https://oodmag.com/importing-hunting-trophies-prohibited/
Big game hunters pursuing elephants and rhinoceros are no longer allowed to import ivory or horn hunting trophies into Canada. The prohibition, which came into effect on Jan. 8, was announced by the Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault in late Nov. 2023.
The new stricter measures allow for very limited exceptions to the importation of elephant ivory and rhinoceros horns — essentially for museums or zoos, for scientific research, or in support of law enforcement efforts. Permits will now also be required for household items and personal effects worked in elephant ivory or rhinoceros horn.
The measures bring Canada in adherence to our obligations on the trade of elephant ivory and rhinoceros horn under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES).
Between 2015 and 2021, an average of 14 elephant tusks and two rhinoceros horns were imported into Canada annually. Since 1980, African elephant populations have declined by 70% and rhinoceros populations are also in decline. Poaching and the illegal trade of ivory, horns and other parts continue to be major factors.