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Proactive Disclosure
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Permitted and Non-Permitted Items
Items such as pointed scissors and ice skates are examples of articles that are not permitted in your carry-on baggage.
Liquids, gels or aerosols
As of 4:00 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, September 26, 2006, and until further notice, the following security measures will be in place.
Passengers will be permitted to bring liquids, gels and aerosols through security screening at Canadian airports provided that the items are packaged in containers with a capacity of 90 ml / 90 grams (3 oz.) or less, and that the containers fit comfortably in one clear, closed and resealable plastic bag with a capacity of no more than 1 litre (1 quart). One bag per passenger will be permitted.
Passengers may continue to bring aboard baby formula, baby food or milk if a child aged two years and under is travelling.
Liquid prescription medicine with a name that matches the passenger’s ticket or boarding pass, and other essential non-prescription liquid medicines continue to be permitted and are exempt from the container size restrictions. In addition, they are not required to be placed in a plastic bag.
To speed up the screening process, passengers should place all liquids, gels, and aerosols from their carry-on bags into the trays provided at the beginning of the screening process. When possible, passengers should have documentation supporting a medical condition.
Food products
Solid food products, such as chocolate, sandwich, fruits, vegetables are permitted in your baggage. All liquid food such as yogurts, pudding and jam are submitted to the restriction of 90 ml (3 oz) container and fit in your 1L plastic bag. If you plan to bring any kitchen utensils with your food products, please ensure to pack your knife in checked baggage. If you are travelling outside the country, you should check with your airline or Canada Border Services Agency's website regarding bringing foreign products into Canada, as some restrictions may apply.
Other items, such as strike-anywhere matches, are prohibited in both your carry-on or checked baggage.
It is also important to note that outside restrictions of liquids, gels and aerosols, all other permitted and non-permitted items in carry-on and checked baggage remain the same.
News Release from Transport Canada and CATSA
Media Advisory from Transport Canada
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Website
Permitted and non permitted items are regulated by Transport Canada. The chart is not intended to be all-inclusive and is updated as necessary. To ensure everyone's security, the screening officer may determine that an item not on the non-permitted items chart is prohibited. In addition, the screening officer may also determine that an item on the permitted chart is a dangerous good and therefore may not be brought through the security checkpoint. With all cases, it is the responsibility of the screening officer to assess the risk of the item and act accordingly.
The chart applies to flights originating within Canada. Please check with your airline or travel agent for restrictions at point of departure outside of Canada.
Items List Categories |
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Permitted and Non Permitted Items |
Dangerous Goods |
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Permitted and Non-Permitted Items |
Carry-On |
Checked |
| Firearms, Real Ammunitions and Cartridges |
No |
No* |
| * Some firearms and cartridges may be permitted in checked baggage if approved by air carrier Boxed cartridges: With the approval of the operator(s), passengers may bring securely boxed cartridges as checked baggage only, for sporting purposes, in quantities not exceeding 5 kg (including box and packaging) per person for that person's own use. Ammunition with explosive or incendiary projectiles is prohibited. Allowances for more than one per person must not be combined into packages over 5 kg |
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| KNIVES | ||
| Belt Buckle knives (Constant Companion) | No |
No |
| Butterfly knives | No |
No |
| Comb knives |
No
|
No |
| Concealed knives of any length |
No |
No |
| Lipstick knives |
No |
No |
| Pen knives |
