r/canadaguns • u/Future-Willow3124 • Mar 27 '26

Application / Regulation advice Any update on sport shooting exemptions

Ive read the verbiage in the bill that prohibits transfer of hand guns and theres clear exceptions for people participating in shooting sports but it seems to be limited to only the style of sports that the olympic teams participate in and you need written approval from a governing body either provincially or at a national level with the olympic team

has anyone gone through this process or looked into it? surely there is an avenue for new people to get into the sport at a beginner level, they dont expect everyone to show up already at an olympic level of skill

Is there a list available for which governing bodies are obliged to write this letter of approval? and are they going to accept new members and give them this exemption, or will they be of the opinion membership is closed because theyre scared a hobbiest might get a handgun and not move forward with the sport the way they would like them to?

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u/Accomplished-Hat3753 Mar 27 '26

You're not getting a handgun. Dont bother. I'm in the industry and the amount of people with legit exemptions I can count on one hand.

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '26

You're not getting a handgun. Dont bother. I'm in the industry and the amount of people with legit exemptions I can count on one hand.

You are full of shit. I personally built a program at my gun club to get exemptions and we have 20-30 people with exemptions and at least half a dozen people who have showed me new registration certificates with their names on them.

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u/Future-Willow3124 Mar 30 '26

okay so can you elaborate what this process looks like? seems like you have possibly the most experience with the process in canada

is the program locked to people in your region or can you extend it to those farther away?