Canada to Chile
Pet Shipping from Canada to Chile
We provide international pet transport from Canada to Chile, planned around its import rules, the Canadian winter and your move date.
Book door-to-door pet relocation, or only the parts you need.
- Airline booking
- The travel crate
- The CFIA export paperwork
- Check-in at your Canadian airport
- Pickup in Chile with delivery to your new address
Chile at a glance
Full requirementsUnder SAG’s Resolution 3.343/2026, the certificate is written in Spanish alongside the language of the country the pet comes from.
- How the animal is identified
- A tattoo or a microchip meeting ISO 11784 and 11785. The number on the certificate must be the number in the animal
- Rabies vaccine
- A first vaccination needs 21 days behind it before entry, whatever the animal’s age. An animal already vaccinated must be current, and the certificate lists its last two doses, or it counts as first-vaccinated and needs the 21 days
- Antibody testing
- None. Nothing to send out of the country and nothing to wait on
- Certificate
- No Chile specific CFIA form exists. Chile is not on the CFIA list, so the Canadian International Health Certificate is used
- Language of the certificate
- The Spanish version is mandatory. An English or French certificate on its own will not clear
Pet Shipping from Canada to Chile
Think of a Canadian move to Chile as an alignment problem rather than a waiting problem. Nothing here takes months. There is no rabies titre test and no import permit to apply for. What there is instead is a generic Canadian certificate that has to carry a specific set of Chilean conditions, in Spanish, and be endorsed by the CFIA inside a very short validity window.
There Is No Chile Certificate, and That Changes the Work
On most routes the CFIA publishes a certificate negotiated with the destination country, and your veterinarian fills in the boxes. Chile does not appear on that list. Under C the CFIA names the Cayman Islands and Costa Rica, and nothing else.
Where a destination has no prescribed format, the CFIA’s own guidance is to use the Canadian International Health Certificate if the destination’s requirements can be met with it. That is the route here, and it puts the burden in an unusual place. The form is generic, so somebody has to make sure it records every condition SAG will look for: the identification number, the rabies vaccination date, the broad spectrum internal and external parasite treatment with its active ingredient, dose and date, and the clinical examination inside the 10 days before issue.
Section 2.3 of SAG’s Resolution 3.343/2026, read 29 October 2026, also asks that the certificate be issued in Spanish and in the language of the country of origin or, failing that, in English. For a Canadian file that means an English or French document is not sufficient on its own, and the Spanish text has to exist before the endorsement appointment rather than after it.
Route details: Canada to Chile
- Route
- Canada to Chile
- How the pet flies
- SAG: as accompanied baggage or as cargo, which is an import cleared through customs; the certificate says who the pet travels with
- Health certificate
- Original CVI, CFIA endorsed, in Spanish and English or French; valid 10 days from issue (up to 5 more); vet exam in the 10 days before issue
- Quarantine on arrival
- SAG checks the certificate on arrival; if a requirement is unmet, it may apply sanitary measures at the entry point at the importer’s cost
- Time to get ready
- At least 21 days: a first rabies shot must be given 21 days or more before entry into Chile, whatever the pet’s age (SAG)
- From 27 July 2026
- SAG Res. 3.343/2026, amended by Res. 5.444/2026, sets the entry rules for dogs, cats and ferrets, replacing Res. 6.508/2021
From official sources, read 29 October 2026: SAG, Solicitud de Autorización Sanitaria para Ingresar a Chile con Perros y Gatos Mascotas; SAG, Resolución Exenta N° 3.343/2026; SAG, Ingreso de perros, gatos y hurones mascotas; CFIA, Pets: Export certificates; CFIA, Book an appointment for CFIA pet export certification endorsement; SAG, Resolución Exenta N° 5.444/2026.
When Your Pet Lands in Chile
What Chile Checks First
There is no quarantine facility on this route and nothing to book. On arrival, SAG checks that the pet meets the requirements of Resolution 3.343/2026, in force since 27 July 2026, the date Resolution 5.444/2026 set for it; both were read 29 October 2026. Where a requirement is unmet, SAG may apply sanitary measures at the entry point to meet it, at the importer’s cost, and may also apply sanctions under the law in force.
Resolution 3.343/2026 repeals Resolution 6.508/2021 and sets no confinement. SAG’s two procedure pages for the sanitary authorization still describe 10 days of confinement at the destination address, and they name the repealed Resolution 6.508/2021 as their basis. What counts in practice is a certificate that is complete before the flight, because anything missing is put right at the entry point.
Before any appointment is booked, we check two conditions that decide whether the rest of the plan is even possible.
Your pet needs individual permanent identification, a tattoo or a microchip meeting ISO 11784 and 11785, and the number that goes on the certificate has to be the number in the animal. And a first rabies vaccination has to be at least 21 days old on the day of entry, regardless of how old the animal is.
Health Preparation and Documentation
Spacing matters more than paperwork on this route, and one window has a floor as well as a ceiling. The parasite treatment has to sit between 5 and 30 days before the certificate is issued. Early is as wrong as late. The examination sits inside the 10 days before the certificate. The certificate then lives 10 days, with up to 5 more depending on the journey.
