r/canadaguns Big Bore Specialist May 03 '26

News / Politics / Activism Is there a published list of all firearms submitted to the lab and current awaiting FRT evaluation?

With the recent two surprises that were both given NR status, I am wondering if there are any more waiting in the queue that could potentially see the same. Is this list published anywhere?

With the changes to the law, what was the cutoff that they had to be submitted to the lab by, 2024?

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u/DougMacRay617 May 03 '26

Whats the other suprise gun besides the makasi?

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u/PM_me_ur_TT-33 May 03 '26

Motiuk R85A1.

New entries aren't on Armalytics yet and the public PDF is only updated monthly. I'm not aware of a lab submission cutoff, just the "designed and manufactured" one.

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u/EvilWhiteVanMan May 03 '26 edited May 03 '26

The L85 recently got a non restricted frt

Edit: It's actually called the R85A1. But well you know, looks the same.

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u/DougMacRay617 May 03 '26

Ohh right, i wouldn't really count it considering its not in production by anyone that could make any significant number & they are notoriously terrible guns.

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u/KalashnikovParty May 04 '26

is it the same bull up ar18 style design as the actual l85?

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u/MBGLK May 03 '26

seconding this

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u/Flat-Dark-Earth Big Bore Specialist May 03 '26

You’ve already seen it.

The Canadian approved version of the British bullpup. Likely only going to be a one off as he said he wouldn’t mass produce it.

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u/shadow6654 BC May 03 '26

You have crushed my dreams

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u/Flat-Dark-Earth Big Bore Specialist May 03 '26

You can still dream of other rifles……like the TM22.

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u/shadow6654 BC May 03 '26

You just like twisting the knife don’t you

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u/Flat-Dark-Earth Big Bore Specialist May 03 '26

The Akdas Alcor perhaps? :)

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u/Cock_ball_dickin May 03 '26

Wait there’s a cutoff for submitting new guns for FRT?? What?

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u/Flat-Dark-Earth Big Bore Specialist May 03 '26

There was a cutoff for gun makers to submit a new semi auto model with “high cap” detach mags (stanag) that wasn’t already on our market. I believe it was end of December, 2023.

Anything submitted to the lab prior to that, could still be given a NR status as C-21 didn’t apply to those.

It applied to any guns submitted to the lab after X date.

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u/PM_me_ur_TT-33 May 04 '26 edited May 04 '26

Royal assent was 2023-12-15. I didn't understand it as an FRT submission deadline but the the actual design date. Clear as mud, and I don't have time to watch the Runkle videos.

1 (1) The definition prohibited firearm in subsection 84(1) of the Act is amended by striking out “or” at the end of paragraph (c), by adding “or” at the end of paragraph (d) and by adding the following after paragraph (d):  
    (e) any unlawfully manufactured firearm regardless of the means or method of manufacture; (arme à feu prohibée)
(2) The definition prohibited firearm in subsection 84(1) of the Act is amended by striking out “or” at the end of paragraph (c), by adding “or” at the end of paragraph (d) and by adding the following after paragraph (d):
    (e) a firearm that is not a handgun and that
        (i) discharges centre-fire ammunition in a semi-automatic manner,
        (ii) was originally designed with a detachable cartridge magazine with a capacity of six cartridges or more, and
        (iii) is designed and manufactured on or after the day on which this paragraph comes into force; (arme à feu prohibée)

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u/Plasma_48 May 04 '26

Yup, I was talking with the rcmp firearms technical division about this not too long ago and that is the case. If you can find a design from before that date, you can get an NR or R FRT and then get one that was made after the ban.