"Munitions List"
Category 2-2

Canada has exported products in Category 2-2 to nine countries in the Middle East & North Africa
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Summary
2-2: Large weapons such as howitzers and cannons
Armaments with a calibre greater than 12.7 mm (0.5 inches) and components for these weapons. Includes guns, howitzers, cannon, mortars, anti-tank weapons, projectile launchers, military flame throwers, recoilless rifles, a

The above summary -- by the Coalition to Oppose the Arms Trade (COAT) for its web report "Canadian Military Exports to the Middle East and North Africa" -- was derived from a detailed description of this category of munitions published by the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAIT) in a document called A Guide to Canada’s Export Controls (June 2006).  This DFAIT document describes seven different groups of products on the "Export Control List" whose export is "controlled" by the Government of Canada.  One of these seven groups, known as "Group 2" or the "Munitions List," is comprised of 22 categories of military products.  These are the categories of products whose export is documented in a series of DFAIT documents published since 1990, called Export of Military Goods from Canada.

The relevant section from A Guide to Canada’s Export Controls detailing this category on the "Munitions List" is provided below:

2-2
Smooth-bore weapons with a calibre of 20 mm or more, other weapons or armament with a calibre greater than 12.7 mm (calibre 0.50 inches), projectors and accessories, as follows, and specially designed components therefor:

a. Guns, howitzers, cannon, mortars, anti-tank weapons, projectile launchers, military flame throwers, recoilless rifles and signature reduction devices therefor;

(All destinations)

Note:

2-2.a. includes injectors, metering devices, storage tanks and other specially designed components for use with liquid propelling charges for any of the equipment controlled by 2-2.a.

b. Military smoke, gas and pyrotechnic projectors or generators;

(All destinations)

Note:

2-2.b. does not control signal pistols.

c. Weapons sights.

Compiled by COAT

Coalition to
Oppose the
Arms
Trade

Canadian Military Exports
to the Middle East
and North Africa