IWI Galil ACE
IWI's other prohibited family. The Galil ACE is the modern Galil, descended from the IDF service rifle of 1972. Named alongside the Tavor.
Is the IWI Galil ACE banned in Canada? Yes. The IWI Galil ACE is prohibited in Canada. It was named across SOR/2024-248 (December 2024) and SOR/2020-96 (May 2020). If you owned one before the deadline, confirm whether it appears on the federal Assault-Style Firearms Compensation Program list. The current amnesty for prohibited firearms expires 90 days after the latest Supreme Court appeal termination under SOR/2026-114.
Classification: Prohibited · OIC/SOR: SOR/2024-248 + SOR/2020-96 · Ban-Risk: Already Gone · Compensation: Confirm federal list · Amnesty: SCC appeals + 90 days
Verdict
The IWI Galil ACE is IWI's second prohibited family alongside the Tavor (Batch 2). The Galil ACE modernizes the original IDF Galil ARM (1972) — Israel's adaptation of the Finnish RK 62, which was itself an adaptation of the Soviet AK-47 — with AR-style controls and a modular handguard suited to the current sport-shooting and service-style market. Canadian shooters bought it for the AK-platform lineage in a modernized package, often as a complement to or replacement for the AK-pattern rifles already prohibited under SOR/2020-96. SOR/2024-248 named the Galil ACE family on December 5, 2024 alongside the Tavor TAR21, X95, Tavor 7, and Tavor SAR — the complete IWI civilian rifle catalogue prohibited in one Order in Council. The Index now carries two IWI parent entries — Tavor and Galil ACE — both Already Gone, both for the same lineage-based regulatory reasons.
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Lineage
Parents: IDF Galil ARM (1972, military, never civilian-legal); RK 62 (Finnish); AK-47 (prohibited under SOR/2020-96)
Siblings: IWI Tavor family (prohibited SOR/2024-248)
Derived: Galil ACE Pistol, Galil ACE Gen II
Primary sources for this entry
- Canada Gazette — SOR/2024-248 — Canada Gazette. accessed 2024-12-06
- IWI US — Galil ACE product page — Manufacturer. accessed 2026-05-27
Safety note: the Ban-Risk Index is editorial estimation, not legal advice or a substitute for current official guidance. The classification field reflects current RCMP FRT status as of the last-scored date. For any transfer, surrender, deactivation, or transport question, consult primary RCMP / Public Safety Canada sources and, where appropriate, a Canadian firearms lawyer.
