The Ministère des Transports du Québec (MTQ) Internet site is simple and user-friendly in order to facilitate quick and efficient retrieval of information.

Navigation bar

 

The Home link of the navigation bar appears at the top of every page, enabling you to return to the home page of the site at any time. The Site Map link takes you to a page where the content of each section is indexed, thereby making it easier to locate specific subthemes and subjects.

The Email link takes you to a page containing all of the information necessary to contact the ministère des Transports by e-mail, telephone or mail. The page also contains links to other departments and agencies providing related services.

The Québec Portal link takes you to the home page of the Québec government portal.

The Press Releases link gives access to the list of press releases issued by the Minister and the department, and posted in the News Services section of the Québec government portal.

The FAQ (frequently asked questions) link takes you to the answers to the questions most often asked the department. The answers also contain links to the pages of the site where a specific subject is dealt with in detail.

The Français link takes you directly to the corresponding page in French. In the French version, the English link takes you directly to the corresponding English page. If there is no such page, you will be taken to a page enabling you to return to the previous page, or go to the site map or home page.

It should be noted that the content of the English-language version of the site complies with the Politique gouvernementale relative à l’emploi et à la qualité de la langue française dans l’Administration (Québec policy on the use and quality of French in the government). The English version is composed either of content for which an English translation was most often requested or of content that applies to a large number of Anglophones. You can compare the content of the two versions on the Site Map page. In the case of pages for which there is no translation, the French heading is indicated, with a link, in parentheses beside the English heading. If the link is on the English heading, the page exists in English.

Menu bar

 

The menu bar, which appears on all first-level and second-level pages, enables you to go directly to another menu or a submenu element.

The Inforoutière menu gives access to information on all subjects of potential interest to road users: traffic Webcams; official road map; road conditions; distances between cities; and traffic impediments caused by road works.

The Trucking menu takes you to information on all aspects of trucking in Québec: cargo securement; bulk trucking; vehicle load and size both during the thaw period and the rest of the year; transportation of dangerous substances; special permits; signs banning trucks on certain roads; and the Act respecting owners and operators of heavy vehicles.

The Road Network menu combines all links to the various aspects of the management, maintenance and operation of the road network, particularly the network under the responsibility of the ministère des Transports du Québec—namely, autoroutes, highways, regional roads and collector roads. It also contains links to the following subjects: cycling facilities; roadways; the environment; standardization; and road signs. It should be noted that, on the French-language version of the site, the Structures link gives access to a very interesting section on Québec’s covered bridges that provides a description of each bridge along with drawings and photos.

The Transport Modes menu takes you to information on passenger transportation and the transportation of goods and merchandise (with the exception of trucking). The information is presented by mode of transportation, that is, rail and maritime transportation. The Passenger transportation section deals exclusively with land transport?taxi and paratransit services. Lastly, a section contains the English version of the transportation plans.

The Safety menu contains links to all aspects of transportation safety, a major component of the department’s mission. Transportation safety concerns such matters as road safety, off-road vehicle safety, and the different means of raising public safety awareness (e.g. safety campaigns, such as the one on winter driving, and quizzes).

The Ministry menu combines links to information on the administration and management of the department, including on: the Minister; agencies and government corporations; the budget; the declaration of services to the public; the administrative chart; and research and development projects.

The Services menu groups the following links: Documentation and publications; Laws and regulations; To contact us; Assistance programs; and Services to the public. The Documentation and publications heading gives access to the department’s Publications bank, the on-line publications posted on this site, information on the laws and regulations administered by the Minister of Transport, various transportation statistics and the services provided by the Transports Québec documentation centre.

The Regions menu presents each of the ministère des Transports' administrative regions and gives access to the Québec Governement's regional portals.

Left menu

 

The left menu, as displayed at the top of this page, appears on the home page and introductory pages of the site, and is comprised of the Search box and the Index section, followed by the link Need help?

The Search box appears on all pages of the site and enables you to use the search engine of the government portal.

The Direct access menu displays a list of shortcuts to all subjects dealt with on the site. It takes you directly to the page concerning the subject of your choice.

The left menu on the other pages of the site, as shown here, contains the headings of the sections accessed by the cybernaut.

The blue title enables you to access the introductory page of the section, when there is one, or to return to the general menu of the section when you are in a submenu.

All section headings are displayed, while only the subjects of the selected heading (in bold) are displayed. The subject selected is highlighted in yellow. When it is several pages long, you can return to the first page, from any of the subsequent pages, by clicking on the subject.

Navigation icons

 

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	Takes you to a version of the page specially designed for printing. All pages of the site are printed by means of a style sheet different from the screen display.
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	To send us your comments and suggestions
	Frequently asked questions (on a given subject)

Tips

 

At any time, you can move the cursor to an icon to read what it is or the destination page.

For optimum viewing, minimum screen resolution should should be 800 x 600 pixels. The Website was developed to meet with W3C standards (XHTML 1.0 transitional).

If you have trouble printing a page in its entirety, bring the left and right margins to zero.  In order to do so :

• in the File menu, choose Page setup and modify margins.

Acrobat^TM Portable Document Format (PDF)

 

Several documents on our site are presented in PDF format. They are all identified with this icon. To open such files, you need Adobe^TM Acrobat Reader^TM software, which is distributed free of charge on the Adobe^TM company site. We suggest you obtain it.

Flash animation

 

Some files on our site are Flash animations. They are all identified with this icon . To open such files, you need Madromedia^TM Flash Player^TM software, which is distributed free of charge on the Madromedia^TM website. We suggest you obtain it.

Conversational content in Apple^MD QuickTime^MD

 

Some files on our site are animations in Quicktime. They are all identified with this icon . To open such files, you need QuickTime^TM software, which is distributed free of charge on the Apple ^TM website. We suggest you obtain it.

Conversational content in Microsoft Windows Media^MD

 

Some files on our site are videos in Windows Media^TM. They are all identified with this icon . To open such files, you need Windows Media^MD software, which is distributed free of charge on the Microsoft^TM website. We suggest you obtain it.

Accessibility

 

• Downloadable software (2.3 Mo): this utility program displays a keyboard and adds a magnifying glass to your computer.
• For advice on how to use these tools as well as information on the access functions to new technologies, visit this site : www.microsoft.com/enable/