Firearms Act (S.C. 1995, c. 39)
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Act current to 2023-10-31 and last amended on 2022-05-18. Previous Versions
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— 2015, c. 27, s. 10
10 The Act is amended by adding the following in numerical order:
Obligation to provide information
42.2 (1) A business may import a prohibited firearm or a restricted firearm only if the business completes the prescribed form containing the prescribed information and provides it by electronic or other means to the Registrar before the importation and to a customs officer before or at the time of the importation.
Information sharing
(2) The Registrar and a customs officer may provide each other with any form or information that they receive under subsection (1).
— 2015, c. 27, s. 15
15 Subsection 83(1) of the Act is amended by adding the following after paragraph (d):
(d.1) all information provided to the Registrar under section 42.2;
— 2019, c. 9, s. 1
2015, c. 27, s. 2(2)
1 (1) Subsection 2(2) of the Firearms Act is replaced by the following:
Criminal Code
(2) Unless otherwise provided, words and expressions used in this Act have the meanings assigned to them by section 2 or 84 of the Criminal Code.
(2) Section 2 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (3):
For greater certainty
(4) For greater certainty, nothing in this Act shall be construed so as to permit or require the registration of non-restricted firearms.
— 2019, c. 9, s. 3(2)
3 (2) Section 12 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (9):
Grandfathered individuals — CZ rifle
(10) An individual is eligible to hold a licence authorizing the individual to possess one or more firearms referred to in subsection (11) if
(a) the individual possessed one or more such firearms on June 30, 2018;
(b) the individual
(i) held on that day a registration certificate for one or more such firearms, in the case where at least one of those firearms was on that day a restricted firearm, or
(ii) applies, before the first anniversary of the commencement day, for a registration certificate that is subsequently issued for a firearm referred to in subsection (11), in any other case; and
(c) the individual was continuously the holder of a registration certificate for one or more such firearms beginning on
(i) June 30, 2018, in the case where at least one of those firearms was on that day a restricted firearm, or
(ii) the day on which a registration certificate referred to in subparagraph (b)(ii) is issued to the individual, in any other case.
Grandfathered firearms — CZ rifle
(11) Subsection (10) applies in respect of a firearm that
(a) is a
(i) Ceská Zbrojovka (CZ) Model CZ858 Tactical-2P rifle,
(ii) Ceská Zbrojovka (CZ) Model CZ858 Tactical-2V rifle,
(iii) Ceská Zbrojovka (CZ) Model CZ858 Tactical-4P rifle, or
(iv) Ceská Zbrojovka (CZ) Model CZ858 Tactical-4V rifle; and
(b) was registered as a restricted firearm on June 30, 2018 or, in the case of a firearm that was not a restricted firearm on that day, is the subject of an application made before the first anniversary of the commencement day for a registration certificate that is subsequently issued.
For greater certainty
(12) For greater certainty, the firearms referred to in subparagraphs (11)(a)(i) to (iv) include only firearms that are prohibited firearms on the commencement day.
Grandfathered individuals — SAN Swiss Arms
(13) An individual is eligible to hold a licence authorizing the individual to possess one or more firearms referred to in subsection (14) if
(a) the individual possessed one or more such firearms on June 30, 2018;
(b) the individual
(i) held on that day a registration certificate for one or more such firearms, in the case where at least one of those firearms was on that day a restricted firearm, or
(ii) applies, before the first anniversary of the commencement day, for a registration certificate that was subsequently issued for a firearm referred to in subsection (14), in any other case; and
(c) the individual was continuously the holder of a registration certificate for one or more such firearms beginning on
(i) June 30, 2018, in the case where at least one of the firearms was on that day a restricted firearm, or
(ii) the day on which a registration certificate referred to in subparagraph (b)(ii) is issued to the individual, in any other case.
Grandfathered firearms — SAN Swiss Arms
(14) Subsection (13) applies in respect of a firearm that
(a) is a
(i) SAN Swiss Arms Model Classic Green rifle,
(ii) SAN Swiss Arms Model Classic Green carbine,
(iii) SAN Swiss Arms Model Classic Green CQB rifle,
(iv) SAN Swiss Arms Model Black Special rifle,
(v) SAN Swiss Arms Model Black Special carbine,
(vi) SAN Swiss Arms Model Black Special CQB rifle,
(vii) SAN Swiss Arms Model Black Special Target rifle,
(viii) SAN Swiss Arms Model Blue Star rifle,
(ix) SAN Swiss Arms Model Heavy Metal rifle,
(x) SAN Swiss Arms Model Red Devil rifle,
(xi) SAN Swiss Arms Model Swiss Arms Edition rifle,
(xii) SAN Swiss Arms Model Classic Green Sniper rifle,
(xiii) SAN Swiss Arms Model Ver rifle,
(xiv) SAN Swiss Arms Model Aestas rifle,
(xv) SAN Swiss Arms Model Autumnus rifle, or
(xvi) SAN Swiss Arms Model Hiemis rifle; and
(b) was registered as a restricted firearm on June 30, 2018 or, in the case of a firearm that was not a restricted firearm on that day, is the subject of an application made before the first anniversary of the commencement day for a registration certificate that is subsequently issued.
— 2019, c. 9, s. 4(2)
2015, c. 27, s. 6
4 (2) Subsections 19(1.1) and (2) of the Act are replaced by the following:
Target practice or competition
(1.1) In the case of an authorization to transport issued for a reason referred to in paragraph (1)(a) within the province where the holder of the authorization resides, the specified places must — except in the case of an authorization that is issued for a prohibited firearm referred to in subsection 12(9), (11) or (14) — include all shooting clubs and shooting ranges that are approved under section 29 and that are located in that province.
Exception for prohibited firearms other than prohibited handguns
(2) Despite subsection (1), an individual must not be authorized to transport a prohibited firearm — other than a handgun referred to in subsection 12(6.1) or a prohibited firearm referred to in subsection 12(9), (11) or (14) — between specified places except for the purposes referred to in paragraph (1)(b).
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