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Border Crossing Info

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3/28/25: NOTO (Northern Ontario Tourist Outfitters Association) was pleased to confirm with the Director General of CBSA through TIAC and CBSA (Canada Border Service Agency) at the Fort Frances border that tariffs will NOT be applied to personal items including consumable items brought into Canada by non-resident visitors. As long as the amount of grocery items is “appropriate for their needs and consistent with the purpose, nature and duration of their intended stay in Canada" no tariffs will be applied on USA products.

Food limits will continue to apply as always for dairy and meat products as set out by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). Limits can be found here: https://inspection.canada.ca/en/about-cfia/acts-and-regulations/list-acts-and-regulations/documents-incorporated-reference/personal-use-exemption

Personal limits for the following items still apply:

· (a) 1.5 L of wine, or 1.14 L of spirits, or 1.14 L of wine and spirits, or 8.5 L of beer or ale;

· (b) 200 cigarettes, 50 cigars, 200 g of manufactured tobacco and 200 tobacco sticks; or

· (c) 200 rounds of ammunition or, if they are for the use of that person at a meet held under the auspices of a recognized shooting or rifle association of Canada, 1,500 rounds of ammunition.

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Those travelling across the US/Canada border need valid documentation.  Those under age of 16 may enter Canada and US via a passport or a birth certificate.  Minors should have documentation of consent if travelling without both parents. Vaccination status is not pertinent.

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For those 16 and older, valid passports are the easiest and universally accepted travel documentation for both US and Canada sides of the border and thus we encourage guests to travel with them.  

 

However there are other proper forms including a passport card, enhanced driver's license, or trusted traveler card that are accepted.  If you are unsure about your form of identification, you are encouraged to call the border service agencies at your intended point of entry to confirm.

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Those travelling with pets should have documentation of shots of their dogs.   There are new requirements for returning to the US with your pet as of August 1, 2024.

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For what items are permitted/prohibited, visit:

Current Needed Travel and Identification Documents as per the Canada Border Services Agency

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