Hello,

I live in Maine and travel over to Vermont through Quebec as it is much shorter and easier.
I reload ammo for a friend in Vermont and was wondering what the law was regarding bringing ammo through Canada.

Thanks for any info...

I don't really know how it would apply in your situation. I'm in Greenville and I've carried ammo into Quebec to go hunting with no questions asked, but I was transporting firearms at the same time. If I remember there's a limit on the amount of ammo you bring across. Why don't you just call the Canadian side and ask? The lack of a decent east-west road in northern New England can be a PITA at times. BD

Call the port you are planning on crossing at and speak with an officer about it. You can bring ammunition across when you're going hunting or shooting, but some officers may have a problem wtih you transporting it through.
Call the port and you'll get the proper answer or call the 1800 number. You can also check out the website at www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca

If you want to spend a longer time there than what you expected just try to get some hollow point ammo into there. Even the little hollow point target ones will end you up in jail, no questions asked. Follow the above advice and call them for all of their restrictions to save some hassle with them at the border.

So, you can't bring Barnes Triple Shocks into Canada for a hunting trip?

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Originally posted by mike338:
If you want to spend a longer time there than what you expected just try to get some hollow point ammo into there. Even the little hollow point target ones will end you up in jail, no questions asked. Follow the above advice and call them for all of their restrictions to save some hassle with them at the border.

Sorry, but there has been some some mix up with info here, although the suggestion to call directly is certainly sound.

Pistol ammo with hollowpoints has been subject to import restrictions but one could still get .357 mag, 9mm, 44 mag, etc. ammo with hollowpoints in the stores (lots of rifles in those calibres, eh? :-)

There has never been any restrictions on hollow points in rifle ammo.

John -- in Sweden, but still a Canuck too :-)

Actually the Hollow point pistol bullet restriction was dropped last year, Hollow point ammo is now all fine to bring in up to 5000 rnds. As to your situation I think it would be best to check with the border info ceneter and get it in writing.

Here is the website you want:
Canada Firearms Centre

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Originally posted by Rackmastr:
Call the port you are planning on crossing at and speak with an officer about it. You can bring ammunition across when you're going hunting or shooting, but some officers may have a problem wtih you transporting it through.
Call the port and you'll get the proper answer or call the 1800 number. You can also check out the website at www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca

If you do make a call, ask for the reference number that the officer is using for his or her info and get the officers name. It really helps to smooth the waters, so to speak. Fred