US EditionFederal firearm buyback program to open Monday, with March 31 deadline to register
The federal program offers compensation from a $248.6 million fund for about 136,000 banned assault-style firearms to enforce the 2020 ban and end amnesty by October 2026.
- On Monday, the federal declaration period opens for the buyback and will run until March 31, the Liberal government announced at a Montreal briefing.
- Ottawa's ban on certain firearms prompted the buyback rollout; since May 2020 it outlawed about 2,500 makes and models of 'assault-style' firearms amid partisan debate.
- Filing declarations requires using an online portal or paper forms, with compensation payments issued within 45 business days on a first-come, first-served basis from $248.6 million in program funds for about 136,000 outlawed firearms.
- Amid provincial resistance, Manitoba Justice Minister Matt Wiebe said the province won't administer the program, while Alberta and Saskatchewan vow to fight it and a Cape Breton pilot collected just 25 firearms.
- By Oct. 30, 2026 the amnesty ends and possession could become a criminal offence; Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree urged owners to `Please take advantage of the program we're announcing today,` and said the government will reopen the buyback for businesses that possess prohibited firearms.
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Ottawa Announces Next Steps in Gun Buyback Program
Ottawa says it’s giving owners of newly banned firearms until the end of March to declare an interest in receiving compensation in return for handing over or permanently deactivating their guns. The federal government has banned about 2,500 types of assault-style firearms since 2020, saying the guns were made for warfare, not sport shooting or hunting. The government says the declaration period for gun owners will begin on Jan. 19 and run until …
Assault-style firearms: The federal government is launching its compensation program.
Ottawa unveils next steps in its national gun buyback program. Here are the details
The federal government has unveiled the next steps in its national gun buyback program — and Canadians will have approximately two months to declare their interest in participating in order to receive compensation for turning in outlawed firearms.
Federal gun buyback program opens Monday, with March 31 deadline to register
Owners of banned firearms will have until the end of March to declare interest in a federal program offering compensation for turning in or permanently deactivating their guns. The federal government says the declaration period will begin Monday and run through March 31. Since May 2020, Ottawa has outlawed about 2,500 types of guns on the basis they belong only on the battlefield. Public Safety Canada says firearm licence holders will be notifie…
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