Order Declaring an Amnesty Period (2020)

Marginal note:Amnesty

• 2 (1) The amnesty period set out in subsection (3) is declared under section 117.14 of the Criminal Code for

  • (a) a person who,

    • (i) on the day on which this Order comes into force, owns or possesses a specified firearm and holds a licence that was issued under the Firearms Act,

    • (ii) at any time during the amnesty period, is in possession of the specified firearm,

    • (iii) during the amnesty period, continues to hold the licence while in possession of the specified firearm, and

    • (iv) if the specified firearm was, on the day before the day on which this Order comes into force, a restricted firearm, held on the day before the day on which this Order comes into force, a registration certificate for the specified firearm that was issued under the Firearms Act; or

  • (b) a person who,

    • (i) owns or possesses a specified device on the day on which this Order comes into force, and

    • (ii) at any time during the amnesty period, is in possession of the specified device.

• Marginal note:Purpose

  (2) The purpose of the amnesty period is to permit the person to

  • (a) deactivate the specified firearm so that it is no longer a firearm or deactivate the specified device so that it is no longer a prohibited device;

  • (b) deliver the specified firearm or specified device to a police officer for destruction or other disposal;

  • (c) if the person is not the owner of the specified firearm or specified device, deliver it to its owner;

  • (d) export the specified firearm or specified device in accordance with all applicable legal requirements, including the legal requirements of the country to which it is exported;

  • (e) if the person is a business, as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Firearms Act, return the specified firearm or specified device to the manufacturer;

  • (f) transport the specified firearm or specified device by vehicle, for the purpose of doing any of the things described in paragraphs (a) to (e), by a route that, in all the circumstances, is reasonably direct, as long as, during transportation,

    • (i) in the case of a firearm, it is unloaded and no ammunition is present in the vehicle,

    • (ii) the firearm or device is in the trunk of the vehicle or, if there is no trunk, the firearm or device is not visible from outside the vehicle, and

    • (iii) the vehicle is not left unattended;

  • (g) before doing any of the things described in paragraphs (a) to (f), store the specified firearm in accordance with section 5 or 6 of the Storage, Display, Transportation and Handling of Firearms by Individuals Regulations according to the classification of the firearm on the day before the day on which it became a prohibited firearm;

  • (h) transport the specified firearm by vehicle, for the purpose of doing the thing described in paragraph (g), by a route that, in all the circumstances, is reasonably direct, as long as, during transportation,

    • (i) the firearm is unloaded and no ammunition is present in the vehicle,

    • (ii) the firearm is in the trunk of the vehicle or, if there is no trunk, the firearm is not visible from outside the vehicle, and

    • (iii) the vehicle is not left unattended;

  • (i) if the specified firearm was, on the day before the day on which this Order comes into force, a non-restricted firearm, use it to hunt in the exercise of a right recognized and affirmed by section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 or to sustain the person or their family — until they are able to obtain another firearm for that use — and, for that purpose, transport the firearm in accordance with section 10 of the Storage, Display, Transportation and Handling of Firearms by Individuals Regulations; and

  • (j) possess the specified firearm or specified device before doing any of the things described in paragraphs (a) to (i).

• Marginal note:Amnesty period

  (3) The amnesty period begins on the day on which this Order comes into force and ends on April 30, 2022.