Canada

Passports for everyone-mandatory. Current rabies certificate for the dog- mandatory but seldom asked for.

Valid rabies certificate for the dog, passport to get back into the US and Canada has some pretty stringent rules regarding firearms that you don't want to learn just when you get to the border. Oh, and we are mostly metric up here. That's pretty much it I think. Enjoy your stay.

Hi. You'll need a recent checkup and current rabies certs. Also, the animal must be in good health. Not sure how they could enforce that but it says that on several websites regarding animal transport in Canada.

Moved from General RVing

You can order free tourism publications from each Province you plan to visit.
New Brunswick Tourism
Nova Scotia Tourism
Prince Edward Island Tourism

When we crossed the border at Calais/St. Stephen, there was a welcome center with tourism info a few blocks from the crossing. There was a welcome center in Amherst just after crossing into Nova Scotia. Lots of info as well as maps at both of these locations.

Passports are not mandatory. You can also use enhanced drivers licences if your state issues them. Cheaper quicker but only good when driving into the US/Canada.

Current rabies certificate from your vet. If you bring dog food it must be in the bag it came in. We picked up our puppies in Niagara Falls two years in May and they gave us two new bags of food. The US customs took it from us because it contained meat by products or some terminology to that extent, It needs to be whole meat and specifically identifying what meat it is listed on the bag.

Don't take no taters and if you have a firearm you must stop and declare it bfo you enter and don't say its for personal safety because in Canada no one will ever kill you so you can't kill them back. Only Bears and Moose.

Check the stickies at the top of this page.

& remember to check for information on going to Newfoundland and Labrador too. Although a two week stay is just a great big tease. I lived there for 24.5 years.

Re. Ferries, it's rather useful to know time zones. (The Maritimes) =NB, NS, PEI = 1 hour before Maine. NL = 1/2 hour before The Maritimes

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Rabies tag/certificate and a healthy looking dog gets you down the road (or up the road if your headed north). If your dog looks ill, acts ill, or does something to bring unnecessary attention to its self, then you might get a more thorough inspection.

Remember these border folks see hundreds of dogs every week and have experience recognizing what a normal healthy dog looks and acts like. If they see something from your dog that they determine is abnormal, then more scrutiny is given.


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