​December 2024 Firearms Prohibition

On December 5, 2024, the Government of Canada amended the Regulations Prescribing Certain Firearms and Other Weapons, Components and Parts of Weapons, Accessories, Cartridge Magazines, Ammunition and Projectiles as Prohibited or Restricted (commonly referred to as the “Classification Regulations.”) The amendments have the effect of reclassifying certain named firearms and their variants as prohibited.

The detailed list of the 324 unique makes and models of the newly prohibited firearms can be found at https://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2024/2024-12-06-x3/html/sor-dors248-eng.html.

WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOU:

• As of December 5, 2024, these firearms are now classified as prohibited.
• An Amnesty Order, expiring October 30, 2025, has been introduced which protects owners who were in legal possession of one or more of these newly prohibited firearms on the day the amendments to the Classification Regulations came into force, December 5, 2024.
• The Amnesty Order allows individuals the time to come into compliance with the law.

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE NEWLY PROHIBITED FIREARMS:

• Owners are to keep them securely stored in accordance with their previous classification.
• They cannot be legally used, sold or imported.
• They may only be transported under limited circumstances as set out in the Amnesty Order.
• They cannot be legally used for hunting unless allowed through the Amnesty Order.*
• They cannot be used for sport shooting, either at a range or elsewhere.

*The amnesty period allows for the continued use of previously non-restricted firearms in limited circumstances (e.g., by Indigenous persons exercising Aboriginal or treaty rights to hunt and by those who hunt or trap to sustain themselves or their families), until the end of the amnesty period.

WHAT ARE YOUR OPTIONS:

• Securely store the affected firearms in accordance with their previous classification and wait for further information from the Government of Canada on next steps.
• Have your firearms deactivated by a licensed firearms business certified in deactivation.
• Legally export your firearm.

MORE INFORMATION:

• For a list of newly prohibited firearms: https//www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2024/2024-12-06-x3/html/sor-dors248-eng.html.
• Information about the announcement of the prohibition: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-safety-canada/news/2024/12/government-of-canada-extends-list-of-prohibited-assault-style-firearms-and-moves-forward-on-regulatory-changes-to-strengthen-gun-control0.html.
• Canadian Firearms Program website: https://rcmp.ca/en/firearms.

Canadian Firearms Program
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
https://rcmp.ca/en/firearms
Tel: 1-800-731-4000 (toll free)