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Posted date : Nov 27, 2017

The Canadian Snowbird Association (CSA) is a 100,000 member national not-for-profit advocacy organization. It is dedicated to actively defending and improving the rights and privileges of Canadian travellers.   The CSA was founded in 1992 when over 1,000 Canadian snowbirds came together in Lakeland, Florida to protest provincial cuts to out-of-country medical coverage guaranteed under […]

Posted date : Nov 22, 2017

Your world is unique – we insure it! Insurance designed for the Snowbird Lifestyle. Specifically designed and implemented for the CSA members.

Posted date : Nov 13, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, We winter in Apache Junction, Arizona. Over the years, we have been driving back and forth. We want to start flying back and forth. We want to leave our Alberta car here and fly. Can we register our car in Arizona, or do we have to take it back to the Canada/U.S. […]

Posted date : Nov 13, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, We have just entered the U.S. at the Peace Bridge in Buffalo. We have a mobile home in Florida where we will be living for five months. We had all of our documentation at the ready and prepared for the crossing, something we have done for 15 years. The border guard asked […]

Posted date : Nov 13, 2017

Dear bird talk, I understand that if I go to the U.S. in October and say that I am going for six months and then go home for Christmas for a week, that time is considered to be spent in the U.S. What if I go in October and tell them that I am going […]

Posted date : Nov 13, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, I read in our magazine about people having border-crossing issues. We never have had any, either way. I wonder what triggers people’s problems. Are they being rude to Canadian or American agents, not being truthful, or what? It would help to put such stories in context. Like many Canadians, before being a […]

Posted date : Nov 13, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, We have been members of the CSA for years and you have been very informative, interesting and helpful to us. Thought some members would like to know about our misfortune at the U.S. border on our last trip. We were going to the U.S. when a friend asked us to bring some […]

Posted date : Nov 13, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, Further to my discussions with your office about whether to use the Nexus Lane or not, I have taken your advice and talked to 2 different members of Nexus office in Blaine Washington and gotten two different opinions. My concern was that all the literature treats this lane as a commuter lane […]

Posted date : Nov 13, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, Up to now, we have been reluctant to join your group, preferring to stay on the sidelines, but our recent return to Canada has forced a change. We entered Canada at the Coutts, Alberta crossing the morning of April 12th and were dismayed and unhappy with our treatment by Canada Customs. Upon […]

Posted date : Nov 13, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, We hope you pass these savings along to our fellow snowbirds. For those planning to winter in Arizona, may we suggest you visit our park, San Pedro Mobile Home & RV Territory in Benson, Arizona (35 miles SE of Tucson just off Interstate 10). 1110 S. Hwy 80, Benson, AZ 85602. The […]