The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has not confirmed any established populations of spotted lanternfly in Canada. However, we continue to receive reports, directly and indirectly, of spotted lanternfly observations in various locations across Canada.
These reports help enhance monitoring and survey activities in areas where there have been sightings or interceptions.
Observations of spotted lanternfly
| Date | City/Town | Province | Type of Observation |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2024 | Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle | Quebec | Interception (live) |
| October 2024 | Falconbridge | Ontario | Interception (dead) |
| October 2024 | Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle | Quebec | Interception (dead) |
| October 2024 | Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel | Quebec | Interception (dead) |
| October 2024 | Mississauga | Ontario | Sighting (dead) |
| October 2024 | Fort Erie | Ontario | Interception (dead) |
| October 2024 | Fort Erie | Ontario | Interception (live) |
| September 2024 | Windsor | Ontario | Sighting (live) |
| September 2024 | Amherstburg | Ontario | Sighting (live) |
| September 2024 | Windsor | Ontario | Interception (dead) |
| September 2024 | Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle | Quebec | Interception (live) |
| December 2023 | Lincoln | Ontario | Interception (Dead) |
| November 2023 | Toronto | Ontario | Sighting (dead) |
| September 2023 | Pelham | Ontario | Interception (live) |
| September 2023 | Fort Erie | Ontario | Interception (dead) |
| September 2023 | Fort Erie | Ontario | Interception (dead) |
| September 2023 | Fort Erie | Ontario | Sighting (live) |
| September 2023 | Oakville | Ontario | Sighting (live) |
| August 2023 | Waterloo | Québec | Sighting (live) |
| August 2023 | Sydney | Nova Scotia | Sighting (dead) |
| August 2023 | Halifax | Nova Scotia | Sighting (dead) |
| August 2023 | Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle | Québec | Interception (live) |
| June 2023 | Saint-Hyacinthe | Québec | Interception (dead) |
| April 2023 | Welland | Ontario | Sighting (dead) |
| January 2023 | Ottawa | Ontario | Interception (dead) |
| November 2022 | Clearview | Ontario | Interception (dead) |
| November 2022 | Winnipeg | Manitoba | Interception (dead) |
| October 2022 | Moncton | New Brunswick | Interception (dead) |
| October 2022 | Varennes | Québec | Interception (dead) |
| September 2022 | Longueuil | Québec | Interception (dead) |
| September 2022 | Lévis | Québec | Interception (dead) |
Understand the types of observations
A sighting could result in a confirmed interception, detection or established population.
- Sighting
- Reports of spotted lanternfly in Canada that the CFIA is aware of, including those made on public reporting sites (for example, iNaturalist Canada, Facebook, etc.). CFIA has followed-up on these, and could not confirm the report, as no SLF specimen was found.
- Interception
- Live spotted lanternfly, confirmed by the CFIA, in contained situations (e.g. warehouse) with no evidence of release to the Canadian environment; and/or dead spotted lanternfly, confirmed by the CFIA.
- Detection
- Live spotted lanternfly, confirmed by the CFIA, in the Canadian environment.
- Established population
- Evidence of a reproducing population in the Canadian environment, confirmed by the CFIA.