What are the rules on getting personal prescriptions mailed to you in Canada?

Question

I'm a non-citizen in Canada. What are the rules on getting personal prescriptions mailed to me from my home country? I have long-term prescriptions which would (I think?) be much more expensive to get here, but are free back home. I have a sympathetic doctor there who'd dispense them to my children to mail to me.

Answer 1

what you’re proposing (having family mail your prescription meds from abroad) sits in a legally gray to risky area in Canada, and in many cases is not allowed, especially by mail. The details depend a lot on your status (visitor vs resident), the type of drug, and how it’s shipped.