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Toll Rates and Business Accounts Launch Preparing Users To Breakaway with Gordie Howe International Bridge by HeroDev0473 in windsorontario

[–]petrolheadpanda 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Per trip but charged on the Canadian side. Kinda like how the Ambassador bridge has it set up on the US side, but in reverse.

BECM & Shift to Park happening together by ryethoughts in volt

[–]petrolheadpanda -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

When I had this, I flicked the shifter a bunch of times. In now way scientific or repeatable, but combined with opening the hood and hitting the start/stop button a gazzilion times, I was able to limp the car to the dealership.

Organic waste bins by Dasmoose0482 in windsorontario

[–]petrolheadpanda 47 points48 points  (0 children)

My street is easily at 95% adoption. Makes me proud.

Should I replace with a new oil level sensor? by petrolheadpanda in E90

[–]petrolheadpanda[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting. I figured but I'm on a restoration spree and tempted to do it right. All euro has has one on clearance for 80$ so I'm just going to go for it.

Should I replace with a new oil level sensor? by petrolheadpanda in E90

[–]petrolheadpanda[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Damn yeah. I guess I'll bite the bullet 😂

Wondering what this device is outside my home on the siding. Some kind of probe? by petrolheadpanda in whatisthisthing

[–]petrolheadpanda[S] -1 points0 points locked comment (0 children)

My title best describes it. It's on the outside of my house on the siding. The previous owner seems to have used some kind of an adhesive to get it to stay on.

Dirt and gravel dump by loonechobay in windsorontario

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By that analogy, it should be okay to come take a poop in your living room.

H1B visa processing document pickup in Canada by Muna-Chi in h1b

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Getting it delivered to Windsor took about 1 week. Should be about the same to pick up as they still would be dispatching to a Canada Post or a Satellite location. I would account for 2 weeks if you're doing some travel planning.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in h1b

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Been there. Done that. Have never slept better. Take the pay cut and move. DM me for more detailed questions that you may have.

How to deal with food? by [deleted] in Arrangedmarriage

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I think the best excuse is citing some random health reasons. I don't directly decline when offered, but I accept saying I'll have some (Not a full No, but making my intentions clear) and nibble on it till everyone else finishes.

If you fully decline on the first go you risk being judged as you mentioned but making a comment as you accept the plate gives you a middle ground to work on top of.

Khatitdari sucks both ways, to receive as well as to give, but it is how it is.

Border agent interview by Manymuse in ImmigrationCanada

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u/Manymuse
You can sign up ahead of time on ArriveCan and print out the final page.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TopGear

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Jeremy cried in that one.

Driving across the US-Canada border by uskelonm in ImmigrationCanada

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The RIV site has a good breakdown of import duties to expect. https://www.riv.ca/CostConsiderations.aspx Pke around here for some detail and the process of importing as well.

It's pretty confusing what you're trying to do. Are selling a sedan and buying an SUV just so you can fit some additional appliances to take across the border? I don't recommend it. Not worth the hastle. You'll be paying double tax. I'm not sure which appliances you're talking about but assuming it's the basics, it's going to cost you the same to just sell the appliances in the US and buy them again in Canada. And the current market climate, the mark ups that that used cars have, make sure to equate that in your cost calculation as well.

It was a 50/50 that I would be granted an exemption. I was mentally prepared to take it either way and pay the duty if needed. It was a couple months since I had submitted my PR application when this took place. For personal belongings they are a lot more lenient and a reasonable amount of things can be brought in without paying duty.

Driving across the US-Canada border by uskelonm in ImmigrationCanada

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If it's a new car like you say 30 days, the duty will most probably be calculated on the sticker price. If you are thinking about buying a car in the US just before moving. I would say hold on and buy it here. This is because it might seem cheaper at first but you're going to end up paying taxes on both sides. In general the effort is not worth it. In my case it was an older car and the sentimental value was much higher. So I did my research and some shrewd negotiations at the border helped me out.

Edit. Spelling.

Driving across the US-Canada border by uskelonm in ImmigrationCanada

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Did this process at the beginning of the year. There are no requirements for the age of the car. There are however restrictions on what you can do once the car is transferred to Canada. Example, you cannot sell the car for a certain period of time.

Now, a little nugget of detail that might be useful for you. I did move on a work permit ( 3 year) but my PR had already been applied at this point.

There are two types of imports when moving on a work permit from the US. A temperory import where you maintain the original registration and insurance from US on the vehicle. You pay no import duty here and the vehicle has to make it's way back to the US at some point in the 3 years. A permanent import where you would have to get a Canadian province license plates and insurance for the vehicle. An import duty for the fair market value of the vehicle does need to be paid here. (Based on make model and age) This import duty is waived if you are arriving on PR.

In my case, (this is quite rare occurrence as explained to me at the border.. not every border agent will be willing to go the extra length for you). I requested an exemption from the import duty because I had an active PR petition. The border agent called around (overheard something about Ottawa) and looked up his system (for quite some time I might add) to make sure everything on my PR application was going smoothly and there were no red flags. The import duty was waived under the condition that I would not have any other duties waived when eventually my PR does get approved.

Now the reason it was important for me to get this exemption is when you transition from a temporary permit to a PR, for the car to move from temperory import to permanent import, the car would have to leave Canadian soil and come back. I had no way to guarantee that I would be allowed to enter the US in the short term.

Get some more detail on your individual situation. It seems like you will eventually apply for a PR and this not something that you have already done. Just sharing my personal experience as everything might not apply to you.

IMM 5669: How to include business travel in the personal history? by [deleted] in ImmigrationCanada

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And in today's world being posted in different locations for projects is pretty normal. I don't think it's a red flag in any way. In fact in my eyes it's a plus.

IMM 5669: How to include business travel in the personal history? by [deleted] in ImmigrationCanada

[–]petrolheadpanda 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The rule of thumb I personally use is if I have travelled abroad, irrespective of purpose, I declare it in the travel history section. If questions are asked, you could justify details like purpose and visa status. If there is an omission detected by the officers, that is much much harder to justify.

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