How To Import a Firearm To Canada?

Organization : Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Facility : How To Import a Firearm To Canada?
Country : Canada
Website : https://rcmp.ca/en/firearms/importing-and-exporting/importing

How To Import a Firearm To Canada?

Shipping a firearm to Canada
** A licensed carrier company under the Firearms Act must handle firearms that are shipped to someone in Canada.
** The licensed carrier must ship firearms in a sturdy, non-transparent container. The container should be hard to break into and should not break open accidentally during transport.
** The outside of the container should not have any marking to say that there are firearms inside, unless the marking is an address.
** The Canadian Firearms Program recommends you label an envelope “Customs Documents” and attach it firmly to the outside of the container. You can put any waybills, import permits, or export permits into the envelope.
** You must declare all firearms at Canada Customs and pay applicable duties and taxes.

Non-Restricted Firearms

You must
** be at least 18 years old
** have a valid Possession and Acquisition Licence (PAL) permitting you to have the class of firearm that you want to import
** verify if you need an import authorization from the country that is exporting the firearm. For more information, contact Global Affairs Canada, the authorities of the exporting country, or their embassy in Canada.

Non-residents can usually bring a non-restricted rifle or shotgun into Canada for approved purposes such as hunting, target shooting, wilderness protection or in-transit movement by a reasonably direct route to another point outside Canada.

Restricted Firearms

You must
** be at least 18 years old
** have a valid Possession and Acquisition Licence permitting you to have the class of firearm that you want to import
** have the firearm verified
** make sure the firearm is registered with the Canadian Firearms Program (CFP)
** apply for an Authorization to Transport (ATT) in advance from the Chief Firearms Officer (CFO) of the province/territory where you will be bringing it into Canada
** verify if you need an authorization from the country that is exporting the firearm. For more information, contact Global Affairs Canada, the authorities of the exporting country, or their embassy in Canada.

Note:
The Canadian Firearms Program must verify and register a restricted firearm before the Chief Firearms Officer will issue an Authorization to Transport for it. Generally, you can only import restricted firearms (excluding handguns) only if you can demonstrate a need for having the firearms in Canada.

Prohibited Firearms

You cannot bring a prohibited firearm into Canada as a new import, even if you have a licence to have that class of firearm. This includes air soft guns that meet the definition of a replica firearm, because these are prohibited. Replica firearms are those that resemble a real firearm with near precision but that cannot cause serious injury or death.

Many of these firearms have to be assessed on a case-by-case basis to determine if they are replicas. However, Canada Border Services Agency controls the importation of air soft guns that are not replicas. For more information, please contact the Canada Border Services Agency.

If a prohibited firearm was temporarily taken out of Canada, it can be re-imported. You must have
** a valid licence permitting you to have that firearm
** a valid Canadian registration certificate for the firearm
** a Canadian import authorization
** an authorization (if required) from the country that is exporting the firearm. For more information, contact Global Affairs Canada, and the authorities of the exporting country or their embassy in Canada.

If you took the firearm out of Canada, a customs officer may ask to see a copy of your export permit if when you bring it back to Canada.

Note:
Individuals cannot import replica firearms. A licensed business may be able to import replica firearms for an approved purpose, including such as for use in a film or theatrical production.