Firearm Buy Back Program - Notice

On May 1st 2020 the Federal Government of Canada prohibited approximately 2500 assault style firearms and variants. To encourage compliance and removal, the federal government launched a buy back program through to March 1st 2026 to protect lawful owners and businesses from criminal liability while disposing or deactivating prohibited firearms.

On Jan. 19, 2026, the nation-wide declaration period for the federal government’s Assault-Style Firearms Compensation program began.

The Smiths Falls Police Service is currently not participating in this program and will not be offering any collection appointments. It has not been made clear how many firearms are actually in this jurisdiction due to the number of unregistered guns in the Province or how this plan will fully be laid out by the Federal Government. The Smiths Falls Police Service continues to focus on the priorities within this community and that is on public safety with prevention of violent crimes from repeat violent offenders who at times are in unlawful possession of firearms.

For more information on the program, please visit:
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-safety-canada/campaigns/firearms-buyback.html