Definitely strict as far as I'm concerned and seems mostly focused on creating issues for lawful owners and really not dealing with criminal use.That being said if I were to move to the USA I'd have to sell stuff I couldn't bring there and California would cost me half the collection.
Wiki -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_laws_in_Canada
Random highlights-
Firearms here are a federal jurisdiction
3 classes a)non restricted-mostly rifles&shotgun,no registration,walk in show card pay money walk out with gun
b)restricted-all handguns and firearms listed by name,registration required
c) full auto,firearms listed by name and parts listed by name no longer issued except for highly restricted inheritance condition
So an FN-FAL is prohibited by name,an AR is restricted by name(but no SBR rules) and a XCR is non restricted. Yea doesn't make sense to me either.
Mare's Leg in Canada is considered a non-restricted rifle,a 12ga pump with a 8.5inch barrel is non restricted(as long as it's a factory barrel not a hacksaw job).
Replica firearms are prohibited but the actual original firearm rendered properly inert.
We can mail firearms/ammo directly to purchaser/friend(no FFL type requirements) That being said I have a FFL dealer that allows me to buy in the USA and export to Canada
We did make some progress with the previous Conservative government but the new libtard government is setting up to screw us over and making points with the un is just icing on the cake for them.
Up here we share many of the same issues when it comes to a biased media and uneducated antis who seem to think that Hollywood is fact