Travelling With A Big Pile Of Unc Banknotes

I would go to a dollar store and buy a little plastic snap lid container type as close to the size of bills that you need. Then wrap them in "saran wrap" and then use a towel to form fit around them and take up the empty space in the container. Then wrap the entire plastic container so it does not open up on you.

Just my first thought on this.

I don't know about traveling in Canada or other foreign countries, but this is from the TSA (Transportation Security Administration) in the USA.

"Q. Will I be delayed during screening if I am carrying large amounts of cash?
A. TSA does not restrict passengers from carrying cash through our security checkpoints. However, when TSA discovers a passenger carrying a sum of cash that appears to be in excess of $10,000 and the passenger is traveling to a location outside of the United States, TSA may notify U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to ensure compliance with international currency-reporting requirements. Also, TSA may notify law enforcement officers if cash is discovered during the security screening process that appears to be related to criminal activity based on factors such as the quantity, packaging, circumstances of discovery, or the method by which it is carried. "

$10,000 seems to be the number that raises questions with authorities in other countries as well. It sounds like if you declare it to the customs agent and explain why you have that quantity you should not have that many problems. Just be honest, don't try and hide it and never, ever try and out smart a customs agent, because your day will just go down hill from there.

Pelican also makes some small hard plastic cases that are waterproof... (Made for small electronics.)

$10k may be the prima facie legal threshold, but there's been an addendum (Patriot Act? Canadian equiv?) that provides for "suspicious transactions". Which means $9999 is now certainly suspicious. As is $9900. Or $9000. Maybe even you and your buddy carrying $5000 each. $1000 even. I mean who carries cash these days? Seriously, as a border agent, I look at you and you tell me you have the dough to travel internationally but you don't have a credit / debit card?

This sounds like "How do I smuggle cash in/out of a country" to me. Sorry if I am wrong, but this is your very first post and you're trying to find out how to bypass international scrutiny.

It shouldn't be a problem if you have a brick or two of lower-denomination notes. Think of someone allegedly "smuggling" a bunch of $1s or $5s. You'd have to be a total moron ot jackbooted thug to turn that into a crime.