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Customs Restrictions for U.S. Visitors to Canada
Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco Products
For short-term visitors to Canada, the following restrictions
apply per person:
-- 1.14 liters (40 oz.) of liquor or wine or 24 x 355ml (12
oz.) bottles or cans of beer or ale (8.5 liters)
You must be 18 years of age or older to import alcoholic beverages
into the provinces of Alberta, Manitoba, and Quebec. To import
alcoholic beverages into all other provinces and territories,
you must be 19 years of age or older .
-- 200 cigarettes, 50 cigars or cigarillos, 400 grams of manufactured
tobacco, and 400 tobacco sticks
You must be 18 years of age or older to import tobacco products
into the provinces of Quebec, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta,
the Yukon Territory, and the Northwest Territories. To import
tobacco products into all other provinces, you must be 19 years
or older .
Other Goods
Certain goods are restricted from entering Canada. If you are
considering importing meat or dairy products, weapons, plants,
vehicles, or exotic animals or products made from their skins
or feathers, please contact Canada Customs beforehand for guidance.
(See phone number listed below.)
Obscene materials, hate propaganda, most weapons and firearms,
and goods harmful to the environment are prohibited from entering
Canada.
If you have any questions about what you can and cannot bring
into Canada, call Canada Customs. Customs officers are available
from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday to answer your
questions. If you're calling in Canada, dial 1-800-461-9999 for
the Automated Customs Information System. Outside Canada, call
(613) 993-0534.
Pets
To bring your dog or cat into Canada, you will have to present
Canada Customs with a valid Rabies Certificate, showing that your
dog or cat has been vaccinated between 30 days and three years
ago. For information on importation of other pets, contact Canada
Customs at (613) 993-0534.
Where to find consular assistance while in Canada
The State Department maintains a number of diplomatic offices
in Canada. The U.S. Embassy is located in Ottawa, and there are
U.S. Consulates General in Calgary, Halifax, Montreal, Quebec,
Vancouver, and Toronto. At each of these offices, there are U.S.
consular officers available to help you with problems.
These offices, in cooperation with the Office of Overseas Citizens
Services at the State Department in Washington, D.C., provide
a range of services to resolve problems during your visit to Canada.
The services include:
Support and assistance in the event you are a victim of
crime, become ill, are arrested, die abroad, or are involved in
a disaster
-- Communications with friends and relatives in the event of
an emergency, and help with arrangements for emergency fund transfers.
-- Notarizing documents. (There is a fee for this service.)
-- Issuance of U.S. passports and Reports of Birth of U.S. citizens
born abroad. (There are fees for these services.)
OTTAWA
Embassy of the United States
Consular Section
85 Albert Street
Ottawa, Ontario
The mailing address is:
Embassy of the United States
Consular Section
100 Wellington Street
Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5T1
Telephone: 613-238-4470
Consular district includes Baffin Island, the following counties
in eastern Ontario: Lanark, Leeds, Prescott, Renfrew, Russell and
Stormont, and the following counties in western Qubec: Gatineau,
Hull, Labelle, Papineau, Pontiac and Tamiscamingue.
CALGARY
U.S. Consulate General
615 Macleod Trail, SE
Calgary, Alberta, T2G 4T8
Telephone: (403) 266-8 962
Consular district includes Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and the
Districts of MacKenzie and Keewatin in the Northwestern
Territories.
HALIFAX
U.S. Consulate General
Suite 910
Cogswell Tower
Scotia Square
Halifax, N.S., B3J 3K1
Telephone: (902) 429-2480
Consular district includes New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova
Scotia, and Prince Edward Island.
MONTREAL
U.S. Consulate General
1155 St. Alexander Street
Montreal, Quebec, H2Z 1Z2
Telephone: (514) 398-9695
Consular district includes southwestern Quebec with the exception
of the six counties served by the U.S. Embassy at Ottawa.
QUEBEC CITY
U.S. Consulate
2 Place Terrasse Dufferin,
Quebec, Que., G1R 4T9
Telephone: (418) 692-2095
Consular district includes the counties of Abitibi-West, Abitibi-East, St. Maurice, Trois-Rivieres, Nicolet, Wolfe, Frontenac and
all other counties to the north or east within the province.
TORONTO
U.S. Consulate General
360 University Avenue
Toronto, Ont., M5G 1S4
Telephone: (416)-595-1700
Consular district includes the entire Province of Ontario except
those areas east of Kingston, which are included in the Ottawa
consular district.
VANCOUVER
U.S. Consulate General
1095 West Pender Street,
Vancouver, BC., V6E 4E9
Telephone: (604) 685-4311
Consular district includes British Columbia and the Yukon.
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