Hi Everybody,

I might be getting a temporary relocation from Chicago to Vancouver. I know this is a Toronto forum but it was the closest I could find. Anyhow. I'll be working in Van for about 14 months. The question I have is what is involved in bringing a car from the states to Canada? My car is currently leased and my lease company won't honor it so I'll probably have to buy it. Will I have to register it in Canada and get a Canadian Drivers license? How about taxes?

Any other info about this or other helpful hints would be appreciated.

 

Yeah you'll have to pay somewhere between 200-400 in fees when you cross the border plus the GST (7%). Then add a couple things like DRLs (daytime running lights) to make it Canada-legal then do the RIV inspection at a local Automotive store like Canadian Tire (www.canadiantire.ca). Then when you register it here you'll pay PST (dunno what that is in BC, 8% in ON). And pay your first year's registration.

Then again you may not have to transfer it if you're here working on a contract, or going to school. I imagine they have some sort of way to deal with temporary cross-border situations since you aren't planning to stay and resell the car here.

Ask your insurance company and call the Ministry of Transportation in BC to find out what they say

 

im sure you could keep it registered at a relatives house in the states if you are plaaning to move back to the states later on. but get a hold of cthree, he would know tons of info on this matter.

 

There is a vancouver forum. Its under "pacific northwest". Your question is just as good asked here, but just to let you know in case you want to mingle with the vancouver s2k owners

Warn you though, that forum is very dead. Everyone in vancouver is too laid back to post

 

they're all locked in the shed havin a puff puff
damn hippies out there

my brother was in town last week from there

 

Hey!

Hahaha
I am from vancouver

In fact, I still have my BC plates

yeah its like that back home.. too many of my friends spend 24/7 in the world of BC Bud.

 

Do you find yourself getting pulled over and searched alot?
I hear those Waterloo cops can be real asses

shit I hijacked another thread. I'm full-on ADD lately

 

I thought you were moving from China to Canada. Sorry can't help with that either.

 

LOL! So did I

 

nope, 6% as of July 1st damn taxes!

and i tought he was comming from china too