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Borders, Customs, Illegal Souvenirs, Taxation
Canada Border Services Agency
Border Information Service (BIS)
Tel.: 1-800-461-9999 (in Canada) or 204-983-3500 or 506-636-5064Publications (free)
- Crossing the Border With $10,000 or More?
- I Declare
- Importing a Firearm or Weapon Into Canada
- Importing a Vehicle into Canada
- Moving Back to Canada
To order: Call 1-800-959-2221 (in Canada and the U.S.) or contact the Canada Border Services Agency.
Canada Firearms Centre
Tel.: 1-800-731-4000
E-mail: cfc-cafc@cfc-cafc.gc.ca
Canada Revenue Agency
International Tax Services Office
Tel.: 1-800-267-5177 (in Canada and the U.S.) or 613-952-3741Problem Resolution Program
Tel.: 1-800-661-4985 (in Canada and the U.S.) or 613-952-3502Publication (free)
- Canadian Residents Abroad (T4131)
To access or order:
Consult www.cra.gc.ca or call 1-800-959-2221 (in Canada and the U.S.) or 613-952-3741
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Tel.: 1-800-442-2342
Import Service Centres (ISC)
Eastern ISC 1-877-493-0468
Central ISC 1-800-835-4486
Western ISC 1-888-732-6222
Canadian Heritage
Movable Cultural Property Program
www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/travel
Tel.: 1-866-999-2494 or 819-997-7761
Environment Canada—CITES
www.cites.ec.gc.ca
Tel.: 1-800-668-6767 or 819-997-1840
Fax: 819-953-6283
Canadian Media Abroad
Radio Canada International
(Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
www.rcinet.ca
Tel.: 514-597-7500
Health
Canadian HIV/AIDS Information Centre
(Canadian Public Health Association)
Publication ($ for many copies)
- Basic Facts About HIV and AIDS
To order:
Tel.: 1-877-999-7740
E-mail: aidssida@cpha.ca
Canadian Public Health Association
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
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)
E-mail: info@iamat.org
Tel.: 519-836-0102 or 416-652-0137IAMAT provides a worldwide directory of qualified English-speaking health care providers, hospitals and health care centres.
MedicAlert®
2005 Sheppard Avenue East,
Suite 800, Toronto, ON M2J 5B4
Tel.: 416-696-0267
Toll-free: 1-800-668-1507
Fax: 1-800-392-8422MedicAlert® 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
Travel Medicine Program
Tel.: 613-957-8739Yellow Fever Vaccination Centres in Canada
General information and recommendations on travel health topics
World Health Organization (WHO)
WHO publishes International Travel and Health, offering guidance on health risks travellers may encounter at specific destinations and associated with different types of travel.
Immigration
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
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)
Passports
Passport Canada
www.passportcanada.gc.ca
Tel.: 1-800-567-6868 (in Canada and the U.S.)
TTY: 1-866-255-7655
Social Security
Human Resources and Social Development Canada
Income Security Programs Branch
International Operations
Tel.: 1-800-277-9914 or 613-957-1954
Transportation
Canadian Automobile Association
Canadian Transportation Agency
Publication (free)
To order:
Tel.: 1-888-222-2592
TTY: 1-800-669-5575
European Conference of Ministers of Transport
Parking permits
http://www.internationaltransportforum.org/europe/ecmt/accessibility/parking.html
Transport Canada
Access to travel
Transport of dangerous goods
Travel Scams
Consular Services Bureau
The Canadian Institute of Travel Counsellors
Tel.: 1-800-589-5776 or 416-484-4450
E-mail: info@citc.ca
Voting Abroad
Elections Canada
Tel.: 1-800-463-6868 (in Canada and the United States) or 613-993-2975
