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title: "Public Health Agency of Canada: import programs · Adhoc"
description: "The Public Health Agency of Canada licenses the import of human and terrestrial animal pathogens and biological toxins."
canonical: "https://www.useadhoc.com/agencies/public-health-agency-of-canada"
last_updated: 2026-11-11
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# Public Health Agency of Canada pathogens and toxins

Government agency

The Public Health Agency of Canada licenses the import of human and terrestrial animal pathogens and biological toxins.

## Is your product covered?

Goods in these parts of the tariff: [Products of the chemical or allied industries](https://www.useadhoc.com/hs-codes#section-vi)

Declared as: Diagnostic Purposes · Educational Purposes · Emergency Use · Quality Control Purposes · Resale · Research or Scientific Use

Kinds of goods: Biological Toxin · Inactivated Biological Toxin · Risk Group 1 (RG1)Pathogen · Risk Group 2 (RG2) Pathogen · Risk Group 3 (RG3) Pathogen · Risk Group 4 (RG4) Pathogen

## What it covers

- **Pathogens and toxins.** Human and terrestrial animal pathogens and biological toxins, imported for research, diagnosis, teaching and other uses.

[Look up an HS code](https://www.useadhoc.com/hs-codes)

## Documents you may need

| Document | When you need it |
| --- | --- |
| Pathogen and Toxin Licence | If it applies |

## Also check for these goods

| Also check | Who | Where it applies |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Medical devices | Health Canada | Some of the same HS codes |
| Human drugs and biocides | Health Canada | Some of the same HS codes |
| Food, plants and animals | Canadian Food Inspection Agency | Some of the same HS codes |
| Wildlife | Environment and Climate Change Canada | Some of the same HS codes |
| Blood and blood components | Health Canada | Some of the same HS codes |

Other government agencies: [Canadian Food Inspection Agency](https://www.useadhoc.com/agencies/canadian-food-inspection-agency) · [Health Canada](https://www.useadhoc.com/agencies/health-canada) · [Environment and Climate Change Canada](https://www.useadhoc.com/agencies/environment-and-climate-change-canada) · [Global Affairs Canada](https://www.useadhoc.com/agencies/global-affairs-canada) · [Transport Canada](https://www.useadhoc.com/agencies/transport-canada) · [Natural Resources Canada](https://www.useadhoc.com/agencies/natural-resources-canada) · [Fisheries and Oceans Canada](https://www.useadhoc.com/agencies/fisheries-and-oceans-canada)

Adhoc is not affiliated with the Public Health Agency of Canada or CBSA.