r/canadaguns • u/rastamasta45 • Mar 20 '26

News / Politics / Activism Declarations as of March 19 2026

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u/Hot_Cheesecake_905 Mar 20 '26

It would be interesting to see per capita of PAL holders how many firearms are reported by province.

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u/draftstone Mar 20 '26

Here is the total amount of PAL per province according to a RCMP report from 2024.

Alberta 373 795

BC 366 827

Manitoba 103 078

New Brunswick 76 447

Newfoundland 75 729

NWT 5 950

Nova Scotia 79 821

Nunavut 3 303

Ontario 690 082

PEI 7 261

Quebec 499 272

Saskatchewan 121 876

Yukon 8 771

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u/pinuscontortas Mar 20 '26

Damn, go Ontario.

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u/draftstone Mar 20 '26

By capita, Quebec is impressive!

Ontario, was estimated to have roughly 16 million people in 2024. This means 4300 pal per 100k. Quebec had roughly 9 million people. This means 5500 pal per 100k. As much as people say Quebec is anti-gun, it is a very very loud minority. If you leave the big cities (Montreal and Quebec), there are quite a lot of guns in Quebec!

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u/ADrunkMexican Mar 20 '26

No wonder the province is so fucked lol

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u/EquivalentCar7289 Mar 20 '26

Whys that

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u/ADrunkMexican Mar 20 '26

Because almost half the countries population is in 1 province? Lol

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u/jollygreengiant1655 Mar 21 '26

Gets even more depressing when you look at just the GTHA area: about half of Ontario's population and just under 18% of the entire population of Canada.