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Storage, Display, Transportation and Handling of Firearms by Individuals Regulations (SOR/98-209)

Regulations are current to 2024-03-06 and last amended on 2012-11-30. Previous Versions

  •  (1) An individual may transport a non-restricted firearm only if

    • (a) except in the case of a muzzle-loading firearm that is being transported between hunting sites, it is unloaded; and

    • (b) in the case of a muzzle-loading firearm that is being transported between hunting sites, its firing cap or flint is removed.

  • (2) Subject to subsection (3), an individual may transport a non-restricted firearm in an unattended vehicle only if

    • (a) when the vehicle is equipped with a trunk or similar compartment that can be securely locked, the non-restricted firearm is in that trunk or compartment and the trunk or compartment is securely locked; and

    • (b) when the vehicle is not equipped with a trunk or similar compartment that can be securely locked, the non-restricted firearm is not visible from outside the vehicle and the vehicle, or the part that contains the non-restricted firearm, is securely locked.

  • (3) If, in a remote wilderness area that is not subject to any visible or otherwise reasonably ascertainable use incompatible with hunting, an individual is transporting a non-restricted firearm in an unattended vehicle that is not equipped with a trunk or similar compartment that can be securely locked, and the vehicle or the part of it that contains the non-restricted firearm cannot be securely locked, the individual shall ensure that the non-restricted firearm

    • (a) is not visible; and

    • (b) is rendered inoperable by a secure locking device, unless the individual reasonably requires the non-restricted firearm for the control of predators.


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