ERTC Travel Book 2022 - English, 062922

What can you bring into the country? Alcoholic beverages

Travelers of 19 years of age and older (in Alberta, Manitoba and Quebec 18 years and older) are allowed to bring into Canada only one of the following amounts of alcohol and alcoholic beverages free of duty and taxes: Up to 1.5 liters (53 ounces) of wine (2 bottles of 750 ml), or up to 1,14 liters (40 ounces) of liquor (large standard bottle), or up to 8.5 liters (287 ounces) of beer (24 cans or bottles). Tobacco Travelers of 18 years and older are allowed to bring into Canada all of the following amounts of tobacco free of duty and taxes: 200 cigarettes 50 cigars 200 grams (7 ounces) of manufactured tobacco or tobacco sticks. Prohibited & Restricted Items by Canada Customs Many agricultural items are restricted or prohibited entry to Canada. Canadian law requires that you declare all agricultural products you bring into Canada to customs officers when you arrive. Handguns and weapons, such as mace and pepper spray, are prohibited from entering Canada. In addition, some fruits, vegetables, honey, eggs, meats, dairy products and plants from other countries cannot be brought into Canada. Money You must declare any currency or monetary instruments you have valued at CA $10,000 or more. This amount includes Canadian or foreign currency or a combination of both. Gifts Gifts valued at CA $60 or less each may be brought into Canada duty free and tax free. For further details and most up-to-date restrictions please visit https://travel.gc.ca/returning/customs/what you-can-bring-home-to-canada

Money

Cash Canada uses the Canadian dollar, unlike its neighbour to the south that uses the U.S. dollar. Canadian bills or bank notes are commonly available in $5, $10, $20, $50 and $100 dollar denominations. The five-dollar bill is blue, ten dollar is purple, twenty dollar is green, fifty dollar is red and the hundred dollar bill is brown. The paper bills have been replaced by plastic bills, which are much more complicated to counterfeit. The bills are very thin and tend to stick together, so be careful! The $1 and $2 bills have been replaced with coins (the loonie and the toonie). Canadian coins include the loonie, toonie, 25¢ quarter, 10¢ dime, 5¢ nickel. There is no longer a penny coin (1¢), so amounts are rounded up or down to the closest 5¢.

Most laundry machines are coin operated, so keep a few loonies and toonies to do your laundry. Which comes in handy for dump stations too. Credit card Most merchants accept credit cards. Visa and MasterCard are the most popular. American Express is not as widely accepted. When you rent a camper or check in at a hotel, a credit card authorization is required. Be aware that most cards charge a transaction fee for foreign currency transactions. Sometimes 3%. You'll want to check with your credit card company on their fee. You should not use your credit card to withdraw money from an ATM, because the fees and interest charges are very high. It's a wise precaution to phone your bank and credit card company before you leave home and let them know you'll be traveling in a foreign country. If you fail to warn them, they may notice unusual transactions on your cards and they may freeze your account. Debit card Always call your bank to tell them you will be using your bank cards in Canada. Most debit cards issued by non-Canadian banks will not work in Canada to make retail purchases. However, they can be used to withdraw Canadian currency from ATMs in Canada. Withdrawal and exchange rate fees usually apply but will vary depending on your bank. Try to make cash withdrawals at major banks where user Page 8