Is cosmetic animal testing banned in Canada?
Banned
Canada banned cosmetic animal testing and the sale of such products in 2023.
Canada is one of 38 countries classified “Banned” for cosmetic animal testing — 16% of the 234 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Testing cosmetics on animals
- Last checked
- 17 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- United States
- Partial ban Cosmetic animal testing is banned in ten states but not federally.
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- No ban No ban on testing cosmetics on animals.
- Greenland
- No ban No ban on testing cosmetics on animals.
- Bermuda
- No ban No ban on testing cosmetics on animals.
- Iceland
- No ban No ban on testing cosmetics on animals.
- Bahamas
- No ban No ban on testing cosmetics on animals.
Other laws in Canada
- Fur Farming
- Legal
- Dog Meat
- Legal / not prohibited
- Plastic Bag Bans
- Banned
Every law in Canada → · Where is animal testing for cosmetics banned? →
A visual reference compiled from Wikipedia’s law-by-country articles, not legal advice. Laws change and summaries simplify — check a primary source before relying on anything here.