Notice to Exporters - Requirements for exporting prohibited firearms

1. The purpose of this Notice is to advise exporters of export controls implications flowing from the announcement by the Prime Minister that a number of firearms are now considered “prohibited firearms” as defined in subsection 84(1) of the Criminal Code. As per the Prime Minister’s announcement, all firearms that have been prohibited effective May 1st under the Regulations Amending the Regulations Prescribing Certain Firearms and Other Weapons, Components and Parts of Weapons, Accessories, Cartridge Magazines, Ammunition and Projectiles as Prohibited, Restricted or Non-Restricted:

• are captured under section 4.1 of the EIPA and are eligible for export only to those destinations listed on the Automatic Firearms Country Control List (AFCCL), and;
• require an individual export permit. This also applies to the export of parts related to these firearms.

This 1 May 2020 notice is available in its entirety on the Global Affairs Canada website.