I just brought a car back in August you have to give 24 hours notice for the paperwork and have it faxed to the border with attention to customs 24 hrs before the ask for a title not sure what happens if you don't have one then you have to go to the customs on the u.s. side and they will make the car "not exist" in the states removing it from their registry then you cross the border and go to canadian customs and do the same and pay a minimal transfer fee plus what the car is appraised for (can be done at any dealership for free the ministry of transportation has the paper work you need) I didn't do the canadian side of the deal just the u.s. part Canadian border guards are currently working without a contract and are not happy they let my 750$ purchase go through without any taxes whatsoever the only downside is that the car no longer exist and can never be put on the road. it was for parts so I didn't care.