• Quebec Rental Contracts explained (in French)   (0 Comments)

  The following was linked to on the YearsAbroad.com forums. It’s in French, translations welcome.
  Le bail (ou contrat de location) est une convention écrite entre le locataire (vous) et le propriétaire-bailleur, qui énonce les modalités sur lesquelles vous vous entendez lorsque vous acceptez de louer un logement. Le contrat de location est un document légal, qui [...]

  Tags: accommodation, contract, housing, Québec, rent

• CAQ — Certificat d’Acceptation au Québec   (0 Comments)

  I found it really, really, tough to find out if I needed one of these visas for my 15-week language course in French as a Foreign Language at Université Laval, Québec. In fact, I flew to Canada still not 100% sure if I was going to need one or not, and hoping that I wasn’t going [...]

  Tags: CAQ, certificat, visa, Québec

• The Age Old Accommodation Nightmare   (0 Comments)

  For the first part of my Year Abroad, I chose to take a 15-week language course in French as a Foreign Language at Université Laval, Québec. My grammar was pretty poor, the course promised to be intensive and thorough, and I’d already come to the conclusion that I wanted to do something a bit [...]

  Tags: homeless, residence, accommodation, application, atlantic, before, Laval, Québec

• French as a Foreign Language (FLÉ) at Université Laval   (0 Comments)

  Laval is one of the best universities in North America, the fourth oldest on the continent, but I believe you can find equal, if not better, tuition for a much more cost-effective price elsewhere, probably in Europe.

  Tags: language, French, Laval, price, Québec, value

• Halls of Residence at Université Laval   (0 Comments)

  There are approximately 40′000 students at Université Laval, yet only around 2′300 private rooms - all of which are pretty spartan, so you’ll want to decorate quite a lot with posters and the usual. The majority of students, therefore, live in privately rented accommodation around campus, in the Ste Foy and Sillery districts.
  If you choose [...]

  Tags: halls, residence, accommodation, Laval, Québec