Pet travel route
Dog or cat from Oman to Canada: official requirements
Possible. There is no official waiting period for a dog, but you still need: rabies vaccination certificate and ministry veterinary health certificate for export.
Rules checked up to 13 October 2026From 4 official pages
In short
- Dogs and cats differ on this route: choose Dog or Cat to see just yours.
- Canada puts Oman in the group “Country not on Canada’s rabies-free list”, which decides part of the rules.
- On this route: official stamp on the certificate.
- Coming back to Oman? 3 steps have to happen before your pet leaves.
Limited official guidance. The authority for leaving Oman publishes little for this route. Everything it does say is here, with its wording. Oman publishes no page on taking a pet abroad. The ministry's only export service is a general veterinary health certificate for an animal shipment, which you can start from a personal account. It doesn't mention pets, how long before departure to apply or how long the certificate is valid. Ask the Veterinary Quarantine Department of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries Wealth and Water Resources before you plan the trip.
At a glance
How early to start (dogs)
No official wait
whether or not your pet is already microchipped and vaccinated
No official wait still means appointments: rabies vaccination certificate and ministry veterinary health certificate for export. Book them early; lab and paperwork times are not counted.
On this route (dogs)
- Official stamp on the certificate
Part of this route is still under review, so we don’t say what it doesn’t need.
How early to start (cats)
No official wait
whether or not your pet is already microchipped and vaccinated
No official wait still means appointments: rabies vaccination certificate and ministry veterinary health certificate for export. Book them early; lab and paperwork times are not counted.
On this route (cats)
- Official stamp on the certificate
Part of this route is still under review, so we don’t say what it doesn’t need.
Which rules apply to you
Canada puts Oman in the group “Country not on Canada’s rabies-free list”. See every group
Official name: Not on CFIA's rabies-free list
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Oman → Canada
What your pet needs
In the order you do them. Each step says whether Oman (leaving) or Canada (entering) asks for it.
Dogs
Taking a dog or cat out of Oman: we summarised this from a short or older official page and it is still under review, so it may be incomplete.
Get ready
VaccinationEntering Canada
Rabies vaccination certificate
Bring a valid rabies vaccination certificate (in English or French, signed by a licensed vet, showing the vaccine and how long it protects). CFIA doesn't list a waiting period after vaccination.
Details and the official words
If the certificate doesn't state the duration of immunity, Canada treats it as valid for 1 year from the vaccination date.
If this is missed: The owner must have the pet vaccinated against rabies within a set time, at their own expense, and show the record to a CFIA office.
“a valid rabies vaccination certificate”
“a valid rabies vaccination certificate or a valid Rabies Country-Freedom Certificate”
“specify the duration of immunity (otherwise, it will be considered valid for 1 year from the date of vaccination)”
“state that the animal has been in the exporting country since birth or for at least 6 months immediately preceding the date of export to Canada”
In the days before you travel
Official stampLeaving Oman
Ministry veterinary health certificate for export
Apply to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries Wealth and Water Resources for a veterinary health certificate to export your pet (the service is listed on Gov.om for personal accounts). Your pet must show no symptoms of epidemic, contagious or zoonotic animal diseases. The certificate costs 5 rials, and an inspection fee is paid at the port (from 100 baisa to 100 rials). Service time is given as one hour.
The official wording is ambiguous. Confirm this point with the authority.
Details and the official words
The service is written for any animal shipment and lists documents that don't concern pets (fish quality, catch and CITES certificates). Ask the Veterinary Quarantine Department which documents it wants for a dog or cat.
The customs portal also has a 'Medical Certificate to Export Animals and Wild Birds' service, but it asks for a company registration and an inspection request two days before the goods arrive at the port: it is written for businesses, so we don't apply it to pets.
“This service enables you to get a veterinary health certificate to export an animal shipment.”
“Fees to be paid to receive the certificate”
“Fees to be paid for inspection at the port (starting from 100 baisa to 100 riyals)”
“The shipment must be free of any symptoms of epidemic, contagious or common animal diseases”
Travel day and arrival
On arrivalEntering Canada
Healthy and transported humanely
Your dog must appear healthy on arrival and travel in line with Canada's humane transportation requirements.
Details and the official words
“the dog appears healthy and meets humane transportation requirements”
Good to know
- The ministry issues the certificate only once your documents meet the import health requirements of the country your pet is going to, so find out first what your destination asks for (vaccination, blood test, import permit).
Cats
Taking a dog or cat out of Oman: we summarised this from a short or older official page and it is still under review, so it may be incomplete.
Get ready
VaccinationEntering Canada
Rabies vaccination certificate
Bring a valid rabies vaccination certificate (in English or French, signed by a licensed vet, showing the vaccine and how long it protects). CFIA doesn't list a waiting period after vaccination.
Details and the official words
If the certificate doesn't state the duration of immunity, Canada treats it as valid for 1 year from the vaccination date.
If this is missed: The owner must have the pet vaccinated against rabies within a set time, at their own expense, and show the record to a CFIA office.
“a valid rabies vaccination certificate”
“a valid rabies vaccination certificate or a valid Rabies Country-Freedom Certificate”
“specify the duration of immunity (otherwise, it will be considered valid for 1 year from the date of vaccination)”
“state that the animal has been in the exporting country since birth or for at least 6 months immediately preceding the date of export to Canada”
In the days before you travel
Official stampLeaving Oman
Ministry veterinary health certificate for export
Apply to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries Wealth and Water Resources for a veterinary health certificate to export your pet (the service is listed on Gov.om for personal accounts). Your pet must show no symptoms of epidemic, contagious or zoonotic animal diseases. The certificate costs 5 rials, and an inspection fee is paid at the port (from 100 baisa to 100 rials). Service time is given as one hour.
