The following are provided for your reference. Always check with the agencies or ministries in question for the most up-to-date information:
ARRIVALS: Information for Passengers Travelling to Canada
- Duty-Free: Passengers flying to Canada from an international destination and who have a connecting flight may have to pass through the security checkpoint at the connecting airport. Duty-free liquids, gels and aerosols bought abroad or on the airplane, even if they are in security tamper-evident bags (STEBs), WILL NOT be permitted through the security checkpoint. Passengers taking a connecting flight should pack liquid duty-free purchases in their checked baggage. Most arriving passengers will be reclaiming their checked baggage prior to passing through Canadian customs; duty-free liquids, aerosols and gels can be placed in checked baggage before boarding the connecting flight. Passengers flying to Canada without a connecting flight in Canada will not be passing through security again and can keep their duty-free liquids, gels and aerosols in their carry-on baggage.
Exceptions: As of April 30, 2010, duty-free purchases from any of the European Union nations packaged in a security tamper-evident bag will be accepted for screening at Toronto Pearson International and Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau International airports.
DEPARTURES: Information for Passengers Travelling to the US and Abroad
- Duty-Free: Passengers travelling to an international destination may purchase duty-free liquids, gels and aerosols beyond the security checkpoint and bring them in their carry-on baggage. If duty-free shops are located before the security checkpoint, they will often deliver goods to the gate. If this service is not available, duty-free purchases must be put in checked baggage before passing through pre-board security screening, even if they are in security tamper-evident bags (STEBs), or they will be intercepted.
- Passports: Passport Canada
- Documents for Entry into the United States: Canada Border Services Agency