A Summary of the Canadian Firearm Act (FTA)

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1 PLEIAD CANADA INC. FINAL Risks and Benefits of Proposed Firearms Legislation Prepared for: RCMP/Canadian Firearms Program (CFP) Prepared by: Peter Hall Senior Consultant

2 Final Table of Contents Page RISK AND BENEFITS SUMMARY... 2 APPROACH... 7 RISKS OF NEW LEGISLATION... 9 BENEFITS OF NEW LEGISLATION Salary Savings Costing Model Methodology IT Desktop Savings IT Operations Savings IT Cost of System Enhancements required as a result of New Legislation Appendices Draft Bill C-24 1 Impact Analysis C-24 (3 documents) 2 Costing Methodology KPMG Financials CFP 4 C.I.O. System Enhancements Costing 5 Individuals Interviewed 6 Management Forum Objectives and Participants 7 Gartner Research Desktop Total Cost of ownership

3 Final RISK AND BENEFITS SUMMARY The risks associated with new legislation have been identified by management of the Canadian Firearms Program to be categorized under the following headings: 1. Risk to Public 2. Risk to Police Officers/Law Enforcement 3. Investigation Tracing (Effective & Efficient) 4. Accountability/Stewardship 5. International Commitments Each category was expanded to include the following points on risks. 1. Risk to Public Firearms registration provides the link between a firearm and its rightful owner and enhances owners accountability for their firearms. There is nothing in the law that prevents rightful owners from pursuing lawful activities such as hunting, target shooting or collection. No tracking of safe storage, display and handling of Non-Restricted (NR) firearms. Firearms registration facilitates the enforcement of firearms prohibition orders and allows police to take preventive action, such as removing firearms from situations of domestic violence. Because the registry makes the owner responsible for their guns, they are more likely to store them safely. This reduces the chance of theft. Laws are an expression of societal values; in this case, they serve to educate the public about the risks inherent in gun access and to reinforce the ideal of public safety above the privilege of private ownership. Police officers would find it more difficult to remove NR firearms from an individual who has a prohibition order, as they are not registered. Stockpiling of high powered NR rifles and shotguns are an issue for the police. 2

4 Final Possession only licences (POL) for NR firearms will be an issue. If there are no requirements to register NR firearms there will be no way to determine if an individual has lawfully and continuously possessed in order to be eligible to maintain a POL. 2. Risk to Police Officers/Law Enforcement Safety of police officers: officers investigating private premises have the option to use CPIC & CFRO to check CFIS, which currently shows all firearms registered to the firearms licenceholders who are associated with an address. Dropping NR firearms from CFIS would mean that an address would show as having a licence-holder, but CFIS would not describe NR firearms, therefore the officers would have less information on what to expect during an entry. Police officers will not have an accurate picture of whether there are firearms at a residence. 3. Investigation Tracing (Effective & Efficient) Decreased investigative effectiveness: Most firearms used in violent acts are NR. Police investigators would have to search the records of individual firearms businesses to determine the history of a particular NR firearm, and could only trace it to the original owner. Today, with CFIS, investigators can trace in real time, using the database. No tracking of NR firearms sold to unlicensed individuals. Police officers will no longer be able to determine the difference between a legally imported NR firearm, and one that was smuggled. 4. Accountability/Stewardship Lack of accountability. No incentive for NR firearms owners to retain their licence, as the firearms they have don t require registration. Firearms registration links a specific firearm to its owner. Undermining licensing: most firearms licence holders only own NR firearms. If these firearms do not have to be registered, it is more likely that the licence-holders will not renew their licences, because the CFP and law enforcement will have no way of 3

5 Final knowing whether they still possess firearms. This undermines continuous eligibility screening. Increased costs to businesses: if businesses are required to keep extensive manual records of firearms transactions, this adds to their overheads. The multiplier effect of this extra overhead would result in a cost to the economy far greater than the operation of CFIS present business web services and service. Comfort/perception by non-clients. 5. International Commitment Increased difficulty enforcing efforts to stop smuggling and trafficking of NR firearms, undermining of Canada s treaty commitments to control imports and exports: investigators will be unable to confirm the origin of a firearm during an investigation, essentially removing the obligation for importers to register it once released by CBSA at the border. BENEFITS OF NEW LEGISLATION The benefits of new legislation include: Gun owners will no longer be required to register their NR firearms resulting in less administrative burden; and Canadian Firearms Program (CFP) will realize program savings over time. Program Savings (no classification requirement/ Appendix 4) are estimated to be: Salary Savings $ 2,800,000. Employee Benefits Savings (20%) 560,000. IT Desktop Savings 385,000. IT Operation Savings 280,000. Total estimated ongoing yearly savings $4,025,000. (approximately 35% of 2007/8 expenditures) Less: One time cost of System Enhancements 375,000. Estimated savings year one $3,650,000. 4

6 Final The preceding Program Savings reflects Salary and Employee Benefits Savings where no classification certification would be required under the proposed new legislation. If such certification were required additional effort would be required by CFP staff. This would reduce estimated savings to what follows (Appendix 2): Program Savings (classification requirement) are estimated to be: Salary Savings $ 980,000. Employee Benefits Savings (20%) 196,000. IT Desktop Savings 114,000. IT Operation Savings 280,000. Total estimated ongoing yearly savings $1,570,000. (approximately 14% of 2007/8 Expenditures) Less: One time cost of System Enhancements 375,000. Estimated savings year one $1,195,000. 5

