Canada's allowance depends on how long you were away, and cannabis may not cross the border in either direction despite being legal on both sides of some of it.
- Cannabis may not be taken across the border. It is legal in Canada and in several neighbouring US states, and carrying it between them is still a federal offence on both sides. This is the single most common mistake at the land crossings.
- The exemption depends on time away: CAD 800 of goods after 48 hours, CAD 200 after 24, and nothing on a same-day trip.
- Alcohol is a choice, not a sum - 1.14 litres of spirits or 1.5 litres of wine or 8.5 litres of beer - and only after 48 hours away. Tobacco is 200 cigarettes on the same condition.
- CAD 10,000 or more must be reported, in any currency, and it is the group total rather than the individual one.
- Firearms must be declared in writing, and handguns are effectively barred to visitors.
- Food, plants and firewood are restricted, and the declaration card asks about all three.
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