A gallon of gas in Canada = 4.54+ ltrs. There is 160 ozs in a Canadian gallon. 4 quarts of 40 ozs. = (5 cups of 8 ozs = 40 ozs) So... this will throw off your calculations a little. Today the price of gas is approximately $1.06 per litre in northern Ontario. It is always cheaper in the south of the country by at least .10 cents / Ltr. Just saying.
SilverFox
Furthermore, I'm not 100% sure but I think that if you keep all your receipts for everything you buy in Canada, you might be able to reclaim the taxes you paid on everything. I don't know if it's at the border or what. Someone could check this out I'm sure.
SilverFox,
3.78L = 1 US gallon. The 4.54L is for a UK gallon. Gas was $.95/L Canadian this morning in Ottawa or @ $2.51/gal in US dollars.
As for paying taxes on stuff. I know that when I tried to collect taxes on stuff I bought in the US, I was told that taxes paid at source were not recoverable. I suspect it is the same for people trying to get taxes back for stuff paid in Canada.
With a 30% discount for your money, Canada is pretty hard to beat for a vacation.
As mentioned before, do not bring in any firearms, knives, pepper spray, stun guns, or fresh fruit. Do bring your sense of kinship, fun, and excitement.
On your way back home don't try to bring back any Kinder Surprise chocolate treats for your kids. They are illegal in the US. nojoke No kidding, don't get caught with a Kinder Surprise chocolate treat when you cross the border back to the US.
The speed signs are in KPH not MPH. So, if you see a sign that says 80 it is 50 MPH. If it says 100 it is 60MPH. Better yet, switch your cluster to metric when you cross the border, so that you don't get a ticket. They do have an cross border agreement, so that any tickets you receive in Canada will show up on your license in the US.
