Firearms + Related Controlled Goods
Where firearms are being used, both federal and provincial permits are required. An application for the Federal Possession Acquisition License is available online at:
Federal Possession Acquisition Licence
Information about the Business Firearms License is available at:
1 800 731 4000
Where firearms are visible or audible to the public, municipalities may require that a police officer be present. In many cases, only 1/4 loads can be used.
The Controlled Goods Directorate (CGD) is a Federal Government Program administered by the Department of Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC).
The CGD is a domestic industrial security program that helps strengthen Canada’s defense trade controls through registration, prevention, deterrence and detection, and prevents the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and of conventional weapons. This is done by regulating and controlling the examination, possession, and transfer in Canada of controlled goods and/or controlled technology.
Anyone who deals with controlled goods and/or controlled technology in Canada is required to register with the CGD. The CGD is legislated by the Defence Production Act (DPA) and the Controlled Goods Regulations (CGR).