The Canadian end adds its own timing. CFIA endorsement is by appointment only, walk-ins are refused, and the fee is calculated by the officer and paid online at least 3 days ahead. That appointment has to land inside the certificate’s short life, which is why we book it before the veterinary work is scheduled rather than after.
| Requirement | Chile, from Canada |
|---|---|
| How the animal is identified | A tattoo or a microchip meeting ISO 11784 and 11785. The number on the certificate must be the number in the animal |
| Rabies vaccine | A first vaccination needs 21 days behind it before entry, whatever the animal’s age. An animal already vaccinated must be current, and the certificate lists its last two doses, or it counts as first-vaccinated and needs the 21 days |
| Antibody testing | None. Nothing to send out of the country and nothing to wait on |
| Certificate | No Chile specific CFIA form exists. Chile is not on the CFIA list, so the Canadian International Health Certificate is used |
| Language of the certificate | The Spanish version is mandatory. An English or French certificate on its own will not clear |
| Deworming window | Broad spectrum, internal and external, between 5 and 30 days before the certificate is issued. Record the active ingredient, the dose and the date |
| Vet examination | Inside the 10 days before the certificate is issued |
| How long the certificate lasts | 10 days from issue, extendable by up to 5 days depending on the journey |
| CFIA endorsement | Set by the CFIA at the endorsement appointment |
| Permit | Nothing to lodge ahead of travel. SAG checks the requirements on arrival |
| After you land | Where a requirement is unmet, SAG may apply sanitary measures at the entry point, at the importer’s cost |
| Ferrets | A separate DIPROREN resolution authorizing the import of exotic wildlife is needed on top of the certificate |
| Lead time in practice | 4 to 8 weeks where the rabies vaccination is current. The CFIA appointment is usually the limiting booking |
Planning Timeline for a Canadian Move to Chile
Four to 8 weeks is realistic when the rabies vaccination is already valid. If your pet still needs a first shot, the 21 days it has to sit before entry go on top of that. Nothing here runs for months. The pinch point is not a waiting period, it is fitting the CFIA appointment inside a certificate that only lives 10 days.
How we sequence it:
- First. Identification checked and the rabies record read. Vaccinate now if the current shot is not valid, because a first vaccination needs 21 days.
- Next. Book the CFIA District Office appointment and settle the fee, at least 3 days before the slot. This date anchors everything else, because the certificate has to still be alive when you land.
- Between 30 and 5 days before that certificate. The broad spectrum internal and external parasite treatment, with the product, the dose and the date written down.
- Inside the 10 days before it. The clinical examination by a licensed Canadian veterinarian, and the certificate completed in Spanish as well as English or French.
- The appointment. The CFIA official veterinarian endorses. The 10 day clock starts, with up to 5 more depending on the journey.
- On arrival. SAG checks the certificate at the entry point.
Chile has no route of its own in our pet shipping cost calculator yet. Request a quote and we will price it against your two airports. Our Argentina page covers a neighbour whose rules are built quite differently.
Our Canadian cost breakdown lists every fee, and our CFIA export certificate guide covers the endorsement appointment. Panama and Brazil are two neighbours with very different paperwork, each with its own page.
Every Pet Travels Differently
Different destinations, different routes, different challenges.
Because there is no Chile specific certificate to work from, we start by mapping SAG’s conditions onto the Canadian certificate and checking that nothing falls through the gap between them.
Destination-Focused Planning
SAG sets the conditions and the CFIA endorses the document that has to carry them. With no Chile specific form in between, we work from both texts and make sure the Canadian certificate records every condition SAG will look for.
Smart Routing and Logistics
Routing carries more weight on this route than on most, because the certificate expires 10 days after it is issued and a long connection eats the margin.
Personalized Support
Your coordinator holds the endorsement date at the centre of the plan, and books the veterinary work backwards from it.
Questions about moving a pet to Chile
Request a QuoteWill my pet be quarantined when it arrives in Chile?
No, and there is nothing to book. SAG’s Resolution 3.343/2026 sets no quarantine: SAG checks on arrival that your pet meets its requirements, and where one is unmet it may apply sanitary measures at the entry point, at the importer’s cost. So the practical question is whether the certificate is complete before you fly.
What does Canada require to send my pet to Chile?
Chile is not on the CFIA’s list of countries with a negotiated export certificate, so there is no Chile form to obtain. The CFIA’s guidance for a destination with no prescribed format is to use the Canadian International Health Certificate where the destination’s requirements can be met with it. A licensed Canadian veterinarian completes it, and a CFIA official veterinarian endorses it by appointment.
Is there a rabies titre test on the Canada to Chile route?
No. Chile asks for no antibody titration at all, which is unusual for a long haul destination and is the main reason this route is measured in weeks rather than months. What it does ask is that a first rabies vaccination has 21 days behind it before your pet enters, whatever the animal’s age.
Does the certificate really have to be in Spanish?
Yes. Section 2.3 of SAG’s Resolution 3.343/2026 asks for the certificate in Spanish and in the language of the country of origin or, failing that, in English. An English or French Canadian certificate on its own does not satisfy that, so the Spanish text has to be arranged before the endorsement appointment rather than afterwards.
When should my pet be dewormed for a move to Chile?
In the window between 5 and 30 days before the certificate is issued, using a broad spectrum product covering both internal and external parasites. Record the active ingredient, the dose and the date. The lower bound is the part worth flagging to your veterinarian, because most destinations set only an upper one.
How long does it take to move a pet from Canada to Chile?
Four to 8 weeks where the rabies vaccination is already current. The constraint is not a waiting period, it is scheduling: the CFIA appointment and the veterinary work all have to fit inside a certificate that is valid for 10 days, with up to 5 more depending on the journey.
How much does it cost to move a pet from Canada to Chile?
It turns on your animal’s size and crate, the two airports, whether it travels in cabin, as checked baggage or as cargo, and how much veterinary work the file still needs. Chile is light on official charges, since there is no permit to buy and no laboratory work to pay for. Send us the route, the breed and the weight and we will quote it properly.
How does Pet Travel Advisors handle a Canada to Chile move?
We start from the endorsement appointment and work backwards, because the certificate is only alive for 10 days and everything has to fit inside that. We read the rabies record, schedule the deworming so it lands neither too early nor too late, book the examination inside the 10 days before issue, and make sure the Spanish text and the identification number are both right before the CFIA sees the file.
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