Perhaps a bit late now Pete as I guess you're home, but if you look for an ATM will a small "Cirrus" icon within the 'accepted cards' icons, you'll be able to withdraw local cash from your home account with your Aussie MasterCard or Visa. There'll be an extra conversion charge but it's usually only a couple of $. Banks big and small ( but not all ) worldwide are part of Cirrus.
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Yo, been doing that in EU, but the small, local banks (with often not more than 3-5 branches in 2 neighbouring towns) don't even have a single sticker on their ATM's.
The Canadian Dejeunes only display a Visa/Master logo (at least on their rural ATM's, didn't try any in Quebec City).
And while all sales-points accepted the cards for purchases, they only worked in their locally common "chip+signature" mode.
No PIN, no tap+go available.
Edit:
Since the topic has been split into various threads, here are the links to all the parts, in their chronological order.
Checking on Uncle Sam....travel notes, beer and aspen-gold
Peaks + Perks....New England (US) picture book
A Touch Of Quebec (Canada)
Lobster-Tales (Maine, US)
A World Of Its Own...Colorado + The Rockies
Enjoy! :scull: