Information for Canadian Residents Travelling Abroad

Know Before You Go

• Passport information (Passport Canada)
• How much alcohol and or tobacco may I bring back?
• What can I bring back after being away?
• What are the requirements for importing a motor vehicle? [PDF 186 Kb]
• Cross border currency reporting
• General border services information
• Transporting personal vehicles back to Canada from the U.S. by commercial carrier

How and where do I make my declaration

• Customs Declaration Card - Completion Guide
• Multi-lingual Translation of the Traveller Declaration Card

Restrictions on what you can bring into Canada

• Bringing in animals and pets
• What can I bring into Canada
• Importing plants

Postal Imports

• Prohibited and controlled goods
• Goods to follow
• Duty-free and tax-exempt
• Dutiable and taxable
• Goods and services tax (GST)
• Harmonized sales tax (HST)
• Provincial sales tax (PST)
• Reassess duty and taxes
• Firearms
• Settlers and immigrants
• Return to sender
• Tracing parcels
• Related information and D Memos
• More Information

Forms and publications

• Forms and Publications for Canadian Travellers

Other Government of Canada Sites

• Bon Voyage, but... (Foreign Affairs Canada)
• Information for Travellers - Travel Health Advisories (Public Health Agency of Canada)