Norway looks like an EU move and is filed like one, but it is not one. The CFIA publishes a separate Norway certificate, HA3152, and its European Union guidance does not mention Norway at all. A Canadian who reads the CFIA’s EU page and stops there will miss the one requirement Norway adds.
That requirement is the tapeworm treatment. Norway asks for it and the CFIA’s EU tapeworm list names Malta, Finland, Ireland and Northern Ireland, not Norway. The rule comes from the Norwegian Food Safety Authority instead, and it has to be done in a narrow window before you land.
Different destinations, different routes, different challenges.
Because Norway is filed on its own Canadian certificate and adds a rule the EU pages do not carry, we work from the Norwegian authority and the CFIA together rather than either one alone.
We read the Norwegian Food Safety Authority for what Norway asks and the CFIA for what Canada has to certify, then give you one dated list that reconciles them.
We route you into Oslo Gardermoen, since Norway opens just two doors to arriving pets and the other one is a land crossing near the Russian border, then check the connection handles animals.
Your coordinator books and pays the CFIA endorsement appointment, then works the tapeworm treatment back from the hour you are due at Gardermoen.
Three things set the shape of a Canadian move to Norway. The breed, because six are banned and no document changes that. The certificate, HA3152, which runs 10 days from issue to the check at your point of entry. And the deworming, which a dog needs in the 24 to 120 hours before it lands and which is not on the CFIA’s European list. Here is what we lock in for every Norway move:
To keep everything clear, we break the process into steps:
We check the breed first. Norway bans six of them and the police can act on a doubt, so this decides whether there is a move at all.
We hold the CFIA endorsement slot early, then fit the examination, the deworming and the flight inside the certificate's ten days around it.
Your Canadian veterinarian scans the chip, confirms the rabies record, treats for tapeworm in its window and records all of it, in that order.
We read HA3152 the way the officer at Gardermoen will, so the chip number, the dates and the treatment entry all say the same thing.
We match the kennel and the routing to a carrier arriving at Oslo, and to any domestic leg beyond it.
We give the Food Safety Authority its 48 hours notice, and tell you to walk the red channel and who to find on the other side.
The CFIA lists Norway separately from the European Union, and the certificate is HA3152, “Non-Commercial movement of five or less dogs, cats or ferrets”. It is completed by a veterinarian authorised by the competent authority and endorsed by the CFIA, and it runs 10 days from issue to the documentary and identity check at your point of entry.
The gap worth knowing about is the deworming. Norway wants every dog treated against Echinococcus somewhere inside the five days, and no later than one day, before it crosses the border. The CFIA’s European guidance lists that requirement for Malta, Finland, Ireland and Northern Ireland, and Norway is not among them, because Norway is handled on its own certificate rather than the EU one. The requirement is real; it simply is not where a Canadian reader would look for it.
The other thing to check is the routing. The exemption from the rabies antibody test depends on where the animal comes from and what it travels through. Canada is on the list that exempts it, so a pet flying Canada to Europe to Oslo is fine. An itinerary routed through a country that is not on that list is a different question, and one worth settling before a ticket exists rather than after.
Norway bans six dog breeds and wolf-dog hybrids: the Pit Bull Terrier, the American Staffordshire Terrier, the Fila Brasileiro, the Tosa Inu, the Dogo Argentino and the Czechoslovakian Wolfdog.
The Norwegian Food Safety Authority does not soften what follows. Where a breed is in doubt, the decision passes to the police, who may order the dog destroyed or removed from the country. No import document overrides that, and no permit exists to apply for.
We raise it first on every Canadian enquiry involving a dog, because the answer sometimes changes the whole plan, and because a cross-breed or a dog registered under a different name is a conversation to have in week one. It is also worth knowing that this list is not the same as other countries’ lists, so a dog cleared for one destination is not automatically cleared for Norway.
Before any appointment is booked, we confirm the current position with the Norwegian Food Safety Authority and the CFIA export process, rather than relying on a European summary that does not cover Norway.
