January 26, 2011
Note 1) All products of biotechnology unapproved for unconfined release in Canada, such as plants with
novel traits (including transgenic plants) and their products require a permit to import. Directive D-96-13.
Note 2) Canadian Growing Media Program (CGMP), Prior approval process and import requirements for plants rooted in approved
media, from all countries and territories including the continental United States. Directive
D-96-20.
Scientific Name | Common Name | Regulated Areas/Restriction | Directive |
---|---|---|---|
Abies | Fir (except for seeds) |
All states but prohibited to British Columbia. | D-98-09 D-98-02 L12 (81-06-29) (Contact the CFIA) |
Abies | Fir Christmas trees and decorative branches |
All states but prohibited to British Columbia from Feb 1st to October 31st. | L12 (81-06-29) (Contact the CFIA) |
Ajania | chrysanthemum | All states, however must be from an approved grower from California, Delaware, Maryland, New York and Pennsylvania and from approved counties from Oregon and Washington. | D-97-05 |
Allium (for planting) |
garlic, onion, chive, leek, shallot | All states | D-94-26 D-89-09 (89-06-15) (Contact the CFIA) |
Allium (rootcrops for consumption) |
garlic, onion, chive, leek, shallot | New York | D-94-26 |
Arachis hypogaea (seeds) |
Peanut (in the shell or without shell) | all states | L6D (87-07-06) QC10C (77-01-20) (Contact the CFIA) |
Arachis hypogaea (for consumption) |
Peanut (in the shell) | New York | D-94-26 |
Avena (seeds and grains, straw and hay, compost) |
Oat | Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas | D-99-01 |
Berberis | barberry Approved species only (See Appendix 1) (including seeds) |
All states *per exporter |
D-01-04 |
Berberis thunbergii | barberry Approved species only (See Appendix 1) (including seeds) |
All states Must be from approved facilities |
D-01-04 |
Capsicum | pepper | All states | Plant Health Early Warning System, Issue: 0301 (03-01-09) (Contact the CFIA) |
Castanea | chestnut (including seeds) | All states | D-99-03 D-98-09 D-83-01 (83-01-09) (Contact the CFIA) |
Castanopsis | chinquapin (except for seeds) |
All states | D-99-03 D-98-09 |
Cereals (seeds and grains) |
barley, oats, rye, triticale, wheat. | Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas | D-99-01 |
Chaenomeles | flowering quince (including decorative branches, except for seeds) |
California, Idaho, Michigan, Montana, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Washington. Must be from approved facilities. Other states are non-authorized |
D-08-04 D-98-09 D-94-35 |
Chrysanthemum | chrysanthemum | All states, however must be from an approved grower from California, Delaware, Maryland, New York and Pennsylvania and from approved counties from Oregon and Washington. | D-97-05 |
Corylus (plants, except sterile tissue cultured plantlets for planting) |
cobnut, filbert, hazelnut | All States. Prohibited to British Columbia except with an import permit from Alabama, Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada and Utah. |
D-00-03 D-98-09 |
Corylus (seeds) |
Cobnut, filbert, hazelnut | All states. Prohibited to British Columbia including raw nuts. | D-83-02 (83-01-10) (Contact the CFIA) |
Corylus nuts for consumption |
Cobnut, filbert, hazelnut cured, processed, graded | Destined to British Columbia | D-83-02 (83-01-10) (Contact the CFIA) |
Crataegus | hawthorn (except for seeds |
All states. If destined to British Columbia must be without soil, except from counties in California, Idaho, Oregon and Washington |
D-00-07 D-98-09 |
Cuscuta | Dodder (parasitic plant) (including seeds) |
Not admissible from all states | D-98-06 |
Cydonia | quince (including decorative branches) |
California, Idaho, Michigan, Montana, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Washington. Must be from approved facilities. Other states are non-authorized |
D-08-04 D-98-09 D-94-35 |
Dendranthema spp. Dendranthemum spp. chrysanthemum |
chrysanthemum | All states, however must be from an approved grower from California, Delaware, Maryland, New York and Pennsylvania and from approved counties from Oregon and Washington. | D-97-05 |
Exhibitions | Plants, seeds and plant products for exhibition purposes | All states | D-94-31 |
Frangula | Cascara coffeeberry |
Not admissible from all state | Plant Protection Regulations |
Fraxinus (plants) |
ash (except for seeds) | All states except Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin which are prohibited |
D-03-08 D-98-09 |
Fraxinus (forest products) |
ash | Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. Wood/bark chips requires a PRA |
D-03-08 D-98-09 |
Firewood | all species | All states, but prohibited from Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia and Wisconsin. |
D-03-08 D-01-12 D-98-09 |
Gaylussacia (plants with roots) |
huckleberry | All states. | D-02-04 |
Growing media | CGMP | California | D-96-20 D-01-01 |
Houseplants for personal use | See: Annex 7 - examples of eligible and non-eligible plants | Refer to specific genus | D-08-04 |
Hordeum (seeds and grains, straw and hay, compost) |
barley | Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas | D-99-01 |
Insects and other invertebrates | various species (see Appendix 1 for material that does not require an Permit to Import) | All states | D-96-14 |
Juniperus | juniper (except for seeds) | All states | D-98-09 D-97-01 |
Leucanthemella serotina | chrysanthemum | All states, however must be from an approved grower from California, Delaware, Maryland, New York and Pennsylvania and from approved counties from Oregon and Washington. | D-97-05 |
Larix | larch (except for seeds) | All states | D-98-09 D-97-10 |
