Firearms amnesty end date now tied to Supreme Court appeals, not a fixed calendar date

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The amnesty period that allows individuals holding certain specified (prohibited) firearms to lawfully dispose of them no longer has a fixed expiry of October 30, 2026. Instead, it now ends 90 days after all four identified Supreme Court of Canada appeals (case numbers 41858–41861) are resolved — whether by discontinuance, judgment, or dismissal. If the appeals conclude on different days, the 90-day clock starts from the latest of those dates. A new disposal option has also been added: individuals who have agreed with the Government of Canada to have their firearms destroyed may now ship those firearms via a licensed carrier to a government-specified destruction location, in addition to the existing options of direct delivery or deactivation shipping. Anyone currently relying on the amnesty to arrange disposal of a specified firearm should monitor the status of those Supreme Court appeals to understand when their window closes.

Who this affects: individuals possessing specified prohibited firearms · firearms owners covered by the federal buyback or destruction agreement · licensed carriers transporting firearms for destruction · businesses handling specified firearms under the amnesty