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Knives: flying to Canada

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Hi guys,
In three weeks I'm flying from Australia to Canada for a fortnight of camping. I've checked the restrictions regarding what I can and can't take in my checked luggage and I gather that I'll be ok to take a mora and folding saw?

Has anyone had any issues or been questioned regarding knives in their checked luggage in Canada?
 
You should be fine. I have never had any problems.

Where are you camping?

All the best,

Mike
 
No problem at all. Only restrictions are pretty much anything somebody that doesn't know much about knives would consider a "switchblade". Basicly if you can flip it open. also nothing with knuckle guards, though a pinky ring is probibly Ok.

So yeah, Mora and folding saw, no issues at all.

have a good camping trip.
 
Checked in - no problems. Try not to have 30 knives in your bag.
 
Thanks all. Flying to Toronto, then heading to Lakefield, Ontario and then north from there.
 
Was gonna take a bunch on a trip to Vancouver Island, at the last minute, thought "why risk it?" Took an Alox Farmer and my WSS koster. Asked the customs guy if I needed to declare them, he said that if I hadn't it would have been a felony. I did declare, they x-rayed my bag, off I went. It helped that I had other camping gear.
 
BTW, when you get here, you must do the following!

- drink our beer
- eat poutine
- eat Canadian bacon, lots of it
- drink newfie screech

:)
 
candlelight001 said:
Was gonna take a bunch on a trip to Vancouver Island, at the last minute, thought "why risk it?" Took an Alox Farmer and my WSS koster. Asked the customs guy if I needed to declare them, he said that if I hadn't it would have been a felony. I did declare, they x-rayed my bag, off I went. It helped that I had other camping gear.
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...So you told him about it, he said it was fine and you went on your way. How would it be a felony to not declare something that was fine in the first place? Christ, now I'm going to be paranoid about having to declare my tampons, do I suffer embarrassment, or risk a felony charge?
 
Sorry to hijack, but I have a question about shipping fixed blades to Canada. A Canadian just inquired on an eBay listing about whether I would ship a large Busse there.

Are there any knife laws regarding large fixed blades that I should be aware of?

Thanks,

-- FLIX
(We now return you to your regularly scheduled program.)
 
FLIX said:
Sorry to hijack, but I have a question about shipping fixed blades to Canada. A Canadian just inquired on an eBay listing about whether I would ship a large Busse there.

Are there any knife laws regarding large fixed blades that I should be aware of?

Thanks,

-- FLIX
(We now return you to your regularly scheduled program.)
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None at all
 
Only laws regarding fixed blades are that can not have knuckle gaurds, then they become "brass knuckles" which are prohibited under the criminal weapons act. Also no push knives.

However when declaring it for shipping don't write down "Combat Knife". Get creative. at the very least "Camping Knife"
 
Enjoy your stay. I have been through Lakefield many times as some of our family resides in the Apsley area one hour to the north. Its knife friendly much like northwestern Ontario a thousand miles to the north west. Canada is huge, enjoy the wide range of hospitality here.
 
Munky88 said:
...So you told him about it, he said it was fine and you went on your way. How would it be a felony to not declare something that was fine in the first place? Christ, now I'm going to be paranoid about having to declare my tampons, do I suffer embarrassment, or risk a felony charge?
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thats funny, i flew to australia with a mora clipper, leatherman surge, and sak oht and didnt declare any of it. passed through canadian customs, us customs, and australian customs and no one said a word. same deal on the way back.
 
Sounds like a cool trip, beef! Are you heading as far north as Algonquin Park?

In terms of the to-do list, I suggest picking up a Grohmann belt knife, if you can find one. Definitely a classic Canadian design.

All the best,

- Mike
 
Munky88 said:
...So you told him about it, he said it was fine and you went on your way. How would it be a felony to not declare something that was fine in the first place? Christ, now I'm going to be paranoid about having to declare my tampons, do I suffer embarrassment, or risk a felony charge?
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Yeah, I guess the disclosure was the issue.
 
As far as I can see, it would only be an issue if Customs interpreted the knives as weapons. You would have to declare if you were bringing any weapons into the country, and failing to do so would be an offence.

The safe thing to do is just to mention that you have a couple of knives you're taking on a camping trip. Since there are no restrictions on typical outdoor knives here, that should be no problem.

The only things that are prohibited are the kind of knives that aren't real practical for the outdoorsy user: autos, balisongs and other flick knives, push daggers, belt-buckle knives and any knife disguised as an everyday object (pen, ruler, etc.) having a blade less than 12 inches.

The one that people can potentially fall afoul of is "flick knives": if you can open a folder by centrifugal force, it's a prohibited weapon.
 
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