I went to YEG this weekend. CO was offering double miles and I needed my 5 minutes in the snow for this winter. So I went Friday night, came back Sunday.

Upon arrival in YEG I was sent to Immigration for secondary. I was questioned for 20 minutes. I tried to explain my reasons for a short trip, but she wasn't accepting it. She questioned me about my job, my salary, asked if I was a college graduate (no, I'm not degreed), looked at every stamp in my passport - which had a Canadian stamp on every page - and asked "have you ever been to Canada?"

After all of that, she stapled a conditional entry statement into my passport:
1. I may not accept any employment.
2. I may not enroll in any educational courses.
3. I must leave the country by 1/31/10 (date of my return flight).

I've not experienced this before. Has it happened to others? Was the trigger that I was going to be in YEG 1 day only? I was extremely miffed at this and am trying to understand it.

Suggestions? WOuld you write to Canadian authorities?