Prohibited Knives

Learn more about what makes some knives prohibited weapons that cannot be brought into Canada.

2024-05-16

Transcript

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Thinking about buying a knife online or bringing one across the border? If so, you need to be aware that some knives cannot be brought into Canada.

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An automatic knife has a blade that opens by pressing a mechanism.

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A centrifugal knife opens with a flick of the wrist. These include folding and butterfly knives.

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A push dagger’s handle is designed to be held inside a fist, with the blade extending out between two fingers.

(Animated CBSA graphic showing cbsa.gc.ca, as well as Memorandum D19-13-2.)

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