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Appendix I

Any animal or plant, including its parts or products.

Please send the application form to the Canadian Wildlife Service (CWS)

The permits application forms are now available online.

Marine species; Appendix I , II or III
Bowhead Whale (Balena mysticetus) Appendix I		Please send the application form to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO)

Any Animal; Appendix I , II or III
Wood Bison (Bison bison athabascae) Appendix II		Please send the application form to the responsible provincial or territorial department Except for Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan

Canadian indigenous plants — wild in origin; Appendix I , II or III
Spotted coral-root (Corallorhiza maculata) Appendix II		Please send the application form to the responsible provincial or territorial department Except in Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan

Artificially propagated plants; Appendix I , II or III
Commercial Cactus		Please send the application form to the Canadian Wildlife Service (CWS) Except in Quebec The permits application forms are now available online for CWS.

Temporary Movement; Appendix I, II or III
For any movement of specimens whose importation and exportation is temporary. For example: domestic animals, plants, circus animals, musical instruments, art objects, or other specimens that are derived from any species listed in one of the three Appendices		Please send the application form to the Canadian Wildlife Service (CWS) The permits application forms are now available online.

Scientific Movement for Scientific Purposes Only
Specimens must be exchanged between scientists or registered institutions (PDF), pursuant to the exemption included in Article VII, subsection 6, of the Convention and deposited with the CITES Secretariat. They must be needed for an institution's research project. Animal specimens must be dead. Plant specimens can be alive or dead. Important Text from the Conf. Resolution 11.15.		Please send the application form to the Canadian Wildlife Service (CWS) The permits application forms are now available online.