Possession of a weapon contrary to a prohibition order

29 cases with this offence

1. September 11, 2026
   R. v. Dansereau, 2026 BCSC 1781Possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm; Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking; Possession of a weapon contrary to a prohibition order, Rossland. Justice Jacqueline D. Hughes
   5 years in custody (3.5 years firearm, concurrent 24 months drug, plus 1.5 years consecutive for breach of weapons prohibition), less 978 days credit
2. February 18, 2026
   R. v. J.M.A., 2026 BCSC 377Careless use or storage of a firearm; Possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm; Breach of a probation order; Possession of a weapon contrary to a prohibition order; Unauthorized possession of a prohibited or restricted weapon, Kelowna. Justice Briana Hardwick

   • Below the Crown's ask
   • On release at the time
   6 years 4 months in custody (5 years 4 months on loaded handgun plus 1 year consecutive for possession while prohibited), less 1,294 days credit
3. January 16, 2026
   R. v. K.P.J.I.-B., 2026 BCSC 193Possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm; Dangerous operation of a conveyance; Flight from a peace officer; Breach of a release order; Possession of a weapon contrary to a prohibition order; Occupant of a motor vehicle knowing there is a firearm, Prince George. Justice John Gibb-Carsley

   • On release at the time
   3.5 years (1,277 days) imprisonment, less 779 days credit for pre-sentence custody; 498 days remaining
4. January 13, 2026
   R. v. Walczak, 2026 BCSC 167Possession of a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized; Possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm; Possession of a weapon contrary to a prohibition order; Contravention of firearm storage regulations; Possession of a weapon obtained by the commission of an offence; Possession of a prohibited or restricted weapon or prohibited device knowing possession is unauthorized; Possession of explosive substance without lawful excuse, Port Alberni. Justice Robin A. M. Baird
   7 years' imprisonment (global) less 987 days' pre-sentence credit
5. December 18, 2025
   R. v. Kipp, 2025 BCSC 2616Possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm; Possession of a weapon contrary to a prohibition order, Nanaimo. Justice Lisa J. Hamilton

   • Below the Crown's ask
   Two years less a day conditional sentence on house arrest, then 3 years probation
6. October 17, 2025
   R. v. Kovacs, 2025 BCSC 2190Unauthorized possession of a firearm; Possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm; Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking; Possession of a weapon contrary to a prohibition order, Kelowna. Justice Richard Hewson

   • Below the Crown's ask
   1,800 days' imprisonment (36 months on drug counts plus 24 months consecutive on firearm counts), less 384 days' credit; 1,416 days remaining
7. October 16, 2025
   R. v. Kelley, 2025 NSSC 326Possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm; Breach of a release order; Possession of a weapon contrary to a prohibition order, Halifax. Justice Scott C. Norton

   • Below the Crown's ask
   • On release at the time
   3 years 6 months (30 months for the loaded restricted firearm plus 1 year consecutive for possession while prohibited; 45 days concurrent for breach), less 1,059 days remand credit, leaving 219 days; then 24 months probation
8. March 14, 2025
   R. v. J.R.L., 2025 BCSC 1303Uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm; Pointing a firearm; Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose; Possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm; Possession of a weapon contrary to a prohibition order; Occupant of a motor vehicle knowing there is a firearm; Resisting or obstructing a peace officer, Kelowna. Justice Briana Hardwick
   4 years and 9 months in custody (4 years on the loaded restricted firearm count plus 9 months consecutive for breaching a weapons prohibition), concurrent to a life sentence for an unrelated murder
9. February 21, 2025
   R. v. Chaisson, 2025 NSSC 101Unauthorized possession of a firearm; Possession of a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized; Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking; Possession of a weapon contrary to a prohibition order; Contravention of firearm storage regulations, Antigonish. Justice Frank P. Hoskins

