r/canadaguns • u/PreventerWind1224 • May 16 '26

News / Politics / Activism Aquiring an exemption in Ontario.

Hi everyone, recently there have been multiple posts on how to obtain an handgun exemption and those that have aquired new firearms under those exemptions. The majority of those posts have been from BC or AB. I would like anyones experience in doing this in Ontario, it would be extremely helpful.

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u/conanap May 16 '26

I don’t believe EESA is in OIHL, so they don’t have an SFC sanctioned match. You can use your shooting their as practice entries, but afaik, you need 1 SFC sanctioned match to qualify for the exemption.

You can visit oihl’s website and see all the clubs competing in it. You can also bring it up to EESA to join the OIHL, I don’t think OIHL would say no. The season has ended though, I think we restart in September

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u/gugz92 May 16 '26

Ooooh good info thanks! Maybe we should start asking them to get set up with OIHL. How are we meant to do a match without a handgun? In my brief reading I saw a place up in Ottawa that lets you use an airgun. I'll try to look for it again

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u/silentsam77 Jun 05 '26

Any luck with EESA? I'm also a member.

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u/gugz92 Jun 05 '26

Haven't had the chance to ask yet, it's been a busy summer lol.