Doing a little digging because I was watching the CBSA show on TV a while back that covered this a little bit and people ended up 'donating' their money to the government. Found this blurb from an alleged immigration officer:
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There is no limit to the amount of currency or monetary instruments you can bring in. HOWEVER, if you are carrying the equivalent of $10000 CAD, you must declare it to CBSA. Failure to do so will mean you cross with $0 CAD and that the receiver general thanks you for the gift!
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This link seems to confirm that (sort of) -
http://www.cbsa.gc.ca/travel-voyage/...rc-eng.html#a7