Canada Tourism Travel
The Canada Tourism Organization directory lists thousands of accommodations
throughout Canada and supplies links to the Official Provincial tourism websites and Regional
Tourism District websites within Canada. We are also please to announce our domain branding
name has changed to canadatourism.travel.
Canadatourism.travel website.
We are now branded as Canada Tourism Travel: Besides
of vast directory of Hotels, Motels, Inns, Bed and Breakfasts, Cabins and Cottages, Hostels, Lodges, Resorts, RV and
Campgrounds, we also list many other tourism related businesses. Our categories include Attractions,
Events, Bars & Nightclubs, Dining, Golf Courses and 12 other related tourism services.
You can get your Canadian Tourism Business a website link on canadatourism.travel
for just $52 for an entire Year. That works out to just $1 per week to advertising your website
location.
Member's Preferred Listing are displayed first, ahead of free listing and
only Preferred Listings have a map, description and web link to their website. Click the
Upgrade/Add Listing button on the top-right of this page to get Listed on Canada Tourism Travel
with a website link to your Canadian Tourism Business.
Our Canada Tourism Network has been dedicated to promoting Canada to
world travellers and Canadians for over 12 years. Our focus is to provide the largest online Canadian
tourism listing service that not only lists the large chains but also the smaller tourism business
that cannot afford the rates required to get noticed on some of Canada's Official Tourism websites.
Quick Facts about Canada and Visitors Information
Canada (from an Iroquoian word, kanata, meaning "village" or "settlement")
is the second largest country on earth at 9,984,670 sq. km. (after Russia).
Canada is one of the world's highly developed countries with a diversified
economy that is reliant upon its abundant natural resources and upon trade - particularly with
the United States, with which Canada has had a long and complex relationship.
Canada became a self-governing dominion in 1867 while still retaining ties to the British crown. Canada was originally formed as a federal dominion of four provinces, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and the lower sections of current day Ontario and Quebec.
Canada became a self-governing dominion in 1867 while still retaining ties to the British crown. Canada was originally formed as a federal dominion of four provinces, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and the lower sections of current day Ontario and Quebec.
Canada's borders extend from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific
Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean and borders the entire length of the northern
United States (8,893
km), as well as Alaska (2,477
km) in the far north west.
Canada's vastness
stretches over six time zones.
Canada has ten provinces and three far north territories and is governed by
a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy, with Queen Elizabeth II as its head of
state. We are bilingual and multicultural country, with both English and French as official languages
both at the federal level and in the province of New Brunswick.
Canada's population as of 2009 was 33,487,208 people with approximately 90%
of the population concentrated within 160 km of the US border.
Passports are required in Canada.
Foreign Visitors to Canada
Visitors to Canada including US citizens or US permanent residents must carry
a valid passport. Citizens from the Countries other than the US, Kingdom, France, Germany, Mexico,
Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia may also require a visa to enter Canada. A visa is a additional
travel document which gives someone permission to travel into a specific country and stay there
for a set period of time, a cost is attached to obtaining a
Canadian Visa and
can be processed in many
foreign
countries.
If you are traveling with children, you must carry identification, such as
a birth certificate, proof of citizenship or student visa for each child under 18 years old.
Canadian dollar currencies.
Canadian Currency
Legal tender in Canada are dollars similar to the US, Australia and New Zealand.
Canada uses a one dollar (loonie) and two-dollar (toonie) coin, Paper money comes in $5
bills (blue), $10 bills (purple), $20 bills (green), $50 bills (red) and $100 bills (brown).
Additional coins under 1 dollar come in 1 cent (penny), 5 cent (nickel), 10
cent (dime) and 25 cent (quarter) coins.
Most businesses accept US dollars and coins, American Express, MasterCard
and Visa. ATM (Interac) machines are widely available.
What not to Bring
Handguns and weapons, such as mace and pepper spray, are prohibited from entering
Canada.
Non-Canadian citizens may bring a non-restricted firearm such as a hunting
rifle or shotgun if it is being used for in-season hunting, competition purposes, in-transit movement
or as protection against wildlife in remote areas of Canada.
In addition, many agricultural items are restricted or prohibited entry
to Canada. Many fruits, vegetables, honey, eggs, meats, dairy products and plants from other countries
cannot be brought into Canada.
Canadian law requires that you declare all agricultural products you bring into Canada to customs officers when you arrive, whether it is by land, water or air. Permission is required to import plants to Canada, with the exception of houseplants from the United States. Despite rumours to the contrary, Cannabis for personal use is still illegal in Canada.
Canadian law requires that you declare all agricultural products you bring into Canada to customs officers when you arrive, whether it is by land, water or air. Permission is required to import plants to Canada, with the exception of houseplants from the United States. Despite rumours to the contrary, Cannabis for personal use is still illegal in Canada.
