The communication I received (for Rotterdam, not Penticton) from Tri Canada in December said about $300 for mandatory kit. So far with the bare minimum (i.e. without upgrading to the fancy tri suit) I'm at $390 plus shipping, duty, and FedEx brokerage (since they don't offer another shipping method). In the HST payable, they'll also tax all the shipping charges. Maybe if we're lucky, their international shipping center is in Canada... they say it's 'central' to international shipping, but don't say where it is. I've emailed them to ask.

Update: The "centrally located" international warehouse is in China.