Repatriation

Roberto,

good luck on your journey back. I'm not personally familliar with the process, but theres a wealth of knowledge and experience here on FChat. These threads are here in the Canada section, try these out.

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=315338

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=316526

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=301943

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=288747

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=283988

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=281525

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=278118


and last but not least,

The Official CDN Importing A Car Thread! www.riv.ca
http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=89511



Chris

 

Good day Robert,

I am pretty sure that it is still 15 years from the date of manufacture stamped on the car. However, this does not mean that you will be able to register the car in a particular province. Some provinces have very strict vehicle registration requirements that prohibit the registration of some cars. Here in Alberta they were denying registration to some Japanese RHD cars (Skylines, etc) because of glass, tail-light issues, etc. Also, Alberta has a very strict out-of-province inspection program that can cause some headaches for older cars... even some new(er) cars can fail the out-of-province inspection! Here, I have used Alberta as an example, as other provinces may or may not have the same policies in place.

I would contact the various governmental agencies (federal and provincial) to be absolutely certain. Perhaps starting with www.riv.ca (the agency responsible for cars less than 15 years) to see who to contact about 15+ year cars. Secondly, contacting your provincial vehicle registration authority to see if you can register your car. It also wouldn't hurt to have some formal documentation from the respective parties if they say all is ok, as it would be horrible to go through the effort to export the car and find that the border official/registration office denies entry/registration...

Cheers,

Sam

 

Ditto to Sam - there was talk of changing the age limit from 15 years, but nothing has happened yet. 15 years is still the cutoff.

However, also as Sam noted, there are new restrictions to limit the flood of Japanese market RHD cars coming in. Alberta and BC are using windshield and headlight glass as an excuse to fail provincial inspections (you could always change the windshield to the DOT-approved and stamped version available in North America, if it's a direct substitution on a particular vehicle). Once a vehicle has been inspected and registered in Alberta, it doesn't have to do a provincial inspection ever again, so currently registered Japanese imports are OK.

Worse, though, in Quebec they have now forbidden new registrations of right hand drive vehicles, so even if older than 15 years and with acceptable glass they will not allow registration of a newly imported RHD vehicle. Currently registered RHD vehicles in Quebec can remain with the current owner, but (last I heard) there are questions about reselling them, if they would be allowed to be registered by a new owner even if they are currently registered.

 

depending how long you've been in Japan, there were some options for bringing personal property back; might of just been military personnel, can't recall.

The brokers would know all the rules

 

Good day TJ,

Indeed, there may be something to this for importation into Canada... but this does not mean it may be allowed to be registered... Different departments and governmental agencies... one is Federal and the other Provincial...

Because of the time, effort, and $$$ involved it is always best to not make assumptions ...

Cheers,

Sam

 

It's 15 years federally for the purposes of duty/safety and emissions.......

Provincially is a totally different matter as it depends on the mandated highway traffic act standards in the province in which you try to get it inspected and registered, as well as the integrity of the shop you have do the paperwork.

FYI here in Alberta it is more than just the windshield. Side glass, quarter glass, headlight and marker lights as well as turn signal assemblies, etc, must comply in addition to a bunch of other things.