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Check with your financial institution about putting your accounts on “vacation
service” – thereby suspending monthly user fees.
Check your investment portfolio to ensure investments can be left safely during
your travels.
Move valuables such as jewellery, documents and heirlooms to a safety deposit
box.
Liabilities
Arrange pre-authorized billing and/or Internet banking for credit cards, utilities,
and telephone at your Canadian residence.
Arrange to pay your taxes if they fall due during your travels.
Check the expiration dates on your credit cards and renew them early if
necessary.
Suspend cable/satellite service for the period you are away. Many providers will
allow you to place your account “on vacation” for a fixed flat rate maintenance
amount.
Suspend telephone service for the period you are away. Many providers will
allow you to place your account “on vacation,” thereby avoiding monthly service
charges and long distance savings plan expenses.
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If you subscribe to a home security monitoring service, ensure placing your
telephone on “vacation service” will not interrupt the monitoring of your
home while you are away.
TRAVEL
TRAVEL DOCUMENTS
General Information
Assist border and security officials by providing current and complete
documentation. Recent events have resulted in an international tightening of
border restrictions and an increase in security precautions.
Consider carrying your passport, identification, credit cards, medical history
record and travel insurance card in a travel wallet that you wear around your
neck or waist. In the event of a collision or evacuation you may be separated
from your wallet or purse containing that vital information.