Visitors to Canada
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Who can enter. Documents you need. What you can bring in. What to declare and what to expect when arriving at the Canadian border.
Services and information
Find out if you can enter Canada
Reasons you may not be allowed to enter Canada, denied a visa, or found inadmissable.
Travel and identification documents for entering Canada
Acceptable documents to confirm identity. Right to travel with children or minors.
Apply for a visitor visa
What a visitor visa is, who is eligible and how to apply.
What visitors can bring into Canada
Bringing goods for your own use. Duties and taxes on gifts. Limits on alcohol and tobacco.
Airport arrival kiosks and eGates
Verify your identity and make an on-screen declaration at Canada's major international airports.
Advance Declaration: Save time at the border
Use Advance Declaration to submit your customs and immigration declaration before flying into Canada.
Travelling with CAN$10,000 or more? Declare it
Border officers can seize currency, cheques, or other monetary instruments at the border if you do not declare it.
Travelling with a disability
Request assistance. Border clearance process. Completing your declaration. Special services counter.
Restricted and prohibited goods
Avoid possible penalties, seizures or prosecution for bringing certain items into Canada.
Canadian customs: Secondary inspections
Border officers may need more details about yourself, your children, your pets or belongings.
Travelling with animals
Be aware of Canadian import and travel requirements.
Related links
Features
Advance Declaration
Watch this video: Use ArriveCAN to submit your customs and immigration declaration before flying into Canada.
Strengthening border security
Canada’s plan to strengthen, secure and efficiently manage our borders.
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