Border control officer asking questions on leaving Canada
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Canada, like the US (and the EU for that matter), requires reporting of cash exports over the amount of 10,000 (CAD, USD, or EUR, depending on the jurisdiction). This is almost certainly why he asked about other currencies, because the account is calculated by converting everything to the currency in which the limit is defined and then adding it all up. It's legal to export (or import) larger amounts, but it's not legal to fail to report them.
See for example here:
Currency and Monetary Instruments in Circulation
- Currency and monetary instruments in circulation may have to be reported to the CBSA using one of the methods outlined in Memorandum D19-14-1 Cross-border Currency and Monetary Instruments Reporting. Currency and monetary instruments valued at CAD$10,000 or more have to be reported on Form E677, Cross-border Currency or Monetary Instruments Report – Individual, E667, Cross-border Currency or Monetary Instruments Report – General or E668, Cross-border Currency or Monetary Instruments Report Made by Person in Charge of Conveyance. Other than the above, no export declaration is required.
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With regard to your edit, investigators often ask irrelevant questions or questions to which they already know the answer to gauge the reaction of the subject of the interrogation. This can help them evaluate the person's credibility. Such questions may also elicit information that is relevant to the investigation at hand or to other possible lines of inquiry. For example, it may have been established that people in certain occupations or traveling to certain destinations are more likely to be carrying large amounts of cash or committing some other violation.
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Many countries, including Canada, limit the amount of (undeclared) cash you are allowed to carry in and/or out of the country.
If you had answered them for example '$20000', you would have been in trouble, and they might have just confiscated your money. If you lie, and get caught, it could be worse.
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