The official wording is ambiguous. Confirm this point with the authority.
Details and the official words
The service is written for any animal shipment and lists documents that don't concern pets (fish quality, catch and CITES certificates). Ask the Veterinary Quarantine Department which documents it wants for a dog or cat.
The customs portal also has a 'Medical Certificate to Export Animals and Wild Birds' service, but it asks for a company registration and an inspection request two days before the goods arrive at the port: it is written for businesses, so we don't apply it to pets.
“This service enables you to get a veterinary health certificate to export an animal shipment.”
“Fees to be paid to receive the certificate”
“Fees to be paid for inspection at the port (starting from 100 baisa to 100 riyals)”
“The shipment must be free of any symptoms of epidemic, contagious or common animal diseases”
Good to know
- The ministry issues the certificate only once your documents meet the import health requirements of the country your pet is going to, so find out first what your destination asks for (vaccination, blood test, import permit).
Money
What it costs
Government fees exactly as the official pages state them, and what vets and labs in Oman publish for the steps above. The two are never added together.
Government fees on this route
Veterinary health certificate for exporting an animal shipment (the page gives 5 without a currency; Oman's fees are in rials)Leaving Oman5 OMR
“Certificate Fees Fees to be paid to receive the certificate 5”
Government fees in total: 5 OMR (each currency separately)
May also apply, depending on your case
CFIA inspection of an imported dog or catEntering Canada · 6.16 CAD for each extra pet36.95 CAD
Per shipment: CAD 36.95 for the first animal and CAD 6.16 for each extra one (rate from 31 March 2026). CFIA’s pet pages don’t say when the inspection is charged, so we don’t count it in a trip.
“(c) subject to paragraph (d), dogs, cats or ferrets - - - (i) imported from the United States for use in research and consigned to a facility approved by the Canadian Council on Animal Care or imported from the United States for transit to another country - $41.99 $43.12 (ii) imported for any other purpose - - - (A) for the first animal in the shipment - $35.98 $36.95 (B) for each additional animal - $6.00 $6.16”
Canadian Food Inspection Agency Fees Notice · as of 2026-09-03
CFIA inspection when the inspector orders a rabies vaccinationEntering Canada · 36.95 CAD for each extra pet67.75 CAD
Instead of the normal inspection fee, if your pet arrives without valid rabies proof: CAD 67.75 for the first animal and CAD 36.95 for each extra one. The vaccination itself is paid to a vet.
“(d) cats or dogs imported under paragraph 12(1)(b) of the Regulations, if an inspector has made a vaccination order under section 1 or 2, respectively, of Part III of the Import Reference Document (amended: Canada Gazette , Part I, May 22, 2010) - - - (i) for the first animal in the shipment - $65.97 $67.75 (ii) for each additional animal - $35.98 $36.95”
Canadian Food Inspection Agency Fees Notice · as of 2026-09-03
What vets and labs charge Not official figures
We have no published vet or lab prices for Oman yet.
Prices that businesses publish on their own pages, quoted as we read them; yours can differ. Ranges are the lowest to highest of these examples, never our estimate. How we collect prices
Airline fees aren’t included: check your airline’s pet page.
Round trip
Coming back to Oman
Do before your pet leaves Oman (dogs)
- Rabies vaccination after 12 weeks of age
- Rabies vaccination less than 12 months old on arrival
- Rabies blood test (RNATT or FAVN) 21 to 30 days after the last rabies shot
Their timing rules put them before the outbound trip, for a three-month stay.
The trip back asks for 9 steps: older than four months, microchip, recorded on the vaccination record, rabies vaccination after 12 weeks of age and rabies vaccination less than 12 months old on arrival and more.
Do before your pet leaves Oman (cats)
- Rabies vaccination after 12 weeks of age
- Rabies vaccination less than 12 months old on arrival
- Rabies blood test (RNATT or FAVN) 21 to 30 days after the last rabies shot
Their timing rules put them before the outbound trip, for a three-month stay.
The trip back asks for 9 steps: older than four months, microchip, recorded on the vaccination record, rabies vaccination after 12 weeks of age and rabies vaccination less than 12 months old on arrival and more.
Nearby routes
Other routes
Where this comes from
Official sources
- Bringing animals to Canada: Importing and travelling with pets
- Countries recognized as rabies free for domestic cats and dogs
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency Fees Notice
- Get Veterinary Health Certificate for Exportation of Animal Shipment (Gov.om service page, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries Wealth & Water Resources, updated 1 June 2026)
Last checked against the official pages: 2026-10-13.
Questions owners ask
Does my dog or cat need a rabies blood test to go from Oman to Canada?
We couldn't find this in our summary of the rules, but that summary is short and still under review. Ask the official authority before you rely on it.
Do I need an import permit to bring my dog or cat into Canada?
We couldn't find this in our summary of the rules, but that summary is short and still under review. Ask the official authority before you rely on it.
Will my dog or cat be quarantined in Canada?
We couldn't find this in our summary of the rules, but that summary is short and still under review. Ask the official authority before you rely on it.
How early should I start preparing my pet for Oman to Canada?
There is no official waiting period for a dog, but you still need: rabies vaccination certificate and ministry veterinary health certificate for export.
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