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Originally Posted by CDSmith
Not that I've ever heard or known about. What border guards have done and often still do is ask you how MUCH money you're carrying, along with how long you plan to visit, where or with whom you'll be visiting, for what purpose, etc.
They do want to know how much cash you have or have access to, but no, I've never known of any clear rule that says there's a minimum amount you have to have on you.
Each case is subjective though.
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The reason I asked is because more than one person I have known claimed that they were denied entry because they did not have enough money on their person...thus I assumed that X amount was required for entry. I know one person that claimed he was denied entry to enter Canada from Washington state to visit a girl that he knew in Penticton (probably not the correct spelling)...which I think was only fifty miles or so into Canada...not because he didn't have enough money on his person...but was told that it was to late of an hour to be visiting.