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Document Formats

Portable Document Format (PDF)

Some of the pages available on our website are electronic versions of documents that were originally designed for printing. These documents may also be available for download in PDF format so that you can view and print them with virtually the same graphics, typography and layout as the original version.

To access the Portable Document Format (PDF) version you must have a PDF reader installed. If you do not already have such a reader, there are numerous PDF readers available for free download or for purchase such as:

Rich Text Format (RTF)

To view the Rich Text Format version, use the document conversion features available in most word processing software, or use a file viewer capable of reading RTF.

Microsoft Word (DOC)

To view the Word version of a document you will need the Microsoft Word Viewer available from Microsoft.

Microsoft Excel (XLS)

To view the Excel version of a document you will need the Microsoft Excel Viewer available from Microsoft.

The above Web sites are outside of the control of the Canada Border Services Agency and are listed solely for the convenience of our users. Canada Border Services Agency does not endorse any of the software found on these sites and is unable to provide technical assistance to users who install this software on their computers.