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Food and Drugs

Meats, dairy products, fruits and vegetables

Canada has complex requirements, restrictions, and limits that apply to importing meat, eggs, dairy products, fresh fruits and vegetables, and other food from around the world. You can avoid problems by not bringing such goods into Canada.

You may import some meat and dairy products from certain states in the United States. It is recommended that you contact the CFIA Import Service Centre before you bring them with you. There are limits on the quantity or dollar value of certain food products you can bring into Canada free of duty, or that you can include in your personal exemption. If the quantities imported are over and above the limits, you will have to pay a high rate of duty (from 150% to 300%).

The following are some examples of the limits that apply to each person:

• two dozen eggs;
• $20 in value and 20 kilograms of dairy products (for example, cheese and butter);
• three kilograms of margarine and/or butter substitutes; and
• 20 kilograms of edible meat and meat products, including turkey and chicken. Within the 20-kilogram limit, more restrictions apply from the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) as follows:
  • a maximum of one whole turkey or 10 kilograms of turkey parts ;
  • a maximum of 10 kilograms of chicken; and,
  • a maximum of 10 kilograms of beef or veal.

Note: All meat and meat products have to be identified as products of the United States.

Prescription drugs

If you are importing prescription drugs, make sure they are clearly identified. The drugs should be in the original packaging, with a label that specifies what they are and that they are being used under prescription. If this is not possible, carry a copy of the prescription or a letter from your doctor.