7 Final BACKGROUND The Canadian Firearms Program (CFP) mission is to enhance public safety by promoting responsible ownership, use and storage of firearms and by providing police and other organizations with expertise and information vital to the prevention and investigation of firearms crime both in Canada and internationally. CFP was created in Since 2006 CFP has been assigned to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) as an operational service line within the RCMP s Police Support Services (PSS). In 1993, the Government of Canada indicated its intention to proceed with a universal licensing system and a universal registration system that would apply to all firearms. Bill C-68 an Act Respecting Firearms and Other Weapons was tabled before Parliament on February 14, 1995, and received Royal assent on December 5, This legislation required: Individuals to hold a valid licence to either possess or acquire a firearm and ammunition; Businesses to possess a valid licence if they are to engage in activities related to firearms, other weapons, devises, and/or ammunition; and That every firearm be registered. A transition period allowed for gradual implementation of the Firearms Act individuals had until January 1 st, 2001, to obtain a firearm licence, and until January 1 st, 2003 to register them. As of December 31 st, 2007 over 7.22 million (M) firearms have been registered (Non Restricted 6.54 M, Restricted.45 M and Prohibited.23 M) and over 1.87M valid licences have been issued. For the year ended March 31 st, 2008 the actual cost of administering the Canadian Firearms Centre was $61.72 M (Appendix 4).This does not include costs for the Firearms Support Services Directorate, which was aligned with the program in June of According to a Costing Model developed by KPMG in September 2004 (Appendix 3) that has been used for appropriation purposes and which has been subject to a review by the Office of the Auditor General of Canada the 6

8 Final preceeding actual expenditures can be broken out as approximately ($50.56 M) for Licencing Services and ($11.16 M) for Registration Services. On June 19, 2006 the Government of Canada tabled Bill C-21 to amend the Criminal Code and the Firearms Act (non registration of firearms that are neither prohibited nor restricted). This Bill proposed to repeal the legislative responsibility to register non restricted firearms and introduce the requirement for firearm retailers to record all sales transactions of these firearms. This Bill expired on the order paper, and was reintroduced as C-24, and eventually in the Senate as S-5. This Report tables the risks and benefits that have been identified by CFP management of implementing a Bill similar to Bill S-5 and attempts to identify a reasonable estimate of the potential savings of implementing this new legislation. The scope of this engagement was by design limited and therefore the estimate of savings should not be considered as exact, precise or immediate. We relied on information that was provided by management and not subject to our audit or verification. Financial information was sourced in the FIS/System, which is internally audited by the RCMP and presented to Parliament annually. APPROACH The approach used on this assignment consisted of a combination of management interviews, data gathering and the conduct of a one day management forum. The management interviews disclosed that significant effort was completed by KPMG in October of 2004 to develop a Costing Methodology for Registration Services (Appendix 3). The purpose of this KPMG report was to document a costing methodology to help determine the cost of the Registration function and to identify issues for CFP to consider in attributing and allocating costs related to the registration function. It was further disclosed in these interviews that the KPMG costing model had been used in the appropriation process and has continued to be used albeit in a modified version. An audit report by the Office of the Audit General of Canada 7

9 Final acknowledged this costing methodology to be a reasonable approach to costing. Further in this report this KPMG costing methodology has been used to form the basis of allocating actual expenditures between the licensing and registration functions (Appendix 4). We also disclosed in our interviews that management had conducted an impact analysis of Bill C-21/24/S-5 on CFP operations in September of Upon our review of the work that was completed we believed that it was a reasonable approach in lieu of completing an exhaustive time and motion study which was impossible within the time allocations of this assignment. We, therefore, asked management to update their work which was completed in November of This Impact Analysis (Appendix 2) is used in this report to identify the potential salary savings as the result of the introduction of New Legislation. The objectives of our management forum (Appendix 7) were: to identify, discuss and document the risks to Public Safety and Program Effectiveness; to agree to and understand the costing model which will be used to identify the savings to the Canadian Firearms Program as a result of the implementation of New Legislation. At this forum management identified the risks identified in this report and agreed to the costing models used to estimate the savings as outlined in the benefits section. 8

10 Final RISKS OF NEW LEGISLATION At our management forum on January 14, 2009 the participants agreed that the top five risks associated with the introduction of new legislation could be categorized under the following headings: 1 Risk to Public 2 Risk to Police Officers/Law Enforcement 3 Investigation Tracing (Effective & Efficient) 4 Accountability/Stewardship 5 International Commitments Each category was expanded to include the following points on risks. 1. Risk to Public Firearms registration provides the link between a firearm and its rightful owner and enhances owners accountability for their firearms. There is nothing in the law that prevents rightful owners from pursuing lawful activities such as hunting, target shooting or collection. No tracking of safe storage, display and handling of Non Restricted (NR) firearms. Firearms registration facilitates the enforcement of firearms prohibition orders and allows police to take preventive action, such as removing firearms from situations of domestic violence. Because the registry makes the owner responsible for their guns, they are more likely to store them safely. This reduces the chance of theft. Laws are an expression of societal values; in this case, they serve to educate the public about the risks inherent in gun access and to reinforce the ideal of public safety above the privilege of private ownership. Police officers would find it more difficult to remove NR firearms from an individual who has a prohibition order, as they are not registered. Stockpiling of high powered NR rifles and shotguns are an issue for the police. 9

