I will respectfully defer to your personal experience, now that I better understand the context of it. Certainly declaring everything relieves you of any and all responsibility.
While it is anecdotal to your area, I'm sure other areas are also...
For one You will be banned from entering Canada again. then theres the 1000 to 5000 dollar fine. Plus of course they will take the drone. Last but not least there is the up to 1 year of Canadian jail you will be facing......I would declare the drone!
I might have heard some good news.
You know, the stuff that you can't post your source, though it's a reliable source.
Something about the Part 107 being revised a bit.
Can't say too much but it seems there's some possible movement to make the...