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Originally Posted by MoreToasties
...what are the laws on EDCing in Canada, anyways?
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Under the Criminal Code, a knife is a tool until by word or action it is turned into a weapon. Carrying a knife in your pocket is not a concealed weapon, it's a tool in your pocket. Under the CC, there are no limits on blade length. That means you could carry a Daito down the street, and as long as you're carrying it for the purposes of scraping under your fingernails, you're okay.
That being said, local statutes may apply. For example, here in Calgary, there's a local bylaw that can be a $50 fine for carrying a knife in public. The local blues don't issue the fine unless you've done something stupid and earned it. It's just there if they need it.
The only knives that CBSA get twitchy about are gravity assist (eg: balisong AKA butterfly knives), mechanical deploy (eg: switchblades), and knives where your finger passes through the frame of the knife, (eg: karambit, trench knives) although they seem to make exceptions for very utilitarian knives like rescue tools and gut hooks. Importing a machete should not be an issue.
In my long winded way, I guess I mean "Yeah, shouldn't be an issue".
(I'm a retailer who sells knives for a living. CYA: I'm not a lawyer, and this shouldn't be taken for legal advise. I accept no liability.)