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Staying safe

• •Safety in Canada is not usually a problem, and some basic common sense will go a long way.
• •If you travel near the Canadian-U.S.
• •Policing: Police in Canada are usually hardworking, honest, and trustworthy individuals.
• •There are three main types of police forces in Canada: federal, provincial and municipal.
• •In their capacity as a federal police force, RCMP officers typically wear regular police uniforms and drive police cruisers while performing their duties.…

Staying healthy

• •You are unlikely to face health problems here that you wouldn't face in any other Western industrialized country (despite claims of inferior care, which often varies by hospital and is usually exaggerated).
• •In the summers of the late 2000s and early 2010s, Canadians in some provinces (Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta) have faced a few cases of West Nile virus, an occasionally fatal infection transmitted by mosquitoes.
• •Most Canadian provinces have banned all indoor smoking in public places such as hospitals and schools and near entrances.
• •Food preparation: Canada has quite high standards for restaurant and grocer cleanliness.
• •Health care: Health care in Canada is generally of a standard comparable to other Western nations.
• •Compared to the United States, medical care in Canada is about 30-60% less expensive.…