   • Below the Crown's ask
   1,357 days in custody, less 627 days' credit for pre-sentence custody (730 days remaining), then 24 months probation
10. February 14, 2025
    R. v. White, 2025 NSSC 54Careless use or storage of a firearm; Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose; Unauthorized possession of a firearm; Possession of a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized; Possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm; Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking; Possession of a weapon contrary to a prohibition order; Contravention of firearm storage regulations; Occupant of a motor vehicle knowing there is a firearm; Possession of cannabis for the purpose of distributing, Halifax. Justice Peter P. Rosinski

    • Below the Crown's ask
    • On release at the time
    2 years less a day conditional sentence, then 2 years probation
11. September 12, 2024
    R. v. Adams-Clarke, 2024 NSSC 279Second degree murder; Possession of a weapon contrary to a prohibition order, Dartmouth. Justice John P. Bodurtha

    • Below the Crown's ask
    • On release at the time
    Life imprisonment, no parole for 12 years

    Life sentence
12. September 12, 2024
    R. v. Sekulich, 2024 BCSC 1826Possession of a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized; Possession of a weapon contrary to a prohibition order, Nakusp. Justice Lindsay M. Lyster
    2 years less a day conditional sentence (12 months and 12 months less a day consecutive), then 18 months probation
13. June 14, 2024
    R. v. Soderberg, 2024 BCSC 1099Possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm; Breach of a release order; Possession of a weapon contrary to a prohibition order; Occupant of a motor vehicle knowing there is a firearm; Operation while prohibited, Kelowna. Justice Bruce Elwood

    • Below the Crown's ask
    • On release at the time
    5 years global custody (less 1,028 days credit) and a $1,000 fine
14. April 19, 2024
    R. v. Bradley, 2024 BCSC 1320Reckless discharge of a firearm; Possession of a weapon contrary to a prohibition order, Williams Lake. Justice Marguerite H. Church

    • Below the Crown's ask
    4 and a half years in custody (4 years plus 6 months consecutive)
15. March 4, 2024
    R. v. Pham, 2024 BCSC 467Unauthorized possession of a firearm; Possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm; Trafficking in a Schedule I or II substance; Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking; Possession of a weapon contrary to a prohibition order, Nanaimo. Justice Robin A. M. Baird
    15 years' imprisonment globally (aggregate 17 years reduced for totality); lifetime s. 109 firearms prohibition, DNA and forfeiture orders
16. February 27, 2024
    R. v. Beaton, 2024 BCSC 1710Possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm; Possession of a weapon contrary to a prohibition order, Saanich. Justice Geoffrey R. J. Gaul
    Five and a half years in prison (four and a half years on the loaded firearm count plus one year consecutive for breaching the prohibition order), less 438 days of presentence custody
17. February 5, 2024
    R. v. Permes, 2024 BCSC 397Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking; Possession of a weapon contrary to a prohibition order, Kelowna. Justice Shelley C. Fitzpatrick
    3 years' imprisonment (2.5 years on the PPT counts plus 6 months consecutive for the crossbow), less 101 days' credit; lifetime s. 109 prohibition and forfeiture
18. June 30, 2023
    R. v. Brodek, 2023 BCSC 1562Unauthorized possession of a firearm; Trafficking in a Schedule I or II substance; Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking; Possession of a weapon contrary to a prohibition order; Unauthorized possession of a prohibited or restricted weapon, Port Alberni. Justice Christopher J. Giaschi

    • Below the Crown's ask
    10 years global (15 years of individual sentences reduced for totality), less 614 days' pre-sentence credit
19. December 15, 2022
    R. v. West, 2022 BCSC 2348Possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm; Reckless discharge of a restricted or prohibited firearm; Dangerous operation of a conveyance; Possession of a controlled substance; Possession of a weapon contrary to a prohibition order, Prince George. Justice Ronald S. Tindale

    • Below the Crown's ask
    5.5 years (2,007 days) less 1,199 days pre-trial credit, leaving 808 days; lifetime s. 109 prohibition, DNA, forfeiture
20. November 15, 2022
    R. v. Arsenault, 2022 NSSC 325Careless use or storage of a firearm; Possession of a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized; Possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm; Impaired operation of a conveyance; Failure or refusal to provide a sample; Possession of a weapon contrary to a prohibition order; Contravention of firearm storage regulations; Occupant of a motor vehicle knowing there is a firearm, Halifax. Justice Scott C. Norton

