Every Canadian recall,
one place.

41,000+ recalls from Health Canada, CFIA, and Transport Canada — food safety, vehicles, consumer products, and pharmaceuticals. Updated every 15 minutes. Free to search. Available as an API.

Checking a vehicle? Look up recalls by VIN →

Official government data
Bilingual EN/FR
REST API
Free tier

Latest recalls

Updated every 15 minutes from Health Canada, CFIA, and Transport Canada.

Three agencies, one endpoint

Health Canada, CFIA, and Transport Canada, normalized into a consistent schema, refreshed every 15 minutes.

HC

Health Canada

Consumer products, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and natural health products. Filter by recall_type, hazard_class, and allergen.

CF

CFIA food safety

Food recall alerts from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Allergen contamination, microbial hazards, labelling violations. Filter by product name or allergen type.

TC

Transport Canada vehicles

50 years of vehicle safety recalls. Passenger vehicles, trucks, motorcycles, trailers, and child restraints. Filter by make, model, and year range.

EN

Bilingual & normalized

Every record includes translations.en and translations.fr. Use the lang parameter to return a single language. Consistent schema across all agencies.

41,000+ recalls since 1975

Food, consumer products, vehicles, and pharmaceuticals, all through /recall.

Simple, consistent API

Full-text search, agency filters, allergen flags, hazard classes. One key, every endpoint.

Who uses RecallTracker

From restaurant kitchens to fleet managers to compliance teams.

Food service & retail

Monitor CFIA and Health Canada food recalls in real time. Get alerted when a product your restaurant or store carries is pulled from shelves. Filter by allergen to protect vulnerable customers.

Fleet & auto

Query Transport Canada vehicle recalls by make, model, and year. Identify vehicles in your fleet that need safety service before they become a liability.

Compliance & EHS

Track all federal recall activity for your industry. Subscribe to new recalls by recall_type and recall_agency. Build audit-ready recall logs.

Consumer safety apps

Power recall search with 41K+ historical records and live 15-minute updates. Bilingual support for both official languages out of the box.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I check if my vehicle has an open recall in Canada?

Enter your 17-character VIN at our VIN lookup tool to instantly check all open Transport Canada safety recalls for your vehicle. You can also search by make, model, and year to see recalls affecting a specific vehicle type.

Where can I search current food recalls in Canada?

RecallTracker aggregates all CFIA food recall alerts and Health Canada food product recalls into a single searchable database, updated every 15 minutes. Search by product name, brand, allergen, or hazard type.

Can I get email alerts when new Canadian recalls are issued?

Yes. RecallTracker offers free email alerts by category — food and beverages, vehicles, health products, baby and children's products, and more. Sign up with just your email address, no account required.

Which Canadian government agencies does RecallTracker cover?

RecallTracker covers three federal agencies: Health Canada (consumer products, pharmaceuticals, medical devices), the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (food safety and allergen recalls), and Transport Canada (vehicle and child restraint safety recalls). All records are normalized into a consistent bilingual EN/FR schema.

How often is the Canadian recall data updated?

RecallTracker fetches new recalls from all three agencies every 15 minutes, 24 hours a day. New recalls typically appear within 15 minutes of being published by the issuing agency.

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