Please reference Transport Canada's web site for vehicle admissibility information for passenger cars.
For reference, the following is a list of typical modification and inspection requirements:
- Recall clearance letter
- The vehicle must bear a manufacturer's valid U.S. Statement of Compliance (SOC) label at the time of import/inspection.
- Valid alpha-numeric 17-digit Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
- Metric speedometer
- Odometer labels
- Daytime running lights
- Child restraint tether anchorage hardware kit
- Child restraint tether anchorage point locations (see Transport Canada’s List of Vehicles Admissible from the United States)
- French supplementary restraint system label for airbags that require periodic maintenance
- Air bag equipped vehicles are required to have functioning air bags at the time of inspection.
- If the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) of the vehicle is less than 10,000 lbs., and the manufacture date is after September 1, 2007, it must be equipped with an electronic immobilizer system that meets Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (CMVSS) 114.