r/canadaguns • u/Abject-Pin8662 • 12d ago

Application / Regulation advice ATC requirements for dispatch firearms

Hey all im in the process of getting my Resident fur management license (so far signed up for a class) and was told I could try to go for a ATC for dispatch firearms. Buddy of mine has a coyote problem and so I will be trapping on approximately 600 acres of land, mostly brush. Has anyone gone through the process of acquiring an ATC for dispatch purposes because while my 3030 is light, I don't want to implode the poor yote or disturb his horses and neighbors. I do understand my chances are near to none on obtaining one but i still want to try.any info on what the process entails, proficiency tests, blah blah would be greatly appreciated. For reference im in Alberta and have my rpal.

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u/waitwhatnothing 12d ago

If I recall correctly there was a guy who posted about getting it in Ontario, the only trouble he had was where I think the exemption letter required you to have an ATC and the ATC required you to have a handgun. Clearly the process hadn’t been reworked since the freeze. I think it got sorted for him though. 

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u/Abject-Pin8662 12d ago

Could you send the post?

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u/waitwhatnothing 11d ago

I can’t find the exact post where it was a trapper, but this person reported the same issue: 

https://www.reddit.com/r/canadaguns/comments/1tae81h/impossible_to_get_atc_without_owning_handgun/

It seems that maybe this is an issue specific to the Ontario CFO. Someone else in the comments there reports not having that problem with their BC wilderness ATC application. 

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u/ItchYouCannotReach 12d ago

They were really common amongst trappers pre-2020, I'm not sure how easy it is anymore 

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u/superspeedbump8 11d ago

Silvercore has some info on ATC process. In addition his podcasts also have insight on the ATC process.

https://www.silvercore.ca/authorization-to-carry

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u/Dill_Pickle_Tears 11d ago

I think you got the hard part out of the way based on the info with silver core (I’m looking into getting my trappers license as well in ON). Seems like finding a trappers education course as well as someone to administer the P.O.P testing are the hardest parts.

I’d recommend you start with the silver core ATC guide (they give them out for free) as well as their podcast. It’s a non standardized, and fairly obscure process so there isn’t a lot of info