Interprovincial Bee Movement Requirements

A Guide for Beekeepers on Procedures to Move, Export or Sell Honey Bees Across Canada

April 2022

This document (link below) is a summary of provincial importation and movement requirements. The full requirements are available by contacting the Provincial Apiarist from the province of interest (contact information and links listed at the end of the document). Provincial importation and movement requirements are subject to change at any time.

Guide-on-procedures-to-move-bees-across-Canada-FV-april-2022_FV – updated

 

Archives:

Below please see various links and resource information respecting provincial importation requirements.

(as of December 14, 2020)

Newfoundland and Labrador

Not permitted

Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia’s 2020 Protocol:

2020 Nova Scotia Honey Bee Importation Protocol

Industry Protection | novascotia.ca

Prince Edward Island

PEI’s 2020 Importation Protocol:

https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/sites/default/files/publications/af_pei_honey_bee_import_protocol.pdf

New Brunswick

New Brunswick’s requirements:  https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/departments/10/agriculture/content/bees.html

Importing for Pollination:  HoneyBeeImportationRequirementPollination.pdf (gnb.ca)

Importing for Purchase:  PurchaseAndImportationRequirements-HoneyBeesAndHiveComponents.pdf (gnb.ca)

Quebec

En français:  www.mapaq.gouv.qc.ca/abeille

English: https://www.agrireseau.net/apiculture/documents?a=1&r=protocol

Ontario

Requirements for Importing Honey Bees into Ontario (Last updated April 20, 2020): http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/food/inspection/bees/importingrequirements.htm

Application to Import Honey Bees into Ontario: http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/food/inspection/bees/importbees.htm

Ontario Bees Act: https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/90b06

Association Regulations: https://www.ontario.ca/laws/regulation/900057

Manitoba

Manitoba Bee Act: http://web2.gov.mb.ca/laws/statutes/ccsm/b015e.php

Inter-provincial Bee Movement Application form: https://www.gov.mb.ca/agriculture/crops/crop-management/pubs/inter-provincial-movement-form.pdf

Inter-provincial Bee Movement Protocol: https://www.gov.mb.ca/agriculture/crops/crop-management/pubs/manitoba-importation-and-inter-provincial-bee-movement-protocols.pdf

Saskatchewan

https://publications.saskatchewan.ca/#/products/81645

(pages 12 – 16 of the document)

Alberta

https://open.alberta.ca/publications/inspection-requirements-interprovincial-movement-of-honey-bees

British Columbia

Bee Regulation (bclaws.ca)