smp-16
March 2, 2009, 12:21pm
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Im no expert here but I dont think you will be able to bring the car in because its not on the allowable importation list. I realize you wouldnt be ‘importing’ it per say but I think the government still requires it to meet our laws and a new car like the S15 wont. Older cars 15 years + are exempt hence why there are many JDM cars in canada now. Im not sure what they mean by safety regulations, whether thats a simple safety inspection or it has to meet crash safety for Canada. Its too bad the MTO is so hard to reach by phone and even if you do get someone on the line they probably wont be able to answer your questions since they are so naive.
I know there are exceptions such as diplomats may bring whatever car they please but for the average individual with a work Visa Ive never heard of it. If it could be done then Im sure it would have already and we would have at least a couple R34s or S15s on the road.
You might be forgetting they revoked all bumper rules which now allows most if not all cars to be imported into Canada . I believe we are on par with the US now , before they were strict