Visitor Information

In addition to the provincial tourism websites listed below, take a look at the official tourism and travel site for Canada at www.travelcanada.ca. Each of the provinces and territories can provide excellent road maps for free or a small fee.

• Nova Scotia Dept. of Tourism, Culture, and Heritage, P.O. Box 456, 1800 Argyle St., Halifax, NS B3J 2R5 (tel. 800/565-0000 or 902/425-5781; http://novascotia.com).

• New Brunswick Department of Tourism and Parks, P.O. Box 12345, Campbellton, NB E3N 3T6 (tel. 800/561-0123; www.tourismnewbrunswick.ca).

• Tourism Prince Edward Island, P.O. Box 2000, Charlottetown, PEI C1A 7N8 (tel. 800/463-4734; www.gentleisland.com).

• Newfoundland and Labrador Dept. of Tourism, Culture and Recreation, P.O. Box 8700, St. John's, NL A1B 4J6 (tel. 800/563-6353 or 709/729-2831; www.newfoundlandandlabradortourism.com).

• Tourisme Quebec, P.O. Box 979, Montreal, PQ H3C 2W3 (tel. 877/266-5687 or 514/873-2015; www.bonjourquebec.com).

• Ontario Tourism, Hearst Block, 10th Floor, 900 Bay St., Toronto, ON M7A 2E1 (tel. 800/668-2746; www.ontariotravel.net).

• Travel Manitoba, (mailing) 7th Floor, 155 Carlton St., Winnipeg, MB R3C 3H8; (visitors center) Explore Manitoba Center, 21 Forks Market Rd., Winnipeg, MB R3C 4T7 (tel. 800/665-0040; www.travelmanitoba.com).

• Tourism Saskatchewan, 1922 Park St., Regina, SK S4P 3V7 (tel. 877/237-2273 or 306/787-9600; www.sasktourism.com).

• Travel Alberta, Box 2500, Edmonton, AB T5J 2Z4 (tel. 800/252-3782 or 780/427-4321; www.travelalberta.com).

• Tourism British Columbia, 200 Burrard St., Plaza Level, Vancouver, BC V6C 3L6 (tel. 800/HELLO-BC or 604/683-2000; www.hellobc.com).

• Tourism Yukon, P.O. Box 2703, Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2C6 (tel. 800-661-0494; www.travelyukon.com).

• NWT Arctic Tourism, P.O. Box 610, Yellowknife, NWT X1A 2N5 (tel. 800/661-0788 or 867/873-7200; www.explorenwt.com).

• Nunavut Tourism, P.O. Box 1450, Iqaluit, NU X0A 0H0 (tel. 866/686-2888 or 867/979-6551; www.nunavuttourism.com).

For general information about Canada's national parks, contact Parks Canada National Office, 25 Eddy St., Hull, PQ K1A 0M5 (tel. 888/773-8888; www.pc.gc.ca).

City Sites

Internet city guides are a good way to navigate without getting lost in the virtual countryside. Here are some to check out for Canada's top cities:

• Montreal: www.tourism-montreal.org (Bonjour a la Montreal), http://english.montrealplus.ca (Montreal Plus), or www.montreal.worldweb.com (Montreal Worldweb)

• Quebec: www.quebecregion.com (Quebec City and Area Tourism and Convention Bureau), www.quebecplus.ca (Quebec Plus), or www.quebec.worldweb.com (Quebec Worldweb)

• Ottawa: www.ottawakiosk.com (Ottawa Kiosk) or www.ottawaplus.ca (Ottawa Plus)

• Toronto: www.toronto.com (Toronto.com), www.torontotourism.com (Tourism Toronto), www.toronto.worldweb.com (Toronto Worldweb), or www.gaytoronto.com (Gay Toronto)

• Winnipeg www.destinationwinnipeg.ca (Destination Winnipeg)

• Calgary: www.tourismcalgary.com (Tourism Calgary), www.discovercalgary.com (Calgary Worldweb), or www.calgaryplus.ca (Calgary Plus)

• Edmonton: www.edmonton.ca (City of Edmonton), www.discoveredmonton.com (Edmonton Worldweb), www.edmontonplus.ca (Edmonton Plus), or www.edmonton.com (Edmonton Tourism)

• Vancouver: www.tourism-vancouver.org (Tourism Vancouver), www.vancouverplus.ca (Vancouver Plus), or www.whistler.com (Whistler Resort Guide)

• Victoria: www.city.victoria.bc.ca (City of Victoria), or www.victoriabc.com (Victoria BC)