Maxim Defense PDX
Maxim's PDW-styled AR carbine. SOR/2024-248 named it alongside the rest of the premium-tier AR derivations.
Is the Maxim Defense PDX banned in Canada? Yes. The Maxim Defense PDX is prohibited in Canada. It was named in SOR/2024-248 (December 2024). 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 ends October 30, 2026.
Classification: Prohibited · OIC/SOR: SOR/2024-248 · Ban-Risk: Already Gone · Compensation: Confirm federal list · Amnesty ends: October 30, 2026
Verdict
Maxim Defense Industries is a US manufacturer specializing in short-barrelled AR-pattern Personal Defense Carbines and suppressor-host platforms. The PDX is the company's flagship — an AR-15-derived rifle with the CGS Hate Brake muzzle device and an integrated brace stock that puts the platform between the AR-15 carbine and the AR-15 pistol in the US market. Canadian Non-restricted variants reached Canadian retailers at the 18.6-inch barrel configuration through 2020–2024 in small quantities; the platform was a niche premium-tier variant of the AR pattern. SOR/2024-248 named the PDX family on December 5, 2024. The rubric reads 12/15. The entry sits with other premium-tier AR variants prohibited in the December 2024 expansion — alongside the Daniel Defense DDM4 V7 (Batch 1) and the various flagship AR sub-brands.
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Lineage
Parents: AR-15 pattern (prohibited SOR/2020-96) → Maxim Defense PDX premium variant
Primary sources for this entry
- Canada Gazette SOR/2024-248 (Primary) — Canada Gazette. accessed 2026-05-27
- Maxim Defense PDX product page (Manufacturer) — Manufacturer. accessed 2026-05-27
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