Members min7b5 Posted November 14, 2002 Members Share Posted November 14, 2002 I’ve got gigs coming up in Canada in a few months. I’m sending in a work permit application, fee, and getting a new passport. Anything else I need, or need to know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kenm Posted November 14, 2002 Members Share Posted November 14, 2002 All the bands I know who go to canada hide all their merch in their amp cabinets before crossing the border. Apparently Canada doesn't want you to make any money while you are there. Of course, it doesn't work the other way around, and the bands from Canada I've talked to bring all kinds of stuff and have a great time in America. Go figure. Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Harpua Posted November 14, 2002 Members Share Posted November 14, 2002 You need a passport to get into Canada now!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brian Marshall Posted November 15, 2002 Members Share Posted November 15, 2002 Originally posted by kenm All the bands I know who go to canada hide all their merch in their amp cabinets before crossing the border. Apparently Canada doesn't want you to make any money while you are there. Of course, it doesn't work the other way around, and the bands from Canada I've talked to bring all kinds of stuff and have a great time in America.Go figure.Ken I played a gig a few monts ago at the fire house in seattle, and the headliner Shobian Duvall was from canada, and it took her band 5 hours to get across the border. I think this may be a recetn change since 9/11. They had gotten a new drummer, and they had to get all their paper work re-done. They actually have to file paper work on all their gear so they know they arent selling it here. Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members min7b5 Posted November 15, 2002 Author Members Share Posted November 15, 2002 I don't think you need a passport. Mine is expired. I need a now one becasue I need a vaild passport number for the work permit...and my Mexico vacation coming up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members deth Posted November 15, 2002 Members Share Posted November 15, 2002 It will probably be a lot easier to get into Canada than getting back into The States Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BlueStrat Posted November 15, 2002 Members Share Posted November 15, 2002 Originally posted by min7b5 I don't think you need a passport. Mine is expired. I need a now one becasue I need a vaild passport number for the work permit...and my Mexico vacation coming up. You don't need a passport for Mexico, either, just a tourist card, which you fill out at the airport when you land. I played in Canada a lot in the 80s (never had a passport then either) when I was on the road full time. Sometimes crossing the border was a breeze, sometimes they made us unload everything out of the 1-ton and show them whatever they asked to see that was on the list we gave them (you have to list every item of gear you bring across, with serial #s.) Usually the clubs we played had a bond at the border they just kept there to get the bands across. The club also sent the work orders, etc etc. We would get work permits at the border, after they saw the contracts, and we also had to get social insurance cards. BTW, if you have anyone in your band who has been arrested for an imprisonable offense (like pot, DUI, assault, domestic battery, etc etc) you can forget about getting them across the border unless you first post a 1000 dollar bond for each person with an offense and you get special permission from the Canadian gov't in writing (which can take upwards of 6-9 months to get) . I had a friend who got a DUI in 1974 who got turned away just a few years ago, even though he had gig contracts and the bond had been posted at the border . This is why I don't go to Canada anymore; one of my guys got a pot bust in 1992, and another got arrested for beating up the guy his wife was sleeping with on the side back in '85 or so. If you want to go through all the hassle of playing there, it has to be worth it financially. Back when I was going there, the exchange rate was 10-15 percent, not the 45 and 50 percent it is now, and even then, I thought we were getting hosed. Now, in order for your band to make 1000 dollars they have to pay you 1500. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kingnome Posted November 15, 2002 Members Share Posted November 15, 2002 The Boarder ?......You mean like the guy who rents a room from my grandma ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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