Canadian Firearms Legal Definitions
Canadian Firearms Safety Course Student Handbook, 5th edition
Bill C-21 Update Feb 3 2023: What is C21 Amendment G-46,
Bill C-21 Update Feb 3 2023: What is C-21 Amendment G-46, Amendment G-46, aimed to label every semi-auto, centre-fire rifle and shotgun that can take detachable magazines with as “Prohibited,” […]
New PAL format issued starting in January 2023
New PAL format issued starting in January 2023. Three versions of the valid PAL cards will be in circulation over the next five years as the Canadian Firearms Program transitions […]
Are the GSG-16 & GSG-15 on the band list? Bill-C21 Proposed November 22nd 2022
Are the GSG-16 & GSG-15 on the band list? Bill-C21 Proposed November 22nd 2022 Yes! The GSG-15 & GSG-16 are included in the list. As well as other .22 lr […]
Firearms Legal definitions: cartridge magazine
Firearms Legal definitions: cartridge magazine cartridge magazine means a device or container from which ammunition may be fed into the firing chamber of a firearm; (chargeur) A cartridge magazine ammunition storage […]
Firearms Legal definitions: automatic firearm
Firearms Legal definitions: automatic firearm means a firearm that is capable of, or assembled or designed and manufactured with the capability of, discharging projectiles in rapid succession during one pressure […]
Firearms Legal definitions: vehicle
Firearms Legal definitions: vehicle Any conveyance that is used for transportation by water, land or air https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/sor-98-209/page-1.html vehicle means any conveyance that is used for transportation by water, land or air. (véhicule) […]
Firearms Legal definitions: unloaded
Firearms Legal definitions: unloaded In respect of a firearm, means that any propellant, projectile or cartridge that can be discharged from the firearm is not contained in the breech or […]
Firearms Legal definitions: unattended
Firearms Legal definitions: unattended In respect of a vehicle, means that the vehicle is not under the direct and immediate supervision of a person who is 18 years of age […]
Firearms Legal definitions: secure locking device
Firearms Legal definitions: secure locking device A device that can only be opened or released by the use of an electronic, magnetic or mechanical key or by setting the device […]
Firearms Legal definitions: restricted firearm
Firearms Legal definitions: restricted firearm 1) A handgun that is not a prohibited firearm 2) A firearm that is not a prohibited firearm, has a barrel less than 470 mm […]
Firearms Legal definitions: prohibited device
Firearms Legal definitions: prohibited device 1)Any component or part of a weapon, or any accessory for use with a weapon, that is prescribed to be a prohibited device 2)A handgun […]
Firearms Legal definitions: prohibited ammunition
Firearms Legal definitions: prohibited ammunition prohibited ammunition means ammunition or a projectile of any kind, that is prescribed to be prohibited ammunition; (munitions prohibées) prohibition order means an order made under this Act […]
Firearms Legal definitions: handgun
Firearms Legal definitions: handgun A firearm that is designed, altered or intended to be aimed and fired by the action of one hand, whether or not it has been redesigned […]
Firearms Legal definitions: firearm
Firearms Legal definitions: firearm A barrelled weapon from which any shot, bullet or other projectile can be discharged and that is capable of causing serious bodily injury or death to […]
Firearms Legal definitions: ammunition
Firearms Legal definitions: ammunition A cartridge containing a projectile designed to be discharged from a firearm and, without restricting the generality of the foregoing, includes a caseless cartridge and a […]
Firearms Legal definitions: antique firearm
Firearms Legal definitions: antique firearm : (1) Any firearm manufactured before 1898 that was not designed to discharge rim-fire or centre-fire ammunition and that has not been redesigned to discharge […]
Firearms Legal definitions: non-restricted
Firearms Legal definitions: non-restricted A firearm that is neither a prohibited firearm nor a restricted firearm. Non-restricted This class includes any rifle or shotgun that is neither restricted nor prohibited. […]