Taking Two Cats to Edmonton
Jan 12th 2018 | 1:04 am
#16
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Re: Taking Two Cats to Edmonton
Truth be told, we were originally considering Surrey BC, and even flew out there last month to get our COPR docs signed, however it really is too expensive for us as first time settlers. Our next choice was Edmonton as my wife's brother lives there, and having done our research on the post-crash economics, provincial resurgence and overall affordability (accepting the weather was a bitter pill to swallow), we focused our energies on Edmonton.
Jan 12th 2018 | 2:30 am
#17
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From: SW Calgary
Jan 15th 2018 | 9:31 pm
#18
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Joined: Feb 2015
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From: Cotswold, UK
Re: Taking Two Cats to Edmonton
Has anyone ever done the cats travelling in the hold and then collecting them from the airline cargo etc.
We fine with the UK side, we are moving back to Canada after emigrating there in 2007 coming back for family reasons in 2015 and now going back permanently. The cats are Canadian and have all injections. In 2007 we were a company move so I had no idea of costs, in 2015 we paid for the full service back to the UK and it was painless.
This time I inquired with petrelocate the costs of them doing the work at Toronto and was told $678 for :
- Pay the airline's terminal fee.
- Arrange and pay for customs brokerage.
- Pay for CFIA veterinary inspection.
- Pay customs fees (based on each pet's declared value of under $100 CND - a higher value would mean added $ based
on the provincial tax rate).
- Meet the client at the airport or arrange local delivery to their home (within 20 km of airport).
No one here has mentioned the CBSA charge for importing, I asked the firm to give me a breakdown and only got :
Terminal fee: varies by airline - this is the fee paid to the airline’s warehouse.
Customs broker: 1-2 hours of work usually.
CFIA: $40.00 ($30 for the first pet and $5 for additional one).
CBSA: $26.00 (based on $100.00 per cat
So it only tells me $66 and the other $612 is still a mystery.
We're convinced we couldn't take them on a airline in the cabin because at least one of them will let go her bottom and the whole cabin would smell it!! THats as well as meowing the whole journey - bad enough going 5 miles to the vet.
Anyone done it this way and know the real costs?
We fine with the UK side, we are moving back to Canada after emigrating there in 2007 coming back for family reasons in 2015 and now going back permanently. The cats are Canadian and have all injections. In 2007 we were a company move so I had no idea of costs, in 2015 we paid for the full service back to the UK and it was painless.
This time I inquired with petrelocate the costs of them doing the work at Toronto and was told $678 for :
- Pay the airline's terminal fee.
- Arrange and pay for customs brokerage.
- Pay for CFIA veterinary inspection.
- Pay customs fees (based on each pet's declared value of under $100 CND - a higher value would mean added $ based
on the provincial tax rate).
- Meet the client at the airport or arrange local delivery to their home (within 20 km of airport).
No one here has mentioned the CBSA charge for importing, I asked the firm to give me a breakdown and only got :
Terminal fee: varies by airline - this is the fee paid to the airline’s warehouse.
Customs broker: 1-2 hours of work usually.
CFIA: $40.00 ($30 for the first pet and $5 for additional one).
CBSA: $26.00 (based on $100.00 per cat
So it only tells me $66 and the other $612 is still a mystery.
We're convinced we couldn't take them on a airline in the cabin because at least one of them will let go her bottom and the whole cabin would smell it!! THats as well as meowing the whole journey - bad enough going 5 miles to the vet.
Anyone done it this way and know the real costs?
Jan 16th 2018 | 1:49 am
#19
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Joined: Jan 2005
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From: Was Calgary back in Edmonton again !!
