Criminal Code, section 100(1)
Possession for the purpose of weapons trafficking
What the law says
- Maximum
- 14 years
- Mandatory minimum
- 3 years
- Kind of offence
- Firearms
Indictable only. MMP of 3 years first offence (5 years subsequent) when the object is a firearm, firearm part, ammunition or prohibited device (s.100(2)); C-5 (S.C. 2022, c. 15 (Bill C-5)) removed only the minimum for "other cases". Maximum raised to 14 years by S.C. 2023, c. 32 (Bill C-21).
Cases with this offence
No published case has this offence yet.