I have heard that you can get approved for a permit for rifles/shotguns from the government before you cross the border. I have also heard that the permit is good for an extended period of time. Any merit to this info I have heard?

Thanks,
Dirk

You can download and fill out the firearms declaration form beforehand (DO NOT SIGN IT!), but you still need to have Canadian customs verify and stamp it when you enter the country.

The cost is $25 Can. and the declaration is good for 60 days.

Visitor Firearms facts

This what you might mean abot 10 yrs ago I took a corse and payed a few hundred dollars.
It was called a firearms aqusition License ,
I can buy ammo and it is very easy for me to get across the border or airports in Canada.
I just renewed mine last year.

What is the latest on Long gun registry ?

Is it scrapped

going to be scrapped

or just rumours ?

It is mostly rumour and repeated periods of "amnesty" from prosecution if you possess an unregistered long gun. Handguns are still FAR too strictly controlled and the fundamentalist Bible-clutcher who is the Cabinet Minister in charge of this fascist programme, assures us that this will continue.

The promises made by the CPC when seeking election have NOT been fulfilled and I honestly doubt that they will be. The future looks pretty bleak for gunowners in "western" democracies as witness recent tightening of gun laws in Sweden and German Chancellor Angela Merkel's recent comments to the same effect.

People here have had it "too soft" for too long and no longer care about real freedom, they are more interested in being legally allowed to use "recreational drugs" and other such decadent and socially destructive behaviours.

Sorry lost you there is this long gun registry being debated or not

Is it due to be scrapped ?

Is there a set date for this bill to go through parliment ?

Parliament is currently "prorogued" and I doubt there will be much action on this issue when the House next sits.

The CPC have a "minority" government and are not willing to lose it over this issue, IMHO.

Not that I know of.

Londonhunter,
Check out this Long Gun Registry as it explains it a bit better. Basically Bill C391, the bill to kill the long gun registry, is in committee and still moving ahead.

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Originally posted by dirklawyer:
I have heard that you can get approved for a permit for rifles/shotguns from the government before you cross the border. I have also heard that the permit is good for an extended period of time. Any merit to this info I have heard?

Thanks,
Dirk

To answer your original question. I have a possession acquisition license (PAL) and it was originally good for 5 years. I renewed it a couple years ago for free. I had to take a Canadian firearms safety course then fill out an application. Additionally, you have to register your guns with the CFC ahead of time and they send you a certificate which you must also have for each gun you take into Canada. I’ve crossed the border 4 times with my PAL and they basically don’t even look at it, fast and easy. Not sure if they still issue them new or not but I think it was worth the time to get.

They still issue them (PAL), and that is the current best way to bring firearms into the country. - dan

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Originally posted by dan belisle:
They still issue them (PAL), and that is the current best way to bring firearms into the country. - dan

Thanks guys, it's the PAL that I'm after, does anyone have a gov web page that they know about that I can start the process?

I think the alberta hunters education instructors association (AHEIA) might have some info on their website. There might even be an online course you can take.

http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/cfp-...tion/lic-per-eng.htm

The hard part is finding a place to take the Canadian Firearms Safety Course

Unless things have changed recently, it is not necessary to take the course. The test can be challenged by anyone who wishes to do so, and the manual used in the course is available for purchase at many gunshops. Frankly, most serious gun owners would probably pass easily with little or no preparation. Scan the manual to acquaint yourself with some of the preferred terminology and nomenclature, as they seem to place a lot of emphasis on this, and you should be good to go. If not, little has been lost and you can retry as often as necessary, or as a last resort take the course.

Go here. The other page is for us.
http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/cfp-...visit-visite-eng.htm

The test is easy - my daughter, read the book, asked me a few questions, then challenged the exam and ACED it. Some of the 'expaminers' are a bit kinky, but most have their heads screwed on.