fatfish,
No you cannot import coral or even live rock for that matter into Canada with permits-which are very expensive. Even just a single frag could land you a hefty fine and vehicle impoundment. You can read lot's of threads on this topic by doing a search-Cites. I have been told that fish however are duty free, but then again with exchange and live travel issue's is one concern, and two you have to prove with documentation as to place of origin from where the fish is from which most retailers don't keep that paperwork or will just not hand over a copy for a $50 fish.
In this hobby there's always someone who has something different, in the US however they seem to get a wider variety of corals as most of our shipments are cherry picked over in LA. I was recently down south for a reef meeting and when I visited a LFS I was shocked to see some of the high prices, as one would think that with more variety comes cheaper prices-this is not the case. As with both US and Canada if you want something really rare you have to expect to pay top dollar!
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