Deactivated Firearms

Deactivated firearms are classed as "non-guns" and are therefore not subject to any portion of the law.  The ownership or possession of deactivated firearms is not covered by the provisions of either the Criminal Code of Canada, or the Firearms Act.  Deactivated firearms may be owned, bought, sold or traded by anyone of any age without a licence or registration!

The Criminal Code of Canada and the Firearms Act contain categories of items, which are not considered to be firearms.  These include antique firearms, blank firers, humane killers, signalling devices, etc.  There is no definition of a deactivated firearm in either the Criminal Code of Canada or the Firearms Act.  Deactivated firearms appear to fall under the definition of things not considered firearms.