Public Safety's April 1, 2026 release says 37,869 owners declared more than 67,000 firearms for compensation.
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The handgun freeze, Bill C-21, and compensation program operate against a licensed population that RCMP reports at more than 2.4 million in 2024.
Since 2005+444k
Growth+22.4%
Per 1,00058.9
The ownership series is illustrative and modeled from the Ghost widget source and RCMP annual-report trendline. Current source checks were refreshed on June 23, 2026; the buyback panel now uses the Public Safety April 2026 declaration update instead of the old zero-collected claim.
The compensation program moved through business and individual phases while the amnesty path kept shifting around the Supreme Court appeals.
Public Safety's April 1, 2026 release says 37,869 owners declared more than 67,000 firearms for compensation.
Public sourcePublic Safety says more than 12,000 firearms were collected and destroyed in the initial business program.
Public sourceSOR/2026-114 says the amended amnesty ends on the 90th day after the latest Supreme Court appeal termination by judgment, dismissal, or discontinuance.
Public source73%Smuggled from the United StatesOriginal widget editorial matrix based on RCMP, CBSA, and Toronto Police Service public reporting. Keep the source trail open before reusing this figure.
14%Domestic theft / black marketIncludes gang-linked resale, unreported stolen firearms, illegal manufacture, and 3D-printed firearms.
8%Straw purchase / divertedA licensed intermediary buys and diverts to the illicit market; this is treated as a prosecutable offence.
5%Firearm owned by a PAL/RPAL holderOriginal widget's smallest category: incidents tied to the already-screened licensed population.
OIC 2020, handgun freeze, C-21, buyback
CBSA, RCMP task forces, local enforcement
Ported from Ghost Implementation/post-cfo-widget.html; compiled into the PWA with no React/Babel CDN and with the fa_year storage contract preserved.