{
  "iso2": "ca",
  "name": "Canada",
  "region": "North America",
  "bloc": null,
  "verified": "2026-10-17",
  "authority": {
    "name": "Canada Border Services Agency",
    "url": "https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/travel-voyage/menu-eng.html"
  },
  "currency": {
    "code": "CAD",
    "declare_over": "CAD 10,000"
  },
  "rules": {
    "alcohol": {
      "status": "limit",
      "headline": "1.5 L wine, or 1.14 L spirits, or 8.5 L beer",
      "detail": "Duty-free limits: 1.5 L of wine, or 1.14 L of spirits (or wine and spirits combined), or 8.5 L of beer or ale. Minimum age is 19 (18 in Alberta, Manitoba and Quebec). Visitors declare all alcohol.",
      "source": "https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/travel-voyage/bring-apporter-eng.html"
    },
    "tobacco": {
      "status": "limit",
      "headline": "200 cigarettes + 50 cigars + 200 g",
      "detail": "Limits: 200 cigarettes, 50 cigars, 200 g of manufactured tobacco and 200 tobacco sticks. You must be 18 or over anywhere in Canada. Visitors must declare all tobacco.",
      "source": "https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/travel-voyage/bring-apporter-eng.html"
    },
    "vapes": {
      "status": "limit",
      "headline": "12 containers, max 120 mL or 120 g",
      "detail": "You may bring 12 vaping containers or fewer, with a maximum of 120 mL of liquid or 120 g of solid. You must be 18 or over. Visitors must declare all vaping products.",
      "source": "https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/travel-voyage/bring-apporter-eng.html"
    },
    "cannabis": {
      "status": "banned",
      "headline": "Don't bring it in. Don't take it out.",
      "detail": "Taking cannabis across the border in any form, including THC or CBD oils, without a Health Canada permit is a serious criminal offence. This applies regardless of amount or medical documents.",
      "source": "https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/travel-voyage/cannabis-eng.html"
    },
    "cash": {
      "status": "declare",
      "headline": "Declare CAD 10,000 or more",
      "detail": "No limit on money, but you must declare currency or monetary instruments of CAN$10,000 or more entering or leaving Canada. Unreported funds can be seized, with penalties of 5% to 50%.",
      "source": "https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/travel-voyage/ttd-vdd-eng.html"
    },
    "meds_controlled": {
      "status": "limit",
      "headline": "Up to 90 days, labelled, declared",
      "detail": "Controlled-substance medication: up to a 90-day supply at the usual daily dose, prescribed by a practitioner, in a labelled health-provider container. Declare it on arrival. A doctor's note is optional.",
      "source": "https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/health-concerns/controlled-substances-precursor-chemicals/controlled-substances/compliance-monitoring/travelling-into-and-out-of-canada-with-prescription-medication-containing-controlled-substances.html"
    },
    "meat_dairy": {
      "status": "declare",
      "headline": "Declare all food and animal products",
      "detail": "You must declare all food, plant and animal products when you arrive. Undeclared items may be seized and a penalty of up to $1,300 may apply.",
      "source": "https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/travel-voyage/bring-apporter-eng.html"
    },
    "plants_seeds": {
      "status": "declare",
      "headline": "Declare all plants; some need permits",
      "detail": "You must declare all food, plants, animal and related products. Some items are prohibited or regulated; firewood, for example, requires a permit. Check CFIA import tools before you travel.",
      "source": "https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/travel-voyage/declare-eng.html"
    },
    "weapons": {
      "status": "declare",
      "headline": "Declare all weapons and firearms",
      "detail": "Declare all weapons and firearms at the port of entry. Importing a firearm may require licensing, registration or permits. See the CBSA firearms guidance and restricted goods page.",
      "source": "https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/travel-voyage/declare-eng.html"
    },
    "duty_goods": {
      "status": "limit",
      "headline": "Gifts under CAD 60 each are duty-free",
      "detail": "Each gift under $60 is free of duties and taxes (not tobacco, vapes or alcohol). Over $60, duty applies only to the excess. Do not wrap gifts in case officers need to inspect them.",
      "source": "https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/travel-voyage/bring-apporter-eng.html"
    }
  },
  "gov_uk_slug": "canada",
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Travel (Canada Border Services Agency)",
      "url": "https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/travel-voyage/menu-eng.html",
      "kind": "both",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "title": "Outbound border control (CBSA)",
      "url": "https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/security-securite/obc-sdt/menu-eng.html",
      "kind": "outbound",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "title": "Prohibited, controlled or regulated goods (CBSA)",
      "url": "https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/travel-voyage/rpg-mrp-eng.html",
      "kind": "inbound",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "title": "Exporting firearms (CBSA)",
      "url": "https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/import/iefw-iefa-eng.html",
      "kind": "outbound",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "title": "Cross-border currency or monetary instruments report (CBSA E667)",
      "url": "https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/forms-formulaires/e667-eng.html",
      "kind": "outbound",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "title": "Cannabis at the border (CBSA)",
      "url": "https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/travel-voyage/cannabis-eng.html",
      "kind": "both",
      "lang": "en",
      "unverified": true
    },
    {
      "title": "Border information for visitors to Canada (CBSA)",
      "url": "https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/travel-voyage/ivc-rnc-eng.html",
      "kind": "inbound",
      "lang": "en",
      "unverified": true
    },
    {
      "title": "Cultural property export permits (Canadian Heritage)",
      "url": "https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/export-permits-cultural-property.html",
      "kind": "outbound",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "title": "Trade in protected species: CITES (Environment and Climate Change Canada)",
      "url": "https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/convention-international-trade-endangered-species.html",
      "kind": "both",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "title": "Endangered species and the international traveller (Environment and Climate Change Canada)",
      "url": "https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/convention-international-trade-endangered-species/publications/endangered-species-international-traveller.html",
      "kind": "both",
      "lang": "en"
    }
  ],
  "outbound": {
    "cash": {
      "status": "declare",
      "headline": "Report CAD 10,000 or more leaving Canada",
      "detail": "Report to a CBSA officer when exporting currency or monetary instruments worth CAD 10,000 or more combined (or foreign equivalent). Individuals carrying their own funds use form E677. Failure to report can mean forfeiture or a penalty.",
      "source": "https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/forms-formulaires/e667-eng.html"
    },
    "antiquities": {
      "status": "declare",
      "headline": "Export permit for controlled cultural property",
      "detail": "A cultural property export permit is required for items on the Control List, including most items 50+ years old or by a deceased maker. It applies to permanent and temporary exports, however long the item has been in Canada.",
      "source": "https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/export-permits-cultural-property.html"
    },
    "wildlife": {
      "status": "declare",
      "headline": "CITES export permit usually needed",
      "detail": "A Canadian CITES export permit is needed for souvenirs of Canadian-listed species and for live Appendix II/III specimens. Ivory and rhino horn no longer qualify for personal-effects exemptions. Your destination may also need an import permit.",
      "source": "https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/convention-international-trade-endangered-species/publications/endangered-species-international-traveller.html"
    },
    "weapons": {
      "status": "declare",
      "headline": "Firearms need a Global Affairs export permit",
      "detail": "Exporting a firearm to a country other than the US needs a Global Affairs Canada export permit and a valid PAL. Registration certificate and ATT may also apply. Prohibited firearms going to the US must be presented at CBSA.",
      "source": "https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/import/iefw-iefa-eng.html"
    }
  }
}