FIREARM CENTREWelcome
To Our Site!
The Mission
of the Firearm Centre is to provide firearms training, professional instruction and examination of the Canadian
Firearm Safety Course & Canadian Restricted Firearm Safety Course for firearm owners and users. Our
highly knowledgeable and trained instructor has conducted testing since 1996 throughout Alberta and
the U.S. and takes pride in the high level of instruction he offers. Our home office is located in Calgary,
AB.
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Privacy Policy Your privacy is important to us; therefore,
we will not sell, rent or give your name or address to anyone. Compliance Incentives Amnesty An amnesty has
been enacted to protect non-compliant owners of non-restricted firearms from criminal liability while they are taking steps
to comply with the licensing and registration requirements of the Firearms Act. This amnesty
will be in effect until May 16, 2013. The amnesty applies to individuals in the following circumstances: Individuals who are in possession of a non-restricted firearm and hold a Possession Only Licence (POL) or
a Possession and Acquisition Licence (PAL) for such a firearm, but do not hold a registration certificate for that firearm,
or Individuals who are in possession of a non-restricted firearm, who do not hold a registration
certificate for the firearm in question and who: Held a POL or a PAL that expired between
January 1, 2004 and the present, or Currently hold a POL or a PAL that will expire between
now and May 16, 2013
The
amnesty permits the following: The
amnesty does not apply to individuals who have never obtained a firearms licence.
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Important Announcement! 
Changes
to the Canadian Firearms Program On April
5, 2012, Bill C-19, Ending the Long-Gun Registry Act, came into effect. The key changes are as follows: - Removal of the requirement to register non-restricted firearms
- Destruction of the
existing non-restricted firearms registration records
- Allowing the transferor of a non-restricted
firearm to obtain confirmation of a transferee's firearms acquisition licence prior to the transfer being finalized
Until further notice, due to a Court Order issued by the Quebec
Superior Court, residents of Quebec are still required to register non-restricted firearms with the RCMP Canadian Firearms
Program. It is important to note that the
new law does not change the requirement for all individuals to hold a licence in order to possess a firearm. The
licensing, safety training and safe storage requirements for anyone who uses or owns a firearm continue to be in force. The legislation also does not impact
registration requirements for restricted or prohibited firearms. Some Of The Topics Covered On The Firearm
Site Are: Possession Only Licence
(POL) A POL is valid for five
years and allows firearm owners to possess registered firearms, including borrowed firearms, of any class their licence allows.
The POL does not allow for the acquisition of more firearms. New
POL InitiativeA new policy initiative,
which encourages holders of expired POLs to return to compliance with firearms licensing regulations, was launched in 2008
and will continue to be in effect until May 16, 2013. Firearm owners whose POL expired on or after January 1, 2004,
may be eligible to apply for a new POL, if they meet all of the following criteria: They previously held a POL which expired naturally (was not revoked or refused);
They are in possession
of at least one restricted or non-restricted firearm that was or is registered; and They meet all public safety requirements in order to possess firearms.
Eligible individuals who have maintained a valid address
with the Canadian Firearms Program (CFP) will be sent a new POL application under this initiative. There is no fee for the
new POL. Eligible individuals who have
not received an application or who are unsure if they have updated their addresses are encouraged to call the CFP’s
toll-free number: 1-800-731-4000. It is essential to notify the CFP of any address changes to ensure renewal notices
and other important CFP information circulars are received. Previous POL holders with a PAL application still in process may apply for a new POL under this initiative. Individuals
who have had a POL refused or revoked are not eligible to apply for the new POL. Grandfathering privileges for prohibited firearms are permanently lost when a POL expires. They cannot be reinstated
after obtaining a new POL. In these situations, prohibited firearms must be lawfully disposed of. Guidance on how to lawfully
dispose of a firearm can be obtained through one of the contact options listed below.
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Photo I.D. Pictures For your convenience we are
now taking Photo ID pictures at our office. If you are interested, please bring
$10 cash as this process is a separate entity from the Firearm Centre.
Gift
Certificate Need
a gift ideas for birthdays, gradutions, etc. Why not a Gift Certificate for a Firearm Course!!
Please contact our office for further information. Fee WaiverAs of May 17, 2006, individuals no longer have to pay the fee for the renewal of their Possession Only Licence (POL)
or their Possession and Acquisition Licence (PAL). The fee waiver also applies to: individuals who are modifying their licence to upgrade from a POL to a PAL;
individuals who are adding
new privileges to their licence; individuals whose licence expired and are obtaining a new licence; and minors who renew their Minors Possession licence.
This fee waiver does NOT apply to: individuals obtaining their first licence; individuals who held a minors licence and are applying
for a PAL; individuals
who are obtaining a new licence after their licence was refused or revoked; and individuals obtaining a licence after the expiry of a firearms prohibition
order.
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