Highly pathogenic avian influenza: countries officially recognized by Canada as being free of the disease

Countries officially recognized by Canada as free of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) which is listed in the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) Terrestrial Animal Code.

Importation

Imports of live animals, germplasm, hatching eggs, and unprocessed/raw animal products and animal by-products from susceptible species originating from countries and/or zones not recognized as free are prohibited.

The importation of pet birds from countries and/or zones other than those listed below may be allowed.

Outbreak

During an outbreak in countries and/or zones usually recognized as free of HPAI, imports of live birds, hatching eggs, germplasm, and unprocessed/raw avian products and by-products are not permitted from the countries and/or zones not recognized as free. Additionally, imported live birds, poultry, and hatching eggs from other countries and/or zones may not travel through zones not recognized as free on their way to Canada.

Countries recognized by Canada as being free of HPAI

  • Australia
  • Argentina
    • Restrictions have been lifted as of October 15, 2025. Raw/unprocessed meat or products from birds slaughtered between August 19, 2025 and October 14, 2025 are not eligible for import into Canada.
  • Brazil
    • Restrictions have been lifted as of December 23, 2025 for Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Paraná, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul, Goiás, Mato Grosso and the Federal District of Brazil. Shipments of raw/unprocessed meat or products from birds slaughtered between May 12, 2025 and December 23, 2025 are not eligible for import into Canada.
  • Chile
  • Cuba
  • European Union (EU) Member States
  • Iceland
  • New Zealand
  • Switzerland
  • Ukraine
  • United Kingdom
  • United States of America

Please note that, for the United States of America, European Union Member States, and the United Kingdom, a restricted zone is a 10 km circular zone around an infected premises, and not the entire state or county listed below.

European Union Member States

EU Member States with current outbreaks Regions with zones of restriction in place
Belgium
  • Limburg
  • Namur (Namen)
Bulgaria
  • Haskovo
  • Plovdiv
  • Stara Zagora
Czech Republic
  • South Bohemian (Jihočeský)
  • Central Bohemian (Středočeský)
  • Pilsen (Plzeňský)
  • Vysočina
Denmark
  • Region Zealand (Sjaelland)
  • Central Denmark Region / Mid Jutland Region (Midtjylland)
  • North Denmark/Jutland Region (Nordjylland)
France
  • Charente-Maritime
  • Deux-Sèvres
  • Vendée
  • Cher
  • Côte-d'Or
  • Saône-et-Loire
  • Dordogne
  • Loire-Atlantique
  • Maine-et-Loire
  • Ain
  • Creuse
  • Haute-Vienne
  • Eure-et-Loir
  • Yvelines
  • Somme
  • Indre
  • Loir-et-Cher
  • Finistère
  • Landes
  • Calvados
  • Manche
Germany
  • North Rhine-Westphalia
  • Thuringia (Thüringen)
  • Schleswig-Holstein
  • Brandenburg (Brandebourg)
  • Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen)
  • Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
  • Saxony (Sachsen)
  • Saxony-Anhalt (Sachsen-Anhault)
Ireland
  • Laois (Laoighis)
  • Cavan (An Cabhán)
Italy
  • Piedmont (Piemonte)
  • Emilia-Romagna
  • Lombardy
  • Veneto
  • Tuscany
Lithuania
  • Marijampolė
Netherlands
  • Gelderland
  • Flevoland
  • Zeeland
  • South Holland (Zuid-Holland)
  • North Brabant
  • Limburg
  • Overijssel
  • Drenthe
Poland
  • Lubusz (lubuskie)
  • Kuyavian-Pomeranian (kujawsko-pomorskie)
  • Greater Poland (wielkopolskie)
  • Warmian-Masurian (warmińsko-mazurskie)
  • Masovian (mazowieckie)
  • Łódź (łódzkie)
  • Pomeranian (pomorskie)
Portugal
  • Porto
  • Lisbon (Lisboa)
  • Santarém
Sweden
  • Skåne

United Kingdom

United Kingdom countries with current outbreaks Regions with zones of restriction in place
England
  • Cumbria
  • Suffolk
  • Norfolk
  • Lincolnshire
  • North Yorkshire
  • Lancashire
  • Worchestershire
  • Shropshire
  • South Yorkshire
  • East Riding of Yorkshire
  • Kent
  • Cambridgeshire
  • Somerset
  • Gloucestershire
Northern Ireland
  • Fermanagh
Scotland
  • South Lanarkshire
  • Scottish Borders
  • Midlothian
Wales
  • Pembrokeshire
  • Powys

United States of America

Current outbreaks in the United States (A-Z) Counties with zones of restriction in place
Counties in brackets are within the 10 km diameter circular surveillance zone around infected premises
California
  • Sonoma (Marin)
Idaho
  • Latah (Whitman WA)
  • Payette (Canyon, Gem)
Illinois
  • St. Clair
Indiana
  • Elkhart (Kosciusko, LaGrange, Noble)
  • LaGrange (Elkhart IN, Noble IN, St. Joseph MI)
  • Noble (Elkhart, Kosciusko, LaGrange)
Iowa
  • Hamilton (Boone, Story)
Kansas
  • Smith (Osborne)
Kentucky
  • Jessamine (Fayette, Madison)
Michigan
  • Ottawa (Allegan)
  • Allegan (Kent, Ottawa)
Minnesota
  • Stearns (Kandiyohi)
  • Le Sueur
  • Otter Tail (Becker)
  • Becker (Otter Tail)
  • Kandiyohi (Chippewa, Swift)
  • Meeker (Kandiyohi, Stearns)
  • Swift (Chippewa, Kandiyohi)
  • Waseca (Freeborn, Steele)
New York
  • Queens (Kings NY, Bronx NY, New York NY, Hudson NJ, Bergen NJ)
North Carolina
  • Wayne (Duplin, Lenoir)
North Dakota
  • LaMoure (Dickey)
  • Stutsman (Foster)
  • Richland
South Dakota
  • McPherson (Dickey ND)
  • Spink (Beadle)
  • Edmunds (McPherson)
  • Kingsbury (Brookings, Lake)
Texas
  • Shelby
Utah
  • Sanpete
Vermont
  • Orleans
Washington
  • Snohomish
  • Lewis
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