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Firearms are federally regulated in Canada through the Firearms Act, the Criminal Code, and the Canadian Firearms Program, a program operated within the RCMP.Regulation is largely about licensing and registration of firearms, including air guns with a muzzle velocity of more than 500 ft/s or 150 m/s and muzzle energy greater than 4.2 ft⋅lb or 5.7 J. [1]
The possession and acquisition licence (PAL; French: permis de possession et d'acquisition) is the primary firearms licence under Canadian firearms laws.The PAL is the only licence issued to new adult firearms licence applicants in Canada; it is both required and the only permissible document for a person to possess and acquire, or permanently import a firearm.
Canadian Firearms Program (CFP; French: Programme canadien des armes à feu), formerly Canada Firearms Centre is a Canadian government program within the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Policing Support Services, responsible for licensing and regulating firearms in Canada.
The Firearms Act was created by Bill C-68, An Act Respecting Firearms and Other Weapons, which was introduced in 1993, and aimed at the licensing of all gun owners and registration of all firearms. The bill also classified replica firearms as prohibited devices, with those already owned being grandfathered.
The chief firearms officer (CFO) is a Canadian official responsible for possession and acquisition licences, authorizations to transport, authorizations to carry, transfers of firearms, and gun show sponsorship approvals. Each CFO oversees a designated province/region, specifically: [1] Alberta — office in Edmonton
Alberta Sheriff's Branch: Alberta Glock 22.40 S&W: Semi-automatic pistol: SFA Austria Standard issue sidearm Ontario Provincial Police: Ontario: Glock 17M: 9×19mm Parabellum: Semi-automatic pistol: SFA Austria: Standard issue sidearm [6] Royal Newfoundland Constabulary: Newfoundland & Labrador: SIG Sauer P226.40 S&W: Semi-automatic pistol: DAK ...
Two organizations, the Alberta Council of Women's Shelters and the Coalition for Gun Control intervened in support of the Firearms Act. [2] The Alberta Court of Appeal upheld the constitutional validity of the Firearms Act, with Chief Justice Catherine Fraser, Justice Mary M. Hetherington and Justice Ronald Berger writing three separate reasons ...
An authorization to transport (ATT) is a permit issued under the Canadian Firearms Program allowing transportation of restricted and prohibited firearms in Canada.An ATT may be issued to a firearms licensee, or to a non-resident of Canada not possessing a firearms licence. [1]