jekern1015
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Here is what the CBSA emailed me back about taking your boat across the border and into British Columbia.
What you can bring with you
As a temporary resident, you can bring certain goods into Canada for your own use as "personal baggage". Personal baggage includes clothing, camping and sports equipment, cameras and personal computers. It also includes vehicles, private boats and aircraft.
You must declare all goods when you arrive at the first CBSA port of entry. Border services officers do conduct examinations of goods being imported or exported to verify declarations. If you declare goods when you arrive and take the goods back with you when you leave, you will not have to pay any duty or taxes. These goods cannot be:
used by a resident of Canada;
used on behalf of a business based in Canada;
be given as a gift to a Canadian resident; or
disposed of or left in Canada.
The border services officer may ask you to leave a security deposit for your goods, which will be refunded to you when you export the goods from Canada. Should this occur, the officer will issue a Form E29B, Temporary Admission Permit (http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/forms-formulaires/e29b.pdf), retain a copy and give you one for your records. When you leave Canada, present your goods and your copy of Form E29B to the officer who will give you a receipt copy of the form and your security deposit will be refunded by mail.
Please also refer to the Memorandum D2-1-1, Temporary Importation of Baggage by Non-Resident, at:
http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm-md/d2/d2-1-1-eng.pdf
All recreational boaters are required to present themselves upon their arrival in Canada as per the Customs Act and Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. This includes all foreign boaters entering Canada, as well as private boaters who depart Canada, and enter foreign waters, and subsequently return to Canada. This obligation exists regardless of their activities while outside of Canada or their planned activities while in Canada. Arrival in Canada occurs when the pleasure craft crosses the international boundary into Canadian waters.
The CBSA has revised its reporting requirements for boaters. Please view the following Web page for the most up to date information:
http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/media/facts-faits/096-eng.html
Upon entering Canadian waters, private boaters who qualify can present themselves to the CBSA by calling the Telephone Reporting Centre (TRC) at 1-888-226-7277. As noted above, all other private boaters, including vessels carrying foreign nationals other than U.S. citizens or permanent residents, must proceed directly to a designated marine telephone reporting site and place a call to the TRC in order to obtain CBSA clearance.
Thank you for contacting the Canada Border Services Agency.
What you can bring with you
As a temporary resident, you can bring certain goods into Canada for your own use as "personal baggage". Personal baggage includes clothing, camping and sports equipment, cameras and personal computers. It also includes vehicles, private boats and aircraft.
You must declare all goods when you arrive at the first CBSA port of entry. Border services officers do conduct examinations of goods being imported or exported to verify declarations. If you declare goods when you arrive and take the goods back with you when you leave, you will not have to pay any duty or taxes. These goods cannot be:
used by a resident of Canada;
used on behalf of a business based in Canada;
be given as a gift to a Canadian resident; or
disposed of or left in Canada.
The border services officer may ask you to leave a security deposit for your goods, which will be refunded to you when you export the goods from Canada. Should this occur, the officer will issue a Form E29B, Temporary Admission Permit (http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/forms-formulaires/e29b.pdf), retain a copy and give you one for your records. When you leave Canada, present your goods and your copy of Form E29B to the officer who will give you a receipt copy of the form and your security deposit will be refunded by mail.
Please also refer to the Memorandum D2-1-1, Temporary Importation of Baggage by Non-Resident, at:
http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm-md/d2/d2-1-1-eng.pdf
All recreational boaters are required to present themselves upon their arrival in Canada as per the Customs Act and Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. This includes all foreign boaters entering Canada, as well as private boaters who depart Canada, and enter foreign waters, and subsequently return to Canada. This obligation exists regardless of their activities while outside of Canada or their planned activities while in Canada. Arrival in Canada occurs when the pleasure craft crosses the international boundary into Canadian waters.
The CBSA has revised its reporting requirements for boaters. Please view the following Web page for the most up to date information:
http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/media/facts-faits/096-eng.html
Upon entering Canadian waters, private boaters who qualify can present themselves to the CBSA by calling the Telephone Reporting Centre (TRC) at 1-888-226-7277. As noted above, all other private boaters, including vessels carrying foreign nationals other than U.S. citizens or permanent residents, must proceed directly to a designated marine telephone reporting site and place a call to the TRC in order to obtain CBSA clearance.
Thank you for contacting the Canada Border Services Agency.
