Declarations and the Canadian Border

When you get to the border in Canada, no matter if you’re traveling by land, sea or air, you will inevitably be asked by a member of border security if you have anything to declare. With this post, you will know the answer to that question!

If you’re coming to Canada via aircraft, you’ll have to fill out a declaration card. This form asks the purpose of your visit, your basic information, and a number of questions about what you may or may not be bringing with you, including firearms, food, cash equating $10,000 or more and so on. When arriving to Canada on land or sea, you will likely be asked these questions verbally rather than having to write it down.

It’s very, very important that you are truthful on these forms as being untruthful could result in a fine or the seizure of the goods you did not declare or falsely declared. For example, if you have more than $10,000 in cash and a CBSA officer discovers it, they can seize the money and force you to pay a fine to get it back. Depending on the goods and the circumstances of finding these goods, you may have to pay anywhere from 25 to 80 percent of the value of everything that was seized. If it’s tobacco or alcohol, they will be permanently seized. Any violation of falsely declaring or failing to declare anything on the declaration card will be noted and may mean you are subject to a more thorough search on future trips to Canada.

So save yourself the trouble and declare everything!

You may want to bring food, plants or even animals with you when entering Canada. This is something you have to be quite careful with, and for good reason. Part of the purpose of Canada’s border protection force is to protect Canada’s economy, food supply and environment. As much as humanly possible, the CBSA must take great care in their biosecurity duties. If you have any questions as to whether or not you can bring something into Canada, be sure to contact the CBSA or stay updated by checking a list of what you can bring on the cbsa website at www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca.

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