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September 29, 2025: Guidelines for Bringing Arba Minim into Canada from the MK is Jewish Community Council of Montreal

MEETING WITH BORDER OFFICIALS: To prepare for the Yom Tov travel season, members of the Jewish Community Council met with border officials at ground and airport border crossings to ensure they are properly informed in terms of Arba Minim (Four Species). We also provided them with the dates on which more traffic is expected.

People who are traveling with Arba Minim should declare them at the border post.

CROSSING THE BORDER WITH ARBA MINIM: Arba Minim may be brought through the border for personal use only. Once these items have been cleared and determined to be free of pests and/or diseases, they will be released. Members of border inspection are sensitive to the handling of these items, and will ensure that the passenger himself opens, unwraps and rewraps the Arba Minim. In order to avoid delays, the Arba Minimshould be easily accessible.

AVOID DELAYS: Border officials have asked us to remind all travelers to have their travel documents well prepared and up to date. Non-citizens who are traveling by car with birth certificates and not passports should please ensure to carry the originals or a clear, legible copy. Please be aware that inspectors will process passengers as quickly as they can, but delays could occur with unclear documentation.

Note: If not all passengers in the vehicle have a Nexus card, please proceed through the regular lane. Do not let the non-Nexus card travelers off to cross the border by foot.

September 25, 2025 from Chaim V'Chesed:

"As the Sukkos holiday approaches, Chaim V’Chessed has issued a general travel advisory for the upcoming holiday travel season, available here. Now, we are pleased to provide important information regarding bringing Arba Minim into Israel and other countries.

"Earlier this month, Chaim V’Chessed representatives were in contact with Shlomit Zioni, Director of Plant Protection at the Ministry of Agriculture, who clarified the rules for travelers to Israel: Travelers to Israel are permitted to bring one esrog into the country. The other species of the Arba Minim – lulav, hadassim, and aravos – are not allowed. Travelers arriving with these species will have them confiscated. However, the Ministry of Agriculture will provide a replacement set.

"For those traveling to the United States with Arba Minim, Agudath Israel of America has published a helpful guide, see here. Similarly, travelers bringing Arba Minim into Canada can review the official rules here.

Information and links from Aguda.

• For the TSA notice, click here.
• For the CBP notice, click here.
• For the Canadian Travel Guidelines, click here.
• For the Agudah Handout, click here.