US EditionMass shootings in Canada have helped prompt changes to firearm laws over the decades
Canada banned about 2,500 assault-style firearms after mass shootings, including the 2020 Nova Scotia attack, and launched compensation programs for surrendered guns.
- On Feb. 11, 2026, The Canadian Press reported that mass shootings including an April 2020 Nova Scotia rampage helped prompt Ottawa to outlaw about 2,500 assault-style firearms including the AR-15 since May 1, 2020.
- Decades earlier the École Polytechnique attack in Montreal killed 14 victims and prompted tougher laws in the early 1990s, while former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced an immediate ban of more than 1,500 models on May 1, 2020.
- The Canadian government’s program opened last month with a March 31 deadline, collecting over 12,000 guns during the Nov. 2024–Apr. 2025 business buyback and a recent individual turn-in effort.
- Implementing lifetime background checks, the government also invested in law enforcement and border operations and funded community projects promoting Red Flag laws.
- By Oct. 30 an amnesty requires disposal or deactivation of prohibited firearms and devices, with exemptions for authorized carriers and International Olympic Committee and International Paralympic Committee sport shooters.
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Canada’s strict gun laws include a ban on assault-style firearms and a freeze on handgun sales
Canada’s strict gun laws include a ban on assault-style firearms and a national freeze on the sale, purchase and transfer of handguns. The Canadian government has banned more than 2,500 makes and models of assault-style firearms in recent years. Former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced an immediate ban of more than 1,500 models on May 1, 2020, two weeks after a gunman killed 22 people in Nova Scotia. The ban included two weapons used by th…
Mass shooting in Canada, including that of April 2020 in Nova Scotia, has contributed to the evolution of firearms legislation in recent decades.
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Independent EspañolCanada’s strict gun laws include a ban on assault weapons and a nationwide freeze on the sale, purchase, and transfer of handguns. In recent years, the Canadian government has banned more than 2,500 makes and models of assault weapons. Former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced an immediate ban on more than 1,500 models on May 1, 2020, two weeks after a gunman killed 22 people in Nova Scotia. The ban included two weapons used by that attacke…
Canada's strict gun laws include a ban on assault-style firearms
Canada’s strict gun laws include a ban on assault-style firearms and a national freeze on the sale, purchase and transfer of handguns. The Canadian government has banned more than 2,500 makes and models of assault-style firearms in recent years. Former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced an immediate ban of more than 1,500 models on May 1, 2020, two weeks after a gunman killed 22 people in Nova Scotia . The ban included two weapons used by t…
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