11 Final Possession only licences (POL) for NR firearms will be an issue. If there are no requirements to register NR firearms there will be no way to determine if an individual has lawfully and continuously possessed in order to be eligible to maintain a POL. 2. Risk to Police Officers/Law Enforcement Safety of police officers: officers investigating private premises have the option to use CPIC & CFRO to check CFIS, which currently shows all firearms registered to the firearms licenceholders who are associated with an address. Dropping NR firearms from CFIS would mean that an address would show as having a licence-holder, but CFIS would not describe NR firearms, therefore the officers would have less information on what to expect during an entry. Police officers will not have an accurate picture of whether there are firearms at a residence. 3. Investigation Tracing (Effective & Efficient) Decreased investigative effectiveness: Most firearms used in violent acts are NR. Police investigators would have to search the records of individual firearms businesses to determine the history of a particular NR firearm, and could only trace it to the original owner. Today, with CFIS, investigators can trace in real time, using the database. No tracking of NR firearms sold to unlicensed individuals. Police officers will no longer be able to determine the difference between a legally imported NR firearm, and one that was smuggled. 4. Accountability/Stewardship Lack of accountability. No incentive for NR firearms owners to retain their licence, as the firearms they have don t require registration. Firearms registration links a specific firearm to its owner. Undermining licensing: most firearms licence holders only own NR firearms. If these firearms do not have to be registered, it is more likely that the licence-holders will not renew their licences, because the CFP and law enforcement will have no way of 10

12 Final knowing whether they still possess firearms. This undermines continuous eligibility screening. Increased costs to businesses: if businesses are required to keep extensive manual records of firearms transactions, this adds to their overheads. The multiplier effect of this extra overhead would result in a cost to the economy far greater than the operation of CFIS present business web services and service. Comfort/perception by non-clients. 5. International Commitment Increased difficulty enforcing efforts to stop smuggling and trafficking of NR firearms, undermining of Canada s treaty commitments to control imports and exports: investigators will be unable to confirm the origin of a firearm during an investigation, essentially removing the obligation for importers to register it once released by CBSA at the border. BENEFITS OF NEW LEGISLATION The benefits of new legislation include: Gun owners will no longer be required to register their NR firearms resulting in less administrative burden; and CFP will realize over time program savings. In 2007 more than 113,000 firearms were newly registered in Canada. Of these 89,000 were NR, 23,000 were restricted 330 were prohibited. In the total registry there are some 7.2 million firearms registered. Of these 6.5 million are NR,.45 million are restricted, and.23 million are prohibited. To determine gun owner reduction in administrative burden is a relatively simple observation based on the above numbers. To determine the CFP program cost savings has proven to be a greater challenge. Several factors have been considered including: 11

13 Final 1 Salary Savings: Early in the conduct of this assignment it was identified that management had completed a detailed review of the Impact of new legislation on the resource requirements for the Canadian Firearms Program (Appendix 2). A Clause by clause analysis of Bill C-21/24/S5 was performed which revealed that this legislation would influence the registration transfer and import/export functions of the Canadian Firearms Program. As a result the operational areas impacted were identified as the CFP Headquarters, the Central Processing Site (CPS) and the ten provincial offices of the Chief Firearms Officer (CFO). The model was developed in September of 2006 and resulted in the identification of resource saving by percentages in each of the above areas. These resource saving percentages were then applied to the then current level FTE s and resulting FTE savings were identified. In discussions with various management members of CFP we realized that this model could provide the bases for determining the impact of New Legislation on current resources ( actual). We therefore requested management to update the review which was completed in November The following table is the resulting impact summary Amount of Full Time Equivalent (FTE) Required to manage Department transfers and registrations of non-restricted firearms Pre-Bill legislation Post-legislation (Classification) Post legislation (No Classification) (current) CPS (33.14 % increase) CFP HQ (80.55 % decrease) See Note 1 CFO ( % Increase) Total (31.78 % decrease) (58.06 % decrease) 7.58 (82.46 % decrease) 7.41 (104.4 % increase) (64.55 % decrease) 12

14 Final Full details of the analysis are included within the actual model (Appendix 2). Figures should not be considered as exact as portrayed in this table. Note 1: According to management, the CFP HQ numbers do not reflect the December 1, 2008 (outside of the timeframe of this report) implementation of Public Agents Firearms Regulations (PAFR). These Regulations, which require police services and other government agencies to report to the CFP HQ their service firearms plus all other firearms seized/found/recovered, have created significant new workloads at the CFP HQ. Please note that CPS operates from Miramichi, New Brunswick, CFP HQ from Ottawa, Ontario and the CFO s from various locations throughout Canada. The distinction between Post Bill legislation (classification) and Post Bill legislation (no classification) relates to interpretation of clause in the proposed legislation (Bill C-21/24/S-5) section 27(a)(i)(ii)) which simply put would require additional effort on the part of CFP to verify the classification for NR firearms. Applying the resulting percentage savings to the March 31, 2008 actual salary dollars and FTE s at that time we can identify a potential resource saving of: 13

15 Final No Classification Required Department FTE s Allocated Mar.31/08 Amount of Full Time Equivalent (FTE) required Post legislation FTE s (No Classification) Required Mar.31,08 FTE s Impact CPS (58.06 % decrease) CFP HQ (82.46 % decrease) CFO s (104.4 % increase) TOTAL The estimated potential FTE reduction under the Post Bill C-21/24/S-5 (No Classification) scenario above would be FTE s. Broken down as follows: CPS Miramichi = CFP HQ = CFO = TOTAL FTE Reduction Note: according to management, approximately 10 additional FTE s will be required to manage the Public Agents reporting. This new cost has not been factored into the cost savings calculation, as it is outside of the time frame of this report. In order to estimate the salary dollar impact of the above reductions and increase the average salary dollars are shown below (financial Appendix 4) 1 This table uses the original KPMG Costing Model to determine FTE allocation to CPS and CFP/Mar CFO resource requirements March 31 are estimated in the same proportion to total as previous current Pre-Bill C-24 on page 12 14

