FWIW here is my experience with canada and firearms while I traveled to Alaska.
I did NOT have any firearms in my vehicles when I went through canada but I was moving so I did pack a few holsters. Unfortunately I noticed the holsters at the last minute so they did not get packed, they were tossed in my truck on top of everything else.
So I get to the boarder crossing and the lady looks into my truck and asks if I have any firearms in the vehicle - I say no.
She has me pull off to the side and asks why I have holsters but no guns? - I state I will be bringing them up at a later date, after I get settled in AK. And I will ship them to my new address.
She says she can tell I'm lying and demands I get out of the vehicle and unlock my trailer. For the next 3 hours they emptied everything out of my truck and trailer, pick through all of it, just tossing it onto the side of the road ( a BIG mess) and then told me they didnt find anything and I could go. I asked for them to put my stuff back and she laughed and walked away. It took me the rest of the afternoon to put everything back.
I will never drive through canada again, period!!!
Everything you hope to experience in canada is nothing compared to the beauty of AK, take one of the ferries from Bellingham and spend your time and money in AK, it will be worth it
I did NOT have any firearms in my vehicles when I went through canada but I was moving so I did pack a few holsters. Unfortunately I noticed the holsters at the last minute so they did not get packed, they were tossed in my truck on top of everything else.
So I get to the boarder crossing and the lady looks into my truck and asks if I have any firearms in the vehicle - I say no.
She has me pull off to the side and asks why I have holsters but no guns? - I state I will be bringing them up at a later date, after I get settled in AK. And I will ship them to my new address.
She says she can tell I'm lying and demands I get out of the vehicle and unlock my trailer. For the next 3 hours they emptied everything out of my truck and trailer, pick through all of it, just tossing it onto the side of the road ( a BIG mess) and then told me they didnt find anything and I could go. I asked for them to put my stuff back and she laughed and walked away. It took me the rest of the afternoon to put everything back.
I will never drive through canada again, period!!!
Everything you hope to experience in canada is nothing compared to the beauty of AK, take one of the ferries from Bellingham and spend your time and money in AK, it will be worth it