No |
No |
| Push daggers |
No |
No |
| Swichblade knives |
No |
No |
| Throwing knives |
No |
No |
| Hunting knives |
No |
Yes |
| Jacknife (e.g. Swiss army knife) |
No |
Yes |
| INCAPACITATING SPRAYS, LIQUIDS OR POWDERS | ||
| Mace |
No |
No |
| Pepper spray (including bear and dog sprays) |
No |
No |
| Tear gas |
No |
No |
| MARTIAL ARTS WEAPONS | ||
| Billy clubs and blackjacks |
No |
Yes |
| Bladed or spiked finger rings |
No |
No |
| Brass knuckles |
No |
No |
| Spiked collars or wristbands or any similar device |
No |
No |
| Kiyoga (steel) batons |
No |
No |
| Kubasuant (with knife blades) |
No |
No |
| Kubatons |
No |
No |
| Kusari (handgrip and chain) |
No |
No |
| Morning stars |
No |
No |
| Numchucks |
No |
No |
| Nunchaku sticks |
No |
No |
| Shuriken |
No |
No |
| Throwing stars |
No |
No |
| Yaqua Blowguns |
No |
No |
| OTHER WEAPONS | ||
| Arrows and darts used in crossbows |
No |
No |
| Blowguns |
No |
No |
| Crossbows (length not exceeding 500 mm) |
No |
No |
| Electric stun guns (except medical defibrillators) |
No |
No |
| Catapults | No |
No* |
| Kubasuant (without knife blade) | No |
No* |
| Pick-in-handle umbrellas | No |
No* |
| Slingshots | No |
No* |
| Sword canes | No |
No* |
| * May be permitted in checked bags if approved by air carrier | ||
| EXPLOSIVES AND IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICES | ||
| Fake ammunition including belts made with fake bullets and bullet key chains | No |
Yes |
| Black and smokeless powders | No |
No |
| Bombs (pipe, mortar, etc.) including replicas | No |
No |
| Detonators (electric and non-electric) | No |
No |
| Distress flares | No |
No |
| Dynamite | No |
No |
| Fireworks | No |
No |
| Hand grenades (including replicas) | No |
No |
| Molotov cocktails | No |
No |
| Nitroglycerin | No |
No |
| Plastic explosives (C4, SEMTEX, TNT, sheet explosives, etc.) | No |
No |
| SPORTING GOODS | ||
| Arrows and darts for archery (sport use) | No |
Yes |
| Billiard cues | No |
Yes |
| Bolt cutters | No |
Yes |
| Bowling balls | No |
Yes |
| Golf clubs | No |
Yes |
| Hockey sticks | No |
Yes |
| Hunting knives | No |
Yes |
| Ice axes | No |
Yes |
| Ice picks | No |
Yes |
| Ice skates | No |
Yes |
| Lacrosse sticks | No |
Yes |
| Lawn darts | No |
Yes |
| Sabers | No |
Yes |
| SCUBA knives | No |
Yes |
| Ski poles | No |
Yes |
| Sport bats (such as baseball and cricket bats) | No |
Yes |
| Swords | No |
Yes |
| Fishing poles (no hooks) | Yes* |
Yes |
| Parachute | Yes |
Yes* |
| Skateboards | Yes* |
Yes |
| Sports raquets | Yes* |
Yes |
| Miniature sports equipment | Yes* |
Yes |
| Whips | Yes* |
Yes |
| * Air carriers may permit provided certain conditions are met | ||
| DANGEROUS ARTICLES / SHARP OBJECTS | ||
| Axes | No |
Yes |
| Belt buckles shaped like a gun and any similar items | No |
Yes |
| Box cutters | No |
Yes |
| Cigar cutters without removable blades | Yes |
Yes |
| Corkscrews, other than those with attached knives | Yes |
Yes |
| Cutting instruments (e.g. paring knives) | No |
Yes |
| Cuticle cutters | Yes |
Yes |
| Disposable razors | Yes |
Yes |
| Digital meat thermometer | No |
Yes |
| Hatchets | No |
Yes |
| Items that look like weapons (e.g. perfume bottles shaped like a grenade) | No |
Yes |
| Kitchen forks (plastic and metal) | Yes |
Yes |
| Knitting needles | Yes |
Yes |
| Laser pointers | Yes |
Yes |
| Meat cleavers | No |
Yes |
| Nail clippers | Yes |
Yes |
| Nail files (of all types) | Yes |
Yes |
| Pins for attaching all medals and pins on broches | Yes |
Yes |
| Penetrating objects (including scissors with pointed tips) | No |
Yes |
| Razor blades (not in a cartridge) | No |
Yes |
| Razor blades cartridges | Yes |
Yes |
| Restraining devices (including handcuffs or other devices used by air carrier crew or police officers) | No |
Yes |
| Sewing kits containing small sewing needles | Yes |
Yes |
| Straight razors (including cigar cutters that when pulled apart have an exposed blade) | No |
Yes |
| Tools such as hammers, screwdrivers, wrenches, drills, saws, crow bars and heavy tools Note: Tool boxes containing dangerous goods such as explosives (power rivets), compressed gas or aerosols, flammable gases (butane cylinders or torches), flammable adhesives or paints, corrosive liquids, ets.) are not permitted to be trasported in passenger's carry-on or checked baggage. |
