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CSA TRAVEL INFORMATION GUIDE
Florida Property Insurance Market Assistance Plan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
What If I Lose My Identity Documents? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Lottery & GamblingWinnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Purchasing Property in the U.S.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Renting Out Your Property While You Are Away. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Selling (Disposing) of Property in the U.S.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Using Handicap Placard & Disabled Parking Spaces in the U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
U.S. IRS FormW8-BEN (Withholding Tax) Certificate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Will I Be Subject to Taxes in the U.S.?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Wills and Powers of Attorney. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Travelling Back to Canada – Bringing Items to Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Can I Bring (Import) an Automobile to Canada?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Mailing Gifts Back to Canada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Taxes and Duty When Importing Goods to Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
What Can I Bring Back Duty-free to Canada?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Canada – Daily Questions Before You Leave. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Automobile Insurance Liability Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Duty-Free & Carry-On Items in the European Union . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Identity Theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Passport Expiry Dates – Six Months Beyond Your Return Date. . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Renewing Your Canadian Driver’s Licence and Vehicle Registration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Social Insurance Number (SIN) Abroad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Taking Currency and Credit Cards Abroad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
To Laminate or Not to Laminate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Embassy & Consulates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Canada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Canadian Embassy & Consulates in the U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Canadian Embassy & Consulates in Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
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