16 Final Department CPS 7,038, = $40,923 CFP HQ 2,368, = $47,940 CFO 3,415, = $53,444 The estimated salary and benefits savings would therefore be: CPS $40,923 x = 1,144,207 CFP HQ $47,940 x = 1,953,075 CFO $53,444 x 5.09 = 272,029 Total Estimated Salary Savings with implementation of New Legislation that does not requirement classification verification Rounded to 2,825,253 2,800,000 Estimated Employee Benefits Savings 20% x 2.8M 560,000 Classification Required Department FTE s Allocated Mar.31/08 CPS (33.14 % increase) CFP HQ (80.55 % decrease) CFO ( % Increase) TOTAL (31.78 % decrease) Amount of Full Time Equivalent (FTE) required Post-legislation FTE s (Classification) Required Mar. 31, FTE s Impact The estimated potential FTE reduction under the Post legislation (Classification Required) scenario above would be FTE s. 2 This table uses the original KPMG Costing Model to determine FTE allocation to CPS and CFP HQ/Mar CFO resource requirements March 31 are estimated in the same proportion to total as previous current Pre-Bill C-24 on page 12 15

17 Final Broken down as follows: CPS = CFP HQ = CFO = TOTAL FTE Reduction In order to estimate the salary dollar impact of the above reductions and increase the average salary dollars are shown below (financial Appendix 4) Department CPS 7,038, = $40,923 CFP HQ 2,368, = $47,940 CFO 3,415, = $53,444 The estimated salary and benefits savings would therefore be: CPS $40,923 x 15.96= 653,131 CFP HQ $47,940 x 39.79= 1,907,533 CFO $53,444 x 5.09 = 272,029 Total Estimated Salary Savings with implementation of New Legislation that does not 982,373 requirement classification verification Rounded to 980,000 Estimated Employee Benefits Savings 20%x980,000= 196,000 16

18 Final We further believe that once the transition to The RCMP is complete the IT Group should be able through efficiencies to further reduce IT Costs by another 20% ($560,000). This would bring IT operational costs more in line with other Government Departments. 5 IT Cost of System Enhancements required as a result of new legislation We requested management to provide an estimate of the costs of systems enhancements required as the result of implementation of new legislation. (Appendix 5). Summary of Enhancement Costs Total days of Effort 375 days Cost per day $ 1,000 Total cost of Enhancements $375,000 Although an argument could be made that these enhancement costs could be absorbed in existing budget allocations and implemented over time on a priority basis we have agreed to include them as a one time cost item. 19

19 C-24 C-24 Second Session, Thirty-ninth Parliament, 56 Elizabeth II, 2007 Deuxième session, trente-neuvième législature, 56 Elizabeth II, 2007 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA CHAMBRE DES COMMUNES DU CANADA BILL C-24 PROJET DE LOI C-24 An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Firearms Act (nonregistration of firearms that are neither prohibited nor restricted) Loi modifiant le Code criminel et la Loi sur les armes à feu (non-enregistrement des armes à feu ni prohibées ni à autorisation restreinte) FIRST READING, NOVEMBER 16, 2007 PREMIÈRE LECTURE LE 16 NOVEMBRE 2007 THE MINISTER OF PUBLIC SAFETY LE MINISTRE DE LA SÉCURITÉ PUBLIQUE 90376

20 SUMMARY This enactment amends the Criminal Code and the Firearms Act to repeal the requirement to obtain a registration certificate for firearms that are neither prohibited firearms nor restricted firearms. SOMMAIRE Le texte modifie le Code criminel et la Loi sur les armes à feu pour supprimer l obligation d obtenir un certificat d enregistrement à l égard des armes à feu qui ne sont ni prohibées ni à autorisation restreinte. Also available on the Parliament of Canada Web Site at the following address: Aussi disponible sur le site Web du Parlement du Canada à l adresse suivante :

21 2nd Session, 39th Parliament, 56 Elizabeth II, e session, 39 e législature, 56 Elizabeth II, 2007 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA CHAMBRE DES COMMUNES DU CANADA BILL C-24 PROJET DE LOI C-24 An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Firearms Act (non-registration of firearms that are neither prohibited nor restricted) Loi modifiant le Code criminel et la Loi sur les armes à feu (non-enregistrement des armes à feu ni prohibées ni à autorisation restreinte) Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows: Sa Majesté, sur l avis et avec le consentement du Sénat et de la Chambre des communes du Canada, édicte : R.S., c. C-46 CRIMINAL CODE CODE CRIMINEL L.R., ch. C , c. 39, s (1) Subsections 91(1) and (2) of the Criminal Code are replaced by the following: 5 1. (1) Les paragraphes 91(1) et (2) du Code criminel sont remplacés par ce qui suit : , ch. 39, art. 139 Unauthorized possession of firearm Unauthorized possession of prohibited weapon or restricted weapon 1995, c. 39, s (1) Subject to subsection (4), every person commits an offence who possesses a firearm without being the holder of (a) a licence under which the person may possess it; and (b) in the case of a prohibited firearm or a restricted firearm, a registration certificate for it. (2) Subject to subsection (4), every person commits an offence who possesses a prohibited 15 weapon, a restricted weapon, a prohibited device, other than a replica firearm, or any prohibited ammunition, without being the holder of a licence under which the person may possess it. (2) Subparagraph 91(4)(b)(ii) of the Act is replaced by the following: (ii) obtains a licence under which the person may possess it and, in the case of a prohibited firearm or a restricted firearm, 25 a registration certificate for it. 91. (1) Sous réserve du paragraphe (4), commet une infraction quiconque a en sa possession une arme à feu sans être titulaire d un permis qui l y autorise et, dans le cas d une arme à feu prohibée ou d une arme à feu à autorisation restreinte, du certificat d enregistrement de cette arme. (2) Sous réserve du paragraphe (4), commet une infraction quiconque a en sa possession une arme prohibée, une arme à autorisation restreinte, un dispositif prohibé autre qu une réplique ou des munitions prohibées sans être titulaire d un permis qui l y autorise. (2) L alinéa 91(4)b) de la même loi est remplacé par ce qui suit : b) à la personne qui entre en possession de tels objets par effet de la loi et qui, dans un délai raisonnable, s en défait légalement ou obtient un permis qui l autorise à en avoir la Possession non autorisée d une arme à feu Possession non autorisée d armes prohibées ou à autorisation restreinte 1995, ch. 39, art

