Canada. 2015 ‘Collection.’ National Report of Canada on its Implementation of the United Nations Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects (UNPoA); Section 6 (Question 14), pp. 22-3. New York NY: Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations. 1 January

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Collection

14. During the reporting period, did your country collect any SALW? YES

14.1 What was the nature of the collection exercise?
- Buyback programme for civilian-held SALW
- Weapons amnesty for civilian-held SALW

14.2 How many SALW were collected?
- For 2014, 14,865 SALW were surrendered.
- For 2015, 15,119 SALW were surrendered.

14.3 What action was taken with respect to the SALW collected?
- Stored securely pending further action
- Registered or recorded
- Destroyed

15. How many of the SALW found, seized, confiscated or collected, as reported in Questions 13.1 and 14.2, were destroyed?
- For 2014 16,479 SALW were destroyed.
- For 2015 24,860 SALW were destroyed.

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