Day Trips and 180 Rule

[chorton]

I am a retired US citizen and am considering moving near the Canadian border, but still within the US. Except for this past year, I have spent 3-4 months of each summer in an RV in Canada. I also ski daily. The location I am considering is within an hour of a couple Canadian ski resorts. I would like to ski 75-100 days in Canada, however these would be almost entirely day trips, less than 12 hours each. Are these day trips included in the 180 day limit? I will not be employed or otherwise working on any of my visits. Thanks for any insight!

 

[scylla]

I am a retired US citizen and am considering moving near the Canadian border, but still within the US. Except for this past year, I have spent 3-4 months of each summer in an RV in Canada. I also ski daily. The location I am considering is within an hour of a couple Canadian ski resorts. I would like to ski 75-100 days in Canada, however these would be almost entirely day trips, less than 12 hours each. Are these day trips included in the 180 day limit? I will not be employed or otherwise working on any of my visits. Thanks for any insight!

There is technically no 180 day rule. If and how long you are allowed into Canada is always up to CBSA at the border.

The 180 day bit is more of a guideline. Generally speaking, you should be spending more time outside of Canada than inside of Canada in any given year. Frequent border crossings can become a concern for CBSA. So yes, for that purpose you should count your ski day trips towards the 180 day guideline. But again, it's a guideline only and entirely up to CBSA how they feel about what you are doing.