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Is whale meat illegal in Canada?

Partly. Whale meat is restricted in Canada. Selling whale meat is banned, except by Inuit and First Nations.

SOR/93-56 s.13(1): no person shall buy, sell, trade or barter the edible parts of a cetacean; s.13(2) exempts Indians/Inuit in NWT, Yukon, Quebec and NL and land-claim beneficiaries (Justice Laws, current to 21 Sep 2026).

Source: Marine Mammal Regs s.13

• Canada is one of 35 countries where whale meat is banned, and 7 more restrict it.
• Its neighbours: banned in 0 of 1.
• In North America: banned in 0 of 17 countries.

Other countries that ban whale meat

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