{"id":88,"date":"2026-08-14T18:48:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T18:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flytorelocation.com\/ca\/moving-from-canada-to-norway\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T18:48:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T18:48:21","slug":"moving-from-canada-to-norway","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/flytorelocation.com\/ca\/moving-from-canada-to-norway\/","title":{"rendered":"Moving from Canada to Norway (2026): Complete Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flyto-article\">\n<p>Relocating from Canada to Norway means clearing two very different bureaucracies back to back: Canada&#8217;s export and tax-exit side, then Norway&#8217;s customs, immigration and animal-import side. Canadians are third-country nationals in Norway (outside the EU\/EEA), which shapes almost every step \u2014 from the residence permit that unlocks duty-free household relief to the paperwork your pet needs. This guide covers both halves of the corridor plus a short note on the reverse trip, and every rule below links to an official government source. It is written for a Canadian resident \u2014 citizen or permanent resident \u2014 making a genuine, long-term move to Norway.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"flyto-article-img\" style=\"margin:26px 0;border-radius:16px;overflow:hidden;box-shadow:0 18px 40px -22px rgba(15,15,15,.3);\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/flyto-wp-uploads.s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/03182735\/FLYTO_muutto_kuvaaja_Nuuti_PAananen_9_1000.jpg\" alt=\"Flyto Relocation international moving\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;display:block;\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Key takeaways<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Your Norwegian immigration status drives your customs treatment: duty-free household relief requires that you are actually moving to Norway, have lived abroad continuously for at least a year, and owned and used the goods abroad (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.toll.no\/en\/moving-to-or-out-of-norway\/moving-goods\">Tolletaten<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>Non-EU\/EEA nationals need a Norwegian residence permit (e.g. skilled worker or family immigration) before establishing residence (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.udi.no\/en\/want-to-apply\/work-immigration\/skilled-workers\/\">UDI<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>On the Canadian side the customs authority is the <strong>Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)<\/strong>; personal effects are generally exempt from Canada&#8217;s export declaration requirement (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca\/services\/export\/guide-eng.html\">CBSA<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>Leaving Canada is a <strong>tax<\/strong> event, not a registry one: the CRA treats you as an <em>emigrant<\/em> once you sever residential ties, triggering a deemed disposition (&quot;departure tax&quot;) (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/revenue-agency\/services\/tax\/international-non-residents\/individuals-leaving-entering-canada-non-residents\/leaving-canada-emigrants.html\">CRA<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>In Norway you declare household goods to Customs on arrival using form <strong>RD-0030E<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.toll.no\/files\/3ad93c2dfc84466732f06389d3a7f5cc851c30c3.pdf\">Tolletaten form<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>Canada is a <strong>listed third country<\/strong> under EU\/EEA pet rules, so dogs and cats do <strong>not<\/strong> need a rabies antibody titre test for Norway \u2014 but still need a microchip, valid rabies vaccination and an official health certificate (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mattilsynet.no\/en\/animals\/travelling-with-dogs-cats-and-ferrets-from-third-countries-and-territories-to-norway\">Mattilsynet<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/eli\/reg_impl\/2013\/577\/oj\/eng\">EUR-Lex 577\/2013<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>Cash of <strong>more than NOK 25,000<\/strong> must be declared to Norwegian Customs when entering or leaving Norway (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.toll.no\/en\/goods\/currency\">Tolletaten<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>Importing a vehicle triggers Norwegian one-off registration tax plus 25% VAT, administered jointly by Statens vegvesen, Skatteetaten and Tolletaten (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.skatteetaten.no\/en\/person\/duties\/cars-and-other-vehicles\/importing\/how-to-import\/\">Skatteetaten<\/a>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>1. How your Norwegian status determines the customs treatment<\/h2>\n<p>Everything downstream depends on why and how you are entering Norway. As a Canadian you are a third-country national, so before you settle you generally need a residence permit \u2014 most commonly a <strong>skilled worker<\/strong> permit tied to a concrete job offer, or <strong>family immigration<\/strong> with a spouse or partner who already holds a