Can you bring oxycodone to Canada?

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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. If you don't live in Canada, the benzodiazepine limit is the lesser of the container's contents, a 90-day supply, or your usual daily dose multiplied by the number of days you plan to stay. 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. No advance import permit is required for these amounts under the Class Exemption -- but it does not cover Annex I-listed substances unless separately approved by Health Canada or the source country's regulator, and it explicitly does not apply to shipping controlled substances by mail or courier, only carrying them in person. Lisdexamfetamine (Vyvanse) isn't named in the Act; we treat it as covered by Schedule I's "amphetamines, their salts, derivatives…" entry, which is our reading.

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