General Information

• Canada Border Services Agency - CBSA (Customs)
• Small and medium-sized enterprise information centre (CBSA)
  Information on importing and exporting from the Canada Border Services Agency.
• Importing a Step-by-Step Guide (CBSA)
  Guide for small and medium-sized businesses that import goods occasionally or that are importing for the first time.
• Customs Tariff
  The Customs Tariff is based on the World Customs Organization's Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (HS) and allows you to calculate the tariffs you'll have to pay.
• Glossary of Customs Terms (CBSA)
• Canadian Importers Database
  Lists of companies importing goods into Canada, by product, by city and by country of origin.
• Doing Business with Canada
  Interactive tool to get practical information on investing or establishing a business in Canada, on selling to or buying from Canada or partnering with Canadian companies.

Permits and Regulations

• Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission - Selling Alcohol and Tobacco in Alberta

• Export and Import Controls Bureau (EICB)
  Delivers import and export permits for controlled and restricted goods.

• Canadian Food Inspection Agency - Imports
  Information on import requirements for food and agricultural products, animals and animal products, and plant products.

• Canadian Food Inspection Agency - Automated Import Reference System (AIRS)
  AIRS provides accurate and timely information on import requirements from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

• Competion Bureau - Labelling Issues

• Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
  Information on importing animal and plants species and their derived products.

• Environment Canada - Ozone Depleting Substances Regulations
  Environment Canada controls the import, manufacture, use, sale, and export of ozone-depleting substances (ODS).

• Health Canada - Hazardous Products
  Information on importing hazardous products.

• Health Canada - Therapeutic Products Directorate
  Health Canada's Therapeutic Products Directorate regulates the importation of pharmaceutical drugs and medical devices for human use.

• Natural Resources Canada - Explosives Regulatory Division ERD
  ERD provides service and support to all facets of the explosives industry for manufacturers, importers, distributors and users of explosives.

• Natural Resources Canada - Office of Energy Efficiency
  Information on regulations and importing requirements for energy-using products.

• Special Import Measures Act (SIMA)
  Information on goods subject to anti-dumping and countervailing measures.

• Transport Canada - Importing a vehicle into Canada

Service Providers

• Canadian Society of Customs Brokers
  List of Canadian customs brokers (customs specialists).

• Canadian International Freight Forwarder Association
  List of Canadian freight forwarders (international transportation specialists)

• Canadian Association of Importers and Exporters (CAIE)