Is Bécancour safe? Canada travel risk
Is Bécancour safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Bécancour scores 30/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Canada Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 5 Jun 2026); the UK has no advice against travel. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. CDC travel health notice: Level 1, Hepatitis A in Canada (4 Jun 2026). No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Bécancour scores 30/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Canada (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Bécancour: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: health and medical access (47/100) and security (26/100).
A score of 30 is higher than the scores of 32% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Canada travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Situated in Quebec at 46.3333° N, 72.4333° W (elevation 9 m), Bécancour lies 271.9 km WSW of Ottawa. Time zone: America/Toronto.
Quebec
46.3333° N, 72.4333° W
9 m
America/Toronto
13,561
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Canada)
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
CDC Traveler Health Notices for Canada
- Level 1 - Hepatitis A in Canada (Level 1, 4 Jun 2026)
Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Public Domain).
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Canada travel advice & laws.
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