Revenue Canada
Tips for Travelers to Canada
Revised May 2005 INTRODUCTION Millions of U.S. citizens visit Canada each year. We hope this brochure will help you avoid problems. If you should need assistance as a result of an accident, illness, or the loss of your passport, our Embassy in Ottawa and Consulates General in Halifax, Quebec City, Montreal, Toronto, Calgary, and Vancouver are there to assist you. [Read More]
F) Canada, Mexico, and Central America
In 2001, seizures in Canada amounted to more than 1,200 kilos of cocaine and some 71 kilos of heroin. From January to October 2002, the RCMP, Canada Customs and Revenue Agency, and local municipal police forces seized some 455 kilos of cocaine, 3,830 kilos of hashish, and 2,782 of MDMA. In December, the RCMP arrested 15 individuals accused of importing some U.S. $1.5 billion in illegal narcotics (hashish and cocaine) through the Port of Montreal. ... [Read More]
Challenges and Opportunities in U.S.-Canada Relations
Our governments need to work together to prevent and control the entry and spread of alien invasive species--a problem that causes our two economies billions of dollars in lost revenue and environmental damage each year. The U.S. already has its own National Invasive Species Action Plan, and Canada is developing its own at this time. But we need to do more in this area, considering the degree to which agriculture, biodiversity, and human health are potentially affected by this problem. ... [Read More]
Airport Taxes and Fees Update
“Taxes" and Fees Associated with Air Travel [Read More]
US State Department Services American Citizens Services Abroad
U.S. Department of State [Read More]
US Department Of State Post Report
As an employer under this program, the U.S. Government employee must be prepared to pay monthly remittances to Canada Customs and Revenue Agency in addition to the salary. These remittances consist of withholdings for Canadian income tax and deductions for employee/ employer contributions to Canada pension plan and employment insurance. ... Basic Services—See Ottawa. Domestic HelpLast Updated: 12/8/2003 9:12 AM Servants are difficult to find, particularly those willing to live in. Normally, only the principal officer has full-time help. Part-time help and caterers to serve at parties are more readily available. The Canadian Pension Plan and income tax laws cover regularly employed help; contributions to the pension plan are required of both employers and employees, and reports must be submitted to Revenue Canada. Religious ActivitiesLast Updated: 12/8/2003 9:50 AM Practically all major denominations fou ... [Read More]
USIS Washington File: TEXT: INS 12/10 ON CHINESE ALIEN SMUGGLING OPERATION
The investigation was led by INS' Buffalo District Office, with the cooperation, and assistance of the Swanton, Vermont Border Patrol Sector and New York District Office, as well as the Canadian government, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the Toronto Police Service, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the New York State Police, the U.S. Attorney's Office, St. Regis Mohawk Tribal Police and the Internal Revenue Service. ... Other law enforcement agencies participating in this investigation include the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the New York State Police, the St. Regis Mohawk Tribal Police and the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigative Divisions (IRS). ... [Read More]
US Consulate Attack - Embassy Riyadh Saudi Arabia
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Department of State Washington File: U.S. House Approves Sanctions Reform, Dumping Duties Measure
On the dumping issue, Senator Robert Byrd, a West Virginia Democrat, succeeded in including an amendment that would allow payment of revenue from anti-dumping duties to the U.S. industries that brought and won the dumping cases. Now such revenue goes to the U.S. Treasury. In 1999 the revenue from antidumping duties amounted to approximately $500 million. ... Byrd said the measure "would advance compliance with international trade rules by providing a necessary deterrent to foreign plans to undermine U.S. markets. This amendment would provide fair retribution for U.S. industries cheated out of vital revenues as a result of illegal trade." ... [Read More]
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