If you crossed the Canadian border,what food wasnt allowed?

Just crossed about a month ago. They said no fruits specially no APPLES. No dog food ether?

No fuit however if you remove all the seeds from the fruit: you might be able to cross with it. No firewood. Be honest with what you have and your crossing should go smooth. You may need to dispose of some items.

Check the stickies at the top of the page and go by those from the government of Canada. Those urls will end in ".gc.ca".


But for a generality: food items that attract insects - apples, bananas, citrus fruit, blueberries....... unless canned, ie. bottled.
- vegetables that have had to be washed - potatoes, carrots, parsnips, likely cabbage, cauliflower.

Then go look for the roadside stands once you're into Canada.

And use only local firewood.

Make sure your pet food is in original container.

Eat in a local eatery at least 1x per week to check out the local flavours.

Have fun.

:C

When it comes to "local" firewood that has come to mean wood supplied by the campground, or kiln dried construction lumber. Wood pests decimating forests have brought that to us, so no carrying fire wood left over for the next night.

Brian

These days this sort of question is very easily answered if you just Google it: What can I bring into Canada?

Thanks everyone. i was kinda hoping that the guidelines online were overstated.
we are on weight watchers and most of our food intake is fresh fruits and veggies...i had previously read that apples weren't allowed so we used them up, but we have TONS of salad stuff, bananas (i think i can freeze them, right?) and zucchini, squash...
maybe i can make soup before we go!
thanks for your help...

Because the Osoyoos and Okanagan area are prime orchard areas, the customs going both directions are more particular about fruits and veggies crossing the border. We've always been able to cross with our veggies but have had to give up some fruits now and then.

When crossing from Yukon into Alaska, the US agents ask about citrus. Haven't been concerned about other produce.

Crossing from Alaska into Yukon, we've never been asked about food.

A soup or frozen fruit salad sounds perfect. :) Remember - you will find stores along your trip to buy what's needed. Just remember not to over buy because you'll be crossing in and out of Canada on your way to Alaska and you'll be continually going through customs.

Bananas are OK, we take them both ways all the time. Wouldn't stock up, we don't find produce to be any cheaper in the US than in our local area. In our experience, the Osoyoos crossing is much more picky than the coast crossings when it comes to ag products.

notlost wrote:
Thanks everyone. i was kinda hoping that the guidelines online were overstated.
we are on weight watchers and most of our food intake is fresh fruits and veggies...i had previously read that apples weren't allowed so we used them up, but we have TONS of salad stuff, bananas (i think i can freeze them, right?) and zucchini, squash...
maybe i can make soup before we go!
thanks for your help...

I think you will stand a better chance with frozen than not. So..soups and bags of frozen fruits sound like a great way to go. You will find no shortage of goodies all the way to Whitehorse. Lots of local stands and Farmers Markets and end of drive-way sales.


Gary Haupt