Travel Safety for Canadians

Before you set off for unfamiliar places this summer, take advantage of travel safety information provided by the Canadian federal government. Foreign Affairs Canada publishes up-to-date reports on countries world-wide, with information on everything from entry requirements to local crime levels and regulations. The Public Health Agency of Canada gives warnings about health hazards in different countries and is a good starting point to help you figure out what questions to ask your own doctor. They also have a decent list of travel medicine clinics across Canada.

MoreTravel for Canadians:
Apply for Your Canadian Passport
Canadian Embassies Online
Registration of Canadians Abroad

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Personal Customs Exemptions for Canadians Go Up

Effective June 1, 2012, the personal customs exemptions for Canadian residents returning to Canada go up. The exemptions let you bring goods up to a certain value into Canada without having to pay regular duties and taxes. The exemption depends on the amount of time you've been outside the country. For absences of 24 hours or longer the exemption goes up from CAN$50 to CAN$200. If you are outside Canada for 48 hours or more, the exemption will be CAN$800. There are some conditions, so be sure to check the details before you leave Canada.

More on Canada Customs
Bringing Alcohol Into Canada
Bringing Tobacco Into Canada
Reporting Money to Customs at the Canadian Border
Canada Customs and Border Services

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Canadians on D-Day

On D-Day, June 6, 1944, the Allies began the invasion of Northwest Europe, marking the beginning of the end of World War II. After more than a year of preparation a huge British, Canadian and American force crossed the English Channel aiming for a 50-mile stretch of the Normandy coast.

About 14,000 Canadians landed in Normandy on D-Day. Estimates vary, but there were over 1000 Canadian casualties, with more than 400 killed. These pictures of Canadians on D-Day show what the Canadians faced on that historic day.

Photo: Canadians Landing on D-Day
Gilbert Alexander Milne / Canada Dept of National Defence / Library and Archives Canada / PA-137013

More on Canada in World War II
Pictures of the Raid on Dieppe
Canadian World War II Posters
Canada and World War II Battles
Halifax VE-Day Riots

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