Knife laws in Toronto

[xsolarwindx]

Hi, what are the knife laws for Toronto?

Can I carry a knife in my pocket and walk down the street? What about in my backpack? Can I go on the subway?

It is an 8 inch (overall length) with 4 inch blade foldable knife.

 

[CityPainter]

I'm guessing that the laws regarding this are not specific to Toronto, but rather to Ontario or even Canada. Here is a 2004 article written by a lawyer discussing similar questions in the context of martial arts weapons. It seems that the law is not specific; whether something is a "weapon" or is "concealed" depends greatly on the context. http://ejmas.com/tin/2004tin/tinart_agnew_0104.html

 

[TOareaFan]

Hi, what are the knife laws for Toronto?

Can I carry a knife in my pocket and walk down the street? What about in my backpack? Can I go on the subway?

It is an 8 inch (overall length) with 4 inch blade foldable knife.

I know for sure you can go on the subway with a backpack.....not sure about the knife though

Curiosity....what are you carrying the knife for?

 

[xsolarwindx]

I know for sure you can go on the subway with a backpack.....not sure about the knife though

Curiosity....what are you carrying the knife for?

To transport it to somewhere else.

 

[nfitz]

It's never crossed my mind not to put big long knifes in my backpack when I've been shopping for new kitchen knives down at Eatons downtown.

 

[TOareaFan]

I have always thought that concealed weapon laws should be called "poorly concealed weapons" laws.....if i/you put a knife in a backpack for transport purposes....who would know? Unless, of course, I left the backapack half open and it became clear I was carrying a (poorly) concealed weapon......or, I guess, if I produced the weapon for some reason mid-trip!

 

[whatever]

Hi, what are the knife laws for Toronto?

Can I carry a knife in my pocket and walk down the street? What about in my backpack? Can I go on the subway?

It is an 8 inch (overall length) with 4 inch blade foldable knife.

In your pocket is illegal, clipped to the pocket is legal.

I carry a four-inch folder at all times, and have never had a problem with it (except the one time I went into Woodbine and forgot I had it on me. Security politely escorted me to the door and asked me to either check it or put it in my car).

There's basically 4 no-no's:
1) automatic opening mechanisms
2) knives that can be opened with one hand (excluding thumbposts and such)
3) butterfly-style knives
4) push-knives are considered to be a form of brass knuckle

As long as you're not brandishing it, but also not concealing it, you really shouldn't have any problems.

 

[xsolarwindx]

In your pocket is illegal, clipped to the pocket is legal.

I carry a four-inch folder at all times, and have never had a problem with it (except the one time I went into Woodbine and forgot I had it on me. Security politely escorted me to the door and asked me to either check it or put it in my car).

There's basically 4 no-no's:
1) automatic opening mechanisms
2) knives that can be opened with one hand (excluding thumbposts and such)
3) butterfly-style knives
4) push-knives are considered to be a form of brass knuckle

As long as you're not brandishing it, but also not concealing it, you really shouldn't have any problems.

So in order to carry it I have to clip it to my pocket? What if my sweater is covering my pocket where the knife is clipped to?

 

[Urban Shocker]

When I was at art school there was a student who always had a large hunting (?) knife in a belt around his waist. He rarely smiled and didn't communicate much, but then he wasn't alone in having eccentricities given the nature of the institution. Being a foreign student ( German, I believe ) perhaps he thought bears or other wild animals roamed the streets of Toronto. Or maybe he was just nuts. The College administration apparently didn't see it as a problem, though it made some of the students nervous.

 

[Prometheus The Supremo]

...perhaps he thought bears or other wild animals roamed the streets of Toronto...

i saw some bears roaming the streets of toronto once. they were wearing leather and had real hairy chests.