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Is declawing cats illegal in Canada?

Partly. Declawing cats is restricted in Canada. Vet regulators ban it in 9 of 10 provinces; Ontario is the gap.

Declawing is barred in 9 of 10 provinces (US H.Res. 985, 9 Jan 2026; PETA list Jul 2025: AB, BC, MB, NB, NL, NS, PE, SK, QC from Feb 2024), mostly by provincial veterinary regulators (e.g. CVBC Feline Declaw Standard); Ontario is the exception. No federal law -> amber.

Source: Provincial vet regulators

• Canada is one of 29 countries where declawing cats is banned, and 12 more restrict it.
• Its neighbours: banned in 0 of 1.
• In North America: banned in 0 of 17 countries.

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Other countries that ban declawing cats

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