Canada to the Philippines
Pet Shipping from Canada to the Philippines
We provide international pet transport from Canada to the Philippines, 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 the Philippines with delivery to your new address
The Philippines at a glance
Full requirementsBefore a pet leaves Canada, the Philippines’ Bureau of Animal Industry wants its import clearance approved.
- Microchip
- Its number, with proof of it, goes in with the SPSIC application
- Rabies vaccination
- Opening dose no earlier than 84 days of age, and two weeks or more ahead of the SPSIC request; in date on arrival
- Other vaccinations
- For dogs, distemper, hepatitis, parvovirus, parainfluenza and leptospirosis; for cats, panleukopenia; 14 or more days ahead of the request
- Parasite treatment
- Deworming 7 or more days before the clearance application; internal and external treatment within 30 days of departure on the CFIA certificate
- Import permit
- An SPSIC approved by the Bureau of Animal Industry, good for 60 days and one shipment
Pet Shipping from Canada to the Philippines
A move from Canada to the Philippines turns on one document issued there before the pet sets off. The Bureau of Animal Industry’s import clearance, the SPSIC, has to be approved first, stays valid for 60 days, and is what the Canadian certificate is then written against, so the vet work comes before it and the CFIA endorsement after it. If you would like a simple overview of international moves first, start with our guide to international pet shipping destinations. Bringing a pet the other way, into Canada? See our guide to moving to Canada with a pet.
Approved Routes and Entry into the Philippines
On arrival the Bureau separates animals travelling with a passenger from those collected as freight. For the first, carried aboard or checked in, its Veterinary Quarantine Officer wants printed copies of the approved SPSIC and the original veterinary certificate. For the second, released at the cargo terminal, it wants the same pair plus an air waybill bearing the airline’s arrival stamp. The airline decides which option a flight allows, so tickets wait until the clearance is approved and the crate size is known.
Route details: Canada to the Philippines
- Route
- Canada to the Philippines
- How the pet flies
- Hand-carried or checked in by the importer, or collected at the airport cargo terminal on an air waybill, the Bureau of Animal Industry says
- Import permit
- SPSIC from the Bureau of Animal Industry, approved before the pet leaves Canada; 11 working days to process; valid 60 days for one shipment
- Health certificate
- CFIA form HA3010: a licensed vet examines the pet within 10 days of departure, and a CFIA veterinarian endorses it before it leaves Canada
- Quarantine on arrival
- BAI quarantine officers check the papers at the airport; without an export certificate, BAI says, the pet is refused entry or seized
- Time to get ready
- At least 4 weeks to the end of 2026: vaccines 14 days before the SPSIC application, then 11 working days for BAI to process it
- From 1 January 2027
- BAI Memorandum Circular No. 60 adds a rabies titre test, drawn at least 30 days after the first rabies shot, a Form 1, and an age of 18 weeks
Work out your pet’s dates for this route
From official sources, read 29 October 2026: Bureau of Animal Industry, pet import; Bureau of Animal Industry, rules from 1 January 2027; Bureau of Animal Industry, SPSIC guide; CFIA, certificate HA3010.
What are the entry requirements for pets going to the Philippines?
The short answer
For an SPSIC approved by 31 December 2026, the Bureau of Animal Industry asks a dog or cat from Canada for that approved import clearance, a microchip, each listed vaccination, parasite treatment, and finally a veterinary health certificate dated within 10 days before departure. The rules for a clearance approved from 1 January 2027 follow the planning timeline.
Which pets can enter the Philippines?
A dog or cat from Canada has to be at least 4 months old when the import clearance is applied for, and its first rabies shot has to come at an age of 84 days or more and 14 or more days ahead of the application, as does an annual booster, the Bureau of Animal Industry says. It turns away an animal that is pregnant on the day of application, and accepts a mother only when her young were born at least 12 weeks before the trip. An importer may bring in three animals a year at most, or the same three, identified by their microchips, more than once a year.
The vaccinations have to stay in date until arrival. The Bureau’s SPSIC guide also wants the clearance and the veterinary certificate to agree on the owner’s and the pet’s details, so the certificate is the paper to proofread before the CFIA appointment.
On landing, the Bureau’s quarantine officers check the papers at the airport, and its SPSIC guide warns that a pet arriving without its Canadian export certificate is refused entry or confiscated. Ready to start? Request a quote.
What vet work and documents does a pet need for the Philippines?
