Canadian Gun Safety Course
Hello everyone, I have read on Canada's website that if you take a gun safety course you can get a multi year permit to bring a shotgun into Canada from the US. Does anyone know where I can find...
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There is a 1-800 number that can be used to contact the Chief Firearms Officer nearest you, listed at
http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/cfp-pcaf/cfo-caf/index-eng.htm
The same page also lists the contact information for each provincial/territorial Chief Firearms Officer. The Quebec phone number is in English :B
The CFOs designate instructors for the courses. Surely the Quebec CFO can advise who teaches the course in English.
Taking the course is one of the options for non-residents, per this page from the RCMP titled Firearm Users Visiting Canada
http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/cfp-pcaf/fs-fd/visit-visite-eng.htm
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Option 2
Apply for a five-year Possession and Acquisition Licence (PAL).
To apply for a PAL, applicants must provide evidence that they have passed the written and practical tests for the Canadian Firearms Safety Course. A course from another country does not meet Canadian legal requirements. However, it may be possible to take the tests without taking the course.
The CFO of the province or territory to be visited can provide information on any other documents that will be required to complete the background security check.
With a Canadian firearms licence, there is no need to complete the Non-Resident Firearms Declaration. However, an oral declaration must still be made to the customs officer.
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It is possible to self-study and challenge the test. However, taking the course (usually a two-day course with test) is worthwhile as the test checks knowledge of Canada's laws & regulations, firearms safety (in transport & storage), and knowledge of the mechanisms on a wide variety of firearms. In Yukon, there is also a practical in-the-field test to verify knowledge of safe handling of a firearm.
http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/cfp-pcaf/cfo-caf/index-eng.htm
The same page also lists the contact information for each provincial/territorial Chief Firearms Officer. The Quebec phone number is in English :B
The CFOs designate instructors for the courses. Surely the Quebec CFO can advise who teaches the course in English.
Taking the course is one of the options for non-residents, per this page from the RCMP titled Firearm Users Visiting Canada
http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/cfp-pcaf/fs-fd/visit-visite-eng.htm
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Option 2
Apply for a five-year Possession and Acquisition Licence (PAL).
To apply for a PAL, applicants must provide evidence that they have passed the written and practical tests for the Canadian Firearms Safety Course. A course from another country does not meet Canadian legal requirements. However, it may be possible to take the tests without taking the course.
The CFO of the province or territory to be visited can provide information on any other documents that will be required to complete the background security check.
With a Canadian firearms licence, there is no need to complete the Non-Resident Firearms Declaration. However, an oral declaration must still be made to the customs officer.
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It is possible to self-study and challenge the test. However, taking the course (usually a two-day course with test) is worthwhile as the test checks knowledge of Canada's laws & regulations, firearms safety (in transport & storage), and knowledge of the mechanisms on a wide variety of firearms. In Yukon, there is also a practical in-the-field test to verify knowledge of safe handling of a firearm.