Lithocarpus | tanbark oak (except for seeds) | All states | D-99-03 D-98-09 |
Logs/Lumber and wood products | various species | Please refer to the specific directives |
D-03-08 D-02-12 D-01-12 D-01-01 D-00-08 D-99-03 D-98-09 D-98-08 D-97-10 D-94-22 |
Mahoberberis Mahonia |
Hybrid of mahonia, mahonia (Approved species only (See Appendix 1), including seeds) |
All states *per exporter |
D-01-04 |
Malus | apple, crab apple, including decorative branches (except for seeds) |
California, Idaho, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Washington. Must be from approved facilities. Other states are non-authorized. If destined to British Columbia, must be without soil, except from counties in California, Idaho, Oregon and Washington. |
D-08-04 D-00-07 D-98-09 D-96-02 D-94-35 |
Mushroom-spawn | spawn of Armillaria spp. (honey mushroom and Armillariella spp.) |
All states. Other mushroom spawns (except those known to have hallucinogenic properties) are exempt from the Permit to Import | D-96-14 |
Nicotiana | All species | Not admissible from all states, excluding seed. | Plant Health Early Warning System, Issue: 0301 (03-01-09) Memorandum (80/05/20) (Contact the CFIA) |
Nipponanthemum Nipponicom |
Chrysanthemum | all states | D-97-05 |
Orobranche | Broomrape (parasitic plant) (including seeds) |
Not admissible from all states | D-98-06 |
Panax (fresh roots for consumption or processing) |
Ginseng | New York | D-94-25 |
Picea jezoensis | Yeddo Spruce (excluding seeds) | Alaska, California, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia require a permit except if destined to British Columbia | D-07-05 |
Picea polita | Tigertail Spruce (excluding seeds) | Alaska, California, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia require a permit except if destined to British Columbia | D-07-05 |
Pinus | pine (except for seeds) | All states | D-98-09 D-98-02 D-94-22 |
Pinus (logs with bark) |
pine | Going into a processing facility, a Permit to Import is required from pine shoot beetle regulated areas to the United States to regulated areas of Canada (see Appendix 1) | D-98-09 D-94-22 |
Pollen (for planting) |
all species other than Prunus spp. (which are prohibited) | All states | Memorandum (1987-05/04) (Contact the CFIA) |
Prunus | almond, apricot, cherry, chokecherry, nectarine, peach, plum (including decorative branches; kernels and seeds) | California, Delaware, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Washington. Must be from approved facilities. Other states are non-authorized |
D-08-04 D-99-07 D-98-09 D-94-35 D-00-07 |
Pseudolarix | golden larch (except for seeds) |
All states | D-98-09 D-97-10 |
Pyrus | pear, including decorative branches (except for seeds) | California, Idaho, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Washington. Must be from approved facilities. Other states are non-authorized. |
D-08-04 D-98-09 D-94-35 |
Quercus | oak (except for seeds) |
All states | D-99-03 D-98-09 |
Rhamnus | Buckthorn (including seeds) |
Not admissible from all states | Plant Protection Regulations |
Root crops (edible roots) |
(e.g., sugar beet, carrot, chicory root, ginger root, yam, truffle, onion, garlic, shallot, peanut in shell, etc.) | New York | D-94-26 |
Salix | willow, excluding decorative branches and seeds | All states |
D-08-04 D-98-09 No. 001.0 (86-06-16) (Contact the CFIA) |
Secale (seeds and grains, straw and hay, compost) |
Rye | Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas | D-99-01 |
Soil and related matter (without plants) | compost, earth, clay, sand and humus | All states | D-95-26 D-01-01 |
Snails (for consumption) |
live, terrestrial (land) snails | All states - Admissible only controlled and restricted species; other species non-authorized | D-96-14 D-90-07 No. 018-0 (90-03-02) (Contact the CFIA) |
Snails (for propagation) |
live, terrestrial (land) snails | All states | D-96-14 |
Solanum tuberosum (for planting) |
potato | All states | D-98-01 |
Solanum tuberosum (on bulk, unwashed for repacking and on bulk, washed or unwashed for processing) |
Potato | California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Virginia and Washington | D-96-05 |
Straw and hay | Barley, oat, rye, triticale, wheat | Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas. Importation prohibited from infested counties | RMD-07-02 D-99-01 |
Striga | Witchweed (parasitic plant) (including seeds) |
Not admissible from all states | D-98-06 |
Triticum (seeds and grains, straw and hay, compost) |
wheat | Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas | D-99-01 |
Tsuga | Hemlock (excluding seeds) | Alaska, California, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia require a permit except if destined to British Columbia | D-07-05 |
Ulmus | elm (except for seeds) | All states only allowed into Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island and Quebec. |
D-98-09 D-97-07 QC12C (77-03-10) (Contact the CFIA) |
Vaccinium (plants with roots) |
blueberry, cranberry (V. oxycoccus) except cranberry commonly used for commerce (V. macrocarpon), deerberry, lingonberry | All states. | D-02-04 |
Vitis | grapevine (except for seeds) |
California, Oregon and Washington. Must be from approved facilities. Other states are non-authorized | D-94-35 |
X-Triticosecale (seeds and grains, straw and hay, compost) |
Triticale | Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas | D-99-01 |
Zelkova | elm (except for seeds) | all states only allowed into Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island and Quebec. |
D-98-09 D-97-07 QC 12C (77-03-10) (Contact the CFIA) |
Note: This document will be revised on a regular basis.