Norwegian permit (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.udi.no\/en\/want-to-apply\/work-immigration\/skilled-workers\/\">UDI skilled workers<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.udi.no\/en\/want-to-apply\/family-immigration\/family-immigration-with-a-citizen-of-a-country-outside-the-eueea\/\">UDI family immigration<\/a>). With a skilled-worker or family-immigration permit you can normally apply for a <strong>permanent residence permit after three years<\/strong> of continuous residence, subject to conditions (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.udi.no\/en\/want-to-apply\/permanent-residence\/permanent-residence-permit\/\">UDI permanent residence<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>That residence is also the gateway to duty-free household relief. Norwegian Customs grants relief only where you are importing your effects <em>in connection with moving<\/em> to Norway, have <strong>lived abroad continuously for at least one year<\/strong>, and have <strong>owned and used<\/strong> the items abroad and will keep using them in Norway. The goods must arrive within a reasonable time and <strong>no later than one year<\/strong> after you move (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.toll.no\/en\/moving-to-or-out-of-norway\/moving-goods\">Tolletaten<\/a>). A tourist or short-stay visitor gets no such relief \u2014 the same sofa is either duty-free settler&#8217;s property or a taxable import depending purely on your status.<\/p>\n<h2>2. The Canada export side: CBSA, tax exit and deregistration<\/h2>\n<p><strong>The customs authority.<\/strong> Canada&#8217;s border and export authority is the <strong>Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)<\/strong>. Canada reports exports through the <strong>Canadian Export Reporting System (CERS)<\/strong>, which replaced the old paper B13A (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca\/services\/export\/menu-eng.html\">CBSA export<\/a>). The important point for a household move: the export declaration regime is built for <strong>commercial<\/strong> goods. Declarations are required for commercial exports valued at <strong>CAD 2,000 or more<\/strong> destined outside the US, while <strong>personal and household goods are exempt<\/strong> from the reporting requirement (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca\/services\/export\/guide-eng.html\">CBSA exporters&#8217; guide<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca\/publications\/dm-md\/d20\/d20-1-1-eng.html\">CBSA Memorandum D20-1-1<\/a>). In practice your mover or freight forwarder handles any documentation the ocean carrier requires; you do not file a personal CERS declaration for your own furniture.<\/p>\n<p><strong>There is no &quot;deregistration&quot; office.<\/strong> Unlike Norway, Canada has no national population register you sign out of. Leaving Canada is handled through the <strong>tax system<\/strong>. The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) treats you as an <strong>emigrant<\/strong> for tax purposes on the date you <strong>sever your residential ties<\/strong> \u2014 giving up your home, and moving your spouse, dependants and personal belongings out of Canada (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/revenue-agency\/services\/tax\/international-non-residents\/individuals-leaving-entering-canada-non-residents\/leaving-canada-emigrants.html\">CRA<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Departure tax.<\/strong> On emigration the CRA applies a <strong>deemed disposition<\/strong>: you are treated as having sold certain property (such as non-registered investments) at fair market value on your departure date, and any resulting gain is taxable \u2014 commonly called <em>departure tax<\/em> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/revenue-agency\/services\/tax\/international-non-residents\/individuals-leaving-entering-canada-non-residents\/leaving-canada-emigrants.html\">CRA<\/a>). You file a final return for the year of departure, reporting world income up to your departure date, and you should tell the CRA the <strong>date you left Canada<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/revenue-agency\/services\/tax\/international-non-residents\/individuals-leaving-entering-canada-non-residents\/leaving-canada-emigrants.html\">CRA<\/a>). Practical companions to this \u2014 cancelling provincial health coverage and updating your driver&#8217;s licence \u2014 are provincial matters handled with your province, not the CBSA.<\/p>\n<h2>3. Ports and transit: real routes, estimated times<\/h2>\n<p>There is no direct Canada\u2013Norway container service; freight moves via major Northern European hub ports and is fed onward to Norway. From <strong>Eastern Canada<\/strong>, household shipments typically load at the <strong>Port of Montreal<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.port-montreal.com\/en\/\">Montreal Port Authority<\/a>) or the <strong>Port of Halifax<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.porthalifax.ca\/\">Port of Halifax<\/a>); from <strong>Western Canada<\/strong> they load at the <strong>Port of Vancouver<\/strong> or Prince Rupert (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.portvancouver.com\/\">Vancouver Fraser Port Authority<\/a>). Ocean cargo generally routes to a hub such as Rotterdam, Hamburg or Bremerhaven before a feeder leg to Oslo or another Norwegian port. Air freight moves from Toronto, Montreal or Vancouver, usually via a European hub, into Oslo (OSL).