Hi Penne...I am a Canadian, but I can't help you out with the licence thing (I'm only a student)...but I can help you out with a little bit of travel advice so that you don't stand out too much. If you want a more relaxed atmosphere avoid Ontario or Quebec, but if you want madness...come to Southern Ontario...especially the major cities (Toronto etc). There is a lot of diversity here and I love Canada...feel free to email me if you want. Oh and we have provinces, not states