{"id":1215,"date":"2021-02-17T12:20:12","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T17:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/ouinternational\/?page_id=1215"},"modified":"2024-01-29T12:19:54","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T17:19:54","slug":"ora-ra-student-links","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/ouinternational\/ora-ra-student-links\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/ouinternational\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/01\/PNG_ora-1024x443.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-236\" width=\"242\" height=\"105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/ouinternational\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/01\/PNG_ora-1024x443.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/ouinternational\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/01\/PNG_ora-300x130.png 300w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/ouinternational\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/01\/PNG_ora-1536x664.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/ouinternational\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/01\/PNG_ora-2048x886.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 242px) 100vw, 242px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background\" style=\"background-color:#d8eff8\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>This page features a list of links and documents that we believe will be useful and interesting for students coming to Ontario from Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes. We encourage you to send us suggestions of other helpful links that you think belong here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Please note: The ORA Program takes no responsibility whatsoever for the contents of the websites and\/or the services accessed through the external links listed below!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_001be2-c0, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_001be2-c0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_001be2-c0\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_001be2-c0 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_001be2-c0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_001be2-c0\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_001be2-c0 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_001be2-c0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_001be2-c0\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h5 class=\"kt-adv-heading_001be2-c0 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-accent-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_001be2-c0\">Important Offices<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.international.gc.ca\/country-pays\/france\/index.aspx?lang=eng\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Canadian Embassy, Paris<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_21b8e0-52, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_21b8e0-52[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_21b8e0-52\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_21b8e0-52 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_21b8e0-52[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_21b8e0-52\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_21b8e0-52 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_21b8e0-52[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_21b8e0-52\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h5 class=\"kt-adv-heading_21b8e0-52 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-accent-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_21b8e0-52\">Health Insurance for International Students<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uhip.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UHIP: Universities Health Insurance Plan<\/a> (all universities except Windsor)<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uwindsor.ca\/studentexchange\/300\/insurance-plans\" target=\"_blank\">Health insurance at the University of Windsor<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/travel.gc.ca\/travelling\/documents\/travel-insurance\" target=\"_blank\">Health insurance for travel outside Canada<\/a>\u00a0(Note: additional health insurance is strongly recommended for travel outside Canada)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_f419f3-af, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_f419f3-af[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_f419f3-af\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_f419f3-af mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_f419f3-af[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_f419f3-af\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_f419f3-af img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_f419f3-af[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_f419f3-af\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h5 class=\"kt-adv-heading_f419f3-af wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-accent-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_f419f3-af\">Public Media<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvo.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TVO<\/a> (TVOntario)<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tfo.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">TFO<\/a> (T\u00e9l\u00e9-Fran\u00e7aise d&#8217;Ontario)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/radio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CBC Radio<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ici.radio-canada.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ICI Radio Canada<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/television\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CBC TV<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ici.radio-canada.ca\/tele\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ICI Radio Canada (T\u00e9l\u00e9vision)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_82fec5-da, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_82fec5-da[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_82fec5-da\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_82fec5-da mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_82fec5-da[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_82fec5-da\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_82fec5-da img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_82fec5-da[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_82fec5-da\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h5 class=\"kt-adv-heading_82fec5-da wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-accent-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_82fec5-da\">National Newspapers<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Globe and Mail<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nationalpost.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Post<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_055d3c-01, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_055d3c-01[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_055d3c-01\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_055d3c-01 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_055d3c-01[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_055d3c-01\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_055d3c-01 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_055d3c-01[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_055d3c-01\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h5 class=\"kt-adv-heading_055d3c-01 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-accent-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_055d3c-01\">Travel, etc.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/weather.gc.ca\/forecast\/canada\/index_e.html?id=ON\" target=\"_blank\">The weather in Ontario<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.destinationontario.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Destination Ontario<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ontarioparks.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ontario Parks<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ontarioparks.ca\/park-locator\" target=\"_blank\">Ontario Parks Guide<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pc.gc.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">Parks Canada<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/brucetrail.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Bruce Trail<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/hikeontario.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hike Ontario<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.travellerspoint.com\/accommodation\/canada\/\" target=\"_blank\">Traveller&#8217;s Point: Budget accommodation<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.parkreports.com\/fall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fall Colours Report<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_ab1ee6-17, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_ab1ee6-17[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_ab1ee6-17\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_ab1ee6-17 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_ab1ee6-17[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_ab1ee6-17\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_ab1ee6-17 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_ab1ee6-17[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_ab1ee6-17\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h5 class=\"kt-adv-heading_ab1ee6-17 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-accent-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_ab1ee6-17\">Maps<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontario.ca\/page\/official-road-map-ontario\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Official road map of Ontario<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.lib.utexas.edu\/maps\/canada.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Other maps of Canada<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_a45d16-cd, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_a45d16-cd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_a45d16-cd\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_a45d16-cd mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_a45d16-cd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_a45d16-cd\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_a45d16-cd img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_a45d16-cd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_a45d16-cd\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h5 class=\"kt-adv-heading_a45d16-cd wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-accent-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_a45d16-cd\">Transportation in Canada<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.viarail.ca\/en\" target=\"_blank\">VIA Rail Canada<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flixbus.ca\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.flixbus.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">Flixbus Canada<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/ca.megabus.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Megabus<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aircanada.com\" target=\"_blank\">Air Canada<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westjet.com\/en-ca\" target=\"_blank\">WestJet<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flyporter.com\/en-ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Porter Airlines<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_0e49be-d4, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_0e49be-d4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_0e49be-d4\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_0e49be-d4 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_0e49be-d4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_0e49be-d4\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_0e49be-d4 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_0e49be-d4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_0e49be-d4\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h5 class=\"kt-adv-heading_0e49be-d4 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-accent-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_0e49be-d4\">Download<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/ouinternational\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/02\/ORA-course-credit-form.docx\">Course Credit Form<\/a> (for use&nbsp;<em>only<\/em> if your home university requires you to present more detailed information on courses than is provided by your host university&#8217;s transcript)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_879d7b-c3, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_879d7b-c3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_879d7b-c3\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_879d7b-c3 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_879d7b-c3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_879d7b-c3\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_879d7b-c3 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_879d7b-c3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_879d7b-c3\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h5 class=\"kt-adv-heading_879d7b-c3 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-accent-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_879d7b-c3\">Also\u2026<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZZyDsF-Gp3o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Sweater<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mWQf13B8epw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Canadian, Please<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=f389hIxZAOc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Blackfly Song<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/ouinternational\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/01\/PNG_ora-1024x443.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-236\" width=\"242\" height=\"105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/ouinternational\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/01\/PNG_ora-1024x443.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/ouinternational\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/01\/PNG_ora-300x130.png 300w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/ouinternational\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/01\/PNG_ora-1536x664.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/ouinternational\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/01\/PNG_ora-2048x886.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 242px) 100vw, 242px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This page features a list of links and documents that we believe will be useful and interesting for students coming to Ontario from Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes. We encourage you to send us suggestions of other helpful links that you think belong here. Please note: The ORA Program takes no responsibility whatsoever for the contents of the websites [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":394,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1215","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"taxonomy_info":[],"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":{"display_name":"ddarby","author_link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/ouinternational\/author\/ddarby\/"},"comment_info":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/ouinternational\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1215","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/ouinternational\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/ouinternational\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/ouinternational\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/394"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/ouinternational\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1215"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/ouinternational\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1215\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2034,"href":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/ouinternational\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1215\/revisions\/2034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/ouinternational\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1215"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}