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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.
From 1995 to present, all firearms owners are required to possess a firearms licence—either a PAL, a possession-only licence (POL), an FAC, or a minor's licence. In April 2012, the Parliament of Canada enacted the Ending the Long-gun Registry Act to eliminate the requirement to register non-restricted firearms that had existed from 2001 to ...
As of December 31, 2023, the Canadian Firearms Program recorded a total of 2,352,504 valid firearms licences, [2] which is roughly 5.7% of the Canadian population. The four provinces with the highest number of issued licences are, in order, Ontario, Quebec, Alberta and British Columbia.
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.
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 ...
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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 ...
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