<\/p>\n<p>The following transit times are <strong>freight-industry estimates, not official government figures<\/strong>, and vary with routing, season and consolidation:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sea (East Coast \u2192 Norway via N. Europe):<\/strong> roughly 4\u20136 weeks port-to-port, plus packing and customs time.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sea (West Coast \u2192 Norway):<\/strong> typically longer, often 6\u20139 weeks.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Air freight:<\/strong> commonly several days to two weeks door-to-door.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Treat these as planning ranges only; your carrier&#8217;s schedule is the authority.<\/p>\n<h2>4. The Norway import side: the RD-0030E declaration<\/h2>\n<p>When your goods reach Norway you must <strong>declare them to Norwegian Customs (Tolletaten)<\/strong>. The instrument is the <strong>RD-0030E<\/strong> customs declaration \u2014 &quot;Import of personal and household effects&quot; \u2014 which you complete and sign, listing your personal details and an inventory of what you are bringing, and flagging anything restricted such as weapons (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.toll.no\/files\/3ad93c2dfc84466732f06389d3a7f5cc851c30c3.pdf\">Tolletaten form RD-0030E<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.toll.no\/en\/moving-to-or-out-of-norway\/moving-goods\">Tolletaten guidance<\/a>). You submit the declaration to Customs <strong>when you arrive<\/strong> to declare your household goods (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.toll.no\/en\/moving-to-or-out-of-norway\/moving-goods\">Tolletaten<\/a>). If you use a professional mover, they arrange clearance through a customs broker on your behalf.<\/p>\n<p>Note the limits of the relief. It covers used household effects you owned and used abroad; <strong>new items, and goods bought duty-free such as alcohol and tobacco, are not covered<\/strong> and follow normal import rules (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.toll.no\/en\/moving-to-or-out-of-norway\/moving-goods\">Tolletaten<\/a>). Keep receipts or evidence of prior ownership, since Customs may ask you to substantiate that the goods qualify.<\/p>\n<h2>5. Pets: rules on both ends<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Canada side (CFIA).<\/strong> The Canadian Food Inspection Agency treats only <strong>dogs, cats and ferrets<\/strong> as pets, and stresses that meeting the <strong>destination country&#8217;s<\/strong> requirements is your responsibility \u2014 you should start with your veterinarian well ahead of travel (<a href=\"https:\/\/inspection.canada.ca\/en\/travelling-pets-food-plants\/travelling-pets\">CFIA<\/a>). For the EU\/EEA (which Norway follows), CFIA issues instructions for an official <strong>export health certificate<\/strong> endorsed by a CFIA-accredited or official veterinarian (<a href=\"https:\/\/inspection.canada.ca\/en\/animal-health\/terrestrial-animals\/exports\/pets\/eu-non-commercial\/instructions\">CFIA EU movements<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Norway side (Mattilsynet).<\/strong> Norway applies the EU pet-travel scheme. Your dog or cat must be <strong>identified by an ISO-standard microchip<\/strong>, have a <strong>valid rabies vaccination<\/strong> (given at 12 weeks or older, valid from 21 days after completion), and travel with an <strong>official animal health certificate<\/strong> in the required format (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mattilsynet.no\/en\/animals\/travelling-with-dogs-cats-and-ferrets-from-third-countries-and-territories-to-norway\">Mattilsynet<\/a>). Crucially, <strong>Canada is a listed third country<\/strong> under EU Regulation 577\/2013, so pets travelling from Canada are <strong>exempt from the rabies antibody (titre) blood test<\/strong> that unlisted countries require (<a href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/eli\/reg_impl\/2013\/577\/oj\/eng\">EUR-Lex 577\/2013<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mattilsynet.no\/en\/animals\/travelling-with-dogs-cats-and-ferrets-from-third-countries-and-territories-to-norway\">Mattilsynet<\/a>). <strong>Dogs<\/strong> additionally need an approved <strong>tapeworm (Echinococcus) treatment<\/strong> administered 24\u2013120 hours before entry (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mattilsynet.no\/en\/animals\/mandatory-treatment-for-echinococcosis-for-dogs-imported-to-norway\">Mattilsynet<\/a>). Check Mattilsynet&#8217;s page for the current approved entry points and any advance-notice rules before you fly.<\/p>\n<h2>6. Vehicles, money and the things people forget<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Vehicles.