Canada Customs
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Every boat entering Canada must clear Canada Customs.
Most do so by phone prior to their arrival with the CANPASS
system.
Before you leave your home country contact your customs
office for the updated procedures for travel to Canada. Find out the
necessary phone numbers you will need to contact marinas and Canada Custom offices upon arrival in Canada.
The captain should report to customs in person right away after pulling into a Canadian port. The marina manager on the
Canadian side is usually vary knowledgeable on the proper steps
to take in declaring your entry and have the current numbers for
contacting customs onsite.
Some high end marinas will have a customs direct
line located at the marina. Before confirming entry to Canada
no one is to leave the boating vessel until all procedures are
met. It is important to note that baggage and merchandise is also
not to be unloaded until given clearance by the appropriate customs
office.
Any children on board should have their birth certificates
with them, and if it is not your child , then a note from their
parents is required including all contact information of the child's
parents.
All boaters must report at the designated port of entry
when entering Canada. To not report is asking for allot of headaches
and difficulties.. and very big fines and possibly jail time.
Carry all boating identification papers and be prepared
for questions about your boat including the registration number,
boats length and name, estimated departure date and supplying
all the names addresses, citizenship and birthplaces of every
passenger on board your boat.
Once the formalities are over Canada Customs will
provide you with a clearance number to place on your boat. Place
number in view as RCMP officers will ask for it as they make there
rounds at the marinas.
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