Canada effectively bans hand-guns except for strictly controlled professional use (ie. security guards, etc...)
They require a license be purchased for all remaining permitted guns (mainly hunting rifles and airguns) but conservatives were able to remove the requirement to have them physically registered with police and were able to have the registry system dismantled. I believe the registry system may still exist in Quebec.
WRONG!
The requirements for pistol/handgun ownership are:
Possession of a "Restricted" Firearms Acquisition Certificate, which must be renewed every 5 years.
A safe and secure storage device and trigger lock.
A membership in a firearms/hunting club that has a firing range.
A "Transport Authorization" to carry the firearm to and from the firing range.
Restrictive absolutely, but not a ban by any stretch of a fevered imagination.
Concealed or any other carry is pretty much impossible in town for anyone other than a cop, or a guard on a Brinks truck, but if you are a prospector, you can get a carry permit for out in the bush.
That said, there are many firearms and accessories that are banned, such as most standard capacity magazines for centre-fire firearms, pistols with a barrel under 4", and many cosmetic issues that make a firearm LOOK SCARY!
Then there's the new Ruger magazine that fits their .22 rifle and pistol. Even though the law plainly states that new developments for long guns cannot alter the legality of that part for a handgun, the RCMP still banned the rifle mag because it fit the Ruger .22 pistol and holds more than 10 rounds.