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Borders, Customs, Illegal Souvenirs, Taxation

Canada Border Services Agency

www.cbsa.gc.ca

Border Information Service (BIS)
Tel.: 1-800-461-9999 (in Canada) or 204-983-3500 or 506-636-5064

Publications (free)

To order: Call 1-800-959-2221 (in Canada and the U.S.) or contact your local Canada Border Services Agency office

Canada Firearms Centre

www.cfc-cafc.gc.ca

Tel.: 1-800-731-4000
E-mail: cfc-cafc@cfc-cafc.gc.ca

Canada Revenue Agency

www.cra.gc.ca

International Tax Services Office
Tel.: 1-800-267-5177 (in Canada and the U.S.) or 613-952-3741

Problem Resolution Program
Tel.: 1-800-661-4985 (in Canada and the U.S.) or 613-952-3502

Publication (free)

To access or order:
Consult www.cra.gc.ca or call 1-800-959-2221 (in Canada and the U.S.) or 613-952-3741

Canadian Food Inspection Agency

www.inspection.gc.ca

Tel.: 1-800-442-2342
Import Service Centres (ISC)
Eastern ISC 1-877-493-0468
Central ISC 1-800-835-4486
Western ISC 1-888-732-6222

Canadian Heritage

www.canadianheritage.gc.ca

Movable Cultural Property Program
www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/travel
Tel.: 1-866-999-2494 or 819-997-7761

Environment Canada—CITES

www.cites.ec.gc.ca
Tel.: 1-800-668-6767 or 819-997-1840
Fax: 819-953-6283


Canadian Media Abroad

Radio Canada International
(Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

www.rcinet.ca
Tel.: 514-597-7500  


Health

Canadian HIV/AIDS Information Centre
(Canadian Public Health Association)

www.aidssida.cpha.ca

Publication ($ for many copies)
  • Basic Facts About HIV and AIDS

To order:
Tel.: 1-877-999-7740
E-mail: aidssida@cpha.ca       

Canadian Public Health Association

www.cpha.ca

Publications ($)

To order:
Tel.: 613-725-3769
Fax: 613-725-9826
E-mail: info@cpha.ca

Canadian Society for International Health

www.csih.org

List of travel clinics
E-mail: csih@csih.org
Tel.: 613-241-5785

International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT)

www.iamat.org

E-mail: info@iamat.org
Tel.: 519-836-0102 or 416-652-0137

Provincial Contacts for Health Care Insurance and Medical Care

www.voyage.gc.ca/main/problems/medical_assistance-en.asp#2

Public Health Agency of Canada

www.travelhealth.gc.ca

Travel Medicine Program
Tel.: 613-957-8739


Immigration

Citizenship and Immigration Canada

www.cic.gc.ca

CIC Call Centre
Tel.: 1-888-242-2100 (in Canada)
TTY: 1-888-576-8502 (in Canada, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern Time)


Social Security

Human Resources and Social Development Canada

www.hrsdc.gc.ca

Income Security Programs Branch
International Operations

Tel.: 1-800-277-9914 or 613-957-1954
 


Transportation

Canadian Automobile Association

www.caa.ca  

Canadian Transportation Agency

www.cta.gc.ca

Publication (free)

To order:
Tel.: 1-888-222-2592
TTY: 1-800-669-5575

European Conference of Ministers of Transport

www.cemt.org

Parking permits

www.cemt.org/topics/handicaps/parking.htm

Transport Canada

www.tc.gc.ca

Access to travel

www.accesstotravel.gc.ca

Transport of dangerous goods

www.tc.gc.ca/CivilAviation/commerce/DangerousGoods    


Travel Scams

Consular Affairs Bureau

http://www.voyage.gc.ca/main/problems/scams-en.asp  

The Canadian Institute of Travel Counsellors

www.citc.ca

Publications ($)

To order:
Tel.: 1-800-589-5776 or 416-484-4450
E-mail: info@citc.ca


Voting Abroad

Elections Canada

www.elections.ca

Tel.: 1-800-463-6868 (in Canada and the United States) or 613-993-2975