Ok Cool to know! I also have already uploaded a conversion app that converts everything from temps, speed, etc for just such an occassion! LOL, im pretty sure we will use it alot…
Hey kiddo. It’s past your bed time, according to a previous post. Go to bed!
You can let me know via PM here.
Ken makes a good point: get to know speed limits in metric.
You will find that:
110 km/h = 70 mph
100 km/h = 65 mph
90 km/h = 55 mph
80 km/h = 50 mph
60 km/h = 35 mph
50 km/h = 30 mph (the default in urban areas, though some roads are signed at 60 km/h)
Police will give you a bit of leeway, especially if you have American plates, so don’t worry too much if you’re not, for example, bang on 110 km/h. But don’t disabuse the privilege. Keep up to conditions, and you’ll be fine.
And you, Leaffan? Knowing your time zone, it’s awfully late for you. 
My rule of thumb, in Ontario anyway, is that you will never get ticketed for going 15% over the posted speed limit.
Yeah. I’ve had a rough week, and I don’t have to drive my daughter to work in the morning for the first time in like FOREVER.
I might just have one more beer…
Shhhh. Don’t tell anyone.
Eh, I might have another drink myself. It’s cold out, the fire is lit, the cat is on the hearth napping in the warmth, and I’m enjoying my pipe. Life is good. 
{Clink}
u guys are great!! it’s like your own lil family here 
p:D
OK, so does anyone know if we can bring canned/boxed food (sealed) and/or in-original-containers seasonings across the border? Or can you tell me WHERE to find out? I have an entire cupboard of seasonings and herbs for cooking and don’t want to leave them behind if i don’t have to (they’re expensive to re-buy!). We COULD give away the other canned/boxed food if we must, but I really want to keep my spices lol
And nobody has answered this original question…so please answer too: What time of day is generally best to cross here (since it’s 24 hours, is it better to cross at night or during day, and what times to avoid)?
This site should help.
I Declare, which is also linked from the page link above, might be worth a read if you haven’t come across it.
I don’t see why it should make a difference whether you cross during the day or at night.
As always, thanks Kenm for the info and links! That really helped ALOT! Blessings! 
That’s interesting - I see that the OP can bring a quarter tonne of herbs, unlimited spices and one turkey per person among other things. They should probably leave the bunches of flowers behind though:)
Hahahaha!!! That’s great!!! I know, right!!! Crazy lol :dubious::smack:
Not sure if this is correct, but I have heard that Canada has a 0.00 max Blood Alcohol content for driving. Anything above 0.00 is considered under the influence.
Can the Canadians confirm?
I have never had a problem with Canadian customs. U.S. customs is a different story and have been made to feel like an interloper trying to return to the country of my birth.
If you want a really smooth trip—don’t take anything but your clothes and other personal items. Don’t try to cross the border with alcoholic beverages, weapons of any kind or recreational drugs. Don’t take anything very expensive that you aren’t planning to bring back with you.
Most of this advice is to avoid trouble when returning:
Don’t purchase contraband in Canada and try to bring it back.
Don’t take any computers or other valuable data-storage devices. U.S. Customs is allowed to seize anything without explanation and keep it indefinitely.
If you have to take stuff, back everything up and make sure your hard drive is empty except for what you absolutely need.
Clear out your cellphones to remove anything that looks the slightest bit untoward—no nudies in your photo library.
Don’t lie to customs. Don’t have anything to lie about. Don’t joke.
Make sure your paperwork is up to date—car registration, plates, etc.
I would advise you to get your driver’s license corrected before you go, but if that’s impossible, just don’t give them any reason to think there’s any discrepancy.
Preferably use your passport for identification rather than your DL.
(Honestly, if you are not dark-skinned and don’t have a Muslim-sounding name, you’re probably fine.)
I would not advise carrying around your original birth certificates and use them for identification. What if a border control officer decides to seize them? No one should leave the country without a valid passport, even if it says somewhere that it’s okay.
No, not correct. Under federal law, it’s a criminal offence to drive with .08 in the bloodstream. Less than that is not a criminal offence, but could earn you a temporary licence suspension (e.g. 24 hours) under provincial law.
To be fair, in Ontario you must maintain a 0.00 alcohol content if you’re under 21. But this is a provincial issue: not federal. Beats me what other provinces are doing.