I was able to bring my glider into Canada with a simple permit form (1 page) and a $100 fee that was good for one full month I believe. This was back in 2011. It was a very easy process and there were no funny limitations like a requirement for a radio license. I did hear that it had been more difficult in the past. It appears they cleaned up some of the unnecessary complications!

If you would like I can furnish you with the contact info, instructions, etc. This was all provided by the Canadian contest organizers and worked like a charm. Several US pilots have attended the Canadian Nationals each in the past few years. It is a great time! Beware of the Lions however. Not kidding.

I plan on using the same registration process again this year. I will take a few moments to document the process (on a google site perhaps) for future US pilots looking to attend a Canadian contest. This would be a good resource for us and for Canadian contest organizers although I think they have a instructions in their contest info as well.

Sean