Originally Posted by Bevm (Post 11885408)

...but we'll have to answer questions at immigration in Canada.

Originally Posted by scotdownunder (Post 11885518)

To me it's a bit strange how this varies from province to province - you would think it would be standard across the country.

Originally Posted by MarylandNed (Post 11886689)

Not that strange when you consider that most government funding for healthcare comes from the provincial government.

Originally Posted by Bevm (Post 11885764)

Not quite. In the UK they look at the passport and wave you through and then you can walk through the Nothing to Declare lane. In Canada, they always ask questions. On one trip we had a very suspicious immigration inspector. I'm not sure what she thought we two old geezers might be up to!

Anyway, don't we have to have our shipping manifest in hand? I read that somewhere. And then there's the agricultural inspection, or have they ceased that? Asking about garden tools and such?

Originally Posted by Gozit (Post 11886767)

All the manifest stuff is just if you are entering as PR iirc. You are citizens so just make sure your CDN passports are up to date (as of 15th March 2016 you cannot enter Canada on your UK passport as a dual UK/Canada citizen due to eTA coming into force - you need a Canadian passport.)

Originally Posted by Bevm (Post 11887313)

Really? I read about this and it doesn't say anything about citizens, dual or otherwise. We recently visited Canada on our UK passports for simplicity, and had no problems. Mind you, I see they've extended the eTA requirement until August.

But I'm not sure how they could keep out a citizen, even if they didn't have a Canadian passport, if they had their citizenship documents.

Thanks for mentioning it. It's these little details that can be important.

Originally Posted by JonboyE (Post 11887319)

Two things:

The problem is not getting into Canada. If you are a citizen you are in. The problem is persuading the airline to let you board a plane to Canada.

There are customs procedures for former residents that are not all that different from new PRs.

Originally Posted by JonboyE (Post 11887319)

Two things:

The problem is not getting into Canada. If you are a citizen you are in. The problem is persuading the airline to let you board a plane to Canada.

There are customs procedures for former residents that are not all that different from new PRs.

Originally Posted by Bevm (Post 11887636)

I understand what you're saying, but I've looked over things and the problems seem to crop up with recently purchased high value items. We're mostly taking back what we brought over, plus a few replacement computers, not bought recently.

But thanks for the warning. I'll double check with Customs and Immigration.

Originally Posted by Bevm (Post 11887636)

I understand what you're saying, but I've looked over things and the problems seem to crop up with recently purchased high value items. We're mostly taking back what we brought over, plus a few replacement computers, not bought recently.

But thanks for the warning. I'll double check with Customs and Immigration.

Originally Posted by Former Lancastrian (Post 11887770)

Read this link regarding Former Residents returning to Canada to live
D2-3-2 Memorandum - Former Residents of Canada – Tariff Item No. 9805.00.00