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Firearms

Firearms are regulated by classification. All firearms must be declared and registered upon entry into Canada. The fee for a Firearms Declaration is $50. Visitors who borrow a firearm must obtain in advance a Non-Resident's Sixty-Day Possessor Licence ($30); phone [phone]. It is advised that U.S. residents register weapons with U.S. Customs before departure. Upon return, U.S. residents may be asked to show proof that they had the weapon before departure. Under certain circumstances individuals and businesses may import firearms.

Prohibited (may not enter Canada): weapons with no legitimate sporting or recreational use, including weapons that discharge bullets in rapid succession during one pull of the trigger, such as a fully automatic rifle or machine gun (regardless of conversion); and those rifles or shotguns designed or adapted so the barrel is less than 18.5 inches (470 mm) long or the overall length is less than 26 inches (660 mm); handguns with a barrel length of 4.14 inches (105 mm) or less, or using 25 or 32 caliber cartridges; and any other firearm prohibited by an Order in Council.

Other prohibited items include any large capacity cartridge magazine (limited to five rounds for semiautomatic rifles or shotguns and 10 rounds for handguns); tasers; any device designed to stop the sound of a firearm; any knife with a blade which opens by spring pressure, such as a switchblade; and any other weapons declared prohibited by an Order in Council, such as mace, tear gas (if designed for use against humans), throwing stars, Nunchaku sticks, spiked wristbands, brass knuckles, belt-buckle knives, blowguns, stun guns, finger rings with blades, armor-piercing handgun cartridges, explosive projectiles for small arms cartridges, shotgun cartridges containing "flechettes", a "bull pup" stock for rifles and carbines and trigger enhancement devices.
 

Restricted (admitted only for approved shooting competitions at which time an Authorization to Transport is required from the provincial chief firearms officer–phone [phone] for addresses and phone numbers): semiautomatic weapons that have a barrel less than 18.5 inches (470 mm) and that discharge center-fire ammunition; and those that can be fired when reduced to less than 26 inches (660 mm) in length. Other restricted weapons include any firearm designed, altered or intended to be aimed and fired by the action of one hand, such as pistols and revolvers; and any firearm that is declared to be a restricted firearm by an Order in Council.

Hunters may bring in, duty-free, 200 rounds of ammunition; participants in a competition, 1,500 rounds. A valid license or declaration must be shown to purchase ammunition. If you hunt in Canada's parks or game reserves, you may have to get a hunting license from each province or territory in which you plan to hunt. For more information about parks and hunting regulations, contact the appropriate provincial or territorial tourism information office:
Newfoundland and Labrador, [phone] or [phone];
Prince Edward Island, [phone] or [phone];
Nova Scotia, [phone] or [phone];
New Brunswick, [phone] or (506) 789-4982;
Québec, [phone] or [phone];
Ontario, (800) 668-2746 or [phone];
Manitoba, [phone] or [phone];
Saskatchewan [phone] or [phone];
Alberta, [phone] or [phone];
British Columbia, [phone] or [phone];
Northwest Territories (Western NWT), [phone];
Nunavut (Eastern NWT), [phone];
Yukon, [phone].

In addition to these federal stipulations, most provinces and territories have their own laws regulating the transportation of firearms through their areas, usually in connection with their hunting regulations. Contact the provincial or territorial information office listed above. For further information on the entry of firearms, contact Canada Customs and Revenue agency at [phone], or [phone].

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