I ' ve never done this so take this for what it ' s worth . You ' ll be fine . You ' ll probably be asked why you ' re carrying that amount and where you got . Probably get asked why your inlaws gave you the money . Probably get asked if they ' ve ever done this before . Probably get asked what you ' re going to do with the money bank would be a good answer , give it to someone else would be a bad answer . Even if they take the money you can get it back . You ' ll need to prove that the money wasn ' t from criminal sources affidavit from inlaws and a copy of your inlaws bank statements showing the withdrawal ought to be enough . Note that I would expect them to only do this is they where very suspicious of your answers they ' ve seen tons of nervous people and that ' s not enough to make them suspicious . They might be more curious if you ' re coming from countries with poor banking and significant cash economies andor lots of crimeterrorism links eg . Iraq , Columbia , etc . Note if you go to a bank you can wire the money to your own bank account here in Canada . Call your bank branch and ask for the SWIFT details including intermediary bank to send a wire to your account . Then visit any local bank and do the transfer . It will cost maybe $ 50 and maybe 10 or 20 on the receiving side . This has the advantage that the money can ' t be lost or stolen or seized by customs . It ' s really not difficult to do .