UNROCA (United Nations Register of Conventional Arms)

UNROCA original report

Canada 2015

Major conventional arms (Category I-VII) - Exports

Category(I-VII)	Final importer state	Number of Items	Description of Items	Comments on the transfer
II. Armoured combat vehicles	Belgium	2	(2b)	Transfer are for police and military.
II. Armoured combat vehicles	Peru	32	(2b)	Transfer are for police and military.
II. Armoured combat vehicles	Qatar	1	(2a)	Transfer are for police and military.
II. Armoured combat vehicles	Saudi Arabia	336	(2b)	Transfer are for police and military.
II. Armoured combat vehicles	Singapore	1	(2a)	Transfer are for police and military.
IV. (a) Combat aircraft	Germany	8		Transfers are for military.
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers	Oman	12		Transfer are for military.
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers	United Kingdom	6		Transfers are for military.

Major conventional arms (Category I-VII) - Imports

Category(I-VII)	Exporter state	Number of Items	State of origin (if not exporter)	Intermediate location(s) (if any)	Description of Items	Comments on the transfer
II. Armoured combat vehicles	United States	9			(2b)	Transfers are for military.

Major conventional arms (Category I-VII) - Military holdings

Category(I-VII)	Number of Items	Description of Items	Comments on the transfer
I. Battle tanks	148	Main battle tanks Leopard 1 with 105mm gun Leopard 2 with 120mm gun	Leopard 1C2: 10 in service Leopard 1C2: 56 declared surplus Leopard 2A4: 42 in service Leopard 2A4M: 20 in service Leopard 2A6M: 20 in service
II. Armoured combat vehicles	1090	Armoured Personnel Carrier Armoured Infantry Fighting Vehicle Armoured Maintenance Vehicle Armoured Ambulance Armoured Command Vehicle Armoured Electronic Welfare Vehicle Armoured Engineering Vehicle	Total: 1090 Tracked Light Armoured Vehicle (TLAV): 274 (134 scheduled for disposal by 2020) LAV III/6.0: 651 ¬¬Coyote: 149 (Qty 33 disposed of in 2015- 2016) RG-31: 9 (Qty 1 disposed of in 2016) AVGP Cougar: 7
III. Large-calibre artillery systems	469	Guns, Howitzers and Artillery pieces combining the characteristics of guns and howitzers, 105mm calibre or larger Mortars, 81mm calibre or larger	M109A4+: 41 vehicles reserved for disposal as donations. Remainder of fleet already destroyed. LWTH 155mm, M777: 37 in service 105mm Howitzer, C1: Zero guns in operational service Last 34 guns divested as per Disposal Plan 12 guns divested “Alternate Use” as monuments 1 gun divested “Alternate Use” as research platform DRDC 1 gun divested “Alternate Use” as maintenance platform 20 guns divested through cannibalization 105mm Howitzer, C3: 94 guns in operational service 4 guns divested through cannibalization as per Disposal Plan 105mm LG1 Howitzer: 28 guns in operational service. 81mm Mortars: 308 tubes
IV. (a) Combat aircraft	77	CF188	77 CF188 aircraft (Hawks reported in 2014 are not Combat Aircraft)
V. (a) Attack helicopters	0		Nil (Helicopters reported in 2014 are not Attack Helicopters)
VI. Warships	29	Surface Warships Submarines	Total: 29 25 Surface Warships: 12 Patrol Frigates, 12 Maritime Coastal Defence Vessels, 1 Iroquois-class vessel 4 Submarines: Victoria-class

Major conventional arms (Category I-VII) - Procurement through national production

Related policies

Small Arms Exports

Category	Final Importer state	Number of Items	Comments on the transfer
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols	Bangladesh	1	Transfers are for police and film/theatrical.
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols	Finland	1	Transfers are for police and film/theatrical.
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols	France	13	Transfers are for police and film/theatrical.
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols	Saudi Arabia	2	Transfers are for police and film/theatrical.
2. Rifles and carbines	Afghanistan	2	Transfers are for police, military, and domestic security.
2. Rifles and carbines	Azerbaijan	500	Transfers are for police, military, and domestic security.
2. Rifles and carbines	Cabo Verde	12	Transfers are for police, military, and domestic security.
2. Rifles and carbines	Iraq	1	Transfers are for police, military, and domestic security.
2. Rifles and carbines	Oman	3	Transfers are for police, military, and domestic security.
2. Rifles and carbines	Saudi Arabia	341	Transfers are for police, military, and domestic security.
2. Rifles and carbines	South Africa	304	Transfers are for police, military, and domestic security.
4. Assault rifles	France	45	Transfers are for military.
4. Assault rifles	United Kingdom	35	Transfers are for military.
5. Light machine guns	France	1	Transfer is for film/theatrical.

Light Weapons Exports

Category	Final Importer state	Number of Items	Comments on the transfer
1. Heavy machine guns	Greece	14	Transfer is for military.
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers	France	4	Transfer is for military.
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers	Kuwait	1	Transfer is for military.

Small Arms Imports

Category	Exporter state	Number of Items	Comments on the transfer
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols	Australia	46	Transfers are for police, military and film/theatrical.
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols	Brazil	6	Transfers are for police, military and film/theatrical.
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols	Switzerland	3	Transfers are for police, military and film/theatrical.
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols	United States	6774	Transfers are for police, military and film/theatrical. Transfers from the United States also include tasers.
2. Rifles and carbines	United Kingdom	4	Transfers are for police, military and film/theatrical.
2. Rifles and carbines	United States	285	Transfers are for police, military and film/theatrical.
3. Sub-machine guns	Belgium	4	Transfers are for police and military.

Light Weapons Import

Category	Exporter state	Number of Items	Comments on the transfer
1. Heavy machine guns	United States	35	Transfers are for police and military.
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers	Germany	21	Transfers are for police and military.
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers	United Kingdom	2	Transfers are for police and military.
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers	United States	4	Transfers are for police and military.

National criterion to determine when a transfer takes effect

Departure of equipment from the exporter's territory

Source of information

Exports of Conventional Arms: For commercial transfers, please note that the numbers represent total quantities authorized for export under permits issued during the 2015 calendar year. For military transfers, please note that the numbers reflect actual transfers. Imports of Conventional Arms: For commercial transfers, please note that the numbers represent total quantities authorized for import under permits issued during the 2015 calendar year. For military transfers, please note that the numbers reflect actual transfers. Exports of Small Arms and Light Weapons: Numbers represent permits issued, not necessarily actual exports. Imports of Small Arms and Light Weapons: Numbers represent permits issued, not necessarily actual imports.