Originally Posted by
Z-man
I guess the real question now is enforcement. I did not know about this rule and when I flew from cdg to yyz via yul, I had no problem. I declared my alchohol at Customs, it was in my check-in stuff, then checked it to Toronto. The Customs agent said nothing to me even though he knew I was continuing on to yyz. I know it's not a Customs matter per say more of a liqour commission thing but i would have thought that the Customs officer would know and maybe say something to me about it. Air Canada did not do anything.
As long as you have declared and paid any duties/taxes on personal alcohol purchased outside Canada, you can take it across provincial borders to your home or destination. In the case of beer, if it was brewed and purchased outside Canada, it can also be handled in this way, but if you are buying in bulk in one province and going to another, it is a violation of the law.