E677 – Cross-Border Currency or Monetary Instruments Report — Individual

PROTECTED B when completed

Part A – Information on person making the report

• Name (surname)
• First name
• Other/Middle name
• Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD)
• Permanent address of person
  • Street address
  • Apt.
  • City
  • Country
  • Province/State
  • Postal/Zip Code
• Telephone number
• Citizenship
• Additional Citizenship (if applicable)
• Type of identification
  • Permanent resident card
  • Passport
  • Record of landing
  • Other
• Identification number
• Jurisdiction of Issue
  • Country
  • Province/State

Part B – Information on importation or exportation

• Import
• Export

Departure point of currency or monetary instrument

• City
• Country

Stop-over points (with dates)

• City
• Country
• Arrival date (YYYY-MM-DD)
• Departure date (YYYY-MM-DD)

Arrival point of currency or monetary instrument

• City
• Country
• Year-Month-Day (YYYY-MM-DD)

Part C – Information on currency or monetary instruments being imported or exported

• Currency
• Name of currency
• Country of origin
• Purpose of import/export
• Amount
• CAD rate for conversion
• CAD total amount/CAD amount when converted
• Canadian
• N/A
• Non-Canadian
• Monetary instruments type (cheques, bank drafts, money orders, and other monetary instruments)
• Issuing entity
• Date issued (YYYY-MM-DD)
• Purpose of import/export
• Value (amount and name of currency)
• Serial or other ID #
• Amount
• Name of currency
• CAD rate for conversion
• Total amount (in Canadian dollars)
• Grand totals

To be filled out by the person completing this report

I hereby declare that the information given by me in this report is true, accurate and complete.

• Signature
• Date of report Year-Month-Day (YYYY-MM-DD)
• CBSA date stamp

For CBSA use only

• Name of Border Services Officer
• Badge number
• CBSA reference number (if applicable)
• All data fields completed
• Legible

General Information

Instructions for form E677 (Individual)

Under the law, every person or entity must report to a Border Services Officer the importation or exportation of currency or monetary instruments with a combined total value equal to or greater than $10,000 Canadian (or its equivalent in a foreign currency). Failure to report may result in the forfeiture of currency or monetary instruments or the assessment of a penalty.

“Currency” means current coins and bank notes of Canada and other countries.

“Monetary instruments” means securities and negotiable instruments in bearer form where ownership is conveyed by physical possession. It can include stocks, bonds, debentures, treasury bills, banker's drafts, cheques and money orders, other than warehouse receipts and bills of lading. It does not include securities or negotiable instruments that bear restrictive endorsements or a stamp for the purposes of clearing.

To calculate the Canadian dollar equivalent of a foreign currency, use the exchange rate published by the Bank of Canada at the time of the importation or exportation. If the Bank of Canada does not publish an exchange rate for that currency, use the exchange rate that would be used during the ordinary course of business.

Who should complete this form

You should complete form E677 (Individual) if you are transporting currency or monetary instruments with a total value of $10,000 or more into or out of Canada on your own behalf and the currency or monetary instruments are in you possession or baggage.

In all other cases involving the importation or exportation or currency or monetary instruments with a total value of $10,000 or more, you should complete form E667 (General). If the currency or monetary instruments reported in form E667 are on board a conveyance arriving in or departing from Canada and are not imported or exported as mail, the person in charge of the conveyance should complete form E668 (Conveyance) as an attachment to form E667 (General). “Conveyance” means any form of vehicle or craft used for transportation.

Part A - Information on person making the report

The person making the report is the one who carries the currency or monetary instruments into or out of Canada.

Part B - Information on importation or exportation

“Departure point”:

• If the currency or monetary instruments are transported out of the exporting country by land, “Departure point” means the city where the currency or monetary instruments crossed the border, or the city nearest to the location of the border crossing.
• If the currency or monetary instruments are transported out of the exporting country by aircraft or water-borne craft, “Departure point” means the last city from which the aircraft or water-borne craft departed before crossing the border of the exporting country.

“Stop-over point” means the location (city, country) of an intermediate stop or transit point during the journey of the currency or monetary instruments between the `shipped from' and `shipped to' locations.

“Arrival point”:

• If the currency or monetary instruments are transported into the importing country by land, “Arrival point” means the city where the currency or monetary instruments crossed the border, or the city nearest to the location of the border crossing.
• If the currency or monetary instruments are transported into the importing country by aircraft or water-borne craft, “Arrival point” means the first city at which the aircraft or water-borne craft arrives after crossing the border of the importing country.

Part C - Information on currency or monetary instruments being imported or exported

Provide details for each type of currency and for each monetary instrument being imported or exported.

In the “Purpose of import/export” section, indicate the primary reason why the currency or monetary instruments are being imported or exported. For example, it could include reasons such as business/commercial activity, tourism, study, gift, investment, or banking.

In the “Grand Total” section, provide the total amount of all currency and monetary instruments in Canadian dollars.

Privacy

The information provided on this form is being collected under the authority of the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act and is subject to the provisions of the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act.

Additional Information

To obtain additional information, please visit the Travelling with CAN$10,000 or more page. For more information about the Proceeds of Crime (Money laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act, visit the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada website at www.fintrac.gc.ca.  You can also call us free of charge throughout Canada by calling 1-800-461-9999. If you are calling from outside of Canada, you can contact us at (204) 983-3500 or (506) 636-5064.

Date modified:

2024-07-10