I am planning to Land at Vancouver Airport on Dec 18th. My question with my money is that I know that I will have to declare a casheirs check (in USD) of over $10,000. I also will have on my person a small amount of CAD coins and currency that I saved from a previous trip to Canada in August. Do I have to declare this coin and currency as well and combine it for a total amount? or are each item handled separately (Check, coin, and currency)?
If I get time after I land, I will try to post my landing experience.
If you are carrying more than C$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:
* cash
* securities in bearer form (for example, stocks, bonds, debentures, treasury bills) or
* negotiable instruments in bearer form (for example, bankers’ drafts, cheques, travellers’ cheques or money orders).
When you land at the airport there will be an immigration official who will be checking your form . He will ask you how much you are bringing with you & you just tell him the amount . He will note this amt. on a form .
Even if he doesn't ask you and the amount is more than $ 10,000 you should voluntarily disclose it on your own . If the amount is less than $ 10,000 & the immigration officer doesn't ask you then you don't have to disclose the amount.
There is no restriction on you moving the funds back & forth between Canada & some other country . Just don't move more than $ 10,000 in a 24 hr period due to the anti-money laundering law .
