Travelling to Canada
Entry requirements by nationality
- Argentina: visa required
- Australia: electronic travel authorisation (ETA) required — up to 180 days per visit
- Brazil: visa required
- Chile: electronic travel authorisation (ETA) required — up to 180 days per visit
- China: visa required
- France: electronic travel authorisation (ETA) required — up to 180 days per visit
- Germany: electronic travel authorisation (ETA) required — up to 180 days per visit
- India: visa required
- Israel: electronic travel authorisation (ETA) required — up to 180 days per visit
- Italy: electronic travel authorisation (ETA) required — up to 180 days per visit
- Japan: electronic travel authorisation (ETA) required — up to 180 days per visit
- Malaysia: visa required
- Mexico: visa required
- Netherlands: electronic travel authorisation (ETA) required — up to 180 days per visit
- New Zealand: electronic travel authorisation (ETA) required — up to 180 days per visit
- Singapore: electronic travel authorisation (ETA) required — up to 180 days per visit
- South Korea: electronic travel authorisation (ETA) required — up to 180 days per visit
- Spain: electronic travel authorisation (ETA) required — up to 180 days per visit
- United Kingdom: electronic travel authorisation (ETA) required — up to 180 days per visit
- United States: visa-free short stay — up to 180 days per visit
What you can bring
- Alcohol: allowed, within limits — Up to 1.5 litres of wine, 1.14 litres of spirits, or 8.5 litres of beer/ale duty-freeDetailscompare everywhere →
- Cannabis & CBD: prohibitedDetailscompare everywhere →
- Cash: allowed, must be declared — Must declare currency or monetary instruments valued at CAD $10,000 or moreDetailscompare everywhere →
- Controlled medication: allowed, within limits — Under CBSA's Section 56 Class Exemption, travelers may personally carry (in person only -- not by mail or courier) a prescribed narcotic or Food and Drug Regulations Part G controlled drug up to the lesser of a single course of treatment or a 30-day supply, and a prescribed benzodiazepine/targeted substance up to the lesser of a single course of treatment or a 90-day supply. Opioids (codeine, oxycodone, tramadol) and stimulants (amphetamine, methylphenidate/Ritalin, lisdexamfetamine/Vyvanse) fall under the narcotic/Part-G 30-day limit; benzodiazepines (diazepam/Valium, alprazolam/Xanax, clonazepam/Klonopin) get the 90-day limit. Medication must be in pharmacy- or hospital-dispensed packaging with proper labelling, and must be declared to a CBSA officer at the border.Detailscompare everywhere →
- Drones: depends on specifics — Drones weighing 250g and above must be registered to fly in Canada — but foreign pilots cannot register directly. Instead, a visitor must apply for a Foreign SFOC-RPAS (Special Flight Operations Certificate) from Transport Canada before travelling, which takes about 30 business days to process for non-commercial use. Drones under 250g are exempt from both registration and the Foreign SFOC-RPAS requirement (except at advertised events).Detailscompare everywhere →
- E-cigarettes: allowed, within limits — Maximum of 120 millilitres (liquid) or 120 grams (solid) duty-freeDetailscompare everywhere →
- Fresh produce & plants: allowed, must be declared — CBSA does not give a blanket allowed/prohibited answer for fruit, vegetables, plants, or seeds — it states plainly that "importing a single piece of fruit" can be harmful, and that food, plant, and animal items must always be declared "whether they are regulated or not." Plant cuttings, seeds, and bulbs are named as examples of commonly restricted items. Travelers must verify the specific product against the Canadian Food Inspection Agency's Automated Import Reference System (AIRS) before travelling — the actual answer depends on the exact product, its country of origin, and the province of entry.Detailscompare everywhere →
- Injectable medication: allowed, within limits — GLP-1 drugs and insulin are ordinary (non-controlled) prescription drugs in Canada, so the general personal-use rule applies: a single course of treatment or a 90-day supply, whichever is less, hand-carried in original/clearly labelled pharmacy packaging. Health Canada's guidance separately states that medical devices imported for personal use -- which covers self-administered injection pens, syringes and needles -- are not restricted under the Food and Drugs Act or Medical Devices Regulations, provided the device doesn't require a trained operator, i.e. it's meant for the patient's own self-administration.Detailscompare everywhere →
- Meat & dairy: depends on specifics — Meat from the US: allowed up to 20kg if hand-carried. Fresh, dried or cured meat from other countries: generally not permitted. Dairy from any country: only ice cream, yogurt, kashk and pasteurized cheese are permitted.Detailscompare everywhere →
- Prescription medication: allowed, within limits — A 90-day supply, or a single course of treatment, whichever is less, in original or clearly labelled packagingDetailscompare everywhere →
- Tobacco: allowed, within limits — Up to 200 cigarettes, 50 cigars, 200g manufactured tobacco, and 200 tobacco sticks duty-free; packages must be stamped "duty paid Canada droit acquitté"Detailscompare everywhere →
- Weapons: depends on specificsDetailscompare everywhere →
Checked against official sources on 2026-08-10. Official source