MUST SEE: Freezing rain turns Canadian roads into rinks

Tuesday, December 27, 2016, 3:39 PM - You know it's winter in Canada when you see your neighbour opt for skates instead of boots to check the mail.

Several hours of freezing rain hit Ontario and Quebec on Boxing Day, turning roads and highways into skating rinks.

Many residents laced up and enjoyed the frozen precipitation.

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Here are some viewer-submitted videos from Monday.

Courtesy: Zachary Trépanier -- Montreal, Que.

Courtesy: Barrie Parkman -- Kanata, Ottawa, Ontario

Courtesy: Marcel Caciagli Rocha -- North Bay, Ontario

Courtesy: Mike Hillewaere -- Riverside South, Ottawa, Ontario

Courtesy: Brad Innes -- Moose Factory, Ontario

Courtesy: Brian Methot -- Orléans, Ottawa, Ontario

Courtesy: Mike Holmes -- Kanata, Ottawa, Ontario

Courtesy: Alyssa Travers -- Pickering, Ontario

Courtesy: Daniel Dupuis -- North Bay, Ontario