Well sort of fine, here in Canada it can be a real pain. It is totally legal to import seeds to Canada however you have to follow the rules of the Canadian Seeds Act.
In order to import seed, the importer must provide a signed statement/declaration including the following:
- the name of the species or crop kind being importedFootnote 1
- the weight of seed being imported
- the lot designation of the seed (see Section E)
- the name and address of the exporter
- the name, address and telephone number of the importer
- for crop kinds requiring variety registration, the name of the variety (refer to the Seeds Regulations Schedule III)
- the country in which the seed was produced and
- the intended purpose of importation (see Section O)
Please refer to the CFIA forms in Section G which were developed to facilitate the submission of import information.
The importer must also provide an acceptable certificate of analysis (see Section D) in order to ascertain freedom from prohibited noxious weed seeds, minimum purity standards and acceptable germination percentages.
So unless someone is getting their seeds analyzed in a lab and provide a certificate stating they are pesticide free you cannot technically bring them in.