Canada has some of the strictest herp laws in North America. Vancouver, BC is notorious for there Nazi like Anti Herp laws. A few years ago, Canada was pretty much lawless involving herps, but as stated before, a few screw ups by horrible pet owners has resulted in strict blanket laws in BC with the rest of the Provinces following suit. The main issue at hand was the colonization of an island off Vancouver by imported newts escaped from a school class room.