No |
Yes |
| Toy transformer robots in the form of a firearm | No |
Yes |
| Toy weapons (e.g. water gun, squirt gun, toy grenade) | No |
Yes |
| Tweezers | Yes |
Yes |
| DANGEROUS GOODS - Heat producing articles | ||
Underwater torches |
Yes* |
No |
Soldering irons |
Yes* |
No |
| Oxygen generators | No |
No |
| * Air carriers may permit provided certain conditions are met | ||
| DANGEROUS GOODS - Lighters and matches | ||
| Lighter fuel and refills | No |
No |
| Lighters shaped like guns or grenades | No |
No |
| Strike anywhere matches | No |
No |
| One lighter intended for personal use and not containing unabsorbed liquid fuel (e.g. Bic type) when carried in the person’s plastic bag, except at PBS checkpoints where US pre-clearance is in place | Yes |
No* |
| One book of safety matches intended for personal use when carried on the person (e.g. in pocket or purse) | Yes |
No |
| * Including Zippo | ||
| DANGEROUS GOODS - Flammables | ||
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Flammable aerosols that are not toiletry items (e.g. static guard, aerosol laundry starch) |
No |
No |
| Gas refills | No |
No |
| Gas torches | No |
No |
| Insecticides (except those to be used by crew members for disinfection purposes) | No |
No |
| Liquids marked as flammable (e.g. gasoline, kerosene, lighter fluid and turpentine) | No |
No |
Paint (including enamel, lacquer, liquid filler, paint thinner, stain, shellac, varnish and liquid lacquer base, solvent-based paint, spray paint) |
No |
No |
| Quick Lighting Charcoal Tablets | No |
No |
| DANGEROUS GOODS - Medical Items | ||
| Oxygen cylinders, including chemical oxygen generators and liquid oxygen | No |
No |
Small gaseous oxygen or air cylinders for medical use |
Yes* |
Yes |
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Medical kits carried by health care professionals if the medical kit does not include sharp or cutting instruments and if the name and medical license of the health care professional or his or her name and company identification are provided |
Yes |
Yes |
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Syringes, hypodermic needles and biojectors for personal medical use, if the needle guard is in place, and the person possesses medication that is to be administered by means of the syringe or needle and biojectors, and if that is in a container that bears the name of the medication and the name of either the pharmacy that dispensed the medication or the manufacturer of the medication |
Yes |
Yes |
Batteries: Wheelchairs and other battery-powered mobility aids (personal) |
No |
Yes* |
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Medical or clinical thermometer (one small medical or clinical thermometer that contains mercury, for personal use, when in a protective case) |
Yes |
Yes |
| Small cylinders of a gas of Division 2.2 of TDG Act (Transport Dangerous Goods), (e.g. carbon dioxide, azote, compressed air, etc.) worn for the operation of mechanical limbs and spare cylinders of similar size required to ensure an adequate supply during travel | Yes |
Yes |
| * Air carriers may permit provided certain conditions are met | ||
| DANGEROUS GOODS - Sporting goods | ||
Equipment designed to contain a flammable liquid and containing dangerous goods (e.g. camping stoves and canisters) |
No |
No |
| Paintball gun | No |
Yes** |
| Scuba tanks | No |
Yes** |
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) cylinders or cartridges (except those required for medical purposes; those to be used for aircraft maintenance or for aerodrome maintenance or construction; or those used for self-inflating life-jackets) | No |
No |
CO2 cylinders for self-inflating life-jacket |
Yes* |
Yes* |
* Air carriers may permit provided certain conditions are met |
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| OTHER DANGEROUS GOODS | ||
Consumer electronic devices containing lithium or lithium cells or batteries when carried for personal use (e.g. laptop, cellular phone, camcorder) |
Yes |
Yes |
| Spare batteries for consumer electronic devices containing lithium or lithium cells or batteries when carried for personal use. They must be individually protected and each spare battery must not exceed: - for lithium metal or lithium alloy batteries, a lithium content of not more than 2 grams; or - for lithium ion batteries, an aggregate equivalent lithium content of not more than 8 grams. |
