2024-2025 Official Tourist Guide of the Îles de la Madeleine

General Information – Travelling in Québec

Cell phones Use of a cell phone is prohibited while driving Canadian Currency The legal currency in Québec is the Canadian dollar (CAD), which is divided into 100 cents. Bank notes are available in denominations of 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 dollars, and coins in denominations of 5, 10 and 25 cents as well as 1 and 2 dollars. Bank cards and major credit cards are also accepted almost everywhere. Tipping Tipping is customary in restaurants, bars and taxis. The amount, which is not included in the bill, is generally equivalent to 15% of the total bill before taxes. For quick tip calculations, Québecers normally add up both taxes. Tipping bellhops or porters is at your discretion (generally, $1 per bag).

Taxes Québec has two taxes: the 5% federal goods and services tax (GST), and the 9.975% Québec sales tax (QST). An accommodation tax of 3.5% of the room price per night also applies in our region.

Emergencies Emergency 911, 310-4141 or *4141 (from a cell phone) Info-Santé (medical advice) 811 Québec Poison Control Centre

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1 800 463‑5060 Coast Guard

Marine Distress: 1 800 463-4393 Water pollution: 1 800 363-4735

Front cover photography: M.Dupuis Collaboration:

General Director: Michel Bonato Project and Editing Manager, Tourist Guide: Kathia Cambron Translation: Clémence Boudreau Cartography Update:

unintentional omissions or errors. The next edition will be published in spring 2025. © Tourisme Îles de la Madeleine Legal Deposit: — Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec, 2024 — Library and Archives Canada, 2024 ISBN 978-2-920930-28-5 ISSN 1495-0936

Alliance de l’industrie touristique du Québec This tourist guide was published by Tourisme Îles de la Madeleine in collaboration with its partners. Only the members of the regional tourism association are included in this guide. The information in this guide was up to date as of fall 2023, and is subject to change without notice. Tourisme Îles de la Madeleine is not responsible for any

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