Overview
- Halifax Regional Police will run spring collections using rotating off‑duty officers on federally funded overtime, with the service citing no impact to frontline work.
- Public Safety Canada says declarations are open through March 31 under a $248.6 million fund processed first‑come, first‑served, with payments targeted within about 45 business days after surrender verification.
- A growing number of services have opted out of administering the program, including the Ontario Provincial Police and municipal forces in Greater Sudbury, North Bay and Sault Ste. Marie.
- The federal government will deploy Mobile Collection Units where local services refuse, with RCMP support providing security in some Ontario areas.
- Halifax’s chief says fewer guns would reduce risks tied to theft, misuse and intimate partner violence, while Nova Scotia’s premier says the province will not devote resources; participation agreements are in place with Winnipeg, Cape Breton and Quebec.