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When manually opened; the blade must not be larger than your palm of your hand.
No.
Just no.
There is not a length limit; it comes down to intent.
When manually opened; the blade must not be larger than your palm of your hand.
I've recently read the relevant Canadian law and my best guess is that very few of the members of Parliament who voted for it have given the issue a second of thought. Just as in the U.S.A. most of our new legislation is buried in large omnibus bills. If any particular issue receives little public attention, then the special interests who worked on preparing the legislation can be quite certain that it will be passed. I posted my initial Comment with the hope that these issues would attract more attention from the general public.I think you mean Jack Reynolds?
No.
Just no.
There is not a length limit; it comes down to intent.
Lapedog - To the best of my knowledge, everything that StabGuy has said regarding CDN law is 100% correct. Your intent, or perceived intent is what might get you into trouble in Canada
GadgetGeek - I'm a retired IT Consultant, a security specialist. I spent years working for the RCMP, Dept of National Defense, Canadian Gun Registry, etc. etc. If I ever need to use a weapon, it will be because there was no other option. That's the case today and it will not change. I learned how to break boards with my bare hands at about age 12-13, so a burglar would face a number of threats, before that of a weapon.
Do you think it's a good idea to have people believing that they could break into a home, without some concern that they might be harmed while doing so? Why mislead them? I obviously do not.
If you're in Canada and someone breaks into your home, I believe that you'd face fewer difficulties if you were to give them a good whack with an axe or machete, than with a folding knife that someone might be able to open with one hand.
Would you care to indicate why you think that would be appropriate?Some mod should rename this thread, “Canadian knife law misinformation and bogus rumour thread.”
Once again, no one can be sure what your statement means. Can you be more explicit? If anything I said was wrong, I'll gladly retract it.I wasn’t disagreeing with Stabman actually.
Would you care to indicate why you think that would be appropriate?
What new laws? I was under the impression that this was a trade tribunal ruling in favour of CBSA restricting imports.One more thing … Should someone break into your house in Canada, do not use common sense to decide what you should do. Sit down and review the latest Canadian Knife Laws first, ... they're less than 20 pages of legalese. You could dial 911 while you're doing that and the police might arrive before you're finished. It's a budget issue (distance matters).
Correct. The problem is that our CBSA organization has created their own definition for prohibited knives and they are enforcing it as if it was in fact a Canadian Law. In other words they are prohibiting the import of knives that are NOT prohibited by Canadian Law. It seems as though knives purchased from the U.S. are not routinely examined, since NAFTA regulations/procedures ensure that there are no import tax issues. However if you purchase the same knife, from for example a Chinese eBay vendor, then CBSA will likely open the package to determine what the appropriate import tax should be and then 'detain' any knife that meets THEIR definition of a prohibited weapon. This YouTube video does an excellent job of explaining these 'unusual' and possibly 'improper' actions by CBSA …What new laws? I was under the impression that this was a trade tribunal ruling in favour of CBSA restricting imports.
Yes that particular statement is incorrect, however it is further clarified and corrected within the same Comment.Mostly because of all the rumours and misinformation that has been spread about Canadian knife laws in this thread.
Things like “a knife wider than your palm is illegal.”
I currently live in Toronto, but I spent most of my life living and consulting in Ottawa, mostly for various Gov't depts/agencies. I know how our Gov't works and I still have lots of contacts there. There's still room for an official announcement in May.Your article is from 2017, and is the same basic breakdown that everyone uses. Nothing special there. Good thing about Canada, laws have to be public. Let us know when you find something legit.