10/19/2026
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Bought a puppy from a US breeder? Here is the detail that catches almost everyone.
If your puppy is under 8 months and travelling without you, a licensed US vet has to examine it and issue the health certificate, and the puppy must reach the first Canadian port of entry within 72 hours of that exam. Not 10 days. Get it wrong and you can be turned back at the border.
A puppy riding with its owner needs only proof of current rabies vaccination. From 12 weeks of age the puppy needs a valid rabies certificate, and from 8 months no health certificate is needed at all.
Bring the sale receipt (date, description of the puppy, the words "non breeding", and the price paid) and be ready to pay GST on the purchase price.
The full guide walks through every step: dreamersblisspettransport.com/guides/import-a-puppy-from-the-usa-to-canada
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