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.