Arriving in Canada with personal effects

[matthew_fitzy]

Hello,

I am currently waiting for a working holiday visa to be granted. I am married to a Canadian citizen and we currently live in Australia. Upon the working holiday being granted, our intentions are to move to Canada together, bringing some of our personal effects from Australia (furniture etc.) with us via shipping container.

My intention is to have these items put into storage or base ourselves in a rental property and travel+work (as per working holiday guidelines). Whilst doing this, my intention is to have a processing permanent residency application (family class) pending (dual intent). Once the PR application is granted, we wish to settle.

My question: Upon landing in Canada for the first time with my wife, we will present the B4 form (list of personal effects) which will include a bed, couch suite etc. and will be in my wife's name. Will this pose as a problem for me, only being on a 2 year working holiday visa at the time of entry - even though the goods will be in my wife's name, we will be travelling together and as we are married, will present to the immigration official as a couple.

I have read that it is not a good idea to bring your things with you on this visa as it is only temporary. Will it be a different set of circumstances being with my Canadian wife at the time of entry and the fact that there will be a pending PR application?

 

[scorpion_ca]

Why don't you buy furniture from Canada? I think it would be cheaper to buy here than the costs to transport here.

 

[steaky]

Why don't you buy furniture from Canada? I think it would be cheaper to buy here than the costs to transport here.

Because it is time consuming to select the right and most comfortable furniture for myself. In addition, some of those has sentimental value.

 

[matthew_fitzy]

I have received quotes, and as we will not be taking everything, I believe it will work out a lot cheaper for us.

For example, we are taking: King bed, large 4 piece lounge suite, dining table & 2 bench seats, BBQ, 2 bikes, 10 large boxes. All up from door to door, $3360 via shared container. I believe this would be a lot cheaper than starting from scratch.

 

[scorpion_ca]

I have received quotes, and as we will not be taking everything, I believe it will work out a lot cheaper for us.

For example, we are taking: King bed, large 4 piece lounge suite, dining table & 2 bench seats, BBQ, 2 bikes, 10 large boxes. All up from door to door, $3360 via shared container. I believe this would be a lot cheaper than starting from scratch.

That's a good quote. But make sure you read all the T&Cs properly. I believe you won't get that type of price from any Canadian moving Company.

There was a lawsuit couple of months ago in Toronto. The lady received a quote from a moving company, however, they charged her more after moving her stuff. She refused to pay them and they took her all stuffs. She sued against the moving company and won the case but the owner of franchise moving company refused to return her stuffs along with fines.....I don't know what happened after that.....