Penalties for Under Declaring
The article starts with someone bringing a large quantity of Mexican cheese to Saskatchewan border crossing and not declaring it. It goes on to mention other cases in varying types of goods from gu...
Forum Discussion
c.traveler2 wrote:fla-gypsy wrote:
Canada can set any requirements they wish, I just don't get why people get upset with some of us that don't like any thing illegal entering our country including people.
You're right, it's their country and their laws, yes there's a but. When my wife and I decided on a trip to Alaska via Canada, it was a nightmare trying to find the does and don't on what we could take across the border on the Canadian government website.
If it wasn't for this forum we wouldn't have known about the ban on raw chicken and some other items that had just been declared as banned item just a day or two before we cross into Canada.
We cross weekly and unfortunately things can change by the hour. That is why there are disclaimers on websites for both sides of the border saying to contact them for up to date information. Typically websites provide information that is the 'norm' and not the exception.
Each week, I ask if anything is new but we still get caught on occasion. It's the nature of the beast!
... Eric
