Sorry if I am rehashing an old topic, I did see something on this a few weeks ago.

However, has anyone done any reasearch on quick, cheap ways to get cash up to Canada when needed. We are leaving our kids in Canada in School and will need to be sending them money. I guess the question is two-fold. 1) is there a quick way just to get cash up to them directly, or 2) is there a way to get money into their bank accounts. Typically here in Canada we e-mail the money directly from our Candian bank, anything similar to that in the US???

By cheap I mean: Western Union is $15; E-mail money transfer is $1.50. (I like the latter much better).

SR

Set up an account at www.customhouse.ca ... you will be able to send funds via EFT from your American account and into a Canadian one and the exchange rate is reasonable ... and there are no fees (other than the exchange rate of course). It takes a bit to set it up but after that it's a breeze

http://www.customhouse.com/ actual log in page is https://vantage.customhouse.com/cgi-bin/Login.cgi

I use it to send $$ to Canada (when going back for vacation) and as well from Canada to the USA. Have been using it since 2005 with great success. As long as you do it electronically (EFT) there are no fees, but it takes 3-4 business days to complete a transaction. One can do it wire, but then it charges u fees!!! Customer service is top notch!!! Actually based out of Victoria BC, down by the waterfront!! Walked by their office numerous times when i resided there. Awhile back I posted step by step instructions for signing up. using the VJ search engine search custom house,. best of luck

My husband and I have joint bank accounts in both countries (WellsFargo on U.S. side and TD Canada for the Canadian). We just deposit money on one side of the border and the other takes it out via ATM on the other.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...t=#entry1145264