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We are strengthening Canada’s gun laws with legislation that prioritizes public safety and effective police work, while respecting law-abiding firearms owners. Changes to the Criminal Code and Firearms act impact background checks, transfer and transport.
Firearms in Canada are federally regulated through the Firearms Act, the Criminal Code, and the Canadian Firearms Program, a program operated within the RCMP.
In accordance with the Firearms Act, the Canadian Firearms Program (CFP) oversees firearms licences and registration, maintains national firearm safety training standards, assists law enforcement agencies and aims to enhance public safety.
No. Canada has much stricter gun laws than the United States, but Canadians are allowed to own firearms providing they have a licence. Restricted or prohibited firearms, like handguns, must...
The Liberals’ long-promised gun control legislation, Bill C-21, has become law after final passage by the Senate on Thursday night, without amendment, and receiving royal assent on Friday.
Today’s regulations under Bill C-71 will help ensure that firearms do not end up in the wrong hands, assist police in tracing guns used in crime, and are part of the broader strategy to keep communities safe.
As of May 1, 2020 the Government of Canada has prohibited over 1,500 models of assault-style firearms and certain components of some newly prohibited firearms (the upper receivers of M16, AR-10, AR-15, and M4 patterns of firearms).
The Government has introduced new firearms legislation to keep Canadians safe and guns out of the hands of dangerous people. Through legislation and other actions the Government will: Combat intimate partner and gender-based violence, and self-harm involving firearms by creating “red flag” and “yellow flag” laws.
The Firearms Act regulates the manufacture, import / export, acquisition, possession, transfer, transportation, and storage of firearms in Canada. It lays out prohibitions and restrictions on various types of firearms, which are classified as either non-restricted, restricted, or prohibited.
Amendments to the Criminal Code and the Firearms Act. Date modified: 2022-05-18. With communities across the country facing a steady increase in gun violence over the past five years, the Government of Canada is strengthening Canada's gun laws in a common-sense, focused and effective way.