which flight transfer location better, Vancouver or Toronto for parents?

[puppy888]

My parents will fly from China to Ottawa. The travel agent told me that there are 2 optional transfer location. One is Vancouver and Another is Toronto.

Since my parents don't know English at all and it is their first time immigration landing. I guess they need meet some immigration official and answer some questions.

So which transfer location is better? What kind of questions will they ask? Any one can share their parents experience?

Any comments will be appreciated...

 

[简单简单]

Toronto，转机以后再飞一次的时间短点，不过要记得订票时候多留点转机时间。
不会英文没问题，只要会普通话/粤语就好，2个地方都有普通话/粤语翻译。你最好事先帮忙写个条，write something like "Could I please have a Mandarin/Cantonese interpreter?"

 

[heureux]

Toronto is better

 

[viper99]

Toronto 好
别的不讲, 就算误机了, 航班也多, 就是着急了, 开车去接也就4个小时

 

[lindamy]

我觉得多伦多好点，万一误点没关系，乘下一班，几乎每小时一班。而且从温哥华飞过来的属于加拿大国内航班很抠门，缺吃少喝的。

 

[ccc]

如果不能回去接他们过来，索性开车去多伦多接机。别让老人再转机了。

在多伦多过夜，次日回来或者停留几天玩一玩（也可去大瀑布）。

 

[百发百中]

Vancouver的中文标识也很给力的。

 

[Martin]

我觉得多伦多好点，万一误点没关系，乘下一班，几乎每小时一班。

不管自己还是父母，我都觉得多伦多转机好。

 

[puppy888]

Thanks the above inputs.

Does any one have experience about the duty free claim for the 1st time landing immigrant?

BTW, what kind of stuffs is worth to claim? I would like to take advantage of import something for myself :blowzy:

 

[ccc]

只要不是禁运物品都可以输入... 分开海运都可以。只是登陆的时候要申明。

 

[Obiwan]

toronto

 

[timmy]

想想误机的后果，毫无疑问是多伦多好些。就是改航班或车接，都不是大问题。

 

[Martin]

Thanks the above inputs.

Does any one have experience about the duty free claim for the 1st time landing immigrant?

BTW, what kind of stuffs is worth to claim? I would like to take advantage of import something for myself :blowzy:

我猜你的想法是让你爹妈来的时候申报Goods to Follow，然后你自己买东西海运过来。如果是的话，需要准备一个海运物品清单，然后在他们入关填海关申报表格的时候“I/we have shipped goods that are not accompanying me/us.”那一项选yes，这样入关的时候海关关员会给他们一份Form E24, Personal Exemption CBSA Declaration，你有40天时间填好交给CBSA

具体参考

http://www.cbsa.gc.ca/publications/pub/bsf5056-eng.html

入境申报表

http://www.cbsa.gc.ca/publications/forms-formulaires/e311-eng.pdf

 

[psw0000]

想起来第一次来，在温哥华没赶上，先转Toronto，再转ottawa，转了一夜的飞机。