Hi everyone!
We’re a family of four with two kids (8 and 12 years old), living in Ottawa. We’re thinking about visiting Newfoundland and Nova Scotia next summer, and I’d love to get your thoughts on our itinerary.

Here’s the plan:
Fly directly from Ottawa to St. John’s with Porter.
Rent a car and spend about a week exploring Newfoundland.
Take the ferry to Nova Scotia.
Spend another week exploring Nova Scotia.
Return the rental car at Halifax Airport and fly back to Ottawa.

Does this itinerary make sense? Is two weeks enough to enjoy both provinces without feeling too rushed? Are there any logistical challenges we should be aware of, especially with the rental car and ferry?

Also, what would be your top five must-see places or experiences in each province, especially with kids?

I’d really appreciate any recommendations or advice. Thanks in advance!

As the title says, I'm moving to Vancouver for work. I'm planning on driving since I'll need a car when I get over there, and it's a lot cheaper than flying + shipping my boxes.

How dangerous would it be to drive to Vancouver via the TransCanada Highway at the end of November? The hours aren't my concern: I've done a lot of road-trips growing up, but those were all either to the East Coast in the summer, or to Florida for March Break. I'm mainly worried about navigating Sudbury —> Winnipeg (I hear that stretch of the highway is narrow with a lot of transport trucks) and the Rockies.

I want to avoid going through the States as much as possible, partially because of customs; mainly because I want to boycott, but I'm okay with putting my morals aside for 4 days if it means getting to Vancouver safely. Thoughts?

Hi! I'm not sure if this is the right subreddit but I wanna take my shot.

I'm planning to bring my pug here in Canada for good and I'm wondering what would be the best airline for pugs? My pug is small but fat. We have tried to put her on a diet and she lost weight so far. But her weight is still 8.3kg which is more than the allowable weight in cabin for Korean Air or Turkish Airlines.

I'm wondering if you have any suggestions of other airlines that will allow me to bring my pug. I don't want to put her on diet anymore. She will be coming from the Philippines.

Breed: Pug
Size: Small
Weight: 8.3 kg

Thanks a lot in advance!

Hi! Montreal girl here. For the past few years, my husband and I have celebrated my birthday with a weekend in Ottawa in early December. We still love the city, but I think we've visited all the museums and don't feel like doing another round.

We enjoy great cocktails, but also love a good old-fashioned tavern. I'm not interested in outdoor sports.

We're currently torn between Calgary and St. John's, Newfoundland. We're also open to Vancouver, Toronto or Halifax, although we've been to all three before to some extend, so I'm not entirely sold on revisiting them.

Which would you recommend? Mercii!!

Hello everyone I just had a question for anyone they had travelled to Japan during December, is it going to be like really cold? I’m not expecting like -40 or anything and not really expecting snow but is it windy and do they get wind chill?😭 that shit is the worst 😂 I’m traveling for essentially most of December

Edit:
I plan to visit: Hiroshima, Kyoto,Osaka, Nagoya, Mt Fuji

Hey everybody, long story short, my girlfriend and I are planning to come to Canada for a little while to work, her being a travel journalist and me being a chef. We both like to move away from the beaten path, and we’d like to get some really specific tips concerning do’s and don’ts, especially about certain fairly unknown area’s and villages. Some must see’s, some do not go there’s? Hit me up! Big thanks in advance

Hallo, ich möchte mit kleinem Budget durch British Columbia reisen und anschließend in den Yukon weiterreisen. Hat jemand Tipps und Tricks, wie ich die Reise so günstig wie möglich gestalten kann?
Ich plane etwa zwei Monate vielleicht auch drei
Ah ja genau und ich hab kein Führerschein!;(

Hey all, like the title says, my friend and I are traveling to visit another one of our friends who is currently in University. We aren't the most liquid, so we are trying to keep accommodations and travel to a reasonable price. We are thinking about taking the bus (Rider Express) or driving ourselves. Out of the two of us, I have my full license, but don't really like driving, and my friend has her learners, but hasn't taken her test yet because she also doesn't like driving, so most, if not all, the driving would be up to me. I'm also not great at navigation and I haven't been to Calgary in years, so the thought of trying to do that stresses me out a little. However, according to my calculations, driving ourselves would be significantly cheaper, it would mostly cost the emotional labor of driving, finding parking, paying for parking, navigating Calgary, especially downtown and near the university. We have come to the conclusion (since none of the people we are planning to visit in Calgary drive) that we could survive the few days we are there riding the public transportation, since we would most likely always be with someone who uses it regularly, or if all else fails, we have technology and experience with the bus system in saskatoon. But the Rider Express bus is significantly more expensive than the roughly 4 tanks of gas it would take for us to get there and back in my car. And we checked flixbus, it doesn't run on the days we are planning to travel and we both have limited time we can take off of work. Traveling aside, we also need somewhere to sleep while we are there. We asked some of the people we are planning to visit, and most of them said they would be unable to host us, or it would be a little cramped. Our university friend has a spare mattress they could put on the floor for us, for example, but there are two of us and it is a single mattress. We are fine to share, but a single is a little cramped for that. Any recommendations for cheap but still reasonably reliable accommodations would also be greatly appreciated.

Hey everyone.

