>> Michael Daly wrote: >As a further incentive for Americans and others to visit Canada and >take advantage of our miniscule dollar and great waterways, let >me point out that most, if not all, provinces allow for the refund of >sales taxes when you return to your home country (or province). >They don't tell you this loudly, but you can get a form that allows >you to send in for a rebate. Our experience (as Americans) with the above mentioned refund is that it has never amounted to enough to do us enough good to bother filling out the form and submitting it. We often spend a few thousand dollars, but many services are excluded, which is what we mostly spend money on on such trips to Canada. Any others have the same experience? Hank Hays Lightning Paddles >> ************************************************************************** * We spent only a few hundred dollars on our last trip to Canada (mostly lodging and meals), and decided the hassle of submitting the refund application wasn't worth it. Ontario actually discourages nonresidents from camping by charging a fee of $10 Canadian per person per night to camp on Crown lands. There is no fee for residents, I believe. Chuck Holst *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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