Importing a car to Canada
Posted date : May 30, 2026.
We purchased a 2011 Honda CRV in AZ in 2013. We have our AZ home up for sale. We have collected a number of treasures over the years. We therefore have to drive the loaded vehicle back to Ottawa, instead of flying. Is there a useful government website where we can find the forms, etc. that we need to complete, as well as information regarding related costs which we will incur importing the vehicle to Ontario.
Fred Serafin
Ottawa, ON
Ed.: You want to go to the website for the Registrar of Imported Vehicles, riv.ca. There, you can take the necessary steps to import your car into Canada. Please be aware that U.S. law requires that export documentation be submitted to U.S. Customs and Border Protection at least 72 hours before export. And you must cross the border at a port at which vehicle export and import transactions are conducted. More information about this topic can be found in the CSA Travel Information Guide.
