The Toronto Neighborhoods Most Visitors Skip
Toronto's character lives on the streetcar strips fifteen to thirty minutes from downtown — which six to walk, in what order, what they cost, and the months they do not work.
Walk North, and Save Your Monday: Four Days in Montreal
Montreal is stacked in bands rather than clustered around a centre, so the order you walk it in matters more than the list of sights, and the day of the week you land matters most of all.