PGW Defence Technologies Direwolf
A Manitoba-engineered semi-auto .338 Lapua. RCMP classification was pending; SOR/2024-248 named it before civilian sales began.
Is the PGW Defence Technologies Direwolf banned in Canada? Yes. The PGW Defence Technologies Direwolf 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 expires 90 days after the latest Supreme Court appeal termination under SOR/2026-114.
Classification: Prohibited · OIC/SOR: SOR/2024-248 · Ban-Risk: Already Gone · Compensation: Confirm federal list · Amnesty: SCC appeals + 90 days
Verdict
PGW Defence Technologies (Prairie Gun Works) is a Manitoba precision-rifle manufacturer best known for the C14 Timberwolf bolt-action sniper rifle that has served the Canadian Forces and several allied militaries. The Direwolf is the company's semi-automatic project — a patent-pending platform that brings .338 Lapua Magnum into a sustained-fire semi-auto action capable of bolt-action accuracy. The civilian version was awaiting RCMP classification when SOR/2024-248 named it on December 5, 2024. Canadian civilian shooters who pre-ordered the platform after PGW's announcement never received delivery in a Non-restricted configuration. The Direwolf is the case study for prohibition by anticipation: a Canadian-engineered, Canadian-manufactured precision platform was named before the FRT classified it, before the first civilian rifle shipped, and before any meaningful Canadian civilian market for the model existed.
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Lineage
Parents: PGW C14 Timberwolf (bolt-action sniper rifle, military / LE — different action principle)
Siblings: Other PGW Defence Technologies platforms (mostly bolt-action, mostly Non-restricted)
Derived: none
Primary sources for this entry
- Canada Gazette — SOR/2024-248 — Canada Gazette. accessed 2024-12-06
- PGW Defence Technologies — rifles catalogue — Manufacturer. accessed 2026-05-27
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