Canada Border Services Agency

Canada: A Manitoba business owner had to pay a penalty of $5,200 on April 11 at the Boissevain border crossing when, if he had only been honest about what he was bringing into Canada from the USA, he could have paid just $1,025 in GST. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. The stories have a running theme - lying will make your wallet lighter. Paying the GST on your purchases is a lot cheaper than paying the penalties after being caught making a false declaration. Emerson is a high traffic point for Manitobans entering the U.S. This is just one of numerous tales of treachery at Manitobas ports of entry from the USA into Canada shared for the month of April by the Canada Border Services Agency. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.