Don't bank on filing an E99 with Canada Customs with a work order from the marina you are leaving your boat in, either for winter storage or an extended period. There is another sub-department that works under Canada Customs which is called their Audit section, which can review all work orders and decide how long the boat needs to stay in Canadian water before taxes kick in, and can cancell your E99 stay period. ( Don't try and explain to them maintenance is part of boating life ) Please don't ask me how I know, I've dealt with them. Graham Pugh Kando 11 New Bern

What is fascinating about this discussion on Canada is that there seems to be huge differences between what people actually report (as in Graham's case, which generally seems to match what I've read are the rules -- in official Canadian documents), and reports from conversations with custom's officials who say, basically, 'come on up for 12 months, and then leave our waters for part of a day and come back for another 12 months'. I met a couple of fellows on the docks in Anacortes last summer who discouraged me from seeking winter moorage in Canada as they were getting 'hassled' by Canada customs guys. Message was that it was getting harder to pull it off. Presumably that's a similar issue to what Graham reports. Anyone have an idea now to reconcile this gap in the information? John Marshall N55-Serendipity Sequim Bay, WA On Nov 5, 2007, at 6:53 AM, graham pugh wrote: > Don't bank on filing an E99 with Canada Customs with a work order > from the > marina you are leaving your boat in, either for winter storage or an > extended period.