Originally Posted by
JAXFLY
i did seperte tickets to yow this past spring but no checked bags,had no issues with being grilled. told them i was transiting on a cheaper ticket and they could care less. transborder area sucked. the restaurant was pretty terrible, make sure you pay in cad and dont let them trick you into paying usd i saw the waiter do this twice to other tables.
CP@YOW and others thank you all for your informative posts. Pricing of my itinerary YOW-IAD-SFO-SIN was considerably less in CAD than USD from USA. I have done this several times over the years transiting through YYZ with no major problems. I will be flying on 2 separate tickets. AA then UA without luggage and with Global Entry. I was not expecting a "grilling" by either the Canadian or US immigration or customs. Thanks again to all who provided input.