Body Armor Regulations

Unrestricted Provinces are Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia

You may possess body armour without a permit if you hold a valid firearms license issued under the Firearms Act (Canada). Ontario, Nova Scotia and Quebec: Possession of body armor is 100% legal, there is no regulations restricting possession of any kind of body armor

Alberta

Body Armour Control Act in June 2012. The Act requires anyone acquiring body armour to obtain a permit unless they are exempted (e.g., police officers). Anyone already possessing body armour was required to obtain a permit by December 15, 2012, or dispose of the body armour. After this initial six-month period, the possession of body armour without a permit became a chargeable offence.

(Ref: https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/cntrng-crm/plcng/cnmcs-plcng/ndx/snpss-en.aspx?n=125

Ref 2: https://www.qp.alberta.ca/1266.cfm?page=B04P8.cfm&leg_type=Acts&isbncln=9780779805037&display=html )

British Colombia

Under British Columbia’s Body Armour Control Act and Regulation, you must have a permit to possess body armour, or a valid PAL/RPAL license. A business(es) that sells body armour(s) to an individual(s) without a permit may face a fine up to $100,000 and its controlling members could face up to six months in jail. If you possess body armour without a permit you could face a fine up to $10,000 and six months in jail. However, people with a license to possess firearms (PAL/RPAL) totally meet the set requirements.

(Ref. https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/employment-business/business/security-services/body-armour#:~:text=Under%20British%20Columbia’s%20Body%20Armour,to%20six%20months%20in%20jail )

Manitoba

This Bill regulates the use of body armour and fortified vehicles in Manitoba.

A person will need a permit to possess body armour unless the person is exempted from the requirement. A person who sells body armour must have a license, unless the seller is exempted from this requirement. A person who buys bulletproof vest must have valid PAL/RPAL.

(Ref. https://web2.gov.mb.ca/bills/39-4/b014e.php#:~:text=This%20Bill%20regulates%20the%20use,is%20exempted%20from%20this%20requirement )

New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nunavut and North-West territories

Special license is required to purchase and posses a body armour. A person who sells body armour must have a license, unless the seller is exempted from this requirement. A person who buys bulletproof vest must have valid PAL/RPAL.

Nova Scotia

Special license may be required to purchase and posses a body armour. A person who sells body armour must have a license, unless the seller is exempted from this requirement. A person who buys bulletproof vest must have valid PAL/RPAL.

(Ref: https://nslegislature.ca/legc/bills/63rd_2nd/1st_read/b032.htm )

Regulations are variable province to province, therefore Canadian Armour Ltd. is strongly suggesting, before making a purchase of any type of body armour, to call, discuss and confirm local rules and regulations with authorities.