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Legal sources of firearms law in Canada

The statutes and regulations on which Waffenschrank bases its information about Canada — each provision with its official address, the version we read and the date it was checked.

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In short

Waffenschrank bases what the app and the website say about this country on these 85 provisions from 19 legal instruments. Each one is listed here with the address of its official text, the version we read and the date it was last checked.

This is the app’s register of provisions for this country as it currently stands. It is not a complete collection of the country’s firearms law; it contains the provisions on which a deadline, a storage rule, a classification or a note in Waffenschrank is based. What they mean in practice is set out in the country profile; how and how often we read them is explained in How we check.

The provisions in the register #

Provisions in the register (Canada)
ProvisionVersion readLast checked
Criminal Code s. 2 — Definitions: firearm15 July 2026
Criminal Code s. 84 — Definitions (Part III)15 July 2026
Criminal Code s. 86 — Careless use of firearm, etc.1 January 2003
Criminal Code s. 87 — Pointing a firearm1 January 2003
Criminal Code s. 91 — Unauthorized possession of firearm18 June 2015
Criminal Code s. 92 — Possession of firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized17 November 2022
Criminal Code s. 97 — [Repealed before coming into force, 2008, c. 20, s. 3]1 January 2012
Criminal Code s. 104.1 — Altering cartridge magazine15 December 2023
Criminal Code s. 105 — Losing or finding18 June 2015
Defence Production Act s. 37 — Prohibitions31 December 2002
Defence Production Act, Schedule, s. 2 — Controlled Goods List: U.S. defense articles16 May 2014
Explosives Act s. 2 — Definitions: explosive1 February 2014
Firearms Act s. 5 — Personal safety15 December 2023
Firearms Act s. 6 — Court orders1 January 2003
Firearms Act s. 7 — Successful completion of safety course2 September 2015
Firearms Act s. 8 — Minors1 January 2003
Firearms Act s. 9 — Businesses18 June 2015
Firearms Act s. 11 — Prohibited firearms, weapons, devices and ammunition – businesses1 January 2003
Firearms Act s. 12 — Prohibited firearms – individuals21 June 2019
Firearms Act s. 12.2 — Handguns15 December 2023
Firearms Act s. 19 — Transporting and using prohibited firearms or restricted firearms15 December 2023
Firearms Act s. 19.1 — Exception – handguns15 December 2023
Firearms Act s. 20 — Carrying restricted firearms and pre-December 1, 1998 handguns1 October 2024
Firearms Act s. 23 — Authorization to transfer non-restricted firearms18 May 2022
Firearms Act s. 23.2 — Authorization to transfer prohibited or restricted firearms15 December 2023
Firearms Act s. 25 — Authorization to transfer ammunition to individuals15 December 2023
Firearms Act s. 27 — Chief firearms officer15 December 2023
Firearms Act s. 28 — Permitted purposes15 December 2023
Firearms Act s. 29 — Shooting clubs and shooting ranges15 August 2003
Firearms Act s. 30 — Gun collectors15 December 2023
Firearms Act s. 33 — Authorization to lend5 April 2012
Firearms Act s. 56 — Licences1 January 2003
Firearms Act s. 60 — Registration certificates and authorizations to export or import5 April 2012
Firearms Act s. 64 — Term of licences15 December 2023
Firearms Act s. 65 — Term of authorizations10 April 2005
Firearms Act s. 66 — Term of registration certificates15 December 2023
Firearms Act s. 67 — Renewal – chief firearms officer1 October 2024
Firearms Act s. 68 — Refusal to issue – chief firearms officer1 October 2024
Firearms Act s. 71 — Revocation of registration certificate5 April 2012
