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Current status: Closed
This consultation ran from February 6, 2020 to March 4, 2020.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is proposing changes to how much food individuals can bring with them into Canada. The objective of the proposed changes is to set personal limits that better reflect the weight/volume of foods typically moved by travellers for their personal use.
The proposed changes include new limits for certain food categories. The Government is looking for feedback on all of the proposed limits for each food. Review the proposed changes to the Maximum quantity limits for personal use exemption.
Join in: how to participate
Send a letter with your ideas and input to the address listed under Contact us below.
Send an email to Food-Reg-Aliments@inspection.gc.ca with your ideas or comments to make yourself heard.
Who is the focus of this consultation
The Government wants to hear from:
- Canadian travellers
- Consumers and the general public
- Individuals and organizations in Canada's food industry, including those involved in the international food supply chain
Contact us
Director, Food Program Integration Division
Food Safety and Consumer Protection Directorate
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
1400 Merivale Road, Tower 1, Floor 6
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0Y9
Email: Food-Reg-Aliments@inspection.gc.ca
Fax: 613-773-5695
| Item | Category of food | Pre-SFCR limits | Current maximum quantity per person under SFCR | New proposed maximum quantity per person under SFCR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dairy products (other than milk and cream under 6% fat content) Cheese, butter, buttermilk, butter oil, ghee, whey, whey butter, whey cream, yogurt, sour cream, ice cream, casein, kishek (kask), etc. |
20 kg or 20 L for all dairy products combined | 20 kg or 20 L for all dairy products combined | 20 kg or 20 L |
| 2 | Milk and cream neither concentrated nor containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 6 per cent |
20 kg or 20 L for all dairy products combined | 20 kg or 20 L for all dairy products combined | 20 L |
| 3 | Eggs | 30 dozen | For import: 30 dozen For export: 720 dozen |
30 dozen |
| 4 | Fish and seafood | No limit | 20 kg | 50 kg |
| 5 | Dry fish | No limit | 20 kg | 20 kg |
| 6 | Fresh fruits | 250 kg in not more than 15 containers total under the category Fresh Fruits and Vegetables | 20 kg total under the category Fresh Fruits and vegetables | 20 kg |
| 7 | Fresh vegetables | 250 kg in not more than 15 containers total under the category Fresh Fruits and Vegetables | 20 kg total under the category Fresh Fruits and vegetables | 20 kg |
| 8 | Honey | 20 kg | 20 kg | 20 kg or 20 L |
| 9 | Maple syrup | 100 L | 20 L | 20 L |
| 10 | Maple products (other than maple syrup) |
25 kg | 4 kg | 4 kg |
| 11 | Meat products (other than chicken, turkey, beef/veal or pork; and, other than a carcass or a part of a carcass of a food animal that was hunted for personal use under an authorization issued by a competent authority; include composite meat products) |
20 kg all meat products combined | 20 kg all meat products combined | 20 kg |
| 12 | Chicken: whole or chicken parts | 20 kg all meat products combined | 20 kg all meat products combined | 10 kg combined |
| 13 | Turkey or turkey parts | 20 kg all meat products combined | 20 kg all meat products combined | 10 kg of turkey parts or one (1) whole turkey of any size |
| 14 | Beef or veal | 20 kg all meat products combined | 20 kg all meat products combined | 10 kg |
| 15 | Pork | 20 kg all meat products combined | 20 kg all meat products combined | 10 kg |
| 16 | Processed egg products | 20 kg or 20 L | 20 kg or 20 L | 20 kg or 20 L |
| 17 | Processed fruit products | 20 kg or 20 L under the category Processed fruit or vegetable products | 20 kg or 20 L under the category Processed fruit or vegetable products | 20 kg or 20 L |
| 18 | Processed vegetable products | 20 kg or 20 L under the category Processed fruit or vegetable products | 20 kg or 20 L under the category Processed fruit or vegetable products | 20 kg or 20 L |
| 19 | Non-alcoholic beverages (combined: juice, Gatorade, Kool aid, sparkling water, flavoured water, etc.) |
No limit | N/A was included under the category "All other food not mentioned above" | 50 L |
| 20 | Water (commercially purchased, non-sparkling) | No limit | N/A was included under the category "All other food not mentioned above" | 100 L No limit on tap water (refilled containers) |
| 21 | Confectionary, sweeteners, snack foods | No limit | N/A was included under the category "All other food not mentioned above" | 20 kg or 20 L |
| 22 | Bread, pastry, cakes, fruit pies, biscuits and baked goods | No limit | N/A was included under the category "All other food not mentioned above" | 20 kg |
| 23 | Multiple-ingredients foods protein drinks, sports nutrition, prepared vegan meals, sandwiches, Formulated liquid diets, meal replacements |
No limit | N/A was included under the category "All other food not mentioned above" | 20 kg or 20 L |
| 24 | Infant foods | No limit | N/A was included under the category "All other food not mentioned above" | 20 kg or 20 L |
| 25 | Fats | No limit | N/A was included under the category "All other food not mentioned above" | 20 kg or 20 L |
| 26 | Oils | No limit | N/A was included under the category "All other food not mentioned above" | 50 L |
| 27 | Grain derived foods Processed breakfast cereals, oatmeal, cereal bars, instant breakfasts |
No limit | N/A was included under the category "All other food not mentioned above" | 20 kg or 20 L |
| 28 | Dried products Spices, herbs, flavours, dried fruits and vegetables, cinnamon sticks, processed nuts (salted, dried). |
No limit | N/A was included under the category "All other food not mentioned above" | 20 kg or 20 L |
| 29 | @Condiments, dressings | No limit | N/A was included under the category "All other food not mentioned above" | 20 kg or 20 L |
| 30 | Nuts, grains, seeds | No limit | N/A was included under the category "All other food not mentioned above" | 20 kg or 20 L |
| 31 | All other food not mentioned above | No limit | 20 kg or 20 L | 20 kg or 20 L |