Apart from some firearms types ( Handguns ) the laws in Canada seem similar to England Scotland and
Wales and stricter in some respects.
Possession and Acquisition Licence, or PAL.
Canadian Firearms Safety Course (CFSC) tests.
If applicants are applying for a license for restricted or prohibited firearms they must pass the Canadian Restricted Firearms Safety Course (CRFC) tests in addition to the CFSC.
It seems virtually impossible to carry a firearm for self defense.
Criminal and Psychiatric Checks
According to section 5(1) of the Firearms Act, “[a] person is not eligible to hold a licence if it is desirable, in the interests of the safety of that or any other person, that the person not possess a firearm. Therefore, “[a]n applicant for a firearm licence in Canada must pass background checks which consider criminal, mental, addiction and domestic violence records. Besides criminal checks, in order to determine eligibility under the Act, authorities must consider whether within the previous five years the applicant
All firearms have to be unloaded when stored. Non-restricted firearms must be secured with a locking device, “such as a trigger lock or cable lock (or remove the bolt) so the firearms cannot be fired,” or the firearm must be locked “in a cabinet, container or room that is difficult to break into.