US Citizen relocating to Canada

For the record, it would be a 2 to 3 year assignment. I would then be
returning to the US.

"Dude" wrote in message
...
For the record, it would be a 2 to 3 year assignment. I would then be
returning to the US.


Dude, this look like the last place to get any coherent information

Sorry, Dude, I may have misled you.

Duties are only applicable for a returning Canadian resident. If you have
never resided in Canada before, then you are either a "visitor" or an
"immigrant. In either of those two cases, your personal property is exempt
from duty, irrespective of value. However, you may be constrained from
selling any of it before your return.

If you read the online stuff for immigration, then you read the right thing.
There is a separate document for returning residents.
Sorry, for the confusion.


"On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 23:54:27 GMT, "Dude" wrote:

Jay,

Are those regulations on line anywhere?

I read the regs online for bringing your car, and I am still in the dark.

I guess I don't read bureaucratize real well.

Thanks



"Jay Somerset" wrote in message
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On 23 Jan 2005 17:54:16 -0800, wrote:

I think Dude will be releived to know the main point: NO DUTY OR TAXES.
In SD here
they charge minimal annual registration fees. This may not be the case
for the
provinces. But we are talking about trivial issues now ($55/year)
compared to Jay's duty and tax rumour scare.

Not a rumour -- check out the regulations. I have just gone through the
whole process, and I know of someone who built a large sailboat abroad
(value $250,000) who cannot bring it back to Canada because of the duties
involved.

Jay,

Thanks for double checking and the apology. We can now add you to the list
of high character individuals who have posted on usenet to clear up a
mistake.

Congrats, its a small club!




"Jay Somerset" wrote in message
...
Sorry, Dude, I may have misled you.

Duties are only applicable for a returning Canadian resident. If you have
never resided in Canada before, then you are either a "visitor" or an
"immigrant. In either of those two cases, your personal property is
exempt
from duty, irrespective of value. However, you may be constrained from
selling any of it before your return.

If you read the online stuff for immigration, then you read the right
thing.
There is a separate document for returning residents.
Sorry, for the confusion.


"On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 23:54:27 GMT, "Dude" wrote:

Jay,

Are those regulations on line anywhere?

I read the regs online for bringing your car, and I am still in the dark.

I guess I don't read bureaucratize real well.

Thanks



"Jay Somerset" wrote in message
...
On 23 Jan 2005 17:54:16 -0800, wrote:

I think Dude will be releived to know the main point: NO DUTY OR
TAXES.
In SD here
they charge minimal annual registration fees. This may not be the case
for the
provinces. But we are talking about trivial issues now ($55/year)
compared to Jay's duty and tax rumour scare.

Not a rumour -- check out the regulations. I have just gone through
the
whole process, and I know of someone who built a large sailboat abroad
(value $250,000) who cannot bring it back to Canada because of the
duties
involved.

If you're moving to British Columbia, you'll want to see if they want
Provincial Sales Tax on that airplane. My uncle moved from Alberta to
BC (right next door!) and the BC government sent him a bill for 7% of
the value of his Champ. He didn't even have the airplane with him; I
had it here in Alberta the whole time he lived in BC. He had quite a
battle with them over it. And won, too.

Dan

On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 20:16:29 GMT, "Dude" wrote:

Jay,

Thanks for double checking and the apology. We can now add you to the list
of high character individuals who have posted on usenet to clear up a
mistake.

Congrats, its a small club!

I feel honoured to be in such select company. :-)






"Jay Somerset" wrote in message
...
Sorry, Dude, I may have misled you.

Duties are only applicable for a returning Canadian resident. If you have
never resided in Canada before, then you are either a "visitor" or an
"immigrant. In either of those two cases, your personal property is
exempt
from duty, irrespective of value. However, you may be constrained from
selling any of it before your return.

If you read the online stuff for immigration, then you read the right
thing.
There is a separate document for returning residents.
Sorry, for the confusion.


"On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 23:54:27 GMT, "Dude" wrote:

Jay,

Are those regulations on line anywhere?

I read the regs online for bringing your car, and I am still in the dark.

I guess I don't read bureaucratize real well.

Thanks



"Jay Somerset" wrote in message
...
On 23 Jan 2005 17:54:16 -0800, wrote:

I think Dude will be releived to know the main point: NO DUTY OR
TAXES.
In SD here
they charge minimal annual registration fees. This may not be the case
for the
provinces. But we are talking about trivial issues now ($55/year)
compared to Jay's duty and tax rumour scare.

Not a rumour -- check out the regulations. I have just gone through
the
whole process, and I know of someone who built a large sailboat abroad
(value $250,000) who cannot bring it back to Canada because of the
duties
involved.