VEHICLE TYPES ADMISSIBLE INADMISSIBLE NOTES
All vehicles (except buses) FIFTEEN (15) YEARS OLD OR OLDER
All are admissible (see notes)
Importer must be able to provide proof that the vehicle is fifteen (15) years old or older as determined by the month and year of manufacture.
Buses manufactured BEFORE January 1, 1971
All are admissible (see notes)
Importer must be able to provide proof that the bus was manufactured prior to January 1, 1971.
Buses manufactured AFTER January 1, 1971
Refer to Section-6 for BUSES
Refer to Section-7 for SCHOOL BUSES
Refer to Section-6 for BUSES
Refer to Section-7 for SCHOOL BUSES
N.B.: If model has a designated seating capacity of MORE THAN 10 including the driver, it is a bus.
Trucks and pick-up trucks with a GVWR inferior or equal to 4536 kg (10,000 lbs) LESS THAN FIFTEEN (15) YEARS OLD
All trucks with GVWR of 4536 kg or less manufactured BEFORE September 1, 2007 are admissible For trucks with GVWR of 4536 kg or less manufactured AFTER September 1, 2007, refer to Section 12
All vehicles that have undergone alterations other than typical repairs are inadmissible
See "EXPLANATIONS" section.
GENERAL MOTORS: GM advises to contact GM Vehicle Vintage Services group at 1-888-467-6853 (toll free) or 1-905-440-7689 (outside Canada) to obtain recall clearance documentation.
Trucks with a GVWR greater than 4536 kg (10,000 lbs) LESS THAN FIFTEEN (15) YEARS OLD
All trucks with a GVWR greater than 4536 kg (10,000 lbs) are admissible
All vehicles that have undergone alterations other than typical repairs are inadmissible
See "EXPLANATIONS" section.
Trailers LESS THAN FIFTEEN (15) YEARS OLD, including:
All trailers manufactured BEFORE September 1, 2007 are admissible
All trailers manufactured AFTER September 1, 2007 with GVWR of 4536 kg or less are admissible
For trailers manufactured AFTER September 1, 2007 with a GVWR greater than 4536 kg, refer to Section 11 for additional requirements unless the trailer belongs to following list of EXEMPTIONS WHICH ARE ADMISSIBLE INTO CANADA:
For home-made trailer, see Note 1
Trailers WITHOUT a valid legible 17-character Vehicle Identifier Number (VIN) are inadmissible
Trailers WITHOUT a valid U.S. manufacturing statement of compliance label or letter from the manufacturer are inadmissible
Home-built trailers being imported by someone OTHER than the original builder are inadmissible
All trailers that have undergone alterations other than typical repairs are inadmissible
See "EXPLANATIONS" section.
Note 1: A home-made trailer can be imported into Canada if it has been built by the importer. Other conditions also apply.
Sport Utility Vehicles,
See Notes
There are numerous restrictions on these types of vehicles. Please refer to one of the sections 5.1 to 5.6 in the table of contents specific to the vehicle category of interest.
Wrecked vehicles purchased in the Unites States declared as "complete vehicles"
Admissible "as complete vehicles" are:
Vehicles listed as admissible on the admissibility list accompanied with a U.S. vehicle "Certificate of title" showing:
Branding information is verified by the RIV through U.S. databases verification at importation. Salvage brands are further reported to all provincial and territorial licensing jurisdictions in Canada, even if the vehicle title provided at importation indicated otherwise. In certain circumstances, this can severely limit your ability to get the vehicle licensed and insured in Canada when the branding information is inconsistent.
Inadmissible "as complete vehicles" are:
Vehicles listed as inadmissible on the admissibility list OR Vehicles listed as admissible on the admissibility list accompanied with a U.S. vehicle "Certificate of title" showing:
Vehicle with a brand of salvage/flood are considered as non-repairable by all licensing jurisdictions in Canada. These vehicles cannot be legally licensed and can only be imported as "DISASSEMBLY FOR PARTS ONLY".
See "EXPLANATIONS" section.
Importer must submit a valid "Certificate of Title" from a U.S. State motor vehicle licensing authority when entering Canada.
Wrecked vehicles purchased in the Unites States declared as "DISASSEMBLY FOR PARTS ONLY"
Admissible as "DISASSEMBLY FOR PARTS ONLY" are:
Vehicles listed as admissibile on the admissibility list accompanied with a U.S. vehicle "Certificate of title" showing:
Vehicles listed as inadmissibile on the admissibility list accompanied with a U.S. vehicle "Certificate of title" showing:
Once a vehicle is declared for "parts only" at importation, it is given a non-repairable status. The RIV reports the non-repairable status to all provincial and territorial licensing jurisdictions in Canada. That status cannot be reversed and the vehicle can never be licensed in Canada.
Inadmissible as "DISASSEMBLY FOR PARTS ONLY" are:
Vehicles listed as inadmissibile on the admissibility list accompanied with a U.S. vehicle "Certificate of title" showing:
IMPORTANT : Once the vehicle's intended use is declared as "DISASSEMBLY FOR PARTS ONLY" at importation, the status cannot be modified and the vehicle is no longer eligible for licensing in Canada.
The Form-3 declaration must be completed when importing a vehicle as "disassembly for parts only". The status is final and cannot be modified once completed.
Kit Cars LESS THAN FIFTEEN (15) YEARS OLD (assembled or unassembled)
None are admissible
Competition Vehicles
All models
Competition Vehicles are designed for use exclusively in closed-course competition. These vehicles are exempt from the RIV program provided they: bear a label affixed by the manufacturer stating, in both official languages, that the vehicle is a competition vehicle and is for use exclusively in closed-course competition, or is accompanied by a signed declaration clearly indicating that the vehicle is a competition vehicle and is for use exclusively in closed-course competition. This signed declaration MUST come from a racing sanctioning body, i.e. FIA, AMA, CART, etc.
