Be prepaired for Canada Customs when you enter the country!

Canada's guns laws have changed since your last visit. The follwing information is summerized from the
Canadain Firearms Center Web site.

• Starting January 1, 2001, non-resident customers will need a firearms licence to import (restricted and non-restricted firearms) or to borrow (non-restricted firearms only), and to acquire ammunition.
• For customers who bring their own firearms into Canada, a confirmed Non-Resident Firearm Declaration (form JUS 909 EF) will serve as a licence and registration.
• Non-residents who wish to borrow firearms while in Canada will need a Temporary Firearms Borrowing Licence (for Non-residents)
  (form JUS 715 EF),or a possession and acquisition licence (PAL) or a valid Firearms Acquisition Certificate (FAC).
• Every effort is being made to streamline processes and avoid delays at the border.

Customers Who Bring Firearms Into Canada

Starting on January 1, 2001, customers who temporarily bring firearms to Canada must generally declare their firearms in writing, using the Non-Resident Firearm Declaration Form (form JUS 909 EF). Once a customs officer has confirmed the declaration and issued a confirmation number, the declaration form will serve as a licence and registration certificate, showing that your customer is in legal possession of the firearm(s).

To save time at the border, your customers should fill out the declaration form in advance, in triplicate, leaving the signature block empty. Photocopies of the original, completed form are acceptable. The original form and all duplicates must be signed in front of the customs officer.

A confirmed declaration costs $50 Canadian and is valid for up to 60 days. Customers who stay in Canada longer than 60 days can renew their declaration before it expires by calling the Chief Firearms Officer (CFO) of the applicable province or territory. They can contact the CFO by calling 1-800-731-4000.

Visitors will need to have a new confirmation number each time they enter Canada. If they are bringing the same firearms each time, they can use the same form and have it reconfirmed at the border.

If they bring different firearms into the country on successive visits, they must complete the Non Resident Firearm Declaration – Continuation Sheet (form JUS 910 EF) in triplicate, also to be signed in front of a customs officer. These can also be downloaded from our Web site (www.cfc.gc.ca) or ordered by calling 1-800-731-4000 (in Canada or U.S.) and 1-506-624-5380 (in other countries), when available.

Your customers will only have to pay the $50 once in a 12-month period for a confirmed declaration, no matter how many new or renewed declarations they require within that period.

The rules for permanently importing a firearm into Canada are different from the rules for temporarily importing a firearm. Therefore, if any of your customers plan to leave a firearm in Canada, they must contact the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency

(1-800-461-9999) They can also call 1-800-731-4000 in Canada and the U.S., and 1-506-624-5380 in other countries to receive further information. Otherwise, customers must take home any firearms that they bring to Canada. Laws in their own country may also apply.

Non-Resident Visitors Who Borrow Firearms

Visitors, whether adults or minors, will not need a licence to borrow a firearm if they only use it under the direct and immediate supervision of an adult who can lawfully possess that firearm. Please contact the CFO of the province where your customer wishes to use the firearm to determine the exact stipulations for this option.

Otherwise, visitors aged 18 and older will need either a Temporary Firearms Borrowing Licence (for Non-residents) (form JUS 715 EF) or a valid Canadian licence that allows them to acquire firearms (either a valid FAC or a PAL). A borrower's licence costs $30 Canadian. It can be renewed once within a 12-month period at no extra cost. Any additional renewals will cost $30. A sponsor may apply on behalf of a non-resident for the borrowers' licence.

Visitors should apply well in advance.

Frequent Visitors

People who frequently come to Canada to hunt may prefer to get a Canadian possession and acquisition licence (PAL). A five-year PAL costs $60 Canadian for non-restricted firearms. Visitors who have a PAL will not need a borrowers' licence to borrow firearms, nor will they need a confirmed declaration to import firearms that are registered in Canada. However, they will need a confirmed declaration for any firearms not registered in Canada, whether or not they have a PAL.

Remember

• Non-residents cannot bring prohibited firearms into Canada.
• Non-residents cannot carry a concealed weapon in Canada.
• They cannot bring restricted firearms into Canada for hunting purposes.  If they import restricted firearms for an approved purpose, they need an Authorization to Transport (ATT). A Customs officer will need to see a paper copy of the ATT at the border.
  • Non-residents must apply for their ATT from the CFO in advance.
  • They may be able to apply for an ATT by phoning the CFO in advance, but a paper copy of the ATT is required at the border. The ATT cannot be done at the border. (Customers in the United States should call 1-800-731-4000; customers in other countries should call 1-506-624-5380).
• After December 31, 2000, visitors to Canada will not be able to buy ammunition without a firearms licence or a confirmed declaration, or a temporary borrowers' licence.
• Further information and all forms are available by calling 1-800-731-4000 (in Canada and U.S.), 1-506-624-5380 (in other countries) or from our Web site at www.cfc.gc.ca.

More Information

For general information, or to order copies of the Firearms Act, its regulations and other publications from the Canadian Firearms Centre.

1 800 731-4000 (Toll Free)
E-mail: canadian.firearms@justice.gc.ca

The Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to read the PDF versions of these forms. Try the Adobe download page if you do not have this program.
JUS 909 E/F Non-Resident Firearm Declaration	The Non-Resident Firearms Declaration (Form JUS 909 E/F), and it's continuation sheet must be presented in triplicate, unsigned, at the border.  You may complete the form once, and make 2 photocopies; however, requests for photocopies made at your first point of entry into Canada may be denied.	103k
JUS 910 E/F Non-Resident Firearm Declaration - Continuation		84k
JUS 715 E/F Temporary Firearms Borrowing Licence (Non-Resident )	The Application for a Non-Resident Temporary Borrowing Licence for Non-Restricted Firearms must be submitted and approved ahead of time by the Chief Firearms Officer of the province where you intend to borrow the firearm(s).	60k
JUS 888 E Application for a licence under the Firearms Act (for Individuals aged 18 and over)	To apply for a Possession-Only Licence just fill out page 1 of this form.   To apply for a Possession and Acquisition Licence fill out pages 1 and 2. forms can be mailed to: CENTRAL PROCESSING SITE PO BOX 1200 MIRAMICHI, NB E1N 5Z3	160k

For more information visit these links

Canadian Firearms Centre

SERM