Квебек
Many people know Квебек primarily as a tourist destination, и на Ñамом деле, он обращает больше 4.5 million visitors every year. The only fortified city in North America whose walls are still standing, Old Quebec is preserved as a СпиÑок Ð’Ñемирного наÑÐ»ÐµÐ´Ð¸Ñ Ð®ÐЕСКО. A Canadian Broadcasting Corporation contest named Quebec’s Old City one of the seven wonders of Canada.
Ðа долю туризма приходитÑÑ Ð¼Ð½Ð¾Ð³Ð¾ рабочих меÑÑ‚, but if you’re thinking of living in Квебек, you’ll find employment options beyond the tourism business. Более 40,000 people work in government–Quebec City is the provincial capital–and the region has increasing opportunities in technology, including software, лазеры, robotics, biomedical sciences and pharmaceuticals, environmental technology, и телекоммуникациÑ.
With a population of about 720,000, Quebec isn’t a big city, but it’s one of Canada’s least expensive. Цены на жилье are among the lowest of Canada’s major metropolitan regions.
If you could see yourself living in a mid-sized city in France, you might consider Quebec City. Как Монреале, Quebec City blends a French-inspired lifestyle with the practicality of Canadian services. Life in Quebec City has a certain peaceful quality absent from larger metropolises. And if you enjoy skiing, snowshoeing, Виктория Харбор, или на велоÑипеде, еÑÑ‚ÑŒ много opportunities to get outdoors just outside of town.
Where to Live
For an overview of Quebec City neighborhoods, Ñм Где жить в Квебеке.
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Ð’Ñ‹ должны говорить по-французÑки, чтобы жить в Квебеке? Quebec City is a Francophone city, and you’ll find it much easier to live and work here if you have a working knowledge of French.
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Quebec City relocation resources:
- Квебек ИммиграциÑ: Если вы хотите урегулировать
- Узнав о Квебеке: Quebec newcomers’ guide
- Туризм Квебек: Things to see and do in Quebec City and the surrounding region
- City of Quebec immigrant services: Information about relocating to Quebec City, including cost of living and employment resources. The English-language pages are helpful, but there’s even more information for French-speakers.
- иметь здесь второй дом: Real estate listings in Quebec City (и по вÑей Канаде)
- Chambre immobilière de Québec: Real estate market information from the Quebec real estate board (Только на французÑком Ñзыке)
- Рабочие меÑта Квебек: Job-hunting resources provided by the Government of Quebec. Ð”Ð»Ñ Ð±Ð¾Ð»ÐµÐµ поиÑковых реÑурÑов рабочих меÑÑ‚, Ñм ПоиÑк работы.
- ИнвеÑтируйте в Квебеке: Resources for starting a business in Quebec
- Régie de l’assurance maladie du Québec: Если вы хотите урегулировать
- Квебек МиниÑтерÑтво образованиÑ, Свободное, и Ñпорт: Overview of Quebec’s educational system, Если вы хотите урегулировать
- Центральный Квебек школьный Ñовет: Administers public schools, including English-language schools, в Квебеке
- Quebec independent schools: Lists private schools throughout Quebec
- French language lessons for newcomers to Quebec
- Передвижение Квебеке: Réseau de transport de la Capitale. Although most of the transit information is in French only, click here for an English-language “new customer” направлÑÑ‚ÑŒ к локальной ÑиÑтеме автобуÑа.
- Quebec English-language media: Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph, CBC Radio One (104.7 FM) Квебек AM и Breakaway
- Morrin центр: Cultural center offering a variety of programs and workshops for English speakers in Quebec City
- Выдержки (в чаÑтноÑти) из книги, Проживающих за рубежом в Канаде. Чтобы узнать больше, купить книгу.
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