Changes to the list of countries at high-risk for dog rabies starting August 1, 2024
Effective August 1, 2024, Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip; and Timor-Leste have been added to the list of countries at high-risk for dog rabies and all commercial dogs arriving to Canada from these countries are not permitted entry.
All commercial dogs from countries at high-risk for dog rabies remain prohibited from entering Canada. This list is reviewed regularly and subject to change.
The following countries and political units are considered by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) as being high-risk for rabies caused by canine-variant viruses (dog rabies):
Africa
- Algeria, Angola
- Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi
- Cameroon, Central Africa Republic, Chad, Comoros, Côte D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
- Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini (Swaziland), Ethiopia
- Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
- Lesotho, Liberia, Libya
- Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique
- Namibia, Niger, Nigeria
- Republic of Congo, Rwanda
- Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan
- Tanzania (including Zanzibar), Togo, Tunisia
- Uganda
- Western Sahara
- Zambia, Zimbabwe
Americas and Caribbean
- Belize, Bolivia, Brazil
- Colombia, Cuba
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador, El Salvador
- Guatemala, Guyana
- Haiti, Honduras
- Peru
- Suriname
- Venezuela
Asia and the Middle East, Europe
- Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan
- Bangladesh, Belarus
- Cambodia, Ceuta and Melilla, China (mainland only)
- Georgia
- India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyz Republic
- Laos, Lebanon
- Malaysia, Moldova, Mongolia, Myanmar (Burma)
- Nepal, North Korea
- Oman
- Pakistan, Philippines
- Qatar
- Russia
- Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Syria
- Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Türkiye, Turkmenistan
- Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan
- Vietnam
- Yemen
This list is reviewed regularly and is subject to change.
Additional information
- Bringing animals to Canada: Importing and travelling with pets
- Ask questions before you buy or adopt a dog
- Notice to industry: New measure prohibiting the entry of commercial dogs from countries at high-risk for dog rabies
- Rabies
- Countries recognized as rabies free for domestic cats and dogs
- Automated Import Reference System (AIRS)