<\/strong> Bringing your Canadian car is rarely worth it. Import is a three-agency process: the <strong>Norwegian Public Roads Administration (Statens vegvesen)<\/strong> approves the vehicle technically, while the <strong>Tax Administration (Skatteetaten)<\/strong> and <strong>Customs (Tolletaten)<\/strong> handle duties (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vegvesen.no\/en\/vehicles\/buy-and-sell\/import\/import-of-vehicles\/\">Statens vegvesen<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.toll.no\/en\/goods\/motor-vehicles\/importing-cars-and-other-vehicles\">Tolletaten<\/a>). On first registration you pay a <strong>one-off registration tax<\/strong> based on weight, CO\u2082 and NO\u2093 emissions, <strong>plus 25% VAT<\/strong> and a scrap-deposit tax (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.skatteetaten.no\/en\/person\/duties\/cars-and-other-vehicles\/importing\/how-to-import\/\">Skatteetaten<\/a>). North American-spec vehicles often need modification to pass, so most movers sell the car in Canada.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Money.<\/strong> You may move funds freely, but <strong>more than NOK 25,000<\/strong> (or foreign-currency equivalent) in cash or equivalents must be <strong>declared<\/strong> to Norwegian Customs on entry or exit; failing to declare risks a penalty (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.toll.no\/en\/goods\/currency\">Tolletaten<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Commonly forgotten items.<\/strong> List anything arriving later as <strong>goods to follow<\/strong> on your inventory; settle your final CRA return (any balance owing for the departure year is generally due by <strong>April 30<\/strong> of the following year) (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/revenue-agency\/services\/tax\/international-non-residents\/individuals-leaving-entering-canada-non-residents\/leaving-canada-emigrants.html\">CRA<\/a>); cancel provincial health coverage; and remember that firearms, certain foods and plants face separate Norwegian import controls declared on the RD-0030E.<\/p>\n<h2>Reverse direction (Norway \u2192 Canada)<\/h2>\n<p>Moving the other way flips the authorities. In Norway you must notify <strong>Skatteetaten<\/strong> (which runs the National Population Register) that you are moving abroad if you will be away at least six months, reporting the move no more than 31 days before departure, and you declare household goods for export to <strong>Tolletaten<\/strong> where their value exceeds NOK 5,000 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.skatteetaten.no\/en\/person\/national-registry\/moving\/moving-from-norway\/\">Skatteetaten<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.toll.no\/en\/moving-to-or-out-of-norway\/moving-out-of-norway\">Tolletaten<\/a>). On the Canadian end you import your effects under the CBSA&#8217;s settler or former-resident tariff using form <strong>BSF186<\/strong> (formerly B4), which lets qualifying people bring owned-and-used goods in duty-free (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca\/publications\/forms-formulaires\/bsf186-eng.html\">CBSA BSF186<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca\/publications\/dm-md\/d2\/d2-2-1-eng.html\">CBSA D2-2-1<\/a>).<\/p>\n<h2>How Flyto handles your Canada to Norway move<\/h2>\n<p>Flyto runs strong in-house European operations \u2014 our own offices, warehouses, teams and vehicles across Northern, Central and Southern Europe \u2014 which we combine with a carefully chosen network of vetted partners and subcontractors for the transatlantic legs and origin services in Canada. For the Norwegian end we work with trusted local partners for customs clearance and final delivery. We coordinate the whole chain end to end, and we are candid that we do not perform every leg with our own crews.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Do I need a residence permit before I ship my belongings?<\/strong><br \/>\nYou need the right to settle in Norway to claim duty-free household relief, and as a non-EU\/EEA national that normally means a residence permit such as skilled worker or family immigration (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.udi.no\/en\/want-to-apply\/work-immigration\/skilled-workers\/\">UDI<\/a>). Arrange the permit first.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Will I pay duty on my used furniture in Norway?<\/strong><br \/>\nNot if you qualify: you must have lived abroad at least a year, owned and used the goods, be moving to Norway, and import them within a year, declared on form RD-0030E (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.toll.no\/en\/moving-to-or-out-of-norway\/moving-goods\">Tolletaten<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Does my dog need a rabies blood test for Norway?<\/strong><br \/>\nNo. Because Canada is a listed third country, dogs and cats skip the rabies titre test, but still need a microchip, valid rabies vaccination and an official health certificate; dogs also need tapeworm treatment (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mattilsynet.no\/en\/animals\/travelling-with-dogs-cats-and-ferrets-from-third-countries-and-territories-to-norway\">Mattilsynet<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><strong>What do I owe the CRA when I leave?<\/strong><br \/>\nThe CRA treats you as an emigrant when you sever residential ties and applies a deemed disposition (departure tax) on certain property; file a final departure-year return and tell the CRA your departure date (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/revenue-agency\/services\/tax\/international-non-residents\/individuals-leaving-entering-canada-non-residents\/leaving-canada-emigrants.html\">CRA<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do I have to file a Canadian export declaration for my household goods?