Shocking Results a Canadian Travellers Checklist of What Needs to Come on Your Trip!

Ensure safe travel and a “surprise free trip” by taking the following actions before your departure out of Canada.


Keep a passport on you that is still valid long after your scheduled return to Canada. Keep a photocopy of the identification page separate from your actual passport in case of misplacing it or theft.


Leave a few copies of you trip itinerary, passport identification page and travel insurance with your family and/or friends.


Make sure to have any visas that are required to enter the country long before you travel.


Obtain travel insurance and health...

Though it is not the nation's capital (or the centre of the universe for that matter), Toronto does have a lot to offer. Pearson International Airport offers many direct flights around the world (and the airport on Centre Island is expanding its destinations), or you can always take the train from Montréal/Ottawa or Niagara Falls for a more scenic trip.


Located on Lake Ontario, Toronto offers a little bit of everything! From shopping, to museums & galleries, to nightlife, and even a little escape from the city, you are sure to find something to please you!


The Eaton's Centre: though the department store that gave it's name to the mall no longer exists, it is still a major destination in the downtown...

The National Capital Region (including Gatineau, Québec) has attractions enough for every season!

Most locals will spend at least some part of their day on the Rideau Canal. During the warmer months, people bike, jog and blade along its paths. And in the summer, you can see the locks at work carrying ships from the Rideau River to the lakes. There are tours on the canal, or bus tours that pass along it. During the winter, the water is lowered to allow it to freeze over and become the world's largest skating rink. Don't worry if you didn't bring skates -you can rent them- or if you don't skate at all! Sip hot chocolate and eat Beaver Tails (not literal, they are delicious pastry treats either savoury or sweet) and wash other people...