1 Province-wide ban12 Set by municipalities
| Province | Status | What the law says |
|---|---|---|
| Alberta | Set by municipalities | No province-wide breed ban in Alberta. Municipalities can pass their own breed bylaws, so check with your city or town. |
| British Columbia | Set by municipalities | No province-wide ban. Some British Columbia municipalities have breed rules while others, such as Vancouver, have repealed theirs — check your city’s bylaws. |
| Manitoba | Set by municipalities | No province-wide ban, but Winnipeg and many other Manitoba municipalities ban pit bull–type dogs (American Pit Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier, Staffordshire Bull Terrier and their mixes). |
| New Brunswick | Set by municipalities | No province-wide breed ban in New Brunswick. Municipalities can pass their own breed bylaws, so check with your city or town. |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Set by municipalities | No province-wide breed ban in Newfoundland and Labrador. Municipalities can pass their own breed bylaws, so check with your city or town. |
| Northwest Territories | Set by municipalities | No province-wide breed ban in the Northwest Territories. Municipalities can pass their own breed bylaws, so check with your city or town. |
| Nova Scotia | Set by municipalities | No province-wide breed ban in Nova Scotia. Municipalities can pass their own breed bylaws, so check with your city or town. |
| Nunavut | Set by municipalities | No province-wide breed ban in Nunavut. Municipalities can pass their own breed bylaws, so check with your city or town. |
| Ontario | Province-wide ban | Yes. Since 2005 Ontario’s Dog Owners’ Liability Act bans pit bulls — Pit Bull Terriers, Staffordshire Bull Terriers, American Staffordshire Terriers, American Pit Bull Terriers and dogs that look like them. Pit bulls already living in Ontario then could stay as “restricted” dogs: leashed, muzzled and sterilised. |
| Prince Edward Island | Set by municipalities | No province-wide breed ban in Prince Edward Island. Municipalities can pass their own breed bylaws, so check with your city or town. |
| Quebec | Set by municipalities | No province-wide ban — Quebec’s 2020 dangerous-dog regulation targets dangerous dogs of any breed. Some municipalities have had their own pit bull bylaws, so check your city. |
| Saskatchewan | Set by municipalities | No province-wide breed ban in Saskatchewan. Municipalities can pass their own breed bylaws, so check with your city or town. |
| Yukon | Set by municipalities | No province-wide breed ban in Yukon. Municipalities can pass their own breed bylaws, so check with your city or town. |