GLOBALAW AMERICA REGIONAL MEETING Montreal, Canada 25-27 June 2015 PRACTICAL INFORMATION Local Contacts Host Firm Morency Societe d’Avocats SENCRL 500 Place d'Armes 25th Floor Montreal Quebec H2Y 2W2 Canada Phone: +1 514 845 3533 Michel Dubois Diane Bellavance Marie-Christine Mikhael M: +1 514 893 7244 M: +1 514 434 9544 M : +1 514 296 2666 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Globalaw Secretariat Olga Dovzhanchuk Angela Meurer Nuria Codina M: + 32 498 917 563 M: + 32 487 164 485 M: + 32 491 531 157 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Emergency Phone Numbers Police: 911 Fire/Ambulance: 119 Meeting Venue Inter-Continental Montreal 360 Saint Antoine Ouest Montreal Quebec H2Y3X4 Email: [email protected] Subway station: Place D'Armes Check in: 4:00 PM Check Out: 12:00 PM Perfectly placed for business or leisure, the InterContinental Montreal is connected to the Montreal Convention Centre and boasts stunning views overlooking Old Montreal and the port. Nearby you’ll find many places to explore in the old city of Montreal, including Notre-Dame Basilica. Upon your return, enjoy signature cocktails at the Sarah B. bar, relax in our salt-water lap pool or sample the sumptuous menu at Osco! Restaurant. Retire to a spacious guest room, knowing every comfort is provided. GLOBALAW AMERICA REGIONAL MEETING Montreal, Canada 25-27 June 2015 Currency The unit of Canadian currency is Canadian dollars. Its sign is $ and its ISO code is CAD. You can buy Canadian Dollars at foreign exchange banks and other authorized money exchangers. Remember to bring along your passport to help facilitate exchanges. Credit, debit and prepaid cards of international brands are acceptable at a wide variety of merchants. Cards are accepted in restaurants, large shops and department stores; however, they cannot be used to pay for most of short distance train/subway fares. ATMs that accept foreign cards are widely available within Canada. Check the exchange rate before your departure at http://www.xe.com/ Transportation from International Airport to Inter-Continental Montreal There is one airport in Montreal: Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport. It is located 20km from downtown Montreal and handles all international and domestic flights. Trudeau is the busiest airport in the province of Quebec and one of the busiest in the whole of Canada. From Montreal Airport: Limousine/Taxi: Travel time - Approx. 20 - 30 minutes The one way charge is approximately 40 CAD for a standard taxi. You can find a number of taxis located outside the airport at the nearest taxi rank. The hotel can also send a limousine (towncar) to pick you up. The charges are 90.00 CAD including tax and service (the return from the hotel to the airport is 71.00 CAD). A 5% administration fee will apply if you decide to add the limousine charge to your room. Shuttle: Travel time - Approx. 40-45 minutes The city of Montreal offers the shuttle “747”, 24 hours a day. The cost is 10 CAD per person, and your tickets give you access to the subway and buses for a period of 24 hours. Please note, that this shuttle does not take you directly to the hotel, you will have to walk for 8 minutes to reach the InterContinental (see map below). Please ask the bus driver to drop you off at the corner of Jeanne-Mance and René Lévesque Street. For more information and schedules: http://www.stm.info/English/info/a-747.htm?gclid=COXXidbI96ACFclM5Qodml9txg Page 2 of 7 GLOBALAW AMERICA REGIONAL MEETING Montreal, Canada 25-27 June 2015 Taxi Fares: It is generally simple to hail a taxi in Montreal, and hotels and train stations usually have orderly queues. Taxi vacancy is indicated by a lit-up taxi light on top of the vehicle. Taxis normally hold 4 passengers and all use meters. Fares start at $3.45, then the meter rises by $1.7 every kilometre. The fare can also increase by about $0.63 every minute stuck in traffic. It is standard practice to tip a taxi driver anything between 10% - 20%. Dress Code Welcome Cocktail & Dinner (25 June) - Smart Casual (Jacket – Tie Optional) Business Sessions (26, 27 June) - Business Attire Gala Dinner (26 June) - Dark suit (Tie Optional) for men and cocktail dresses for women Globalaw Street Hockey Tournament (27 June) - Sport attire and sport shoes Guest Tours – Casual with comfortable shoes Don’t forget to take your swimwear to enjoy the hotel’s swimming pool. Gala Dinner Venue Cocktail: Pointe-à-Callière, Musée d'archéologie et d'histoire de Montréal 350 Place Royale Old Montréal, QC H2Y 3Y5 Dinner: L'Arrivage 350 Place Royale Old Montréal, QC H2Y 3Y5 Street Hockey Tournament Cegep du Vieux Montreal 255 A Ontario Est. Montreal H2X 1X6 Phone