Amendments to prohibited/restricted firearms list

Summary#

Regulations Amending the Regulations Prescribing Certain Firearms and Other Weapons, Components and Parts of Weapons, Accessories, Cartridge Magazines, Ammunition and Projectiles as Prohibited or Restricted: SOR/2024-248 is a final regulation registered on December 5, 2024 and published in the Canada Gazette on 2024-12-18. The amendment changes the existing federal list of firearms, parts, accessories, magazines, ammunition or projectiles that are classified as prohibited or restricted. The short Gazette excerpt provided does not show the specific items or the effective date.

What it does#

• It amends the existing Regulations Prescribing Certain Firearms and Other Weapons, Components and Parts of Weapons, Accessories, Cartridge Magazines, Ammunition and Projectiles as Prohibited or Restricted (the list that sets which items are prohibited or restricted).
• Because the document available here is only the Gazette header, the specific additions, removals or wording changes are not shown in the excerpt.
• This is a final regulation (not a proposal), so the full text will show the exact changes and any effective date or transitional rules.

Who's affected#

• People who own, buy, sell or collect firearms and related parts and accessories could be affected if items they possess are added to or removed from the prohibited/restricted lists.
• Businesses that make, import, distribute or retail firearms, magazines, ammunition or related parts.
• Shooting ranges, gunsmiths and other service providers in the firearms sector.
• Law enforcement and public-safety agencies that enforce possession and licensing rules.
• If the full text is unclear, it is not possible from the excerpt to say exactly which groups or individuals will be directly affected.

Why it matters#

• Changes to these regulations can change what items are legal to possess, what items need special licences or permits, and what items could become illegal to have without authorization.
• That can affect people’s ability to sell, buy, transport or keep certain firearms or accessories, and it can affect businesses that deal in those items.
• To know the precise effects — which models or parts are affected and when the changes take effect — you need to read the full regulation text at the official source: https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2024/2024-12-18/html/sor-dors248-eng.html.