Canadian Firearms Program Quick Links

Below are direct links to the RCMP Canadian Firearms Program pages for licensing, firearm classes, registration, transfers, importing and exporting, forms and online services. Finding the right page on firearms licensing, buying, transporting or importing can be tricky, so we compiled them in one place.

Contact the Canadian Firearms Program

Firearms Classifications (Learn about non-restricted, restricted and prohibited firearms)

Information on Firearms Licensing (Do crossbows need a licence? What is required to own a gun in Canada?)

Firearms Safety (Training requirements, instructors, exemptions)

Firearms Registration (Restricted or Prohibited Firearms)

Information for Buying and Selling (transferring) Firearms (Learn the legal ways to transfer firearms properly)

Importing and Exporting Firearms (Can you purchase a firearm in the United States and bring it into Canada or vice versa?)

Information relating to Executors and Heirs (Important information if a loved one passes away and leaves firearms in their will or estate)

Information on Shooting Clubs and Ranges (Want to build your own range on your property or understand the construction requirements?)

Firearms Forms (PAL applications, Licensing for Businesses, Registration or Transfer of Firearms, Authorizations for Transportation, Authorizations for Estates, etc)

Individual Web Services (for online PAL Renewal, PAL application Status, Firearms Registration, etc)

Apply for a PAL Online (for first time PAL applicants)

Business Web Services (registration of firearms, transfer of firearms, obtaining copies of registration certificates, etc)

History of Firearms in Canada (A quick background on the important dates relating to Canadian firearms ownership).