FYI!!!
DO NOT PANIC WHEN YOU READ THIS.
Taken from the criminal code and weapons act.
These are the facts regarding airsoft rifles. However like stated in the first post you will not get into trouble... READ THE Q&A FIRST.
replica firearm” « réplique » “replica firearm” means
any device that is designed or intended to exactly resemble, or to resemble with near precision, a firearm, 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;
Certain weapons deemed not to be firearms
(3) For the purposes of sections 91 to 95, 99 to 101, 103 to 107 and 117.03 of this Act and the provisions of the Firearms Act, the following weapons are deemed not to be firearms:
(a) any antique firearm;
(b) any device that is(i) designed exclusively for signalling, for notifying of distress, for firing blank cartridges or for firing stud cartridges, explosive-driven rivets or other industrial projectiles, and(ii) intended by the person in possession of it to be used exclusively for the purpose for which it is designed;
(c) any shooting device that is(i) designed exclusively for the slaughtering of domestic animals, the tranquillizing of animals or the discharging of projectiles with lines attached to them, and(ii) intended by the person in possession of it to be used exclusively for the purpose for which it is designed; and
(d) any other barrelled weapon, where it is proved that the weapon is not designed or adapted to discharge(i) a shot, bullet or other projectile at a muzzle velocity exceeding 152.4 m per second or at a muzzle energy exceeding 5.7 Joules, or(ii) a shot, bullet or other projectile that is designed or adapted to attain a velocity exceeding 152.4 m per second or an energy exceeding 5.7 Joules.
prohibited device” « dispositif prohibé » “prohibited device” means
( a) any component or part of a weapon, or any accessory for use with a weapon, that is prescribed to be a prohibited device,
( b) a handgun barrel that is equal to or less than 105 mm in length, but does not include any such handgun barrel that is prescribed, where the handgun barrel is for use in international sporting competitions governed by the rules of the International Shooting Union,
( c) a device or contrivance designed or intended to muffle or stop the sound or report of a firearm,
( d) a cartridge magazine that is prescribed to be a prohibited device, or
(e) a replica firearm;
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imitation firearm” « fausse arme * feu » “imitation firearm” means
any thing that imitates a firearm, and
includes a replica firearm.
TRANSPORTATION OF REPLICA FIREARMS
13. An individual may transport a replica firearm only if
(a) when the vehicle in which it is being transported is equipped with a trunk or similar compartment that can be securely locked, the replica firearm is in that trunk or compartment and the trunk or compartment is securely locked; and
(b) when the vehicle in which it is being transported is not equipped with a trunk or similar compartment that can be securely locked, the replica firearm is not visible from outside the vehicle and the vehicle, or the part of the vehicle that contains the replica firearm, is securely locked.
Taken from the Criminal code. Also in the criminal code:
http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/srch.cg...d=203284&exp=7
-Using imitation firearm in commission of offence
-Possession of prohibited weapon, device or ammunition knowing its possession is unauthorized
(for those who might wonder of the consequences of such act)
Also note that there is nothing regarding the storage of Replica Firearms, or prohibited devices, and thus you should follow the normal guidelines set for real-steel weapons.