Global Affairs Canada requires individual import permits for restricted handguns from August 19, 2022
Notice to importers No. 1090 – Temporary requirements for importing restricted handguns into Canada until the coming into force of the proposed amendments to the Firearms Act under Bill C-21
Global Affairs Canada states in Notice to Importers No. 1090 that, from August 19, 2022 until the proposed amendments to the Firearms Act under Bill C-21 come into force, imports of restricted handguns into Canada require an individual import permit. Restricted handguns are controlled by paragraph 70(1) of the Import Control List, and a permit is not required for antique firearms as defined in section 84(1) of the Criminal Code or as prescribed in the Regulations Prescribing Antique Firearms.
Source: Global Affairs Canada · Notices to Importers / Exporters · international.gc.ca