Canada’s country code is ‘1’. Time Zone Montreal is located on the UTC/GMT -4 hours To find the corresponding time in your country, please visit: www.worldtimeserver.com Tipping Tipping is customary in Canada and the locals always do it. It is customary to tip approximately 15% on the total bill before tax, 20% for exceptional service. Ultimately, tipping is personal, so if 10% is your preference, that is okay but 15% is customary and expected. Bargaining Page 3 of 7 GLOBALAW AMERICA REGIONAL MEETING Montreal, Canada 25-27 June 2015 It is not customary to bargain in Canada. Business Hours Weekdays Saturdays Sunday & Bank Holidays Banks 10:00-18:00 10:00-18:00 11:00-18:00 Post Offices 08:00-20:00 09:00-16:00 closed Dept. Stores 10:00-17:00 10:00-18:00 11:00-17:00 (closed bank holiday) Shops 10:00-17:00 10:00-18:00 11:00-17:00 (closed bank holiday) Museums 10:00-17:00 10:00-17:00 10:00-17:00 Offices 8:00-5:00 closed closed Safety Instructions Montreal is considered to be a very safe place where people are friendly and helpful. That said, with 3.8 million people in the area, crime does exist so make sure you keep your wits about you for pickpockets. In case of an emergency, an emergency phone call can be made free of charge from any phone including public pay phones at the following number: 911. Language Canada’s national languages are English and French. Quebec is the only Canadian province that has a predominantly French-speaking population, and the only one to have French as its sole provincial official language. Electrical power points The voltage used throughout Canada is uniformly 110 volts, A.C. and 60 Hertz. Canadian power outlets accept plugs with 2 flat pins. The configuration is the same as that used by American 2-flat plugs and plugs are compatible. Please note that there are no columnar-shaped plugs or 3-pin plugs used in Canada. It is advisable to purchase a plug adapter beforehand for plugs that feature other configurations. Weather Canada has four distinct seasons. Summer (June – August) brings warmer temperatures, with average highs of 24O C, but low humidity levels. Warmer weather means you can enjoy more of Montreal's great outdoor offerings, such as sitting on one of many patios or just soaking up the city's rich, historic atmosphere. Evenings can still be a bit chilly; a light jacket or shawl is recommended. Page 4 of 7 GLOBALAW AMERICA REGIONAL MEETING Montreal, Canada 25-27 June 2015 Montreal Guides http://www.tourisme-montreal.org/Discover-montreal/Montreal-by-theme http://www.lonelyplanet.com/canada/montreal Recommended Bars & Restaurants NAME DESCRIPTION CONTACTS 455 Margueritte de Youville Atelier Authentic Argentinian Steak House, open www.atelierargentine.com Argentine Wednesdays to Saturday till 1:00 am. +1 514-287-3362 1073 Beaver Hall Beaver Hall French Bistro. The finest bistro cuisine! Discover www.beaverhall.ca classic dishes reinvented by chef Jerome Ferrer. +1 514-866-1331 410 Rue St-Vincent Bevo Bar Trendy Italian eatery turning out wood-fired pizzas, www.bevopizza.com Pizzeria unique drinks and DJs from Thursday to Saturday. +1 514-861-5039 Modern and a favourite with critics. Chef Jerome 1227 De la Montagne Europea Ferrer and his team have created this destination a www.europea.ca must while in Montreal. +1 514-398-9229 Chef-owner Graziella Battista's chic 3-floor 116 Rue McGill Graziella restaurant turns out upscale Italian dishes. www.restaurantgraziella.ca +1 514-876-0116 House of Venerable space for live jazz & BBQ in a snazzy art 2060 Aylmer Street Jazz nouveau space with a terrace. www.houseofjazz.ca +1 514-842-8656 Queue De 1181, rue de la Montagne Montreal’s best steak and seafood restaurant by far. Cheval www.queuedecheval.com +1 514-390-0091 Farm-fresh Québécois dishes & tasting menus from 900 Place Jean-Paul Riopelle TOQUÉ! renowned chef Normand Laprise, plus fine wines. www.restaurant-toque.com +1 514-499-2084 Diverse styles of live jazz & popular jam sessions, in 1254 Mackay Street Upstairs a brick-wall semi-basement with casual fare. www.upstairsjazz.com +1 514-931-6808 Key Events: Exposition of RODIN at the Montreal Museum of Fines Arts | 30 May - 18 October, 2015 The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) was one of the first museums in North America to build up an encyclopaedic collection worthy of the name. It now numbers over 41,000 works from Antiquity to today, making it unique in Canada. It comprises paintings, sculptures, graphic arts, photographs and decorative art objects The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts in collaboration with the Musée Rodin, Paris organised the biggest exhibition devoted to Rodin ever presented in Canada.