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Borders, Customs, Illegal Souvenirs, Taxation

 

Canada Border Services Agency

www.cbsa.gc.ca

Border Information Service (BIS)
Tel.: 1-800-461-9999 (in Canada) or 204-983-3500 or 506-636-5064

Publications (free)

To order: Call 1-800-959-2221 (in Canada and the U.S.) or contact the Canada Border Services Agency.

Canada Firearms Program

http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/cfp-pcaf

Tel.: 1-800-731-4000
E-mail: cfp-pcaf@rcmp-grc.gc.ca

Canada Revenue Agency

www.cra-arc.gc.ca

International Tax Services Office
Tel.: 1-800-267-5177 (in Canada and the U.S.) or 613-952-3741

Problem Resolution Program
Tel.: 1-800-661-4985 (in Canada and the U.S.) or 613-952-3502

Publication (free)

To access or order:
Consult www.cra.gc.ca or call 1-800-959-2221 (in Canada and the U.S.) or 613-952-3741

Canadian Food Inspection Agency

www.inspection.gc.ca

Tel.: 1-800-442-2342
Import Service Centres (ISC)
Eastern ISC 1-877-493-0468
Central ISC 1-800-835-4486
Western ISC 1-888-732-6222

Canadian Heritage

www.canadianheritage.gc.ca

Movable Cultural Property Program
www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/travel
Tel.: 1-866-999-2494 or 819-997-7761

Environment Canada—CITES

www.cites.ec.gc.ca
Tel.: 1-800-668-6767 or 819-997-1840
Fax: 819-953-6283

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Canadian Media Abroad

 

Radio Canada International

(Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

www.rcinet.ca
Tel.: 514-597-7500  

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Health

 

Canadian HIV/AIDS Information Centre

www.catie.ca    

Canadian Public Health Association

www.cpha.ca

Tel.: 613-725-3769
Fax: 613-725-9826
E-mail: info@cpha.ca

Canadian Society for International Health

www.csih.org

E-mail: csih@csih.org
Tel.: 613-241-5785

Committee to Advise on Tropical Medicine and Travel (CATMAT), Public Health Agency of Canada

www.catmat.gc.ca

CATMAT provides recommendations about the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases and other health hazards for Canadian travellers and their health care providers.

International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT)

www.iamat.org

E-mail: info@iamat.org
Tel.: 519-836-0102 or 416-652-0137

IAMAT provides a worldwide directory of qualified English-speaking health care providers, hospitals and health care centres.

MedicAlert®

www.medicalert.ca

2005 Sheppard Avenue East,
Suite 800, Toronto, ON M2J 5B4
Tel.: 416-696-0267
Toll-free: 1-800-668-1507
Fax: 1-800-392-8422

MedicAlert® provides Canadians with customized bracelets and necklets linked to their medical records. This information can be accessed in an emergency by health professionals anywhere.

Public Health Agency of Canada

www.travelhealth.gc.ca

Travel Medicine Program
Tel.: 613-957-8739

Travel health notices

Yellow Fever Vaccination Centres in Canada

General information and recommendations on travel health topics

World Health Organization (WHO)

www.who.int

WHO publishes International Travel and Health, offering guidance on health risks travellers may encounter at specific destinations and associated with different types of travel.

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Immigration

 

Citizenship and Immigration Canada

www.cic.gc.ca

CIC Call Centre
Tel.: 1-888-242-2100 (in Canada)
TTY: 1-888-576-8502 (in Canada, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern Time)

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Passports

 

Passport Canada

www.passportcanada.gc.ca

Tel.: 1-800-567-6868 (in Canada and the U.S.)
TTY: 1-866-255-7655

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Social Security

 

Human Resources and Social Development Canada

 www.hrsdc.gc.ca

Income Security Programs Branch
International Operations

Tel.: 1-800-277-9914 or 613-957-1954 
 

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Transportation

 

Canadian Automobile Association

www.caa.ca  

Canadian Transportation Agency

www.cta.gc.ca

Publication (free)

To order:
Tel.: 1-888-222-2592
TTY: 1-800-669-5575

International Transport Forum

www.internationaltransportforum.org

Parking permits

http://www.internationaltransportforum.org/IntOrg/ecmt/accessibility/parking.html

Transport Canada

 www.tc.gc.ca

Access to travel

www.accesstotravel.gc.ca

Transport of dangerous goods

www.tc.gc.ca/tdg/menu.htm 

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Travel Scams

 

Consular Services

www.voyage.gc.ca/countries_pays/issues_enjeux/article-eng.asp?id=1090

The Canadian Institute of Travel Counsellors

www.citc.ca

Tel.: 1-800-589-5776 or 416-484-4450
E-mail: info@citc.ca

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Voting Abroad

 

Elections Canada

www.elections.ca

Tel.: 1-800-463-6868 (in Canada and the United States) or 613-993-2975