Hi
Once again I only visit this sight when I want something
Normally get told off for my question being in the wrong bit so I Hope I have Got it right this time.

WE DID IT! my husband has been offered a job and we are moving to Canada in August ready for our daughter to start school. SOOOOO HAPPY.

My question:- is there a list of things you cannot ship over. eg old furniture plant pots???
Anyone any ideas.

I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE HELPED ME WITH QUESTIONS IN THE PAST YOU ARE ALL STARS.

electrical stuff like hairdryers- different system over there and while you can get converters, for small stuff it won't be worth it!

Anything that has been put outside.

ok you can have them cleaned, but our shipping company have advised that we dont take anything that would have soil on or would mean for immagration to inspect the container.

If you are using a shipping company, they should freely supply a list for you like ours has, the wiki above has some fab advise.
if you want some of the info we got, just send me a PM and ill gladly email it over.
Well done on the job offer, where are you heading to?

Gill

I pressure washed all manner of outdoors items - garden tools and machinery, bicycles, furniture etc. As long as it's completely clean, you can ship it.

So did my OH, he spent ages, well if felt that way at the time. We to brought some tools over, bird baths, bikes etc

The more you bring the less to replace.

Indoor gardening equipment and produce thereof are inadvisable.

Other outdoor & garden tools etc should not be a problem. Should have no dirt on them and disinfect with something like Jeyes fluid (follow directions on the container).

A few years back the British Army forgot this and their boat load of tanks was refused entry and got turned back!

We brought our bikes over and just rinsed them down with a bucket of water. Had no problems bringing them in.

Actually, I'd take all your electrical equipment.
I have 3 transformers. One is 100W and was about $50 which runs the CD and hi-fi; one is 100W which I use for my UK hair straightening irons and one is a massive 3KW which I use for my coffee machine (it grinds the beans and so needs a big motor). The big transformer was about $250ish but was worth it.

Using these transformers means that I can use all my electrical equipment, including hedge trimmers (only 2KW), food processors, hair trimmers etc. Everything (except my iron).

Of course, stoves, fridges, freezers, washing machine and tumble dryers have to be replaced though!

The only thing that has peed me off here is the irons. They just don't pump out enough steam. Now, don't get me wrong, I ain't no Anthea, but the irons here are designed to be used after you have tumbled, and not after being line dried for days. My fantastic philips can't even be used with my mega transformer - the power is too much.
But crikey, I can live with creases!

HTH

We have a couple of 240V outlets here. We brought over my Kenwood mixer,sewing machine, keyboard, drills, sanders, electric chainsaw and all work perfectly fine over here. I would not, however, leave them plugged in unattended for any length of time, we make sure we unplug them as soon as finished with. My hairdrier was dual voltage anyway and OH just changed the plug, same with my daughters hairstraighteners.

The electrical equipment we had to replace before we moved out here we made sure were dual voltage, all computers, printer. Our flatscreen tv was dual voltage and NTSC/PAL and works really well here.

"Food" has caused a mixed reception. Lots of the shipping companies say not to pack any foodstuffs. Well, we did and brought the contents of my 'dry' cupboard like herbs and spices, whatever pasta, rice, couscous etc was still in the cupboard and then some very specifically bought bisto, marmite and baked beans Sorry - but I was glad I did

Do not bring anything with meat in it - at all.

Alcohol should be declared and duty paid - but unless you have a cellar of really good stuff, just have a damn good party before you leave ...

No porn.

and - as everyone else has mentioned - really clean your garden stuff. And you'd need to empty and clean a petrol mower if you were bringing that.

no porn? they actually list that? *Grins*

Bet a load of teenagers are dissapointed.

WOW so many good tips. THANK YOU
The iron thing could make me fall out with myself
I hate ironing I have had someone do it for the last 4 years so the last thing I need is to have to do my own with a c**p Iron.
this has been our dream for so long we are just really really happy just hope we make new friends and our daughter settles at school as she will repeat her first year.

We were advised to seal the ends of our garden stuff after cleaning it to stop it from getting dirty again and to make it easier to see it had been disinfected.

There are a few threads about the young ones starting school. My little boy is repeating Year 2 here but the curriculum (other than math and english) is almost all new to him and he has really benefitted from staying with his age group. I am sure your daughter will settle in just fine.

Good luck

Same as Townie, my little girl repeated Grade 1 so all the work was familiar which helped with the nerves of settling into a new school and culture, but at least she was with her own age group, so making friends wasn't an issue.

As for what to bring, much like everyone else, we bought a load of electrical items which we then purchased convertors for (www.voltageconverters.com) and from the garden we bought a 12ft trampoline that had been outside for a year. As long as you list it and fess up, we didn't have a problem whatsoever. Just make sure it's all clean (soap & water in our case) and pack it.

Good luck with your move

on the back of my computer it says 100-240 does this mean it will work?
feeling blonde today!