[pct-l] Canadian Immigration Question

[CWillett at pierce.ctc.edu (Chris Willett)]

I had my papers, but didn't stop in at Hope. I bussed from Manning to Vancouver, spent the night there, then bussed from Van to Seattle. The border people just asked me how long I'd been in Canada and took a look at my passport, nothing more.  I think a couple of years ago there were some Canadian border agents hanging out in Manning and they checked a few hikers.  Those without papers were interviewed and simply directed toward Hope.

Suge

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Christopher Willett
cwillett@pierce.ctc.edu
www.pierce.ctc.edu/faculty/cwillett
Pierce College
9401 Farwest Drive SW.
Lakewood, WA. 98498-1999

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> From: 	pct-l-bounces@mailman.backcountry.net on behalf of Geoffrey Selling
> Sent: 	Tuesday, May 31, 2005 6:47 PM
> To: 	pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
> Subject: 	[pct-l] Canadian Immigration Question
> 
> I just sent off my request for permission to enter Canada today (May 31st).  I'm hoping to have my wife send it on to me in Stehekin.  (I'm setting out on June  21st from Snoqualamie Pass and heading
> north).  If the permit doesn't come in time, how serious is this?  On the permit, it talks about checking in at Hope.  Do folks who've crossed to Manning actually take the Greyhound to Hope, check in
> with immigration, and then continue on to Vanouver on a later Greyhound or do they just skip the checking in.  Does anyone every really get stopped and have their pass asked for?   Is this something
> to worry about?
> 									Geoffrey (Philadelphia)
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