A reference hearing under Section 74 of the Firearms Act concerning the automatic nullification of a firearm registration certificate.
The applicant, a Lieutenant Commander in the Royal Canadian Navy, sought to challenge the nullification of his registration certificate for a Colt M4 semi-automatic rifle following its reclassification from restricted to prohibited under Order in Council SOR/2020-96 (May 1, 2020).
The court found that the registration certificate was nullified by legislative action, not by a decision of the Registrar of Firearms, and therefore the provincial court judge lacked jurisdiction to hear the reference under Section 74 of the Firearms Act.
The application was dismissed.
