Bill C-21 · 43th Parliament · Justin Trudeau
An Act to amend certain Acts and to make certain consequential amendments (firearms)
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- IntroducedFeb. 16, 2021
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- Justin TrudeauPrime Minister
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What it set out to do
On 16 February 2021, the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness introduced Bill C-21, An Act to amend certain Acts and to make certain consequential amendments (firearms), in the House of Commons and it was given first reading. Bill C-21 amends the Criminal Code to, among other things, (a) increase, from 10 to 14 years, the maximum penalty of imprisonment for indictable weapons offences in sections 95, 96, 99, 100 and 103; (b) establish a regime that would permit any person to apply for an emergency prohibition order or an emergency limitations on access order; (c) deem certain firearms to be prohibited devices for the purpose of specified provisions; (d) create a new offence for altering a cartridge magazine to exceed its lawful capacity; and (e) authorize employees of certain federal entities who are responsible for security to be considered as public officers for the purpose of section 117.07. The enactment also amends the Firearms Act to, among other things, (a) limit the possession of firearms listed in the regulations made by Order in Council P.C. 2020-298 of May 1, 2020 and registered as SOR/2020-96, and of non-restricted and restricted firearms that become pro…
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