    • Below the Crown's ask
    4 years 6 months (4 years on s. 95(1) plus 6 months consecutive on s. 117.01, other counts concurrent), two $2,000 fines, 1-year driving prohibition after release, lifetime s. 109 prohibition, DNA
21. November 7, 2022
    R. v. Kazakoff, 2022 BCSC 2151Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking; Possession of a weapon contrary to a prohibition order, Grand Forks. Justice F. Matthew Kirchner

    • Below the Crown's ask
    • On release at the time
    5 years (5 years on the fentanyl and carfentanil count, other counts concurrent, 30 days concurrent on the ammunition count), consecutive to an 18-month sentence imposed in another matter
22. September 28, 2022
    R. v. Kazakoff, 2022 BCSC 1972Trafficking in a Schedule I or II substance; Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking; Possession of a weapon contrary to a prohibition order, Grand Forks. Justice Peter H. Edelmann

    • Below the Crown's ask
    18 months imprisonment (6 months concurrent on each trafficking count, 30 days concurrent on ammunition count); DNA, lifetime s. 109 prohibition
23. August 4, 2022
    R. v. Joyce, 2022 NSPC 40Breach of an undertaking; Breach of a release order; Possession of a controlled substance; Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking; Possession of a weapon contrary to a prohibition order, Pictou. Judge Del W. Atwood

    • On release at the time
    Two years' imprisonment less 26 days' remand credit (704 days to serve); 30 days concurrent on remaining counts
24. April 27, 2022
    R. v. Harmes, 2022 BCSC 663Possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm; Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking; Possession of a weapon contrary to a prohibition order, Mission. Justice Martha M. Devlin

    • Below the Crown's ask
    14 years global (12 years on drug/firearm indictment plus 2 years consecutive for breaching firearms prohibitions), less 977 days credit (net 4,133 days)
25. April 5, 2022
    R. v. Kane, 2022 NSSC 130Assault with a weapon; Forcible confinement; Discharging a firearm with intent; Reckless discharge of a firearm; Possession of a weapon contrary to a prohibition order, Barrington. Justice Pierre L. Muise

    • On release at the time
    8 years global (7 years plus 12 months consecutive), less 9 months remand credit, leaving 7 years and 3 months

Judges who sentenced this offence

• The Honourable Justice Briana Hardwick2 cases, leniency score 22
• The Honourable Justice Robin A. M. Baird2 cases, leniency score 27
• The Honourable Justice Scott C. Norton2 cases, leniency score 21
• The Honourable Justice Bruce Elwood1 case
• The Honourable Justice Christopher J. Giaschi1 case
• The Honourable Judge Del W. Atwood1 case, leniency score 44
• The Honourable Justice Diane Rowe1 case, leniency score 23
• The Honourable Justice F. Matthew Kirchner1 case
• The Honourable Justice Frank P. Hoskins1 case
• The Honourable Justice Gary P. Weatherill1 case, leniency score 22
• The Honourable Justice Geoffrey R. J. Gaul1 case
• The Honourable Justice Jacqueline D. Hughes1 case
• The Honourable Justice John Gibb-Carsley1 case, leniency score 34
• The Honourable Justice John P. Bodurtha1 case, leniency score 29
• The Honourable Justice Karen Horsman1 case
• The Honourable Justice Lindsay M. Lyster1 case, leniency score 38
• The Honourable Justice Lisa J. Hamilton1 case
• The Honourable Justice Marguerite H. Church1 case, leniency score 34
• The Honourable Justice Martha M. Devlin1 case, leniency score 33
• The Honourable Justice Peter H. Edelmann1 case
• The Honourable Justice Peter P. Rosinski1 case, leniency score 22
• The Honourable Justice Pierre L. Muise1 case, leniency score 13
• The Honourable Justice Richard Hewson1 case
• The Honourable Justice Ronald S. Tindale1 case, leniency score 15
• The Honourable Justice Shelley C. Fitzpatrick1 case, leniency score 16
• The Honourable Judge Theodore K. Tax1 case, leniency score 45

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