Taking meat products out of Canada
Meat products for personal consumption may face export limits from Canada for animal-health documentation reasons; commercial quantities require an Export Health Certificate.
Details
Personal-use quantities of processed, cooked, or shelf-stable meat products (jerky, cured meats, canned meats) may generally be exported from Canada for personal consumption; destination-country biosecurity restrictions on arrival are typically the binding constraint. Raw meat, poultry, and offal require a veterinary-issued Export Health Certificate for commercial or above-personal-use export. Many destinations (Australia, New Zealand, Japan, US, EU) restrict or prohibit personal-import of raw and cooked meat regardless of origin-side export permissions.
Quantity limits
Personal-use quantities of processed products; raw meat commercial quantities need Export Health Certificate
Documentation required
- Export Health Certificate (raw meat commercial only)
The other direction
Bringing meat products into Canada(restricted)