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The Act does not apply to the Canadian Armed Forces. [ 3 ] More specifically, under the Act, the Government of Canada (the federal government) regulates licenses and authorizations for firearms, including prohibited or restricted firearms; the possession of prohibited or restricted weapons and any prohibited devices or ammunition; and licenses ...
In 1995, Parliament passed the Firearms Act, which required long gun owners to register their guns. The Supreme Court found that the Act was within the federal criminal law power. [2] In 2012, Parliament repealed the requirement to register long guns through the Ending the Long-gun Registry Act (ELRA) and sought to delete the information in its ...
Reference Re Firearms Act [1] is a leading constitutional decision of the Supreme Court of Canada on the division of powers regarding firearms legislation and the Canadian Firearms Registry. A unanimous Court held that the federal Firearms Act was constitutionally valid under the federal criminal law power.
Firearms are federally regulated in Canada through the Firearms Act, the Criminal Code, and the Canadian Firearms Program, a program operated within the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Regulation is largely about licensing and registration of firearms, including air guns with a muzzle velocity of more than 500 ft/s or 150 m/s and muzzle energy ...
Firearms Act is a stock short title used for legislation in Canada, Hong Kong, Jamaica, and the United Kingdom. This list includes not only Firearms Acts as such, but legislation of different names governing firearms and also other weapons.
Whether the Alberta Metis Settlements Act, in providing that voluntary registration under the Indian Act precludes membership in a Métis settlement, violates the right to freedom of association and/or the right to liberty under ss. 2(d) and 7 of the Charter, respectively — Whether same is an ameliorative program under s. 15(2) of the Charter –
The Canadian Firearms Registry (French: Registre canadien des armes à feu) is the gun registry of Canada, requiring the registration of all restricted and prohibited firearms in the country. It is managed by the Canadian Firearms Program of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) as part of the RCMP's responsibilities under the Firearms Act.
Canada (AG) v Whaling 2014 SCC 20 : Double jeopardy and s. 11(d) of the Charter – Unanimous: Reference Re Supreme Court Act, ss 5 and 6 2014 SCC 21 : Eligibility requirements to the Supreme Court of Canada: McLachlin CJ and LeBel, Abella, Cromwell and Karakatsanis JJ – Peracomo Inc v TELUS Communications Co 2014 SCC 29 : Maritime law and ...