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Process for valuing items for customs purposes at the Canadian border
There are multiple methods that can by used by customs to determine the value of the goods being imported. There is a Valuation Page of CBSA that describes all the possible scenarios that can happen ...
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Is 1 hour 19 minutes long enough to transfer in Toronto (YYZ), international to domestic?
As usual with actual connections (two flights on a single ticket, as opposed to self-transfers where the two flights are booked separately), if the airline sold you this connection, they are ...
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Immigration when flying into Toronto and when entering the USA by land border
On the itinerary you've outlined, you would enter Canada and go through its customs and immigration processes. You will then enter the United States through a land border crossing, of which there are ...
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Wait times at Toronto Pearson in 2022?
Pearson has been recommending 3 hours for international flights for a long time now. I have been playing along, and seeing huge lines I am not in. I have some status with the airline I fly most, so I ...
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How to get from Toronto Downtown to Pearson Airport
The UP Express Train will take you from downtown Toronto (Union Station) to Pearson International Airport "in 25 minutes". Currently, a one-way adult ticket is $12 CAD.
Some lesser-known, but good-...
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Clearing US custom at Toronto Pearson YYZ at 5am?
Just 7 days ago from the time of posting this @TorontoPearson tweeted:
Customs open at 3:30 am and counters are open 3 hours prior to scheduled flight times. Hope this helps. Regards.
Therefore, ...
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Check-in luggage at connecting flight in Toronto
I live in Calgary, and quite frequently travel to/from Europe on Air Canada (or StarAlliance-affiliated airlines), so have done exactly this transfer-from-international-to-domestic-Air-Canada-in-...
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Where to pick up/drop off passengers in Toronto airport?
Pearson Terminal 1, like all the terminals, has places where individuals can drop or pick up other people. They are the same places where taxis and busses drop and pick up people, right outside the ...
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Why did this flight never depart ? West Jet 1:00 pm on 2/01/19 from Toronto to Montreal
This flight was cancelled.
Over the past few days, thousands and thousands of flights have been canceled across North American, especially in the area around Toronto, due to storms and temperatures ...
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Process for valuing items for customs purposes at the Canadian border
First, being a gift is irrelevant. If you are bringing an item into Canada and it is staying in Canada, you declare it.
Second, if you recently bought it, determining the value is simple: look on the ...
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Is this connection through JFK airport doable?
According to Delta's current timetable, Delta's early-evening flight from YYZ to JFK is currently operated by Endeavor Air, under the number 4126.1 It is scheduled to depart YYZ at 6:15 PM, and ...
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How do Connecting flights from international destinations to US destinations work at Toronto Pearson?
Assuming you have booked a single ticket (as chx suggests in comments, you can enter the booking reference on aircanada.com to confirm this if there is any question), you can follow the "Connecting ...
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Unable to print boarding passed for connecting flight to Azores (YYZ - PDL flight)
Your first choice should be the check-in desk at the airport where you board the flight TO Toronto.
These days, airlines that interline at all usually interline enough to be able to print boarding ...
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Do I need a transit visa for Canada if I have a Canadian Travel Document and am transiting from Canada?
No. You do not need a transit visa for a domestic flight.
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Transit time for UK citizens flying into Toronto and on to USA
Air Canada's published minimum connection time from Canada to the US via Toronto Pearson is 1 hour 10 minutes. This may vary slightly for other airlines, but not by much. Quite a bit of that is the ...
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Checking baggage through to final destination, Canada to US?
In my experience, and I've only done this two times, it is not necessary to claim your bags and recheck them when connecting to a precleared flight to the US from Canada. Apparently, if US customs ...
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I can't check in for tomorrow's flight without a Canada transit visa
The processing times for Canadian temporary resident visas (of which the transit visa is one type) applied in the USA is currently 19 days. It's very unlikely that you would be able to receive this ...
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Will my Baggage check through on a YYZ-YUL-DOH-TRV itinerary?
Difficult to say. Typically bags on a single ticket air checked through but it's never guaranteed and Porter is a bit of an oddball. According to their website they only check bags through in YUL from ...
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Do I have too short a layover for customs in Toronto?
If you booked your ticket with a single carrier that means the carrier thinks this is enough time for you to make that change. And of all carriers, Air Canada should know the processing times at ...
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Parking options for Toronto Pearson Airport (YYZ)
I always use Park N Fly Valet at YYZ. I used economy once. It wasn't scary or dangerous, but it added a fairly significant amount of time on both ends of the trip waiting for a bus, as well as walking ...
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Travelling from Austria to USA via Toronto: is my connection time enough?
You will not need to collect and re-check your luggage in Toronto. Entering your flight information into the Connecting Guide on YYZ's webpage yields the following (the italics are mine):
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Toronto to Niagara Falls - Public transport or hire car?
There are plenty of options to get to Niagara Falls from the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). There is also one major change since the answers to the previous questions were posted: there is now one daily ...
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Connecting through Chicago O'Hare
Yes, everyone who arrives at a US airport on a flight from Japan (or any other place outside the US that does not have preclearance) has to pass through immigration, then pick up their checked baggage ...
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How many hours are on a transit visa through Canada?
A Canadian transit visa allows entry for up to 48 hours each entry. You are allowed to leave the airport. (And there is no fee for the transit visa, but you may have to pay a VFS service charge.)
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Payment methods for customs duties at Toronto Pearson Airport
I called CBSA at Pearson today to get an authoritative answer - it was surprisingly easy to reach a real person (I reached someone in Terminal 1 but he assured me that the information applies equally ...
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Do I need ETA or transit visa if I have a 5 hr transit by air at Toronto airport?
Yes. You need to apply for a Canadian Transit Visa. From the Immigration and Citizenship Canada's website
You need a transit visa if you are from a visa-required country and:
your ...
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Process for valuing items for customs purposes at the Canadian border
You are best to come up with a specific value and state that (or point to a card or something) when asked. Declaring the gift probably guarantees the traveler will be asked, so an honest and ...
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Wait times at Toronto Pearson in 2022?
If you have a domestic stopover in Canada, your experience at the Toronto airport is essentially the same as if you were flying just domestically (other than the additional document check at the ...
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