Prohibited in Canada
Amphetamine stimulants have no personal-import path into Canada.
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Canada
163 rules, checked against Canada’s own pages. Last verified September 12, 2026.
Before anything else
17 rules here carry a consequence heavy enough to state whether or not you asked.
Prohibited in Canada
Prohibited in Canada
Prohibited in Canada
Dextroamphetamine (e.g. Adderall) has no personal-import path.
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Prohibited in Canada
Lisdexamfetamine (Vyvanse) has no personal-import path.
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Prohibited in Canada
Methamphetamine has no personal-import path into Canada.
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Prohibited in Canada
Prohibited in Canada
Replica firearms are a prohibited device and cannot be brought into Canada.
Confiscation
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Prohibited in Canada
Prohibited in Canada
Action required in Canada
CBD products need a Health Canada cannabis import permit.
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Action required in Canada
Cannabis needs a Health Canada import permit at Canada's border.
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Action required in Canada
Some ADHD stimulants like Adderall have no personal-import path.
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Action required in Canada
A past criminal conviction can make you inadmissible to Canada.
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Action required in Canada
A prior deportation from Canada can bar re-entry.
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Action required in Canada
Impaired driving convictions can bar entry to Canada.
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Action required in Canada
The final decision rests with the officer.
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You do not have to be bringing it.
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Food and plants
24
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Medication
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Alcohol
3
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Tobacco, vapes, and nicotine
7
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Electronics
1
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Drones and professional gear
3
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Satellite and radio equipment
5
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Liquids at the checkpoint
1
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Cash and monetary instruments
5
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Purchases and valuables
10
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Weapons and blades
3
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Antiques and other restricted goods
5
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Forms and documents
11
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Entry and admissibility
7
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Vaccines and health
5
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Plugs and power
1
Food and plants
24
Medication
72
A pharmacist checks each medicine before it is listed here. What follows is what the health authority publishes for every traveler.
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Alprazolam
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Atomoxetine
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Benzodiazepines
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Standing Limited quantity
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Buprenorphine
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Clonazepam
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Codeine
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Dextromethorphan
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Diazepam
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Estradiol
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Gabapentin
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Health authority
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Hormone therapy
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Standing Limited quantity
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Hydrocodone
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Insulin
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Insulin and needles
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Standing Not listed as restricted by PHAC
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Ketamine
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Lorazepam
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Medication regime
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Controlled medicines are declared
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Methylphenidate
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Modafinil
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Morphine
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Opioid painkillers
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Standing Limited quantity
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Original packaging
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Required
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Oxycodone
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Pregabalin
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Prescription or letter
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Required
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Pseudoephedrine
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Pseudoephedrine decongestants
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Standing Limited quantity
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Quantity ceiling
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90 days
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Semaglutide
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Sleep aids
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Standing Limited quantity
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Testosterone
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Tramadol
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Zolpidem
Alcohol
3
Tobacco, vapes, and nicotine
7
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Cigarettes
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Tobacco allowance 200
age 18+ · away 2 days or more
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Cigars
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Tobacco allowance 50
age 18+ · away 2 days or more
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Heated tobacco sticks
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Standing Not listed as restricted by CBSA
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Loose tobacco
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Tobacco allowance 200 grams
age 18+ · away 2 days or more
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Nicotine pouches
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Standing Not listed as restricted by CBSA
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Vape liquid or pods
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Tobacco allowance 120 ml
age 18+ · away 2 days or more
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Vape or e-cigarette device
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Tobacco allowance 12
age 18+ · away 2 days or more
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Electronics
1
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Used personal effects
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Not exempt
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Drones and professional gear
3
Satellite and radio equipment
5
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Radio transmitter or ham radio
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Standing Not listed as restricted by CBSA
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Satellite messenger
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Standing Not listed as restricted by CBSA
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Satellite phone
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Standing Not listed as restricted by CBSA
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Starlink terminal
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Standing Not listed as restricted by CBSA
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Walkie-talkie
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Standing Not listed as restricted by CBSA
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Liquids at the checkpoint
1
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Liquids in a carry-on bag
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100 ml
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Cash and monetary instruments
5
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Cash declaration form
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Form E677 (traveler's own funds); Form E667 (funds carried on behalf of someone else); Form E668 (couriers)
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Cash declaration page
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Cash declaration threshold
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C$10,000
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What counts as cash
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Cash, Cheques, Money orders, Bank drafts, Travelers cheques, Stocks, Bonds
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When cash is declared
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Arriving and leaving
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Purchases and valuables
10
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A minor’s share of the allowance
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The full adult allowance
minors
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Combining allowances
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Per person, never combined
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Duty over the allowance
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7%
away 2 days or more
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Duty-free allowance
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Proof of ownership
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Form BSF407
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Proof of ownership page
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Self-declaration ceiling
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C$300
away 2 days or more
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VAT over the allowance
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5%
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Weapons and blades
3
Antiques and other restricted goods
5
Forms and documents
11
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Arrival card
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Not required
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Arrival card
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Advance Declaration (ArriveCAN app) -- optional
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Arrival card page
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Customs form
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Form E311, CBSA Declaration Card (Form BSF192, Personal Exemption CBSA Declaration, for unaccompanied goods)
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Customs form page
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File it within
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72 hours
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Travel authorization
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Required
by air
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Travel authorization
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Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA)
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Travel authorization fee
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C$7
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Travel authorization page
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When the card opens
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Before you land
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Entry and admissibility
7
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Admissibility waiver page
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Apply for the waiver
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365 days
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How far back it counts
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10 years
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Immigration authority
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Sentence that counts
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6 months
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Waiver
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Temporary Resident Permit (TRP)
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Waiver fee
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C$229.77
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Vaccines and health
5
Plugs and power
1
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Plug types
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B
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Canada publishes these
Who publishes these rules
- Customs Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
- Immigration Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
- Biosecurity Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
- Health Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
- Civil aviation Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA)
Official portals
- ArriveCAN - Advance Declaration Optional pre-arrival customs and immigration declaration at 10 participating airports
- Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) Pre-travel authorization required for visa-exempt foreign nationals flying to Canada
- CBSA currency/monetary instrument declaration (Form E677/E667/E668) Declaring CAN$10,000 or more in currency or monetary instruments
- CBSA Memorandum D19-9-2 — Importation and Exportation of Cannabis, Controlled Substances and Precursors CBSA's traveler-facing policy on personal importation/exportation of narcotics, controlled drugs, benzodiazepines, precursors and cannabis (Appendix A quantity ceilings and declaration rules)
Sites that charge extra to “handle” a Canada application are not official. The government issues these directly.
Airports in Canada
- YEG Edmonton International Airport
- YHM John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport
- YHZ Halifax / Stanfield International Airport
- YLW Kelowna International Airport
- YMX Montreal International (Mirabel) Airport
- YOW Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- YQB Quebec Jean Lesage International Airport
- YQM Greater Moncton International Airport
- YQR Regina International Airport
- YQX Gander International Airport
- YTM La Macaza / Mont-Tremblant International Inc Airport
- YUL Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- YVR Vancouver International Airport
- YWG Winnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International Airport
- YXC Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport
- YXE Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport
- YXY Whitehorse / Erik Nielsen International Airport
- YYC Calgary International Airport
- YYJ Victoria International Airport
- YYT St. John's International Airport
- YYZ Lester B. Pearson International Airport