22 2 Criminal Code and Firearms 56 ELIZ. II possession et, s il s agit d une arme à feu prohibée ou d une arme à feu à autorisation restreinte, le certificat d enregistrement de cette arme. (3) Le paragraphe 91(5) de la même loi est abrogé. 1995, c. 39, s. 139 (3) Subsection 91(5) of the Act is repealed , ch. 39, art , c. 39, s (1) Subsections 92(1) and (2) of the Act are replaced by the following: 2. (1) Les paragraphes 92(1) et (2) de la même loi sont remplacés par ce qui suit : 1995, ch. 39, art. 139 Possession of firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized Possession of prohibited weapon, device or ammunition knowing its possession is unauthorized 1995, c. 39, s , c. 39, s (1) Subject to subsection (4), every person commits an offence who possesses a firearm knowing that the person is not the holder of (a) a licence under which the person may possess it; and (b) in the case of a prohibited firearm or a 10 restricted firearm, a registration certificate for it. (2) Subject to subsection (4), every person commits an offence who possesses a prohibited weapon, a restricted weapon, a prohibited 15 device, other than a replica firearm, or any prohibited ammunition knowing that the person is not the holder of a licence under which the person may possess it. (2) Subparagraph 92(4)(b)(ii) of the Act is 20 replaced by the following: (ii) obtains a licence under which the person may possess it and, in the case of a prohibited firearm or a restricted firearm, a registration certificate for it. (3) Subsections 92(5) and (6) of the Act are repealed (1) Sous réserve du paragraphe (4), commet une infraction quiconque a en sa possession une arme à feu sachant qu il n est pas titulaire d un permis qui l y autorise et, dans le cas d une arme à feu prohibée ou d une arme à feu à autorisation restreinte, du certificat d enregistrement de cette arme. (2) Sous réserve du paragraphe (4), commet une infraction quiconque a en sa possession une arme prohibée, une arme à autorisation restreinte, un dispositif prohibé autre qu une réplique ou des munitions prohibées sachant qu il n est pas titulaire d un permis qui l y autorise. (2) L alinéa 92(4)b) de la même loi est remplacé par ce qui suit : b) à la personne qui entre en possession de tels objets par effet de la loi et qui, dans un délai raisonnable, s en défait légalement ou obtient un permis qui l autorise à en avoir la possession et, s il s agit d une arme à feu prohibée ou d une arme à feu à autorisation restreinte, le certificat d enregistrement de cette arme. (3) Les paragraphes 92(5) et (6) de la même loi sont abrogés Possession non autorisée d une arme à feu infraction délibérée Possession non autorisée d autres armes infraction délibérée 1995, ch. 39, art , ch. 39, art , c. 39, s. 139 Possession at unauthorized place 3. The portion of subsection 93(1) of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following: (1) Subject to subsection (3), every person commits an offence who, being the holder of an authorization or a licence under which the person may possess a firearm, a prohibited weapon, a restricted weapon, a 35 prohibited device or prohibited ammunition, 3. Le passage du paragraphe 93(1) de la même loi précédant l alinéa a) est remplacé par ce qui suit : 93. (1) Sous réserve du paragraphe (3), commet une infraction le titulaire d une autorisation ou d un permis qui l autorise à avoir en sa possession une arme à feu, une arme , ch. 39, art. 139 Possession dans un lieu non autorisé

23 2007 Code criminel et Armes à feu , c. 39, s. 139 Unauthorized possession in motor vehicle 1995, c. 39, s , c. 39, s. 139 possesses the firearm, prohibited weapon, restricted weapon, prohibited device or prohibited ammunition at a place that is 4. (1) The portion of subsection 94(1) of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following: 94. (1) Subject to subsections (3) and (4), every person commits an offence who is an occupant of a motor vehicle in which the person knows there is a firearm, a prohibited weapon, a 10 restricted weapon, a prohibited device, other than a replica firearm, or any prohibited ammunition, unless (2) Subparagraphs 94(1)(a)(i) and (ii) of the Act are replaced by the following: 15 (i) the person or any other occupant of the motor vehicle is the holder of (A) a licence under which the person or other occupant may possess the firearm, and 20 (B) in the case of a prohibited firearm or a restricted firearm, an authorization and a registration certificate for it, (ii) the person had reasonable grounds to believe that any other occupant of the 25 motor vehicle was the holder of (A) a licence under which that other occupant may possess the firearm, and (B) in the case of a prohibited firearm or a restricted firearm, an authorization and 30 a registration certificate for it. (3) Subsection 94(5) of the Act is repealed. prohibée, une arme à autorisation restreinte, un dispositif prohibé ou des munitions prohibées, s il les a en sa possession : 4. (1) Le passage du paragraphe 94(1) de 5 la même loi précédant l alinéa a) est remplacé 5 par ce qui suit : 94. (1) Sous réserve des paragraphes (3) et (4), commet une infraction quiconque occupe un véhicule automobile où il sait que se trouvent une arme à feu, une arme prohibée, une arme à autorisation restreinte, un dispositif prohibé autre qu une réplique ou des munitions prohibées sauf si : (2) Les sous-alinéas 94(1)a)(i) et (ii) de la même loi sont remplacés par ce qui suit : (3) Le paragraphe 94(5) de la même loi est abrogé (i) soit celui-ci ou tout autre occupant du véhicule est titulaire d un permis qui l autorise à l avoir en sa possession et, s il s agit d une arme à feu prohibée ou d une arme à feu à autorisation restreinte, 20 d une autorisation à l égard de cette arme et du certificat d enregistrement de celle-ci, (ii) soit celui-ci avait des motifs raisonnables de croire qu un autre occupant du véhicule était titulaire d un permis autorisant ce dernier à l avoir en sa possession 25 et, s il s agit d une arme à feu prohibée ou d une arme à feu à autorisation restreinte, d une autorisation à l égard de cette arme et du certificat d enregistrement de celle-ci, , ch. 39, art. 139 Possession non autorisée dans un véhicule automobile 1995, ch. 39, art , ch. 39, art , c. 39, s. 139 Possession of prohibited or restricted firearm with ammunition 5. The portion of subsection 95(1) of the 5. Le passage du paragraphe 95(1) de la Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the même loi précédant l alinéa a) est remplacé following: 35 par ce qui suit : 95. (1) Subject to subsection (3), every person commits an offence who, in any place, possesses a loaded prohibited firearm or restricted firearm, or an unloaded prohibited firearm or restricted firearm together with 40 readily accessible ammunition that is capable of being discharged in the firearm, without being the holder of 95. (1) Sous réserve du paragraphe (3), commet une infraction quiconque a en sa possession dans un lieu quelconque soit une arme à feu prohibée ou une arme à feu à autorisation restreinte chargées, soit une telle arme non chargée avec des munitions facilement accessibles qui peuvent être utilisées avec celle-ci, sans être titulaire à la fois : , ch. 39, art. 139 Possession d une arme à feu prohibée ou à autorisation restreinte avec des munitions

