Where exactly do you Declare personal items during landing as a PR

[abcshake]

I looked through the official CSBA site and this forum and I'm still confused how PRs who are landing for the first time declare the personal goods they brought with them.

At the CSBA declaration form prior to landing? But I see that this form only has a questionnaire for prohibited item (meat, tobacco etc.) and a section for returning residents.

At the check in kiosks after landing? Again this only has a questionnaire for prohibited items.

Then do you declare your goods to the immigration officer after they stamp your COPR?

 

[YVR123]

I looked through the official CSBA site and this forum and I'm still confused how PRs who are landing for the first time declare the personal goods they brought with them.

At the CSBA declaration form prior to landing? But I see that this form only has a questionnaire for prohibited item (meat, tobacco etc.) and a section for returning residents.

At the check in kiosks after landing? Again this only has a questionnaire for prohibited items.

Then do you declare your goods to the immigration officer after they stamp your COPR?

I think you are referring to the goods to follow forms. The links attached are related. And that's the portion that described the forms from the first link:

Form BSF186A (or B4A): This is a goods-to-follow list and is used to track all the items that will be arriving in Canada separately – either on the day of your arrival or after your arrival. You should fill this form if you’re having any of your belongings shipped. If you don’t complete this form and your goods arrive at a later date, you may have to pay duty for importing them into Canada. One of the major benefits of completing form B4A and getting it stamped by the CBSA offer is that your goods will qualify for duty- and tax-free importation into Canada.


https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/travel-voyage/mrc-drc-eng.html
https://arrivein.com/daily-life-in-canada/how-to-fill-forms-b4-and-b4a-bsf186-and-bsf186a-while-moving-to-canada/#:~:text=Form BSF186A (or B4A):,any of your belongings shipped.