<\/strong><br \/>\nNo. Canada&#8217;s CERS export declaration targets commercial goods; personal and household effects are exempt (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca\/services\/export\/guide-eng.html\">CBSA<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><strong>How long will sea freight take?<\/strong><br \/>\nPlan on roughly 4\u20136 weeks from Eastern Canada and longer from the West Coast, but these are freight-industry estimates \u2014 your carrier&#8217;s schedule governs the actual transit.<\/p>\n<h2>Sources<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toll.no\/en\/moving-to-or-out-of-norway\/moving-goods\">Tolletaten \u2014 Household goods, import when moving to Norway<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toll.no\/files\/3ad93c2dfc84466732f06389d3a7f5cc851c30c3.pdf\">Tolletaten \u2014 RD-0030E form (Import of personal and household effects)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toll.no\/en\/moving-to-or-out-of-norway\/moving-out-of-norway\">Tolletaten \u2014 Moving out of Norway<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toll.no\/en\/goods\/currency\">Tolletaten \u2014 Currency (cash declaration)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toll.no\/en\/goods\/motor-vehicles\/importing-cars-and-other-vehicles\">Tolletaten \u2014 Importing cars and other vehicles<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skatteetaten.no\/en\/person\/duties\/cars-and-other-vehicles\/importing\/how-to-import\/\">Skatteetaten \u2014 How to import a vehicle<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skatteetaten.no\/en\/person\/national-registry\/moving\/moving-from-norway\/\">Skatteetaten \u2014 Moving from Norway (National Registry)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vegvesen.no\/en\/vehicles\/buy-and-sell\/import\/import-of-vehicles\/\">Statens vegvesen \u2014 Import of vehicles<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mattilsynet.no\/en\/animals\/travelling-with-dogs-cats-and-ferrets-from-third-countries-and-territories-to-norway\">Mattilsynet \u2014 Dogs, cats and ferrets from third countries to Norway<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mattilsynet.no\/en\/animals\/mandatory-treatment-for-echinococcosis-for-dogs-imported-to-norway\">Mattilsynet \u2014 Mandatory echinococcosis treatment for dogs imported to Norway<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.udi.no\/en\/want-to-apply\/work-immigration\/skilled-workers\/\">UDI \u2014 Skilled workers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.udi.no\/en\/want-to-apply\/family-immigration\/family-immigration-with-a-citizen-of-a-country-outside-the-eueea\/\">UDI \u2014 Family immigration (citizen outside EU\/EEA)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.udi.no\/en\/want-to-apply\/permanent-residence\/permanent-residence-permit\/\">UDI \u2014 Permanent residence permit<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/eli\/reg_impl\/2013\/577\/oj\/eng\">EUR-Lex \u2014 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 577\/2013<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca\/services\/export\/menu-eng.html\">CBSA \u2014 Exporting commercial goods<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca\/services\/export\/guide-eng.html\">CBSA \u2014 Exporters&#8217; guide to reporting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca\/publications\/dm-md\/d20\/d20-1-1-eng.html\">CBSA \u2014 Memorandum D20-1-1 (Exporter Reporting)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca\/publications\/forms-formulaires\/bsf186-eng.html\">CBSA \u2014 BSF186 Personal Effects Accounting Document<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca\/publications\/dm-md\/d2\/d2-2-1-eng.html\">CBSA \u2014 Memorandum D2-2-1 (Settlers&#8217; Effects, 9807.00.00)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/revenue-agency\/services\/tax\/international-non-residents\/individuals-leaving-entering-canada-non-residents\/leaving-canada-emigrants.html\">CRA \u2014 Leaving Canada (emigrants)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/inspection.canada.ca\/en\/travelling-pets-food-plants\/travelling-pets\">CFIA \u2014 Travelling with a pet<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/inspection.canada.ca\/en\/animal-health\/terrestrial-animals\/exports\/pets\/eu-non-commercial\/instructions\">CFIA \u2014 Export of dogs, cats and ferrets to the EU (non-commercial, from Canada)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.port-montreal.com\/en\/\">Montreal Port Authority<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.porthalifax.ca\/\">Port of Halifax<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.portvancouver.com\/\">Vancouver Fraser Port Authority<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Relocating from Canada to Norway means clearing two very different bureaucracies back to back: Canada&#8217;s export and tax-exit side, then Norway&#8217;s customs, immigration and animal-import side. 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