r/canadaguns • u/Uhuru2019 • May 18 '26

Application / Regulation advice Status of Buyback

Anyone know what the current status of the buyback is? While I oppose it in principle, I bought a Springfield M1A for pure novelty and jumped at the chance to get virtually all of my money back for it. I went through the application process and now, crickets...

0 Upvotes

31% Upvoted

72 comments sorted by

View all comments

2

u/ConsoleGamer4Lyfe Aug 14 '26

Guys- I returned my firearm at an RCMP appointment. They validated it in 5 mins. Email CONFIRMING $1600 within 45 days.

They walk out to your car, take the boxed firearm, you wait 15 mins then 2 emails - one saying received and one saying validated for payment.

You learn in less than a coffee break if you’ll get paid.

1

u/No_Hand1080 16d ago

same for me, seamless really