Airport Forecast: Before You Go - Packing Your Carry-On Baggage

Before You Go - Packing Your Carry-On Baggage

Tips on packing your carry-on baggage

It is important to remember that certain items are not permitted beyond the pre-board screening (PBS) checkpoint. If you have any doubts about an item, place it in your checked baggage. Here are some other tips on packing your carry-on baggage:

• Efficiently packing your carry-on baggage will help facilitate and speed up the process at the pre-board screening checkpoint.
• Place personal items (i.e. toothbrush) in clear plastic bags.
• It is recommended that medication be placed in your carry-on baggage. Please ensure that it is properly labelled (professionally printed label identifying the medication or a manufacturers name or pharmaceutical label).
• If you are concerned about the camera film in your carry-on baggage, you may request a physical search. It should be noted that camera film under 800 ASA/ISO will not be damaged by equipment at the pre-board screening checkpoint. However, multiple exposures (more than five times) of the same roll of film to PBS X-ray inspection may cause damage. Digital disks are unaffected and can be packed in any baggage.
• Do not wrap gifts. Their contents may need to be inspected.

Items permitted in carry-on baggage include:

• Electronic equipment, such as cellular phones, portable computers, portable music players.
• Electrical equipment, such as hair dryers, portable radios.
• Nail clippers, nail files (metal or otherwise).
• Disposable razors, razor blade cartridges.
• Syringes and hypodermic needles as well as needles for personal medical use with the needle guards in place and accompanied by labelled medication.
• Food (packing food in checked baggage may result in additional screening procedures which could cause delays. If you are travelling outside the country, you should check with your airline or Canada Border Services Agency regarding bringing foreign products into Canada as some restrictions may apply.
• Walking canes.
• Umbrellas.

Items NOT allowed in your carry-on baggage include:

• All knives.
• Any sharp and/or pointed objects (can include some types of tweezers). Scissors.
• Replica or toy weapons.
• Strike-anywhere matches.
• Fireworks.
• Sports equipment such as: golf clubs, hockey sticks, ski poles, baseball bats, pool cues.
• Alcoholic beverages must be in their original container sealed with the provincial liquor control seal. Home-made wine will not be accepted as carry-on, nor will alcohol products exceeding 70% alcohol (150 proof).
• Unidentified liquids are NOT allowed in carry-on baggage. To avoid delays, do not carry any open bottles or unidentified containers of liquids as they will not be permitted through the security checkpoint.
• Dangerous Goods (i.e. lighter fluid, nail polish remover, rubbing alcohol, paint, varnishes).