Traveller's checklist
Logistics
- Flight info/itinerary
- Passport:
- check expiry date (ensure that it is valid for at least 6 months past your scheduled return date)
- make photocopies (leave one copy with family/friends and one with your stuff, but separate from the original) Letter of Entry (from MUN) – bring this with you on all your travels (if applicable)
- Register with the Canadian government: Registration of Canadians Abroad ROCA
- Have your valuables (laptop, camera) identified by Canada Border Services Agency
- Plan B for each of your arrivals
- Make copies of all important documents and leave one copy with family/ friends, and one with your belongings, but separate from the original
- Obtain any required visas before you go
Health
- Health insurance – bring all documentation/proof of
coverage with you
- MCP out of province coverage certificate
- Supplementary health insurance
- Doctor: check-up and vaccinations (Hepatitis A and B)
- Bring all needed medication & copies of prescriptions (list generic and trade names)
- Extra pair of glasses or prescription
- Pack a mini first aid kit (a pain killer, anti-diarrhea tablets, band-aids, soap)
Finances
- Budget
- Clear out your wallet
- Bring only what you’ll need overseas (driver’s license, student cards, credit cards, bank card)
- Make a list of all important documents and phone numbers in case you have to cancel your cards
- Access to money:
- Arrive with some local currency, traveller’s cheques, etc.
- Check with your bank:
- note currency conversion charges, interest on withdrawls
- Check with your credit card company to find out if you need a PIN
- Set up online banking to transfer funds
- Leave bank details or void cheque with family so they can deposit emergency funds
- Bringing back goods: receipts for purchases
Country-Specific Research
- Read the country Travel Report for your destination country on the Consular Affairs
- Embassy contact info: pack the booklet Bon Voyage, But... in your luggage - it is an invaluable source of contact information and advice- available at http://www.voyage.gc.ca/.
Canadian Consular Services
24/7 emergency service in Ottawa:
call collect: (613) 996-8885
Useful site:
Information and assistance for Canadians abroad: http://www.voyage.gc.ca/
Bon Voyage!
