It is the exporter's responsibility to ensure that the animal meets the importing country requirements.

Note

Where an importing country issues an import permit, the exporter must ensure the animal meets any requirements in the permit.

Health certification

I, Dr _______________________, a duly authorised government veterinary officer, hereby certify that:

1. The disease free status of Australia (as previously approved by the CFIA) has been confirmed as follows:
   
   
   1. Africanized genetics – Australia is designated by Canada as free from clinical or epidemiological evidence of the African honey bees (Apis mellifera scutellata), Africanized honey bee hybrids including European honey bee hybrids with Africanized honey bees
      
   2. Australia is designated free from Tropilaelaps spp.
   
   
2. ​The apiary is certified free from bee diseases as follows:
   
   
   1. Small Hive Beetle (SHB) (Aethina tumida)
      
      
      1. i) The packaged honey bees originate from an apiary located in a SHB-free zone. This zone is defined as being all land within the state boundaries of Western Australia, south of the Tropic of Capricorn, and Tasmania. SHB has not been detected in this zone for at least 6 months immediately prior to export and is recognised to be free of SHB by the CFIA.
      2. ii) The apiaries of origin have been inspected by a competent authority of Australia within 90 days prior to export and were found to be free of SHB.
      
      
   2. The packaged honey bees or germplasm have originated from an apiary certified free from contamination with Asian honey bee (Apis cerana)​
      
      
   3. Varrosis of honey bees remains a notifiable disease in Australia:
      
      
      1. i) There have been no cases of Varroa jacobsoni reported for at least 12 months immediately prior to export within a 50 kilometre radius of the apiary of origin.
      2. ii) There have been no cases of Varroa destructor reported for at least 3 years immediately prior to export within a 50 kilometre radius of the apiary of origin.
   
   
3. ​The apiary of origin has been inspected by a competent authority of Australia within 90 days prior to export and did not have any visible clinical evidence of American foulbrood (AFB) or European foulbrood (EFB).
   
   
   1. - In an apiary that has 1000 colonies or fewer, a total of 50 colonies, 10 hives from 5 apiary sites, have been inspected
   2. - In an apiary that has greater than 1000 colonies, a total of 100 colonies, 20 hives from 5 apiary sites, have been inspected
      
      1. Bee colonies have been inspected as follows:
         
         1. i) Brood has been visually examined for symptoms of AFB or EFB. At least three (3) brood frames per hive were inspected.
   
   
4. The packaged honey bees will travel from Australia (Sydney or Melbourne or Brisbane or Perth) either:
   
   
   1. Directly to Canada;
      
      OR
      
      
   2. Via one of the following approved routes – Hawaii, USA (where no change in aeroplane will occur); San Fransisco or Los Angeles, USA; Seoul, Korea; Singapore; Hong Kong; or London, United Kingdom;
      
      OR
      
      
   3. By an alternative route approved in writing by CFIA (delete as applicable)
      

The declaration is attached to this certificate.

Pre-export preparations

There are particular requirements for packaging the honey bees for export and these need to be declared with the declaration being attached to the health certificate:

• Declaration regarding packaging – Canada (DOCX 24KB|PDF 129KB).
  

Transport requirements

There are requirements for transportation and approved routes for exporting honey bees and these need to be declared with the declaration being attached to the health certificate:

• Declaration regarding transportation – Canada (DOCX 24KB|PDF 90KB).
  

Health certificate agreed in February 2023.

Entry last reviewed 16 January 2026.