The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is reminding all travellers crossing the border of what to anticipate on the border throughout the busy summer time months.
Officials say this summer time, travellers are returning to a border that’s managed otherwise, with evolving COVID-19 necessities, which may imply delays throughout peak durations.
“The CBSA is working with government and industry partners to mitigate long border wait times, but there are also things that travellers can do to make the process easier for themselves and other travellers,” states a CBSA information launch.
CBSA officers say travellers may help scale back wait occasions on the border by coming ready and by finishing their necessary ArriveCAN submission inside 72 hours earlier than arriving on the border.
Key tips for all travellers:
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Ensure you’re eligible to enter Canada Foreign nationals should meet the admissibility necessities beneath the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and supply applicable journey and immigration documentation. Admissibility choices on entry are made by a border companies officer on the port of entry. -
Understand the principles round COVID-19. There are nonetheless border measures in place for COVID-19. They range relying on who’s travelling—overseas nationals, returning residents or Canadian residents. Answer a couple of questions to search out out which necessities apply to you and for those who can enter Canada. -
Use ArriveCAN. Whether you’re travelling by air, land or marine, all travellers, no matter vaccination standing, are required to submit their info in ArriveCAN (free as a cell app or by web site), as much as 72 hours earlier than getting into Canada. ArriveCAN collects contact, well being and journey info to guard the well being and security of travellers and expedite processing on the border. It is the quickest, best and most safe manner for travellers to point out they meet public well being necessities. -
Travellers should guarantee they’ve probably the most up-to-date model of the ArriveCAN app (seek the advice of the Google Play Store or the App Store for iPhone). -
Travellers ought to print or take a screenshot of their ArriveCAN receipt and convey it with them once they journey. -
Travellers and not using a smartphone or with out cell knowledge can submit their info by signing in on-line by means of a computing system. If travellers are unable to enter their info themselves, they’ll have a pal or member of the family enter the knowledge for them. -
Advance Declaration. Air travellers touchdown in Toronto (YYZ) or Vancouver (YVR) might use ArriveCAN (app or Web model) to finish their customs and immigrations declaration prematurely of their arrival in Canada. This characteristic might be expanded to different airports sooner or later. -
Have all of your paperwork prepared. Travellers ought to have the next able to current to the border companies officer: their ArriveCAN receipt; passport or journey paperwork, proof of vaccination; and identification for all individuals within the automobile. -
Plan forward and verify border wait occasions. Travellers crossing the border by land are inspired to plan to cross throughout non-peak hours, comparable to early morning. The Monday of vacation lengthy weekends are typically the busiest, with longer border wait occasions. -
Entering Canada by water. Unless exempt, all travellers getting into Canada by water, should report their arrival to the CBSA at once. All travellers, together with these with a proper of entry (Canadian residents, everlasting residents and individuals registered beneath the Indian Act), should submit their necessary info in ArriveCAN earlier than, or when, getting into Canada at a marine port of entry. -
Be ready to declare. Travellers returning to Canada should declare all items bought and/or obtained whereas exterior the nation. It is really useful that items not be wrapped as CBSA officers might have to look at them. Have your receipts available from purchases made exterior of Canada. -
Know your exemption limits. Returning residents planning to make purchases or choose up on-line purchases throughout the border ought to concentrate on their exemption limits. Be positive to verify the CBSA obligation and taxes estimator to calculate taxes on items bought within the United States and to assist make knowledgeable choices when buying overseas. -
Residents can convey again tax and obligation free items valued at CAN$200 after being away for twenty-four hours, and items valued at CAN$800 after 48 hours. There aren’t any private exemptions for same-day cross-border buying journeys, so be ready to pay tax on these purchases and probably obligation. Alcohol and tobacco allowances may range relying in your size of absence from Canada. -
Declare any meals, crops, or animals comparable to uncooked poultry merchandise and by-products that aren’t totally cooked, to the border companies officer. There are presently restrictions on imports of dwell birds, fowl merchandise and by-products from states affected by Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza within the United States. Also declare all wooden and wooden merchandise (together with. firewood and wood souvenirs). Be positive to verify the Automated Import Reference System to assist decide all particular import necessities. -
Declare all forex and/or financial devices of CAN$10,000 or extra. It will not be unlawful to convey such quantities into Canada, however it have to be declared on arrival. -
Cannabis. Don’t convey it in. Don’t take it out. Transporting hashish throughout the border in any type, together with any oils containing tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) or cannabidiol (CBD), and not using a allow or exemption licensed by Health Canada stays a severe felony offence topic to arrest and prosecution, regardless of the legalization of hashish in Canada. -
Know the contents of your automobile. Travellers can seek the advice of the CBSA’s web site for info on firearms and different restricted and prohibited items. -
Use the newest expertise. Upon arrival at chosen main airports in Canada, travellers can use a major inspection kiosk to confirm their journey paperwork, affirm their id and full an on-screen declaration. -
Children. When travelling with youngsters, it’s endorsed that the accompanying grownup have a consent letter authorizing them to journey with the kid. Border companies officers are at all times anticipating lacking youngsters, and within the absence of the letter, officers might ask extra questions, to assist them establish the connection between the kid and the accompanying grownup.
For extra info, go to the CBSA web site name us at 1-800-461-9999.