carton of Cigarettes and 50 cigars and 1 – 200g can of tobacco and 200 tobacco sticks. Duties and taxes are collected on any excess amounts. You must be 19 years of age to import tobacco products into Ontario.

You may bring your possessions with you into Canada. You may be charged a customs tax for items which have a resellable value (computers etc..) and you will have to pay a tax and registration fee if you plan on bringing your car. Otherwise you should contact CIC Customs for more information.

If you are carrying more than CDN $10,000, tell a Canadian official when you arrive in Canada. If you do not tell an official you may be fined or put in prison. These funds could be in the form of: negotiable instruments in bearer form (for example: bankers' drafts, cheques, travelers' cheques, money orders.)

My method is to put the tobacco in a large, clean bowl, and cover the bowl with a damp towel. The towel should not touch the tobacco. Check the tobacco every couple hours, and when it reaches the moisture level you like, store it in an airtight container. Glass "bail top" jars work well, but be sure to clean them thoroughly. (See the next item on mold.) Different tobaccos take up moisture at different rates.

No. You can reasonably keep your tobacco for unlimited periods of time providing you store it correctly. Like wine, it mellows with age.

The Dominican peso is the official currency of the Dominican Republic. The banks are phasing out "defaced money". Do not accept any pesos that have been written on, you will not be able to use it. Both Canadian and U.S. cash and traveller's cheques can be changed at hotels and currency exchanges for Dominican pesos. It is sometimes easier to exchange U.S. traveller's cheques. (When cashing traveller's cheques, make sure you take your passport or I.D. with you). At the present time (Feb.

Travellers may bring a reasonable amount of personal effects, food, a tank of gas, etc. If you are going to be carrying large amounts of food contact the Canada Border Services Agency [www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/menu-e.html] Gifts not exceeding $60 Cdn for a friend or relative living in Canada are duty free. This does not include tobacco products, alcoholic beverages or advertising material. Gifts more than $60 Cdn are subject to duty. Travellers may bring up to 40 ozs (1.

For U.S. visitors, all pets must be accompanied by their owners when entering Canada. Owners of cats and dogs must bring a certificate issued by a licensed American or Canadian veterinarian clearly identifying the pet and certifying that it has been vaccinated against rabies some time during the previous 36 months. For more information, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency offers basic guidelines for bring your pet into Canada.

Student can wear casual clothes to school, including jeans. If you are coming in the summer, bring shorts, t-shirts, some light-weight pants and a light jacket. Bring an umbrella for when it rains. For the spring and fall, you should bring fairly light clothing but with some long-sleeved t-shirts, sweaters, a light jacket, and long pants. For the winter, a warm jacket or coat, hat, gloves, warm sweaters and long pants.

You may bring a hunting rifle or shotgun and up to 200 rounds of ammunition into Ontario as a visitor, but you must be 18 years of age or older to do so and the firearms must be for hunting or competitions use. You must be at least 18 years of age to bring firearms into Canada. You must either have a Canadian Possession and Acquisition License (PAL) or you have to register your firearms at the Canadian border.

If you meet the minimum age requirement is 19 years of age for Alcohol. Don’t forget that our baggage restriction is 25 lbs. per person. Alcohol is included in that weight!

You may bring your pet (dog or cat) into Canada as long as you have pre-arranged space with San Juan Airlines. San Juan Airlines reserves the right to refuse transport to any animals. Dogs over 25 but less than 50 lbs will be charged 25% of the one way passenger fare. Dogs over 50 lbs but less than 75 lbs will be charged 50% of the one way passenger fare. Dogs over 75 lbs will be charged a full one way fare. Cats may be denied in the event another passenger on board is allergic to felines.

Most common items are allowed to be brought into Canada. For more information, visit the Canadian Border Services Agency web site.

You are allowed to bring in 24-12 oz. cans or bottles of beer or 40 oz liquor or 1.5 litres of wine free of duties and taxes. You must be 19 years of age to import alcohol into Ontario. Any amount in excess of 45 liters will not be allowed entry.

Visitors to Canada may bring certain goods as “personal baggage”, duty and tax free, provided all such items are declared to Customs upon arrival, and are not subject to restriction. Gifts not exceeding $60 Cdn for a friend/relative in Canada. This does not include tobacco products, alcohol or advertising material. Gifts valued at more that $60 Cdn are subject to duty or applicable taxes on the amount the gift exceeds the $60 value.

For a family of four, the settlement funds required to be brought in are C$18,895. For a single applicant, the funds required are $10,168. Settlement funds required do change over time, so be sure to check the latest figures at www.cic.gc.ca.

with anything, you will have to declare the boat at the US border before you enter Canada (so the US Customs have a record that it was originally in the USA). It has to be properly registered in the USA, and it has to be clean on the hull, inside the boat, wet well etc. (to prevent the spreading of zebra mussels, foreign plants, & micro-organisms from foreign lakes & rivers.