24 4 Criminal Code and Firearms 56 ELIZ. II 1995, c. 39, s Subsections (1) and (2) of the Act are replaced by the following: 6. Les paragraphes (1) et (2) de la même loi sont remplacés par ce qui suit : 1995, ch. 39, art. 139 Seizure on failure to produce authorization Return of seized thing on production of authorization (1) Despite section , a peace officer who finds (a) a person in possession of a firearm who fails, on demand, to produce, for inspection by the peace officer, an authorization or a licence under which the person may lawfully possess the firearm and, in the case of a prohibited firearm or a restricted firearm, a 10 registration certificate for it, or (b) a person in possession of a prohibited weapon, a restricted weapon, a prohibited device or any prohibited ammunition who fails, on demand, to produce, for inspection 15 by the peace officer, an authorization or a licence under which the person may lawfully possess it, (1) Par dérogation à l article , lorsqu il trouve une personne qui a en sa possession une arme à feu, une arme prohibée, une arme à autorisation restreinte, un dispositif prohibé ou des munitions prohibées et qui est incapable de lui présenter sur-le-champ pour examen une autorisation ou un permis qui l y autorise et, s il s agit d une arme à feu prohibée ou d une arme à feu à autorisation restreinte, le certificat d enregistrement de l arme, l agent de la paix peut saisir ces objets, à moins que, dans les circonstances, la présente partie n autorise cette personne à les avoir en sa possession ou que celle-ci soit sous la surveillance directe d une personne pouvant légalement les avoir en sa possession. may seize the firearm, prohibited weapon, restricted weapon, prohibited device or prohibited ammunition unless its possession by the 20 person in the circumstances in which it is found is authorized by any provision of this Part, or the person is under the direct and immediate supervision of another person who may lawfully 25 possess it. (2) If a person from whom any thing is (2) Ces objets doivent être remis sans délai seized under subsection (1) claims the thing au saisi, s il les réclame dans les quatorze jours within fourteen days after the seizure and et présente à l agent de la paix qui les a saisis ou produces for inspection by the peace officer 30 en a la garde le permis qui l autorise a en avoir by whom it was seized, or any other peace la possession légale et, s il s agit d une arme à officer having custody of it, feu prohibée ou d une arme à feu à autorisation restreinte, l autorisation et le certificat d enregistrement de l arme. (a) a licence under which the person is lawfully entitled to possess it, and (b) in the case of a prohibited firearm or a 35 restricted firearm, an authorization and registration certificate for it, the thing shall without delay be returned to that person Saisie à défaut de présenter les documents Remise des objets saisis sur présentation des documents 1995, c. 39 FIREARMS ACT LOI SUR LES ARMES À FEU 1995, ch Subparagraph 4(a)(i) of the Firearms Act is replaced by the following: Le sous-alinéa 4a)(i) de la Loi sur les armes à feu est remplacé par ce qui suit :

