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What's banned in Canada?

Out of 44 things One Map has mapped, here is where Canada stands.

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Banned in Canada

• Dolphin ShowsBanned

  Keeping or showing whales and dolphins is a crime since 2019.

• Plastic BagsBanned

  Checkout bags banned; an appeal court upheld the ban in Jan 2026.

• Potassium BromateBanned

  The US still allows it. Next door, Canada keeps it off its list.

• Baby WalkersBanned

  Illegal to sell, import or advertise one since 2004.

• LandminesBanned

  Signed in Ottawa - Canada ratified it the same day, 1997.

• Raw MilkBanned

  Federal crime to sell it - legal next door in many US states.

• Pepper SprayBanned

  Spray made for use on people is a prohibited weapon; bear spray is OK.

• Animal Testing for MakeupBanned

  Bans tested makeup - next door, the US has no national ban.

Restricted in Canada

• SurrogacyRestricted

  Paying a surrogate is a federal crime. Expenses only.

• Declawing CatsRestricted

  Vet regulators ban it in 9 of 10 provinces; Ontario is the gap.

• Nicotine PouchesRestricted

  Legal, but only from a pharmacist, and only mint or menthol.

Allowed in Canada

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