Maximum Sentence
5 years
Classification: Hybrid
🍁 Immigration Impact
Hybrid offence. Creates inadmissibility under IRPA s.36(2). With a 5-year maximum, this is criminality rather than serious criminality. However, firearms offences are scrutinized closely by CBSA.
Legal Text — Criminal Code s. 91
Every person commits an offence who possesses a prohibited firearm, a restricted firearm or a non-restricted firearm without being the holder of a licence under which the person may possess it, or the person is not the holder of a registration certificate for the firearm.
Amendment History (1)
1995, c. 39, s. 139
Related Sections
s. 86Careless Use of FirearmHybrids. 88Possession of Weapon for Dangerous PurposeHybrids. 92Possession of Firearm Knowing UnauthorizedHybrids. 95Possession of Prohibited or Restricted Firearm with AmmunitionHybrid
Official Source: Justice Canada — Criminal Code s. 91 (authoritative, may differ from this display)
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