25 2007 Code criminel et Armes à feu , c. 8, s , c. 8, s , c. 8, s. 20 Chief firearms officer (i) licences for firearms and authorizations and registration certificates for prohibited firearms or restricted firearms, under which persons may possess firearms in circumstances that would otherwise constitute an offence under subsection 91(1), 92(1), 93(1) or 95(1) of the Criminal Code, 8. (1) Paragraph 23(1)(b) of the English version of the Act is replaced by the following: 10 (b) the transferor has no reason to believe that the transferee is not authorized to acquire and possess that kind of firearm; (2) Paragraphs 23(1)(c) to (f) of the Act are replaced by the following: 15 (c) in the case of a transfer to an individual, the transferor informs a chief firearms officer of the transfer and obtains the authorization of the chief firearms officer for the transfer; (d) in the case of a prohibited firearm or a 20 restricted firearm, the transferor informs the Registrar of the transfer and a new registration certificate is issued in accordance with this Act; and (e) the prescribed conditions are met. 9. The portion of section 27 of the Act before paragraph (d) is replaced by the following: 27. On being informed of a proposed transfer of a firearm under section 23, a chief firearms 30 officer shall (a) verify (i) whether the transferee holds a licence, (ii) whether the transferee is still eligible to hold that licence, and 35 (iii) whether the licence authorizes the transferee to acquire that kind of firearm; (b) in the case of a proposed transfer of a restricted firearm or a handgun referred to in subsection 12(6.1) (pre-december 1, (i) de permis à l égard des armes à feu, ainsi que d autorisations et de certificats d enregistrement à l égard des armes à feu prohibées ou des armes à feu à autorisation restreinte, permettant la possession de ces armes à feu en des circonstances qui ne donnent pas lieu à une infraction visée aux paragraphes 91(1), 92(1), 93(1) ou 95(1) du Code criminel, 8. (1) L alinéa 23(1)b) de la version anglaise de la même loi est remplacé par ce qui suit : (b) the transferor has no reason to believe that the transferee is not authorized to acquire and possess that kind of firearm; (2) Les alinéas 23(1)c) à f) de la même loi sont remplacés par ce qui suit : c) dans le cas où le cessionnaire est un particulier, le cédant informe le contrôleur des armes à feu de la cession et obtient l autorisation correspondante; d) dans le cas d une arme à feu prohibée ou d une arme à feu à autorisation restreinte, le cédant informe le directeur de la cession et un nouveau certificat d enregistrement de l arme 25 à feu est délivré conformément à la présente loi; e) les conditions réglementaires sont remplies. 9. Le passage de l article 27 de la même loi précédant l alinéa d) est remplacé par ce qui suit : 27. Dès qu il est informé d un projet de cession d une arme à feu en application de l article 23, le contrôleur des armes à feu : 35 a) vérifie, à l égard du cessionnaire : (i) s il est titulaire d un permis, (ii) s il y est toujours admissible, (iii) si le permis autorise l acquisition de l objet en cause; 40 b) en cas de cession d une arme à feu à autorisation restreinte ou d une arme de poing visée au paragraphe 12(6.1) (armes de poing : , ch. 8, art , ch. 8, art , ch. 8, art. 20 Contrôleur des armes à feu

26 6 Criminal Code and Firearms 56 ELIZ. II Temporary licence and registration certificate handguns), verify the purpose for which the transferee wishes to acquire the restricted firearm or handgun and determine whether the particular restricted firearm or handgun is appropriate for that purpose; (c) decide whether to approve the transfer and, in the case of a prohibited firearm or a restricted firearm, inform the Registrar of that decision; and 10. Subparagraph 33(a)(ii) of the Act is replaced by the following: (ii) in the case of a prohibited firearm or a restricted firearm, lends the registration certificate for it to the borrower; or 11. Paragraph 34(a) of the Act is replaced by the following: (a) in the case of a prohibited firearm or a restricted firearm, the transferor lends the registration certificate for it to the borrower; and 12. Paragraph 35.1(1)(b) of the Act, as enacted by section 27 of chapter 8 of the Statutes of Canada, 2003, is replaced by the following: (b) the individual produces a licence authorizing him or her to acquire and possess that 25 kind of firearm and, in the case of a restricted firearm, satisfies the customs officer that the individual holds a registration certificate for the firearm; Subsection 36(1) of the Act is replaced by the following: 36. (1) A declaration that is confirmed under paragraph 35(1)(b) has the same effect after the importation of the firearm as a licence authorizing the non-resident to possess only that firearm 35 and, in the case of a restricted firearm, as a registration certificate for the firearm until (a) the expiry of sixty days after the importation, in the case of a firearm that is 40 neither a prohibited firearm nor a restricted firearm; or 5 1 er décembre 1998), vérifie la finalité de l acquisition par le cessionnaire et détermine si l arme est appropriée; c) autorise ou refuse la cession et, dans le cas d une arme à feu prohibée ou d une arme à feu à autorisation restreinte, avise le directeur de sa décision; Le sous-alinéa 33a)(ii) de la même loi est remplacé par ce qui suit : (ii) dans le cas d une arme à feu prohibée 10 ou d une arme à feu à autorisation restreinte, livre l arme à feu à celui-ci accompagnée du certificat d enregistrement afférent; L alinéa 34a) de la même loi est remplacé par ce qui suit : a) dans le cas d une arme à feu prohibée ou d une arme à feu à autorisation restreinte, le prêteur la livre accompagnée du certificat d enregistrement afférent; 12. L alinéa 35.1(1)b) de la même loi, édicté par l article 27 du chapitre 8 des Lois du Canada (2003), est remplacé par ce qui suit : 20 b) il produit un permis l autorisant à acquérir et à posséder une telle arme à feu et, dans le cas d une arme à feu à autorisation restreinte, convainc l agent qu il est titulaire du certificat d enregistrement afférent à l arme; 13. Le paragraphe 36(1) de la même loi est remplacé par ce qui suit : 36. (1) Une fois attestée conformément à l alinéa 35(1)d), la déclaration a valeur de permis de possession valide à l égard de l arme à feu importée seulement ainsi que, dans le cas d une arme à feu à autorisation restreinte, de certificat d enregistrement, pour : a) une période de soixante jours à compter de l importation, s il s agit d une arme à feu qui n est ni une arme à feu prohibée ni une 40 arme à feu à autorisation restreinte; Permis et certificat temporaires

