Canadians who return to Canada from overland visits to the US should consider carefully the potential for items they bring across the border to attract 25 per cent tariffs on top of GST and PST, said the region’s Chief of Operations for the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA).
Right now the battle to keep zebra and quagga mussels – both aquatic invasive species – out of B.C. is being waged successfully thanks to rising awareness amongst the general public and critically the “boots on the ground” in the form of inspectors from the B.C. Conservation Officer Service.
Frustrations with the seemingly unending capricious, and downright mystifying border requirements have been the bane of cross border-hoppers since the door creaked open a crack in early November for leisure travel.
Fully vaccinated residents of B.C. have been given an exemption from the pre-arrival COVID-19 PCR test requirements when returning from visits of less than 24 hours to the U.S. via land borders.
While expensive COVID-19 PCR tests are no longer required for fully vaccinated Canadians returning to Canada after short visits to the U.S., the use of a specific smartphone app is now required.
