Reposting from other Canada thread:


I was recently researching Canadian knife laws. There ae knife forums that have some good info, with posted regs from Canada.

The gist was 'any' assist knives, asps, etc., are illegal.

They don't seem to care about knife length, just no switchblades, balisongs, etc., and now apparently even gravity assist.

What's scary is, their regs seem to be written for easy prosecution, where the prosecutor can Infer what your intent was and prosecute based on that.

I would never say to them I'm carrying a knife for personal defense.

One of the things they can infer is an intent to disrupt public safety, or something like that, and they can decide that carrying a knife for self-defense is an intent to disrupt public safety

How that is their conclusion is beyond me.

I know it sounds strange, but at least it's not as bad as England.

Anyway, if carrying a knife, have some duct tape in your backpack, so you can say that's why you were carrying it. Or maybe have a personal first aid kit & say it's to cut bandages, ......

I don't know, but being allowed to infer intent is nearly as scary to me as the potential threat....