Criminal Code — C-46 84
ited firearm means (a) a handgun that (i) has a barrel equal to or less than 105 mm in length, or (ii) is designed or adapted to discharge a 25 or 32 calibre cartridge, but does not include any such handgun that is prescribed, where the handgun is for use in international sporting competitions governed by the rules of the International Shooting Union, (b) a firearm that is adapted from a rifle or shotgun, whether by sawing, cutting or any other alteration, and that, as so adapted, (i) is less than 660 mm in length, or (ii) is 660 mm or greater in length and has a barrel less than 457 mm in length, (c) an automatic firearm, whether or not it has been altered to discharge only one projectile with one pressure of the trigger, (d) any firearm that is prescribed to be a prohibited firearm, or (e) any unlawfully manufactured firearm regardless of the means or method of manufacture; (e) a firearm that is not a handgun and that (i) discharges centre-fire ammunition in a semi-automatic manner, (ii) was originally designed with a detachable cartridge magazine with a capacity of six cartridges or more, and (iii) is designed and manufactured on or after the day on which this paragraph comes into force; ( arme à feu prohibée ) prohibited weapon means (a) a knife that has a blade that opens automatically by gravity or centrifugal force or by hand pressure applied to a button, spring or other device in or attached to the handle of the knife, or (b) any weapon, other than a firearm, that is prescribed to be a prohibited weapon; ( arme prohibée ) prohibition order means an order made under this Act or any other Act of Parliament prohibiting a person from possessing any firearm, cross-bow, prohibited weapon, restricted weapon, prohibited device, firearm part, ammunition, prohibited ammunition or explosive substance, or all such things; ( ordonnance d’interdiction ) Registrar means the Registrar of Firearms appointed under section 82 of the Firearms Act ; ( directeur ) registration certificate means a registration certificate issued under the Firearms Act ; ( certificat d’enregistrement ) replica firearm means any device that is designed or intended to exactly resemble, or to resemble with near precision, a firearm that is designed or adapted to discharge a shot, bullet or other projectile at a muzzle velocity exceeding 152.4 m per second and at a muzzle energy exceeding 5.7 Joules, and that itself is not a firearm, but does not include any such device that is designed or intended to exactly resemble, or to resemble with near precision, an antique firearm; ( réplique ) restricted firearm means (a) a handgun that is not a prohibited firearm, (b) a firearm that (i) is not a prohibited firearm, (ii) has a barrel less than 470 mm in length, and (iii) is capable of discharging centre-fire ammunition in a semi-automatic manner, (c) a firearm that is designed or adapted to be fired when reduced to a length of less than 660 mm by folding, telescoping or otherwise, or (d) a firearm of any other kind that is prescribed to be a restricted firearm; ( arme à feu à autorisation restreinte ) restricted weapon means any weapon, other than a firearm, that is prescribed to be a restricted weapon; ( arme à autorisation restreinte ) semi-automatic , in respect of a firearm, means that the firearm that is equipped with a mechanism that, following the discharge of a cartridge, automatically operates to complete any part of the reloading cycle necessary to prepare for the discharge of the next cartridge; ( semi-automatique ) superior court means (a) in Ontario, the Superior Court of Justice, sitting in the region, district or county or group of counties where the relevant adjudication was made, (b) in Quebec, the Superior Court, (c) in New Brunswick, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, the Court of Queen’s Bench, (d) in Nova Scotia, British Columbia, Prince Edward Island and a territory, the Supreme Court, and (e) in Newfoundland and Labrador, the Trial Division of th