27 2007 Code criminel et Armes à feu 7 Temporary registration certificate Registration certificates and authorizations to export or import (b) the earlier of the expiry of sixty days after the importation and the expiry of the authorization to transport, in the case of a restricted firearm. 14. Subparagraph 38(1)(a)(ii) of the Act is replaced by the following: (ii) produces his or her licence and, in the case of a prohibited firearm or a restricted firearm, the registration certificate for the firearm and an authorization to transport 10 the firearm; and 15. Paragraphs 40(1)(b) and (c) of the Act, as enacted by section 30 of chapter 8 of the Statutes of Canada, 2003, are replaced by the following: (b) the individual produces a licence authorizing him or her to possess that kind of firearm; (c) in the case of a prohibited firearm or a restricted firearm, the individual holds an 20 authorization to transport it and satisfies the customs officer that the individual holds a registration certificate for the firearm; and 16. Section 41 of the Act, as enacted by section 31 of chapter 8 of the Statutes of 25 Canada, 2003, is replaced by the following: 41. An authorization that is confirmed in accordance with paragraph 40(2)(e) has the same effect as a registration certificate for a restricted firearm until a registration certificate 30 is issued for it. 17. Paragraph 44(a) of the Act is replaced by the following: (a) in the case of a prohibited firearm or a restricted firearm, holds the registration 35 certificate for the firearm; 18. Section 60 of the Act is replaced by the following: 60. The Registrar is responsible for issuing registration certificates for prohibited firearms and restricted firearms and assigning firearms b) soit une période de soixante jours à compter de l importation, soit la période de validité de l autorisation de transport afférente si elle est inférieure à soixante jours, s il s agit d une arme à feu à autorisation 5 restreinte Le sous-alinéa 38(1)a)(ii) de la même loi est remplacé par ce qui suit : (ii) produit son permis et, s il s agit d une arme à feu prohibée ou d une arme à feu à autorisation restreinte, le certificat d enregistrement et l autorisation de transport afférents; 15. Les alinéas 40(1)b) et c) de la même loi, édictés par l article 30 du chapitre 8 des Lois 15 du Canada (2003), sont remplacés par ce qui 15 suit : b) il produit un permis l autorisant à posséder une telle arme à feu; 40 c) s il s agit d une arme à feu prohibée ou d une arme à feu à autorisation restreinte, il est titulaire de l autorisation de transport afférente et convainc l agent qu il est aussi titulaire du certificat d enregistrement afférent; 16. L article 41 de la même loi, édicté par l article 31 du chapitre 8 des Lois du Canada (2003), est remplacé par ce qui suit : 41. Une fois attestée conformément à l alinéa 40(2)e), l autorisation a valeur de certificat d enregistrement temporaire de l arme à feu à autorisation restreinte jusqu à ce que le certificat d enregistrement soit délivré pour l arme à feu. 17. L alinéa 44a) de la même loi est remplacé par ce qui suit : a) est titulaire, dans le cas d armes à feu prohibées ou d armes à feu à autorisation restreinte, du certificat d enregistrement afférent; 18. L article 60 de la même loi est remplacé par ce qui suit : 60. Le directeur délivre les certificats d enregistrement et attribue les numéros d enregistrement des armes à feu prohibées et des armes à Certificat d enregistrement temporaire Délivrance : certificats et numéros d enregistrement

28 8 Criminal Code and Firearms 56 ELIZ. II Term of registration certificates Disposal of firearms registration certificate identification numbers to them and for issuing authorizations to export and authorizations to import firearms. 19. The portion of section 66 of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following: 66. A registration certificate for a prohibited firearm or a restricted firearm expires when 20. Paragraph 71(1)(a) of the Act is replaced by the following: (a) may revoke a registration certificate for a prohibited firearm or a restricted firearm for any good and sufficient reason; and 21. Subsection 72(5) of the Act is replaced by the following: (5) A notice given under subsection (1) in respect of a registration certificate for a prohibited firearm or a restricted firearm must specify a reasonable period during which the applicant for or holder of the registration 20 certificate may deliver to a peace officer or a firearms officer or a chief firearms officer or otherwise lawfully dispose of the firearm to which the registration certificate relates and during which sections 91, 92 and 94 of the 25 Criminal Code do not apply to the applicant or holder. 22. Paragraphs 83(1)(a) and (b) of the Act are replaced by the following: (a) every licence, every registration certificate for a prohibited firearm or a restricted 30 firearm and every authorization that is issued or revoked by the Registrar; (b) every application for a licence, a registration certificate for a prohibited firearm or a 35 restricted firearm or an authorization that is refused by the Registrar; feu à autorisation restreinte; il délivre aussi les autorisations d exportation et d importation à l égard des armes à feu. 19. L article 66 de la même loi est remplacé par ce qui suit : Le certificat d enregistrement d une arme à feu prohibée ou d une arme à feu à autorisation restreinte est valide tant que le titulaire du certificat demeure propriétaire de l arme à feu et que celle-ci demeure une arme à feu. 20. Le paragraphe 71(1) de la même loi est remplacé par ce qui suit : 71. (1) Le directeur peut révoquer le certificat d enregistrement d une arme à feu prohibée ou d une arme à feu à autorisation restreinte pour toute raison valable; il est tenu de le faire pour toute arme à feu en la possession d un particulier dans le cas où le contrôleur des armes à feu l informe, en application de l article 67, que celle-ci n est pas utilisée aux fins prévues à l article Le paragraphe 72(5) de la même loi est remplacé par ce qui suit : (5) La notification accorde un délai raisonnable pendant lequel le demandeur ou le titulaire d un certificat d enregistrement d une arme à feu prohibée ou d une arme à feu à autorisation restreinte peut se départir légalement de celle-ci, notamment en la remettant à un agent de la paix, au préposé aux armes à feu ou au contrôleur des armes à feu, aucune poursuite ne pouvant être intentée contre lui en vertu des articles 91, 92 ou 94 du Code criminel pendant ce délai. 22. Les alinéas 83(1)a) et b) de la même loi sont remplacés par ce qui suit : a) les permis, les certificats d enregistrement d armes à feu prohibées ou d armes à feu à autorisation restreinte ou les autorisations qu il délivre ou révoque; Certificats d enregistrement 2003, ch. 8, art. 44 Révocation : certificats d enregistrement Disposition des armes à feu certificat d enregistrement