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They were always exempt from competition. We also didn't bother to open them up as a part of NAFTA, CETA, Canada-SK, etc. https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-

They were always exempt from competition. We also didn't bother to open them up as a part of NAFTA, CETA, Canada-SK, etc. https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/temporary-residents/foreign-workers/international-free-trade-agreements.html https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/co... Grocery itself has more competition than the rest (thank you Walmart), which is why you gotta be careful when making US shopping trips. I've found rice, oils, canned beans/tomatoes, carrots, bananas, potatoes, onions all cheaper in Canada. And every year, I get more and more non-perishable grocery stuff from Amazon.ca Fun fact: Canadians can import non-prescription meds by mail, officially up to 90d supply (so I address it to "Family Scoundreller"), so I cruise ebay for a lot of that stuff.

voisin 4y ago
> Fun fact: Canadians can import non-prescription meds by mail I am jealous of Americans and their 10,000IU Vitamin D pills. Canada limits the same to 1,000IU per pill. Would this be allowed to cross the border or no?
- Scoundreller 4y ago
  Officially, no. If you're travelling yourself by car/air/rail/sea, it's incredibly unlikely the officer will even know there's a difference. Looking up the prescription regulations, only >2500 IU requires a prescription, so if you can find 2500s to import, that's over-the-counter and can be lawfully imported for 90d personal use. https://www.napra.ca/national-drug-schedules/?_nds_drug_name=vitamin https://www.napra.ca/national-drug-schedules/?_nds_drug_name... If you try to have 10000s mailed from USA by USPS, there's a very rare chance that it could be reviewed by Health Canada and they would deem it prescription-only and seize it, or they could "use their discretion" and still let it through anyway because seizing is a lot more paperwork. Don't bother with UPS or Fedex shipping into Canada. Ever. Note: if you're in Canada on a work/study permit, there are some exemptions allowing you to import non-narcotic prescription medications.
  - TMWNN 4y ago
    >Don't bother with UPS or Fedex shipping into Canada. Ever. Are you referring to brokerage fees? UPS does not charge brokerage fees if air shipping is used; basically, anything other than Standard qualifies.

voisin 4y ago

> Fun fact: Canadians can import non-prescription meds by mail I am jealous of Americans and their 10,000IU Vitamin D pills. Canada limits the same to 1,000IU per pill. Would this be allowed to cross the border or no?

Scoundreller 4y ago
Officially, no. If you're travelling yourself by car/air/rail/sea, it's incredibly unlikely the officer will even know there's a difference. Looking up the prescription regulations, only >2500 IU requires a prescription, so if you can find 2500s to import, that's over-the-counter and can be lawfully imported for 90d personal use. https://www.napra.ca/national-drug-schedules/?_nds_drug_name=vitamin https://www.napra.ca/national-drug-schedules/?_nds_drug_name... If you try to have 10000s mailed from USA by USPS, there's a very rare chance that it could be reviewed by Health Canada and they would deem it prescription-only and seize it, or they could "use their discretion" and still let it through anyway because seizing is a lot more paperwork. Don't bother with UPS or Fedex shipping into Canada. Ever. Note: if you're in Canada on a work/study permit, there are some exemptions allowing you to import non-narcotic prescription medications.
- TMWNN 4y ago
  >Don't bother with UPS or Fedex shipping into Canada. Ever. Are you referring to brokerage fees? UPS does not charge brokerage fees if air shipping is used; basically, anything other than Standard qualifies.