Yes |
No |
| Fire extinguishers | No |
No |
Mercury barometers or thermometers carried by a representative from government weather bureau or similar official agency |
Yes* |
No |
| Dry ice in containers of 3 oz or less and all containers must fit in one clear, closed and resealable plastic bag with a capacity of no more than 1 litre (1 quart) used for packaging perishables. Dry ice and ice use to refrigerate medicine are not subject to any size limit provided passengers present a doctor or pharmacist note. |
Yes* |
Yes* |
| Caustic materials such as liquid bleach and chlorine | No |
No |
| Gas-operated hair curler without the gas container | Yes |
Yes |
| One gas-operated curling iron with its gas container per person provided that the safety cover is securely fitted over the heating element. Gas refills for such irons are non-permitted. |
No |
Yes |
| * Air carriers may permit provided certain conditions are met | ||
| DANGEROUS GOODS - Aerosols | ||
Non-flammable, non-poisonous aerosols for sporting and home use (e.g. Reddi Whip) |
No |
Yes |
| DANGEROUS GOODS - Toiletries / personal items | ||
At PBS, ALL LIQUIDS/GELS/AEROSOLS must be in containers of 3 oz or less and all containers must fit in one clear, closed and resealable plastic bag with a capacity of no more than 1 litre (1 quart). |
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Insect repellent, limit of one canister of aerosol |
Yes |
Yes* |
Non-radioactive medicinal or toilet articles for personal use, nail polish remover, hair spray |
Yes |
Yes* |
Perfume, cologne, and medicine containing alcohol including rubbing alcohol |
Yes |
Yes* |
3% hydrogen peroxide found in drug stores to clean cuts |
Yes |
Yes* |
| 4.5 CONTRABAND | ||
Contraband (intoxicant, money) |
No |
No |
Firearms, real ammunition and cartridges are not permitted in carry-on baggage under any circumstances. Certain may be transported in checked baggage if properly packaged and approved by the air carrier. All firearms, ammunitions and cartridges must be declared to the air carrier during check-in process. For more details on how to transport these items in your checked baggage, please contact your air carrier.
Passengers may also contact the Canada Firearms Centre at 1-800-731-4000.
Crossbows (including arrows and darts) are not permitted in either carry-on or checked baggage under any circumstances.
Bows and arrows for sporting use are not permitted in carry-on baggage under any circumstances. They may be transported in checked baggage as long as all sharp objects are securely wrapped to prevent Screening Officers and baggage handlers from injury.
Skydiving rigs with and without Automatic Activation Devices are permitted as carry-on or as checked baggage. Parachute-related equipment, such a gas cylinders, are classified under dangerous goods, thereby prohibited from both carry-on and checked baggage. More importantly, parachutes are also subject to the general restrictions on size and weight (ie. whether they can be safety stowed as carry-on) and the restriction on the number of pieces of carry-on. Please contact your air carrier for more information.
List of airports with US Pre-Clearance operations:
Calgary
Edmonton
Halifax
Montreal
Ottawa
Toronto
Vancouver
Winnipeg
Dangerous articles/sharp objects: Any sharp objects in checked baggage should be sheathed or securely wrapped to prevent injury to baggage handlers and security screeners.
Dangerous Goods: Many common items may seem harmless, but due to their physical and chemical properties, can be very dangerous when transported by air. As a general rule passengers are not permitted to transport dangerous goods on board an aircraft in their carry-on or checked baggage. For more information, please visit the Transport Canada Website.
Hunting equipment, including knives, hunting rifles and bows and arrows for sporting use, is not permitted in carry-on baggage under any circumstances, but may be transported in checked baggage as long as all sharp objects are securely wrapped to prevent Screening Officers and baggage handlers from injury and guns are unloaded and securely locked and have been declared at the air carrier check-in counter.
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