Hayden, I believe that children under 16 require only a birth certificate to enter Canada, if travelling with both parents. I think you will find that your daughter and her partner will require passports unless they are on active duty AND are on official military business or have travel orders.
. . . and the Time you call . . and the Name of the CBSA agent you speak to (who is probably located in Gatineau PQ).
Mike, good luck with that. last year we tried several times from a cell phone. After about 1/2 hr., the call dropped. Cell coverage near the border around the Bedwell area sucks. We decided to just go to the dock and use the landline. Middle of the week and the dock was empty!minors need a birth certificate (real one) and adults need a passport, NEXUS or Enhanced Driver's License. A typical state DOL issued license will not do it.
Year before last I checked in at Bedwell. I ended up docking and going to the Customs Shack which wasn't occupied. There were three phones on the wall to call in with a average of 45 minutes of ringing before someone answered. There was a number on the shack that I called in with my cell phone and it was the same contact as the three on the wall. My plan this year is to call in before entering the harbor to see if I can check in. If they say to come in, then I'll come in.
I"m defiantly going to give it a try. It was a good two hours to get in and out. It made no sense to dock and sit on my boat on my phone when I could have sat out in the channel and do the same thing while saving time. Last July the there was a wait for dock space mid week when we were there. The only space was aircraft space. I had great coverage with Verizon (it switched over to whatever Canadas system was) throughout the Gulf Islands. The only issue I had was trying to video chat with USBC when in Prevost. We had to head back out into the channel to get data coverage.
Keep being defiant, I'm sure that will go over well with the authorities.
poor spelling on my part.....definitely going to try it.Keep being defiant, I'm sure that will go over well with the authorities.
Yes, it is the same SINGLE, ONLY phone number to use, which goes to a bunker somewhere in Alberta or Manitoba. But they do answer and are always courteous. YOU just have to have all the right paperwork for them to clear you. When I was crossing the border regularly from 2016 to 2019 I never had to wait more than five minutes. YMMV, but your experiences sound rather strange.
John here is the (official) link to How to Use NEXUS to Enter Canada. Scroll way down to Marine: Contact the Telephone Reporting Centre.
Hi Mike. Cleared Canada Customs in five minutes last season and two hours clearing back into the US at Friday harbor. World of a difference. Waited about two minutes for the agent to answer the phone at Bedwell. After a few questions, was given my clearance number. Upon my return, even though I had my CanPass decal, the US agent at Friday Harbor could not find me in the system, so had to start everything from scratch and that was with an agent at the dock, working with another agent at their in-town office, assisting me. Very frustrating.
