It has been ,we have to move the US based Sprinters currently in storage in Washington,back into Canada by the 20 th Dec or they get reborn as Coke Cans.
Asked the embassy, they said the same 'use a tourist visa' it's good for 12 months.. different provinces ask you ,to drive out and back to keep the books in order, they will turn a blind eye, especially in Alberta.
Richard.
Adding to the comment the latest Canadian update and I know this for fact If you have a temporary work permit in the US you can apply for a drivers license depending on your occupational status This is where the trick is you drive in to Canada with the US ID and you can have a temporary permit to drive US plated vehicles for a period of 12 months the above vary in different provinces and that depends where you reside some back water blocks no one gives a rats tail what plate your on when just about every vehicle is out of rego true.
Capping on what I have said before I have dual citizenship under the old commonwealth act ...the rights of Canadian citizenship... can not be with drawn... even though my permanent residence is in Australia, I still have residential status in the US, because it is required under US law so the embassy in Washington is my residence ,I could nominate either the US or Canadian embassy, or even the Australian embassy.
my parents and are still alive in Vancouver so my home address is there for Canada not that I've been back much , I had issues with them, but that's being sorted at Christmas I hope.
I have Australian and Canadian driving licenses, US and international license, including the Joker trump card diplomatic status.
If I drive my sprinter
well it's not mine That belongs to the ETC in Hague at the Netherlanders but I am in charge of it I can get through many roads without out customs check points, if I go through a designated customs border check point, and the local customs officer decide to do his job and look at the paper work , I would be cleared through without delay , However If by the odd chance some newbie tried to stall me on a technical point of entry! I will give him two choices.
Clear me through now, or face the singular option ...Rule 303. it never fails
Just to make it a little more complicated I have a green card and that was only issued because of different states with different employment regulations Like an old union rule if your working on the tools show us your union card, we covered every angle possible because of the contentious issues we were dealing with last year, and riding shot gun was real in some of the lesser states ,some of them good ol' boys were not to keen to come clean .
Richard