r/canadaguns • u/AutoModerator • Jan 22 '23

Weekly Newbies & FAQ Thread - Post your questions here for PAL/RPAL application, timelines, CFSC/CFSRC, references & requirements, or general new to firearms ownership -type questions

This thread will be used for the "new"-type questions, PAL/RPAL applications, references, CFSC/CFRSC requirements, storage/transport, or other general "new-to-me" firearms ownership questions.

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u/theawesomedude646 Jan 22 '23

would it be possible to learn everything you need for a PAL without dropping the $150-200 for a safety course? i'm just wondering if it's an absolute necessity.

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u/Scopequest Jan 22 '23

Easy to learn it... But to get a PAL you have to take the course and pass the test. You need that certificate that you took the course and passed the test.

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u/Brilliant_Gift1917 Jan 23 '23

Passing the safety course is mandatory for getting your PAL.

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u/Beretta_errata removeddit pro Jan 23 '23

https://www.reddit.com/r/u_Beretta_errata/comments/qu85a4/cfsc/

You can download the manual and watch the courses but you are required by law to attend the eight hour course in person and write the test.

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u/_Connor Jan 23 '23 edited Jan 23 '23

Is it possible to learn everything without the course? Absolutely!

Is the government going to accept your handwriting on a napkin saying 'I know gun' instead of the official course results to process a license for you?

No.

Also no offence, but if the $150 course is a backbreaker for you, this probably isn't the hobby for you. It's incredibly expensive to shoot these days. You're looking at $100 to go shoot 100 rounds of 9mm at a range.

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u/black_covfefe_please Jan 24 '23

This reply isn't really fair. There is no good reason why they don't let you do the test without the course. In fact they used to. I never did the PAL course but was allowed to challenge the test back in like 2005 or so.

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u/black_covfefe_please Jan 24 '23

My point is that the snarky reply was unfair. It is reasonable for a newb to ask if he has to do the course.

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u/theawesomedude646 Jan 23 '23

i was just wondering, for the full context i was considering asking my parents for the safety course as my 18th birthday gift but they have a $100 limit

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u/_Connor Jan 23 '23

So ask for $100 and then cover the rest yourself?

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u/Vandee71 Jan 23 '23

Just ask for $100 towards your safety course.

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u/theawesomedude646 Jan 23 '23

that's the plan

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u/black_covfefe_please Jan 24 '23

Plus, the course is kind of cool. You get to handle a lot of different guns. (ask lots of questions about any you are less familiar with).