February 27, 2022

G&M: How to move money from Canada to France

(A clue: a big envelope in your baggage is not an entirely bad idea)

Thanks in part to the lovely folks in the “Canadians in France” Facebook group, I have a column in today's Globe and Mail that explains how to move money from Canada to other countries. FWIW none of the big chartered banks were prepared to be interviewed, except for TD after we told them they were being named specifically. (sadly, paywalled)

Get to know your banker, do your homework when moving your money out of Canada - The Globe and Mail

Rules will be different in other places, both in government and at individual banks, which usually have their own internal rules