1. You might take a chance by not declaring it. If you are caught, be nice to the officer, say you did not pay attention to it. They might waive the penalty and just charge you the tax of dutiable portion.
2. You declare it. Tell them a. it's your perosonal laptop. b. The value is under CAD 700 by showing them your receipt if you have one. They won't charge you anything.
3. You declare it. Tell them a. it's your personal laptop. b. The value is XXX if you don't have a receipt. Pay the tax of the dutiable portion.
Anything for business purpose will be charged 15% no matter if it's under your exemption limit.
Anything for personal purpose should be charged for the portion over the exemption limit, unless you travel out for less than 24 hours.(Put a question mark here since I did not prove it by myself yet.)
2. You declare it. Tell them a. it's your perosonal laptop. b. The value is under CAD 700 by showing them your receipt if you have one. They won't charge you anything.
3. You declare it. Tell them a. it's your personal laptop. b. The value is XXX if you don't have a receipt. Pay the tax of the dutiable portion.
Anything for business purpose will be charged 15% no matter if it's under your exemption limit.
Anything for personal purpose should be charged for the portion over the exemption limit, unless you travel out for less than 24 hours.(Put a question mark here since I did not prove it by myself yet.)