I have already landed previously and was in Canada for two weeks.
I will be moving soon to Canada. I have couple of queries.
I recently bought some stuff and is not listed on goods to follow form. How do I declare it now without paying duties?
Also I will be importing my car and have listed in generic section of goods to follow form and not in conveyance section. Will it cause any issues when I import my car?
So, just so I understand, you landed as a PR but did not stay in Canada long enough to receive your PR card? Was your Goods and Goods to Follow form stamped when you landed?
If you are a landed PR and you bring in stuff that wasn't on your customs forms at the time of landing then it is subject to regular duty free limits ($200/800 per person if you've been outside Canada for at least 24/48 hours).
Sounds to me like you're a resident. You have your PR card to get back into Canada? If not, then at a land crossing you can get in with your passport (they'll cross reference it. Having your COPR helps too).
10. As an example, a person can become a permanent resident without the intention of residing immediately in Canada. However, this person is not determined to be a settler as defined in the customs legislation, and be eligible for the provisions of tariff item No. 9807.00.00. In this case, since the person does not have any intention of remaining in Canada at that time, and will live outside Canada for an undetermined period of time, that person is considered a non-resident of Canada and not a settler, for the purpose of the Customs Tariff, and is eligible to temporarily import goods under tariff item No. 9803.00.00."
When you Soft landed earlier you became a Canadian Resident from immigration perspective but were just a visitor from Customs perspective. In fact, you were not even required to submit GTA/GTF during soft landing. For Customs, you will become resident once you move to Canada and establish residency ( means actually start living in Canada).
When you call CBSA do mention that you have no residential ties to Canada at this moment. A friend's/releative's address where you sent your PR card does not count
Sounds to me like you're a resident. You have your PR card to get back into Canada? If not, then at a land crossing you can get in with your passport (they'll cross reference it. Having your COPR helps too).
10. As an example, a person can become a permanent resident without the intention of residing immediately in Canada. However, this person is not determined to be a settler as defined in the customs legislation, and be eligible for the provisions of tariff item No. 9807.00.00. In this case, since the person does not have any intention of remaining in Canada at that time, and will live outside Canada for an undetermined period of time, that person is considered a non-resident of Canada and not a settler, for the purpose of the Customs Tariff, and is eligible to temporarily import goods under tariff item No. 9803.00.00."
When you Soft landed earlier you became a Canadian Resident from immigration perspective but were just a visitor from Customs perspective. In fact, you were not even required to submit GTA/GTF during soft landing. For Customs, you will become resident once you move to Canada and establish residency ( means actually start living in Canada).
When you call CBSA do mention that you have no residential ties to Canada at this moment. A friend's/releative's address where you sent your PR card does not count
