#Ontario SPCA microchip cost 2026 Articles

Ontario does not have one province-wide rule requiring every owned cat to be microchipped. In Toronto, Ottawa, Mississauga, Brampton, London, Vaughan and Markham, municipal licensing or registration rules are more important than a blanket microchip mandate; Hamilton lists cat registration as voluntary in its 2026 fee schedule. This updated guide separates licence fines from microchip rules, verifies 2026 city requirements and low-cost microchip services, explains ISO 11784/11785 standards and registry updates, and corrects unsupported claims about H5N1 and mandatory databases.