Clause 12 will add persons employed by the Bank of Canada or the Royal Canadian Mint responsible for the security of its facilities to the “public officers” provisions in the Criminal Code. It will allow them to be exempt from the requirements of the Firearms Act and the related offences, as with other federal bodies in the Criminal Code underneath the federal umbrella. It will also allow prescription power to do that in the future for other federal entities. Proposed paragraph 117.07(1)(b) gives the government flexibility to add others in the future.
On May 10th, 2023. See this statement in context.