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/looloopklopm]

For 1.

I recently moved and tried to buy a renegade online. Got an email my address didn't match. I logged in and changed it in 5 minutes. Called to confirm everything went through okay and had no issues.

So no, I don't think you need any proof of address there.

For the second, you may have the best luck looking into what constitutes a municipal government agency. I know there are some government owned utility providers in Canada... Sounds like you can get away with separate docs for photo and address.

I do not have RPAL so YMMV

[u/Familiar-Lab1865 → u/looloopklopm]

Yeah I guess I’ll just try using different documents and see what happens.