Smith & Wesson M&P FPC
The folding-stock PCC that S&W built around its own M&P pistol magazines. Recognized at every Canadian range. Named in December 2024.
Is the Smith & Wesson M&P FPC banned in Canada? Yes. The Smith & Wesson M&P FPC 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
The Smith & Wesson M&P FPC was released in 2023 and reached the Canadian market in 2024 with the 18.6-inch barrel that Canadian Non-restricted classification requires. Side-folding stock, in-stock magazine storage for two spares, compatibility with the M&P pistol-magazine ecosystem already in tens of thousands of Canadian PAL holders' safes — the FPC was engineered exactly for the gap between handgun and rifle that Canadian shooters had been asking S&W to fill. It arrived just over a year before SOR/2024-248 named it. The rubric scores it 10/15 — top of High — and the OIC made it Already Gone in December 2024. The FPC and the Ruger PC Carbine were the two highest-volume civilian PCC sales in Canada the year before the ban. They're both now Already Gone for the same regulatory reasons and through the same legislative pathway.
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Lineage
Parents: Smith & Wesson M&P pistol family (the magazine well's pattern)
Siblings: Smith & Wesson M&P15 (AR-15 pattern, prohibited under SOR/2020-96)
Derived: none currently
Primary sources for this entry
- Canada Gazette, Part 2, Volume 158, Extra Number 3 — SOR/2024-248 — Canada Gazette. accessed 2024-12-06
- Smith & Wesson M&P FPC — manufacturer 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.