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What martial arts weapons are illegal in Canada?

I currently live in China and travel extensively. I've picked up a few weapons in my travels (display purposes only) and I want to bring my collecton home with me when I move back permanently. I've tried searching online to find out what weapons require permits etc, and which are illegal but I can't find a detailed list. I know nunchaku are illegal, but what about tonfa (like police batons), sai, daggers, sansetsukon, katanna and various other interesting pieces I've picked up? I don't really want to sell ALL of them before I leave. :) Just for clarification, none of the weapons I've collected are guns, antique or otherwise. The only projectiles are the crossbow and a few shurikan I picked up. Any help is greatly appreciated.

Public Comments

1. All sharp pointed weapons more than one inch is prohibited in flights especially when going to Canada. It is not allowed according to most Air Transportaion Bureaus or Air Security Regulating Bodies.
2. I suggest you get in touch with the RCMP attache at the Canadian Embassy and get a detailed list.
3. Most all of them... but some require a permit * Yumi (Japanese longbow) * Ya (Japanese arrow) * Longbow (English bow) * Crossbow Knife * Balisong * Dagger * Deer Horn Knives from the Chinese martial art Baguazhang * Katar * Kris (traditional weapon in South-East Asia) * Kukri * Kirpan * Kunai * Makhaira (or a short sword) * Tantō * Vettukathi Western fencing weapons * Sabre * Small sword * Épée * Foil * Main-gauche Short staff or stick weapons * Arnis sticks * Hanbo * Kurunthadi * Kubotan * Otta * Tambo * Tonfa * Yawara * Yubi-bo Long weapons (staff and spear weapons) * Arbir (Indonesian halberd) * Bisento (Chinese origin halberd) * Eku * Gun (staff) * Ji (halberd) * Guan dao or Kwan dao (large Chinese halberd) * Kurunthadi * Ox tongue * Lathi * Pudao (long handled sword) * Halberd * Monk's Spade * Nagamaki (Japanese polearm) * Naginata (Japanese polearm) * Qiang (spear) * Quarterstaff o Bo (Japanese staff weapon) o Jo (Japanese stick weapon) * Sarissa * Spear * Tetsubo (Japanese iron staff) * Yari (Japanese spear) * Sibat (Filipino/Indonesian spear) Sword * Arming sword * Bokken (Japanese wooden swords, also known as bokutō) * Bolo * Broadsword * Butterfly sword * Chisakatana * Claymore * Daitō * Dao * Dopplehänder * Falcata * Federschwert (Steel sparring sword used in European Martial Arts) * Gladius * Golok * Grosses messer * Iaito (Practice weapon used in Iaido) * Jian * Kampilan * Katana * Kodachi * Longsword o Bastard sword o Greatsword * Nodachi * Nagamaki * Pata (weapon) * Pulwar * Rapier * Shamshir * Scimitar * Scramasax * Shinai (Katana-like sword made of Bamboo strips, used in Kendo) * Single-sword (Cut & Thrust, sometimes called the "German rapier") * Talwar * Tachi * Taijijian * Wakizashi * Waster (Wooden European sword simulator) * Xiphos Composite weapons * Kusarigama * Manriki or Manriki-gusari * Nunchaku * Meteor hammer * Three sectional staff (sān jié gùn/sansetsukon) "Soft" weapons * Chain whip * Rope dart * Whip (Bullwhip) * Lariat * Tabak-Toyok * Meteor hammer * Urumi Truncheons * Jitte * Rondel * Sai Sickle * Arit * Kama (Japanese sickle, see also kusarigama) * Chicken Sickles [edit] Shields * Buckler * Hoplon * Hungarian shield * Targe Short range projectile weapons * Blowgun (fires Fukiya, poison darts or pins) * Chakram * Shuriken [edit] Clubs * Mace Miscellaneous * Bayonet * Brass knuckles * Tessen (Iron fan) * Fu (a battle ax)