Maximum Sentence
10 years (non-restricted) / 14 years (prohibited/restricted)
Classification: Indictable
🍁 Immigration Impact
Straight indictable offence. Serious criminality under IRPA s.36(1). Illegal importation/exportation of firearms also potentially triggers IRPA s.37 organized criminality inadmissibility.
Legal Text — Criminal Code s. 103
Every person commits an offence who imports or exports (a) a prohibited firearm, a restricted firearm, a non-restricted firearm, a prohibited weapon, a restricted weapon, a prohibited device or any prohibited ammunition, or (b) any component or part designed exclusively for use in the manufacture of or assembly into an automatic firearm, knowing that the person is not authorized to do so under the Firearms Act or any other Act of Parliament or any regulations made under any Act of Parliament.
Amendment History (1)
1995, c. 39, s. 139
Related Sections
Official Source: Justice Canada — Criminal Code s. 103 (authoritative, may differ from this display)
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