Before the SPSIC can be requested, the pet needs a microchip. The opening rabies dose must be 14 or more days old by the application. Dogs also need cover against canine distemper, infectious hepatitis, parvovirus and parainfluenza, plus leptospirosis, and cats panleukopenia, with at least 14 days between each and the application. Deworming has to be done 7 or more days ahead of it; the Bureau calls treatment for external parasites recommended but optional, while the CFIA certificate records both treatments within 30 days of departure. The request is filed online with those records, proof of the chip and a photo of the animal, in PDF or JPG files of less than 5 MB each. After approval, your own vet completes the certificate, and a CFIA veterinarian endorses it at a booked appointment, which has to happen before departure.
| Requirement | the Philippines, from Canada |
|---|---|
| Microchip | Its number, with proof of it, goes in with the SPSIC application |
| Rabies vaccination | Opening dose no earlier than 84 days of age, and two weeks or more ahead of the SPSIC request; in date on arrival |
| Other vaccinations | For dogs, distemper, hepatitis, parvovirus, parainfluenza and leptospirosis; for cats, panleukopenia; 14 or more days ahead of the request |
| Parasite treatment | Deworming 7 or more days before the clearance application; internal and external treatment within 30 days of departure on the CFIA certificate |
| Import permit | An SPSIC approved by the Bureau of Animal Industry, good for 60 days and one shipment |
| Health certificate | Completed by your veterinarian no more than 10 days ahead of the flight, with CFIA endorsement while the animal is still in Canada |
| Quarantine | Bureau quarantine officers check the papers at the airport |
The CFIA’s list of pet export certificates names one for dogs and cats going to the Philippines, HA3010, and its page on endorsement appointments explains how that certificate is signed off. The Philippine side comes from the pet import guidance the Bureau of Animal Industry posts and its step-by-step SPSIC guide. All five were read 29 October 2026.
Planning Timeline for Pet Shipping to the Philippines
Age decides the start for a young animal: its opening rabies shot can come at 84 days old, and it cannot be entered for the SPSIC until 120. For a grown pet with current vaccinations, the parasite treatment and the SPSIC come first. Everything after has to fit inside the clearance’s validity: the flights, a certificate dated no more than 10 days before takeoff, and the endorsement, requested with as much notice as possible because walk-ins are not accepted.
From 1 January 2027, Memorandum Circular No. 60, which the Bureau of Animal Industry issued on 26 October 2026, sets the rules for every SPSIC approved from that date. Before the application, the pet needs a rabies titre test by FAVN or RFFIT with a result of 0.5 IU/ml or more, on blood drawn at least 30 days after its first rabies shot, and an individual Form 1 recording that result, the rabies vaccination and the parasite treatment. It has to be at least 18 weeks old when the application goes in, and a mother 18 weeks past giving birth. Rabies becomes the only vaccination required, internal and external parasite treatment are both required with no waiting period, the Bureau sets no limit on the number of animals, and the signed Form 1 and a copy of the titre result join the papers shown on arrival. An SPSIC approved on or before 31 December 2026 can still be used within its validity without the test or the form, the Bureau’s page on the new rules, read 29 October 2026, says.
Our Vietnam and Indonesia pages cover two other routes out of Canada in the region.
For a line by line breakdown of what this route costs, see our cost page for Canada to the Philippines.
Every Pet Travels Differently
Different destinations, different routes, different challenges.
Destination-Focused Planning
The Bureau of Animal Industry lists what the veterinary certificate has to show, including each vaccine by brand and the date its protection ends. We compare the certificate with that list and with the SPSIC ahead of the CFIA appointment.
Smart Routing and Logistics
We help choose practical routes, travel windows, and handoff procedures so your pet’s trip is safer and more predictable.
Personalized Support
Pet Travel Advisors assigns a move coordinator who keeps you updated and checks details before travel so nothing important is missed.
Questions about moving a pet to the Philippines
Request a QuoteWhich Canadian airports will my pet fly from to the Philippines?
The departure airport follows from which airline will carry the pet and in what way, not from a fixed list, and a road transfer to a more distant airport can be booked as its own service.
When is the best time to fly a pet from Canada to the Philippines?
Air Canada’s page on travelling with pets, read 16 September 2026, restricts animals in its baggage compartment in the cold months by date, temperature and aircraft, as our fall and winter restrictions guide sets out. The same page’s summer table, which bars pets from the baggage compartment on certain routes, has no row for the Philippines. The season is weighed against whichever airline carries the pet.
How much does it cost to move a pet from Canada to the Philippines?
Every move is priced individually, because the route from Canada, airline fees, your pet’s size and crate, the season, and the Philippines’s requirements all change the total. Tell us your city and timing and we’ll put together an estimate: request a quote.
How does Pet Travel Advisors handle a Canada-to-the Philippines move?
Any part can be booked by itself: flights, the travel crate, the SPSIC application and the CFIA certificate, check-in with the airline where the pet departs, and collection on arrival with delivery to your new home. Door-to-door relocation is one choice; booking only the paperwork or only the flight is another.
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