First time changing PAL address + RPAL application - confused about proof of address

[u/Familiar-Lab1865]

Hey everyone! This is my first time having to deal with changing my PAL address, and I’m also in kind of a weird limbo with my RPAL application.

I’ve completed the restricted firearms course, but I haven’t actually applied for my RPAL yet. Since I’m in Quebec, I also have to submit form SQ-3007 with the RPAL application.

My situation is a bit complicated. I’m moving for university soon, but all of my government IDs (driver’s licence, health card, PAL, etc.) are staying at my "home" address, which is my parents’ address. Changing those addresses isn’t an option for medical/insurance reasons.

As I understand it, as long as storage laws are followed, I can keep my non-restricted firearms at my apartment in the city I go to school. The same goes for Quebec's non-restricted registration, which can reflect wherever the firearms are ACTUALLY stored.

However, say I eventually qualified under the Olympic handgun exemption, I would need to keep any restricted firearms at my parents’ house (my father has an RPAL, if that makes any difference). I’d prefer having the handgun at the apartment because it’s HOURS away from my parents’ house.

This leaves me with a couple of questions:
1. When changing the address on my PAL through the CFP/RCMP website, do I need to submit ID and/or proof of address?
If I do, can I use my government-issued ID showing my parents’ address and also use something like my lease or a utility bill to support my university address?

2. For Quebec form SQ-3007, am I understanding the ID requirements correctly?
The form says acceptable identification must be:

1. Issued by a federal, provincial, or municipal government agency.
2. Includes the applicant’s photo AND their residential address. A combination of identification documents that meet both of these criteria is acceptable.

The wording makes me think that the address has to appear on the government-issued ID (or combination of government-issued IDs), and that something like a lease or utility bill wouldn’t satisfy the requirement. Is that correct?

Should I just not get the RPAL and keep this PAL address?

Thanks!

[u/SecureNarwhal]

I've moved a bunch, you just enter your new address and the date it is effective on the rcmp firearms web portal.

But if you buy a new gun at a retailer, they'll ask for your ID and PAL and if the address doesn't match what's on file, they won't sell you the firearm.

I also have an rpal but don't have any restricteds so moving was easy peasy. If you've got restricteds, things may get a bit more complicated.

[u/Familiar-Lab1865 → u/SecureNarwhal]

Could I use my passport as an ID which doesn’t contain an address?

[u/SecureNarwhal → u/Familiar-Lab1865]

I do not know if it's store policy or a legal requirement but everytime I've bought something since Trudeau, they needed an address that matched what's on my pal (online they get it from your shipping address, in person they needed something with my address on it).

maybe if you did passport plus utility bill but you'll have to check with the store

but i think when buying from a person, they just need your pal and email address for the transfer reference number. but many people ask for secondary ID just to make sure they are selling to someone legit

[u/Familiar-Lab1865 → u/SecureNarwhal]

That sucks big time… absolutely horrible time we’re living in. I guess it’ll just be easier to see if I can do something about my medical insurance issue so I can just change my IDs addresses. Death by a 1000 cuts they say huh