We too are planning to take our boat to Canada, cruising to Alaska and back during the season, then leaving the boat in Canada during the off-season. There appear to be three taxes that could potentially come into play, the PST (Provincial Sales Tax.), the GST (Goods and Services Tax - national level), and the import duty. For British Columbia, the following document appears to address the PST, which as I read it should not be levied: http://www.sbr.gov.bc.ca/documents_library/bulletins/sst_115.pdf Regarding import duty, the following document addresses that issue and the "service/maintenance" requirement: http://www.cbsa.gc.ca/E/pub/cm/d2-1-1/d2-1-1-e.pdf I can't seem to put my finger on anything pertaining specifically to the GST for non-residents bringing boats into Canada, but I have a vague recollection that it's not a problem. Trouble is, my vague recollections are getting really vague! I'd sure welcome any more info on the subject, as well as info about the availability of marina space in BC which appears to be getting really tight. Lance Leuthesser StarPlath N40-60 Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

The second document on import duty confirms what I'd seen and reported earlier... to leave the vessel for the off-season, you have to have an approved (by Customs) work order from a Canadian yard that covers the period of storage, describes the work being done, and the E99 form describing the work is affixed to the vessel. The document further proclaims that "Operational checks" are performed at marinas for compliance, and a vessel that isn't in compliance can be "seized or forfeited". Check out sections 50 through 60 of the second document below. I suspect there is a big issue here around compliance to the law, and enforcement, but the remedy if you aren't playing the game right sounds ominous. Maybe all the ship yards and marina's play along. John Marshall On Nov 4, 2007, at 5:17 PM, Lance Leuthesser wrote: > We too are planning to take our boat to Canada, cruising to Alaska > and back during the season, then leaving the boat in Canada during > the off-season. There appear to be three taxes that could > potentially come into play, the PST (Provincial Sales Tax.), the GST > (Goods and Services Tax - national level), and the import duty. For > British Columbia, the following document appears to address the PST, > which as I read it should not be levied: > > http://www.sbr.gov.bc.ca/documents_library/bulletins/sst_115.pdf > > Regarding import duty, the following document addresses that issue > and the "service/maintenance" requirement: > > http://www.cbsa.gc.ca/E/pub/cm/d2-1-1/d2-1-1-e.pdf > > I can't seem to put my finger on anything pertaining specifically > to the GST for non-residents bringing boats into Canada, but I have > a vague recollection that it's not a problem. Trouble is, my vague > recollections are getting really vague! > > I'd sure welcome any more info on the subject, as well as info > about the availability of marina space in BC which appears to be > getting really tight. > > Lance Leuthesser > StarPlath N40-60 > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/passagemaking-under-power > > To unsubscribe send email to > passagemaking-under-power-request@lists.samurai.com with the word > UNSUBSCRIBE and nothing else in the subject or body of the message. > > Passagemaking Under Power and PUP are trademarks of Water World > Productions, formerly known as Trawler World Productions.