A rifle owner checks the sight of his rifle at a hunting camp property in rural Ontario, west of Ottawa, in this file photo. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
The Liberal government says it collected 25 prohibited firearms in its gun buyback pilot program, which took place over six weeks in Nova Scotia last fall, falling short of its 200 firearms objective.
Ottawa launched an initial pilot program for its federal gun buyback plan in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, in September 2025. The program aimed to “test the program’s processes and systems” before being launched nationwide. The government had intended to collect 200 guns from licensed owners in Cape Breton, where the local police force had agreed to participate in the program.
