My bad. I removed my post as well.
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CCC Sec 351 doesn't list provinces and looks to be all encompassing. In Alberta you need a special licence that requires a criminal record check to own or possess lock pick tools.
Wouldn’t that include a sledgehammer and crowbar? I think it comes down to intent and purpose. A lawful excuse would be a hobby of buying old safes and lockboxs off of Kijiji and replacing the locks without damaging them.
351 (1) Every person who, without lawful excuse, has in their possession any instrument suitable for the purpose of breaking into any place, motor vehicle, vault or safe knowing that the instrument has been used or is intended to be used for that purpose,
Last edited by WereWeasel; 11-26-2020 at 10:24 AM.