Originally Posted by
BobH
No, bear spray is not illegal here as you can buy it in the stores as far as I know. What is illegal here is if you use it on humans not bears. That may then put it into the prohibited weapons class. It is Mace that you can't import or make in Canada and is considered a prohibited weapon regardless of whom you might use it on. All these sprays have the same basic ingredient but in varying percentages. It also depends on how the border people interpret things or had a bad night.
Never worried too much about black bears and attacks on humans are rare and fatalities extremely rare. Griz and Polar Bear are a whole other story.
Bob