How to report

• In person at a CBSA customs office
• By mail
• By courier
• Failure to report
• What happens with the information you give us?

In person at a CBSA customs office

If you are entering or leaving Canada and are carrying $10,000 or more including any combination of coins, domestic or foreign bank notes, and securities, such as travellers cheques, stocks and bonds, you have to complete Form E677, Cross-Border Currency or Monetary Instruments Report - Individual. If the currency or monetary instruments that you are reporting are not your own, you will be required to complete Form E667, Cross-Border Currency or Monetary Instruments Report - General. You must complete the reporting form, sign it, and hand it to a customs officer at the nearest CBSA customs office that is open at the time you are travelling.

By mail

If you are sending $10,000 or more into Canada through the mail, you must complete Form E667 and include it with the money. In addition, you must complete a Universal Postal Convention label and attach it to the item being mailed.

If you are sending $10,000 or more from Canada by mail, you have to complete Form E667 and include it with the item being mailed, and mail or submit a completed copy of Form E667 to the nearest CBSA customs office at the same time or before you mail the package.

Additional postal requirements may exist when importing or exporting currency or monetary instruments by mail. Please contact Canada Post for further information.

By courier

If you are sending $10,000 or more to or from Canada by courier, the courier must have the person in charge of the conveyance complete Form E668, Cross-Border Currency or Monetary Instruments Report made by Person in charge of conveyance, and attach it to Form E667, which you, the importer or exporter, will have completed. Both forms must be submitted to a CBSA customs office.

If you need help completing the forms, see the instructions on the back of the forms, or contact the nearest CBSA customs office.

Failure to report

Currency and monetary instruments of a value equal to or greater than $10,000, which are not reported, may be subject to seizure and the assessment of penalties. Penalties range from $250 to $5,000, and may include forfeiture.

What happens with the information you give us?

The completed forms are sent to the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) in Ottawa for assessment and analysis. The information provided on the currency reporting forms is subject to the general provisions of the Privacy Act and is collected under the authority of the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act.

To obtain additional information call us free of charge throughout Canada at 1 800 461-9999. If you are calling from outside of Canada, you can contact us at (204) 983-3500 or (506) 636-5064.