Editing Switchblade (section)

===Canada===
Under Part III of the [[Criminal Code (Canada)|Criminal Code]] a knife that has a blade that opens automatically by gravity or centrifugal force or by hand pressure applied to a button, spring or other device in or attached to the handle of the knife, is illegal to possess, import, sell, buy, trade, or carry on one's person. These are prohibited weapons (''armes défendues'').<ref>Pyzer, Jonathan, ''Possession of Prohibited Weapons- Pepper Spray/Nunchucks/ Switchblades'', [https://www.torontodefencelawyers.com/possession-prohibited-weapons-pepper-spraynunchucks-switchblades/], 16 January 2021, retrieved 28 March 2022:  Canada Criminal Code SOR/98-462, sections 84(1) and 94(3): "It is a criminal offence under Canadian law to possess any of the weapons listed in section s. 84(1) and the associated regulations. Possession refers to any situation where you have knowledge and control of the object. This includes owning the weapon, having it on your person, keeping it in your home, car, or storage facility, etc."</ref> While certain businesses can be granted a [[Possession and Acquisition Licence|licence]] to acquire and possess prohibited weapons such as switchblades for use as props in movie productions, these exemptions do not apply to individuals.