What should I pay attention to when traveling to Canada?

Security:

1. Raise awareness of prevention and maintain high vigilance.

Be careful not to leave your handbag when you check your luggage.

Please take your passport and other important documents with you, don't put them in your handbag.

Don't carry a lot of cash, and don't put it in your handbag.

Valuables should not be put in one handbag by one person, but should be put in multiple handbags by different people to reduce the loss when stolen.

6. Try to put valuables in the trunk when traveling by car to prevent being robbed by smashing windows.

7. Please report the case to the airport police immediately and contact the Consulate General of China in Canada.

Time difference:

Canada is a vast country with six time zones. There is a time difference of four and a half hours between British Columbia facing the sea and Newfoundland Island in the east (four hours to Labrador). 1 hour eastward (30 minutes in Newfoundland); To the west, negative 1 hour. Be careful when moving across provinces. Canada adopts daylight saving time from April to 10, and the implementation period of daylight saving time is usually from April to 10. The implementation period of daylight saving time is usually from the first Sunday in April to the last Sunday in 10, but sometimes it varies from year to year. In addition, only Saskatchewan does not implement daylight saving time.

Taxes:

GST (consumption tax) Since 199 1 1, Canada has implemented a 7% consumption tax system, which is called GST(goosandservicestax). Since this is a federal tax, it is paid separately from the provincial tax that has always existed. However, there is also a goods and services tax return system for overseas tourists.

Mobile phone and calling card

Mobile phone: roaming fee for mobile phone is 7.99 yuan/minute, SMS is 0.99 yuan/message, and surfing the Internet is 10 yuan/megabyte.

Canadian SIM card: Internet card There are several mainstream operators in Canada: Bell, Rogers, Telus, Fido and Simpro. There are two mobile phone systems in Canada: GSM and CDMA, which can work at the frequency of 800,850, 1900 GHz. If the mobile phone meets the frequency, you can generally buy a SIM card from Rogers, Fido or SprintCanada for 20 Canadian dollars.

Bell: For use in Canada, the monthly fee is 20 Canadian dollars/month, domestic free 100 minute, domestic caller 0.2 Canadian dollars/minute, domestic caller 0.2 Canadian dollars/minute, China caller 0.4 Canadian dollars/minute and China 0.25 Canadian dollars/article.

Prepaid card: GSM or 3G mobile phone can be used, which is cheaper than GSM. It takes about a minute to call back to 0.5 yuan.

CallingCard: It can only be used to make phone calls, but the tariff is relatively cheap. There is no need to add local telephone charges for making domestic calls at night, which is about 5 Canadian dollars/1000 minutes.

At the same time, it is also suggested to use relatively cheap calling cards such as Rebtel, and use software such as Skype and Gtalk in areas with WIFI coverage to reduce communication costs. WIFI Canada's mobile Internet package costs more. Usually major shopping malls, hotels, restaurants, universities, airports, etc. There is WIFI coverage, and most hotels also have network ports. It is suggested that you can also bring a wireless 3G router to avoid the situation that you can't search for a signal or WIFI needs a password.

network environment

Many public places, shops and restaurants in Canada will have free Wifi, so make good use of it. The wireless network construction in Canada can be said to be very good, and it is still expanding. Nowadays, many coffee shops, schools, libraries and other public places can access the Internet wirelessly. With a notebook computer, it is very convenient to access the network easily in many public places.

Power supply and voltage

The household power supply in Canada is different from that in China, which is 1 10V, 60Hz. Flat socket with three holes and two holes. It is best to bring your own adapter and multi-hole socket in China.