i need some help im going to canada

[nitestocker]

my cousin has got canser and has got picked by make a wish foundation to go to canada to see the polar bears. his dad has leukemia so mark tonys dad asked me if i could go i said sure i have flown before to california and have put my ritter gripper and leatherman in the baggage below the plane. and that was ok as long as i did not carrie it on board . but what are the rules to take a knife in canada can i have a large ritter gripper and a leatherman TI in canada thanks for your help

 

[sunshaker]

Multi-tools should be no problem at all. Folding knives are fine unless they are automatics or balisong or gravity opening. Fixed blades should be fine, though it is best if you have a reason for carrying them (ie it is fine to carry a hunting knife if you are hunting and so on). Carrying concealed is a no-no (though that only applies if the knife in question is meant as a weapon or used as a weapon). Knives attract more attention in the cities than in the rural areas, but that is a social not a legal thing. If you are going to see the bears in their natural habitat then I suspect you will have no problems with your choices of carry.

 

[ghostguy6]

You should be ok as long as you check the knives in with you luggage. You might also want to tighten the pivot just incase your luggage is searched by customs. The customs agents in Canada seem somewhat confused about knives and what is legal and what is not so its best to make sure they cant open it with a flick of the wrist. Im sorry to hear about your cousins cancer.

 

[A.P.F.]

I couldn't explain it any better than Sunshaker and I agree with him completely. Just remember that those blades are tools and not weapons. The first time they are referred to as a 'weapon' or for 'self defense', the chances they will be removed are excellent.

Enjoy your trip and welcome to Canada...eh.

 

[Joshua J.]

Here's a direct quote.

Criminal Code ( R.S., 1985, c. C-46 )

PART III
FIREARMS AND OTHER WEAPONS

"prohibited weapon" means

( a) a knife that has a blade that opens
automatically by gravity or centrifugal
force or by hand pressure applied to a
button, spring or other device in or
attached to the handle of the knife,

or

( b) any weapon, other than a firearm,
that is prescribed to be a prohibited weapon;

What this means for most people is... not much, for the most part (I'm in red neck country here) nobody cares.
It all depends on how much contact you're going to have with the police. If they search your bag, it would be best not to have a knife that can be flicked open.
My recommendation. The multi-tool is fine, the folding knife might be best left behind. Fixed blades should be no problem depending on where you are (avoid carrying a knife in Toronto).
If you do take the folder, take a screwdriver with you. First, tighten the pivot pin as hard as you can without stripping the screw, then it should be tight enough to pass inspection. Once you get to the North West Territories or Nunavut or wherever you are going, it should be ok to loosen the pivot enough that the knife is usable. It would still be best to avoid flicking the knife open just in case.

 

[Cougar Allen]