Thanks for all the nice comments.
I bought it from an Albanian living in Canmore, Alberta, whose previous life included importing cars from Germany to Albania. When he and his father moved to Canada, they continued the business but now from Japan to Vancouver. I've always wanted a diesel so it was an easy sell for him! The only mod needed to import into Canada was daytime running lights.
I have used the RIV program to import a motorcycle from the usa and found it fairly painless, as long as you follow ALL the instructions.