r/canadaguns • u/jpl77 • Apr 09 '26

Application / Regulation advice How to ship ammo Ont to BC

Moving this summer. Not driving and for reasons have to fly.

I know some airlines offer 5kg ammo checked in luggage once declared. I'm not sure if that's 5kg per bag or total per passenger.

Thing is I have a couple thousand rounds to move.

Canada Post says it's dangerous goods. Looks like UPS or Purolator only ships it via third-party.

Seema like it'll be more costly to move than to rebuy.

is there something I can do or best to sell it?

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u/PF_til_my_last_day Apr 09 '26

Canpar?

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u/McPhlyGuy Apr 09 '26

They don’t touch any firearms or ammo anymore. Stopped a couple years ago.

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u/PF_til_my_last_day Apr 09 '26

Damn. Was there an incident?

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u/McPhlyGuy Apr 09 '26

Not that I remember. They just stopped. Not sure if it was corporate stuff or what

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u/fkj001 Apr 09 '26

I work for Canpar/Loomis. They did it shortly after rumors of the impending gun ban started going around, about a year before the first OIC. I believe their lawyers suggested they move away from it, cause we still ship every other dangerous good. It was a mess and took months for people to stop shipping the stuff because they didn't tell the customers or the employee's for weeks after the policy change. Most employees were absolutely clueless and don't even realize what they were handling.