Steve CDN
Well-known member
Effective June 1, 2012, Canadian residents returning to Canada will benefit from increases to personal exemption limits.
Complete official information on the Canadian Border Service Agencies website
In summary, the duty-free limit on visits of more than 24 hours quadruples, rising from $50 to $200, effective June 1.
As well, any visit longer than 48 hours allows Canadians to return with duty-free goods worth up to $800. That's an increase from the previous rules of $400 for up to a week, and $750 for longer than a week.
For stays of less than 24 hours, there's no change: the allowance for duty-free goods remains at zero.
Complete official information on the Canadian Border Service Agencies website
In summary, the duty-free limit on visits of more than 24 hours quadruples, rising from $50 to $200, effective June 1.
As well, any visit longer than 48 hours allows Canadians to return with duty-free goods worth up to $800. That's an increase from the previous rules of $400 for up to a week, and $750 for longer than a week.
For stays of less than 24 hours, there's no change: the allowance for duty-free goods remains at zero.