Return or travel to Canada
Travelling to Canada, border wait times, customs and immigration.
Services and information
Border changes related to Ebola disease
There are temporary border measures in place to reduce the risk of Ebola disease entering and spreading in Canada. The health risk of Ebola disease to Canadians is considered low.
Travellers, including Canadian citizens, permanent residents, persons registered under the Indian Act and foreign nationals, who in the previous 21 days, have been in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda or South Sudan, will be assessed upon arrival in Canada. You will be required to comply with public health measures, including mandatory quarantine. These measures will end on November 27, 2026, at 11:59 pm EDT.
Learn more about border measures for travellers entering Canada.
Customs
Information on what you can bring to Canada, how to declare it and the costs of importing goods for personal use
Traveller entry requirements
What you need to cross the border into Canada
Travel documents
Acceptable documents, establishing your personal identity, your citizenship and other important information.
Moving back to Canada
Links to the provincial and territorial government resources you need when you move back to Canada
Travelling as a dual citizen
Dual Canadian citizens need a Canadian passport to board a flight to or transit through Canada by air
U.S. to Canada border wait times
Regularly updated list of wait times at border crossing points for drivers coming to Canada from the U.S.
If you become sick or injured while travelling outside Canada or after your return
What to do if you are sick when or after you return to Canada
Indigenous border mobility
Who is eligible, what you can apply for and how to apply as an Indigenous person
Programs for trusted travellers
Information on the NEXUS, CANPASS and Remote Area Border Crossing Programs.
Features
Plan before you pack
Some food, plant and animal products are not allowed in Canada. Before travelling, check what you can bring back.
Dual Canadian citizens: Fly to Canada with a valid CDN passport
You need a valid Canadian passport to board a flight to Canada.
What you can bring back to Canada
General guidelines on what you can and cannot bring into Canada when you return from abroad.
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