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Canadian Province Visitor Information

Visit these links to Canadian provincial web sites for detailed travel and tourist information.

• British Columbia
• Alberta
• Saskatchewan
• Manitoba
• New Brunswick
• Nova Scotia
• Ontario
• Prince Edward Island
• Quebec

Personal Baggage and Entitlements

As a visitor, you can bring certain goods into Canada for your own use as "personal baggage" during your stay. If you declare these goods when you arrive and take them back with you when you leave, you will not have to pay any duties or taxes. These goods cannot be used by a resident of Canada or on behalf of a business based in Canada. Personal baggage includes clothing, camping equipment, sports equipment, cameras, tape recorders, and even personal computers.

Although rare, the customs officer may ask you to leave a security deposit for your goods, which will be refunded to you after you show that the goods were taken back out of Canada. If this happens, Form E298, Temporary Admission Permit, is issued when you arrive. When you leave Canada, you have to present your goods and the E29B permit to Canada Customs. You will be given a receipt copy of the form and the security deposit will be refunded to you by mail.

More information. Log on to www.customs.gov for more specific travel information, including border wait times and procedures. U.S. citizens also can contact the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Consular Affairs at 202-647-5225, www.state.gov/travel. Canadian residents contact the Consular Affairs Bureau at 1-800-267-6788, www.voyage.gc.ca. Mexican residents contact the U.S. Embassy in Mexico or the Immigration and Naturalization Service at 1-800-375-5283, uscis.gov/.