First landing in Canada - question about list of 'accompanying goods'

[Marile]

A friendly hello to all of you,

I just booked the ticket for my first landing in Canada to formally complete the process of becoming a PR (… very exciting!).
I’ll only stay for one week to take care of things like SIN, bank account, tax number, etc., and to say hello to the family. The big move will happen in a couple of months with an overseas container.
The "Goods to Follow" list is already done, and I’ll bring it with me for the first landing to get it stamped.

I’m planning to travel with just a carry-on suitcase with some essentials for 6 days. Do I need to fill out a form listing the items in my suitcase as accompanying goods, even though I’ll bring them back? It’s really just a few clothes, toiletries, and my laptop.

Thanks in advance!

 

[armoured]

A friendly hello to all of you,

I just booked the ticket for my first landing in Canada to formally complete the process of becoming a PR (… very exciting!).
I’ll only stay for one week to take care of things like SIN, bank account, tax number, etc., and to say hello to the family. The big move will happen in a couple of months with an overseas container.
The "Goods to Follow" list is already done, and I’ll bring it with me for the first landing to get it stamped.

I’m planning to travel with just a carry-on suitcase with some essentials for 6 days. Do I need to fill out a form listing the items in my suitcase as accompanying goods, even though I’ll bring them back? It’s really just a few clothes, toiletries, and my laptop.

Thanks in advance!

No, only for things that will remain. If asked, just say this is stuff you're keeping with you while you travel.

You can actually file the goods to follow information when you actually arrive to reside in Canada, not just the so-called short landing. (Becoming a PR - administrative 'landing' - does not mean you arrived for first time as a resident for tax or customs purchases; this is well established and absoltuely something customs and IRCC understand, 'soft landing' is not the same as establishing/arriving for full time residence).

My recommendation: don't file the goods-to-follow paperwork unless you've already handed everything over to a shipping company. Things might change and that could make things more complicated.