Customs Information
Crossing the Border
With the implementation of the new WHTI (Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative) on June 1, 2009, it is advised that any visitors, whether you are Canadian and U.S. citizens entering the Canada or the United States by land, air or water will be required to present one of the following valid WHTI-compliant documents:
- a passport;
- a NEXUS card;
- a FAST (Free and Secure Trade) card;
- an EDL or EIC from a province or territory where a U.S. approved EDL/EIC program has been implemented.
For those children under the age of 16 please visit the minors link below and it will inform you of the appropriate documentation that is needed to cross the borders.
Visitors from another country, other than the U.S., are required to present a valid passport and, sometimes, a visa. Visas are issued by Canadian Immigration offices, embassies and consulates.
If you frequently cross the United State-Canada border by boat, private aircraft or snowmobile, the CANPASS program will expedite customs and immigration clearance.
Questions regarding entry into Canada may be addressed to:
Canadian Border Services Agency
| Pigeon River, Ontario | Tel: | (807) 964-2093 |
| Sault Ste Marie, Ontario | Tel: | (705) 941-3063 |
| Website: | www.canadainternational.gc.ca | |
- Minors (those under the age of 16)
- What You Can Bring With You
- What You Can Take Back
- Firearms & Ammunition
- Foreign Convention and Tour Incentive Program
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