Firearms Act s. 72 — Notice of refusal to issue or revocation18 July 2026
Firearms Act s. 97.1 — Exception – handguns15 December 2023
O. Reg. 665/98 s. 58 — Hunter Reporting1 July 2026
O. Reg. 665/98 s. 62 — Hunter Reporting (penalty for failure to report)1 July 2026
Loi d’interprétation (RLRQ, c. I-16) a. 52 — Délai qui expire un jour férié19 October 2026
Read in excerpts only: legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca
Loi d’interprétation (RLRQ, c. I-16) a. 61 — « jour férié » (par. 23)19 October 2026
Read in excerpts only: legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca
LIAF a. 3 — Demande d’immatriculation dès la prise de possession10 June 2016
LIAF a. 6 — Apposer le numéro unique d’arme à feu (NUAF) dans les 90 jours de son attribution10 June 2016
LIAF a. 7 — Aviser le ministre d’une modification (délais par règlement) et dès le transfert de propriété10 June 2016
LIAF a. 16 — Amende pour contravention aux articles 3, 6 et 730 October 2019
LIAF a. 17 — Possession d’une arme à feu non immatriculée30 October 2019
LIAF a. 19 — Récidive : amendes portées au double10 June 2016
LIAF a. 21 — Confiscation de l’arme toujours non immatriculée30 October 2019
LIAF — Aviser le SIAF d’un changement (lieu de garde 15 jours, autres renseignements 30 jours)11 December 2023
Read in excerpts only: quebec.ca (Gouvernement du Québec)
LIAF — Immatriculation d’une arme à feu sans restriction (citoyen), NUAF et NIAF16 September 2025
Read in excerpts only: quebec.ca (Gouvernement du Québec)
LIAF — Avis de transfert de propriété (vendre, donner une arme à feu)16 October 2025
Read in excerpts only: quebec.ca (Gouvernement du Québec)
Loi sur la sécurité dans les sports a. 46.29 — Retrait de l’adhésion faute de tir pendant douze mois25 May 2026
Read from a reproduction: cdn-contenu.quebec.ca (Ministère de la Sécurité publique)
Loi sur la sécurité dans les sports a. 46.41 — Fréquentation d’un champ de tir avec une arme à autorisation restreinte ou prohibée25 May 2026
Read in excerpts only: cdn-contenu.quebec.ca (Ministère de la Sécurité publique)
SOR/98-199 s. 5 — Possession and Acquisition Licences for Firearms22 March 2006
SOR/98-209 s. 5 — Storage of Non-Restricted Firearms22 March 2006
SOR/98-209 s. 6 — Storage of Restricted Firearms22 March 2006
SOR/98-209 s. 7 — Storage of Prohibited Firearms22 March 2006
SOR/98-209 s. 10 — Transportation of Non-Restricted Firearms22 March 2006
SOR/98-209 s. 11 — Transportation of Restricted Firearms22 March 2006
SOR/98-209 s. 12 — Transportation of Prohibited Firearms22 March 2006
SOR/98-209 s. 14 — Antique Firearms22 March 2006
SOR/98-212 s. 14 — Records22 March 2006
SOR/98-212 s. 15 — Participation of Officers, Members and their Guests22 March 2006
SOR/98-462, Schedule, Part 1 — Prohibited firearms (named makes and models)7 March 2025
SOR/98-462, Schedule, Part 3, s. 7 — Crossbows7 March 2025
SOR/98-462, Schedule, Part 4 — Prohibited devices7 March 2025
SOR/98-462, Schedule, Part 4, s. 3 — Cartridge magazines7 March 2025
SOR/98-464 s. 1 — Prescription22 March 2006
SOR/98-464, Schedule — Antique firearms (list)22 March 2006
SOR/98-465 s. 1 — Excluded Handguns22 March 2006
SOR/2013-211 s. 10 — Age restriction3 May 2024
SOR/2013-211 s. 299 — Percussion caps3 May 2024
SOR/2013-211 s. 301 — Detached dwellings3 June 2023
SOR/2013-211 s. 302 — Other dwellings - smokeless powder1 February 2014
SOR/2013-211 s. 303 — Detached storage unit3 May 2024
SOR/2020-97 s. 2 — Amnesty5 June 2026
SOR/2022-105 s. 27 — Unauthorized hunting30 July 2022
SOR/2022-105 s. 30 — Hunting for human consumption30 July 2022
SOR/2022-105 s. 33 — Permit expiry30 July 2022
SOR/2024-249 s. 2 — Amnesty5 June 2026
SOR/2025-87 s. 2 — Amnesty5 June 2026

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