To move to Canada from your country of origin, you may bring your personal items with you and ship household goods without paying duty. But you will have to pay duty on any item you bring that has not been used. A duty is a fee that the government charges on some goods when they enter Canada. The information below is directly sourced from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada and Canada Border Services Agency.
Items you have leased or rented. The Canada Border Service Agency does not consider that you own leased or rented items.
You need to report all agricultural or food items or any animal, animal product, plant or plant product to a CBSA Officer upon landing. Without the required documents, the entry into Canada of some animals, plants, animal products or plant products is not permitted. They may be confiscated and disposed of or ordered removed from Canada as a result. Other items may require treatment before they can remain in Canada. Travelers are responsible for all costs related to the disposal, quarantine, treatment or removal from Canada of any non-permitted items.
Alcoholic beverages are products that exceed 0.5% alcohol by volume. If you meet the minimum age requirements of the province or territory where you enter Canada, you can include limited quantities of alcoholic beverages in your personal entitlement. These itemsmust be in your possession upon your arrival/return. Minimum ages for the importation of alcoholic beverages as prescribed by provincial or territorial authorities are 18 years for Alberta, Manitoba and Quebec; and 19 years for the remaining provinces and territories.
up to a maximum of 8.5 litres of beer or ale.
If you include cigarettes, tobacco sticks or manufactured tobacco in your personal exemption allowance, a partial exemption may apply. You will have to pay a special duty on these products unless they are marked “CANADA DUTY PAID ● DROIT ACQUITTÉ.” You will find Canadian-made products sold at a duty-free shop marked this way. You can speed up your clearance by having your tobacco products available for inspection when you arrive.
Under the National Animal Health Program, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) establishes import requirements for all animals and animal products entering Canada-including domestic pets. The CFIA provides information about importing domestic pets on its Web site.
The Agency can refuse entry to any animal presented for importation.