September 24, 2008By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
This has been a topic that I have been writing about on this blog for a number of months.
The Canadian Bar Association has issued one of the best articles I have seen on what lawyers should be doing to protect their...
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July 26, 2008By: Susan Kohn Ross
On July 16, 2008, CBP published a policy statement regarding how its officers are to conduct themselves when dealing with searches of laptops, PDAs and other electronic devices. See...
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April 23, 2008By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
This blog entry on quicker passage through the Canada Border Services Agency checkpoints into Canada is adapted from James Wysong's "10 Tips of Getting through Customs", which was posted on MSNBC on April 22, 2008 -...
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March 11, 2008By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On March 1, 2008, Canada announced that it would no longer require visitors from Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and Lithuania to obtain a temporary resident visa to enter Canada. The visa-free entry is effective...
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February 10, 2008By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
Trade with Dubai and the United Arab Emirates is increasing. In fact, Dubai is a new land of many opportunities. However, Canadians and other travelers have not familiarized themselves with the laws of the UAE and are...
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January 28, 2008By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
I am happy to read that a bi-partisan group of 19 U.S. Senators and 30 representatives of the U.S. Congress agree with Canada that the information document requirements for Canadians and Americans crossing the Canada-United...
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January 20, 2008By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
As of January 31, 2008, a Canadian travelling to the United States by car, bus, and other road vehicles (or walking), trains, and boats and other watercraft (or swimming) will have to comply with documentation...
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November 18, 2007By: Susan Kohn Ross
Against the backdrop of the hue and cry which arose when New York proposed issuing drivers’ licenses to immigrants, we know hear the Province of Ontario, Canada is prepared to start producing what is being described as an...
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September 16, 2007By: Susan Kohn Ross
Looking for some resources to make your personal or business trip easier, try these, compliments of my good friend and colleague Ron Edelstein.
Seat Guru - This tool allows you to locate any seat in any aircraft flown by any...
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September 09, 2007By: Susan Kohn Ross
On December 6, 2007, the U.S. Dept. of Transportation cleared Mexican trucks so they will now officially be allowed to travel beyond the border zones.
It has been reported that the first companies given permission to bring their...
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