A Canadian made assault rifle based on the American M16. It is licence-built by Diemaco company of Canada. There is also a C7 and a C7A1
The C8 carbine is the equivalent of the US M4 carbine - shorter barreled version of C7 with telescopic buttstock. C8 is adopted by Canadian Gendarmerie. Flat-top version of the C8 is available for foreign customers, as well as some other modifications, such as heavy barreled versions, Light Support Weapon wersions etc.