JustFacts: Firearm-Related Offences Subject to a Mandatory Minimum Penalty, 2014/2015 to 2019/2020

This fact sheet presents information on criminal court cases where the most serious offence in the case is a firearm-related offence subject to a mandatory minimum penalty (MMP). Data were obtained through a request to the Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics (CCJCSS) and cover the period from 2014/2015 to 2019/2020.

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Last Updated April 17, 2026, 18:24 (UTC)
Created April 17, 2026, 18:24 (UTC)
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open_canada_date_modified 2023-03-15 00:00:00
open_canada_date_published 2023-01-01 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords {"fr": ["Infractions liées aux armes à feu", "Peine minimale obligatoire", "Justice pénale", "Tribunal", "Recherche"], "en": ["Firearm-Related Offences", "Mandatory Minimum Penalty", "Criminal justice", "Courts", "Research"]}
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title_fr Précis des faits : Infractions liées aux armes à feu passibles d’une peine minimale obligatoire, de 2014-2015 à 2019-2020
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