| Requirement | Norway, from Canada |
|---|---|
| Breed check, first | Six dog breeds are banned, plus wolf-dog hybrids. Where the breed is in doubt the police may destroy the dog or order it out of the country |
| Marking your pet | An ISO 11784 microchip using HDX or FDX-B, or a clearly readable tattoo, in place before the rabies vaccination |
| Youngest age accepted | Rabies cannot be given before 12 weeks, and 21 days pass before it counts, so about 15 weeks in practice |
| Rabies protection | Valid on the day you travel. A booster given inside the previous validity counts at once |
| Blood test for antibodies | Not required where the animal comes directly from Canada, which is on the list that exempts it. A routing through a country not on that list changes the answer |
| Which form | HA3152, the CFIA’s Norway certificate for non-commercial movement of five or fewer animals. Norway is listed separately from the European Union |
| Who signs and endorses | Completed by a veterinarian authorised by the competent authority, endorsed by the CFIA. It cannot be endorsed once your pet has left Canada |
| How long the form lasts | 10 days from issue to the documentary and identity check at your point of entry |
| Treatment against tapeworm | Dogs only. Praziquantel or equivalent, 24 to 120 hours before entering Norway, recorded by the treating veterinarian. Required by Norway, and absent from the CFIA’s European list |
| Where you may arrive | Oslo Airport Gardermoen or Storskog only. Anywhere else in Norway means a domestic leg after Oslo |
| Walking through customs | The red channel, always, on arrival from outside the EU and EEA |
| Notice to the authority | Contact the Norwegian Food Safety Authority at your entry point, at least 48 hours ahead |
| How many animals | Five or fewer. Above that needs written proof of a registered competition or event |
| Holding on arrival | None where the file is in order |
| Time to allow | About 5 to 8 weeks, set by the CFIA appointment and the routing rather than by any waiting period |
Five to eight weeks covers most Canadian moves to Norway when the rabies vaccination is already in date. There is no titre to send away, so the calendar is the CFIA appointment book, a veterinary visit, the deworming in its narrow window, and a routing that has to arrive at Oslo.
The step that will not move is the endorsement. A CFIA veterinarian has to endorse HA3152, by appointment, and the CFIA cannot endorse a certificate for an animal that has already left Canada. Book it before the flight, not after.
The step people underestimate is the last leg. Norway admits pets from outside the EU at Oslo Airport Gardermoen or Storskog only, so a move to Bergen, Stavanger, Trondheim or Tromso means a domestic sector after Oslo, with its own crate rules and its own booking. From most Canadian cities that makes three sectors in total, and the deworming clock runs against the Oslo landing.
Planning the budget: See our breakdown of what pet shipping from Canada costs, fee by fee. Elsewhere in the region: we also handle Sweden and Ireland.
Our pet shipping cost calculator gives a working figure, and our CFIA health certificate guide explains the appointment. Because Norway bars six breeds, our breed restrictions guide is worth a read too. Moving to Poland instead? Our Poland page covers the EU certificate and the age floor.
For a line by line breakdown of what this route costs, see our cost page for Canada to Norway.
It can be, and it is worth resolving early. Norway bans six breeds and wolf-dog hybrids, and the Food Safety Authority hands a doubtful case to the police, who may order the animal destroyed or sent out of Norway. A dog whose paperwork says one thing and whose appearance suggests another is exactly the case that causes trouble. Bring us whatever you have, registration, DNA results, veterinary records, and we will tell you honestly whether the move is straightforward or whether you need advice before committing to it.
HA3152, the CFIA’s certificate for non-commercial movement of five or fewer dogs, cats or ferrets to Norway. Norway is listed on its own, not under the European Union, so the EU pages on the CFIA site are not the right reference even though the requirements look similar. A veterinarian authorised by the competent authority completes it, a CFIA veterinarian endorses it, and it is valid for 10 days from issue to the check at your point of entry.
Yes, and this is the one most Canadian checklists miss. Norway asks for praziquantel or an equivalent, given no more than five days and no less than one day before your dog crosses the border. The CFIA’s European guidance lists that requirement for Malta, Finland, Ireland and Northern Ireland and does not mention Norway, because Norway sits on a separate certificate. The requirement comes from the Norwegian Food Safety Authority. Cats and ferrets do not need it.
Not for a pet travelling directly from Canada, which is on the list of countries the European rules exempt. Where it matters is the routing. Almost no Canada to Norway itinerary is direct, and the exemption depends on where the animal has been. A connection through Europe is fine. A connection somewhere not on that list is worth checking before the ticket is bought, because the test needs a blood sample at least 30 days after vaccination and three months before travel.
Toronto Pearson and Montreal Trudeau give the most workable connections, with Vancouver possible on some routings. The constraint is at the other end rather than this one: your pet has to arrive at Oslo Airport Gardermoen, so we build the itinerary around a carrier that lands there and a connection long enough for the animal to be handled properly.
No. Norway lets a pet arriving from outside the EU enter at Oslo Airport Gardermoen or the Storskog land crossing, and nowhere else. Everything else in Norway is reached by a domestic sector after Oslo, which has its own crate requirements and its own booking, and sometimes its own carrier. It is not difficult, but it is a third sector on the itinerary and it needs planning rather than improvising at Gardermoen.
Canadian costs here are modest and mostly predictable. Your veterinarian bills for the examination, the certificate and the deworming, plus the rabies vaccination and microchip if either is due, and the CFIA charges an endorsement fee that an officer calculates and you pay online before the appointment. There is no laboratory bill because there is no titre. What moves the total is the airfare, the kennel and the domestic leg beyond Oslo if you need one.
We check the breed, then the chip and vaccination order. We hold a CFIA endorsement slot, arrange the examination and HA3152 around it, put the deworming inside its window against your Oslo landing time, book a routing that arrives where Norway accepts animals and arrange any onward sector, give the Food Safety Authority its 48 hours notice, and tell you what the red channel involves. One coordinator carries the file from the first call to the arrival hall.
Last updated 4 September 2026
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