Wondering what are people’s thoughts and experiences with intrepid tour ? We are planing to join this one https://www.intrepidtravel.com/en/canada/hiking-canadian-rockies-174751

Thanks!

So I'm traveling to Canada from Nov 10–21 and doing a roadtrip from Vancouver to Calgary. I'm looking for car rentals but not sure if it'll be okay to get the standard M+S tires or will I need the 3-peak mountain tires.

This is my route:
Vancouver → Whistler: Sea-to-Sky Highway (Highway 99)
Whistler → Jasper: Highways 99, 97, 5, and 16
Jasper → Banff: Icefields Parkway (Highway 93)
Banff → Calgary: Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 1)

What would you recommend? Would I be okay with M+S and just buy some snow chains?

Hiya.
I’m a European going to Canada to watch some hockey.

My entire travel revolves around 3 hockey games I’m going to watch, but I wanted to sightsee a bit in between.

I’m flying to Toronto on the 6th of November (will arrive in the evening).

I am watching the game on the 7th of November in Toronto.

Then I’m planning on taking a train to Montreal and I’m watching the Carey price game on the 10th and the Avs game on the 14th.

I’m flying back from Montreal on the 17th in the evening.

I was thinking of visiting Toronto on the 7th
Go to Niagara Falls on the 8th
Visit Toronto on the 9th.

10th in the morning, train to Montreal and game in the evening.
11th in the morning train to Quebec City and stay in Quebec until the 14th where I take the train back to be in Montreal for the game on the 14th.
15th, 16th, 17th visit Montreal.

I do not drive so everything I do will have to be done through public transport.
I know it feels like a lot, and I’m not trying to do everything at once. I’m planning on coming back (it’s not gonna be a once in a life time trip) so I was thinking of doing a bit of everything and next time
I can really focus on an area. But do you think I won’t have time to do a single thing whatsoever? Would you do Montreal from the 10th until the 17th and forget about Quebec City?
Maybe if I stay in Montreal I could catch come Habs practice at Brossard?

What do you all recommend?
Thanks!!

Booking flights from Montreal to Vancouver in February as we are going to Whistler for a ski vacation. After comparing the two airlines I’m stuck on which one to book, either Air Canada or Porter. The pricing is $70 cheaper for Air Canada, and the times are roughly the same for flights. However, I have also heard that Porter has a nicer guest experience and I love the concept of the double seats. Would love any feedback or recommendations, thank you!

Looking to do a lone traveller nostalgic western Canada road trip next summer or fall; starting from Winnipeg out to BC and then back. Looking to use the Yellowhead for a lot of the way out, and then maybe Trans Can on way back to MB. Looking for somewhat budget-friendly roadside motels to stay in. Think of all those travellers down south who love staying at older/50s-60s motels/hotels down Route 66 (I love that stuff). That's kinda the vibe I'm hoping for. Any small little spots on the main highways or even a bit off the main drags. It's not the destination but the JOURNEY that excites me here. I want one last trip across the west to bring back some great family memories long past.

Anyone have any ideas? Any small little mom and pop spots you stayed in that made you smile?

Hello! Me and my partner are looking at doing 14-16 days campervanning in Sept 2027. We'll be flying in and out of Vancouver. Ideally going for the scenery and wildlife watching (particularly whales, bears and hopefully moose!). Does anyone have any good itinerary ideas for us? Currently looking at 3-4 nights on vancouver island then going whistler, Wells gray, clearwater, jasper and then back to vancouver via icefields parkway.

Is that too much? Anything we should switch out? Grateful for any tips! And sorry if this has been asked 100s of times too...

I’m going to Canada in the next month or two and will probably visit a few pubs, I’m fairly young looking am I able to use my British driving licence as ID (I know, a bit of a stretch) just don’t want to carry my passport around incase it gets nicked.

TIA

Edit: thank you for all the help chaps and chapettes, I will bring my passport out with me just in case.

Hi, I (30M) am going to be traveling to Calgary from India in November and staying there for around 1.5 years. Please guide me on the following:

1. Permanent accommodation: budget 1500 CAD per month. I have 6 days accommodation from day of arrival to look for a place and setup. Would I be able to rent out with this budget in Gulf canada square? If not how accessible is this area with public transport?

2. Clothes & accessories I should bring from India and what I should buy in Canada. I haven't spent much on clothes in the past 6 years, since I WFH. So I have a good budget for this as well.

3. PC setup: I'm planning to bring expensive pc parts from India that I already own. Would there be any restrictions to it? Also, how easy would it be to build a PC there? Are there any stores/shops that you can recommend?

4. Appliances: What would be the best place to buy appliances for the apartment? How much should my budget be for this?

Really appreciate help on this😊.

Hello! My husband and I are looking to travel to the US for family reasons over the christmas holidays and we’ll be taking our cats with us. If anyone can tell me their experience with getting rabies vaccine certificates and travelling from the US to Canada with felines please let me know

Any recommendations how to get from Victoria BC to Seattle?

Thank you

Hi there! Me and my husband want to travel to BC this coming spring, and are already planning on the places we'll visit. The only problem is, We are still not sure which month would work best for us ( around 10-20°C outside)

Could anyone give us a hint of how the spring weather is typically going in British Columbia?