r/canadaguns • u/Equivalent-Win4541 • Jul 29 '26

Application / Regulation advice Avg Timeline for BCSTA Exemption letter?

How long does it take on an average to get the exemption letter from BCTSA Since I joined and sent them an email, i haven’t received any response from them yet. Not even acknowledgment email ( if there is of some sort? H. Been about a week.

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u/Curious_Joe2020 Jul 29 '26

I guess the gravy train came to an end. It was good while it lasted. Good news is if you got your 2, 3, 4 exemption letters you're good to go. That's why I always said to get as many as you can while you still can.

This exemption is for Olympic and Paralympic shooting.  It is NOT a workaround of the law.  I am going to be enforcing some new, arbitrary rules:

  1. Unless you are ACTIVELY competing, you will be limited to 1 exemption for a training handgun.  Choose wisely.  Competition includes Provincial competition, and competitions sponsored by our affiliated clubs running under the appropriate ISSF rules.  If claiming active competition you will be required to provide a reference to your last competition.  Active, for now, is within the past 12 months.  Remember, the handgun in question must be necessary for training, and until you start competing, I'm considering one to be sufficient.
  2. I may allow some latitude, with support from a certified coach.
  3. Regarding the possibility of center fire handguns: NO.  There are very few circumstances where I would consider this necessary, and if you need to ask, or need to ask where to find a coach to sign off, the answer will be a very firm NO.  Don't even try.  The exemption is for Olympic and Paralympic events, not all ISSF events.  The Centerfire events are NOT Covered.
  4. I will not be responding to "Did you get my application?", "Where is my letter?", "Just checking up on...".  Cool yer jets.  I'm a volunteer and I'm doing what I can.  If you need to, send a note 3 weeks in and I'll look, but don't expect a response unless the request is lost and I need you to resend it.  As I understand it, there are only 2, maybe 3, of us in all of Canada providing these letters.  Best not to annoy us.

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u/Clover_Lawn_4440 Jul 29 '26

A little power over people sure sounds like it went to their heads in a hurry.

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u/cattabliss bc Jul 29 '26

apparently they got spammed by guys just looking to get a 22 they can convert into a centre fire. so they changed the rules. they also apparently scored heat from all the internet people bragging (specifically, reddit) about their exemptions.

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u/Elbro_16 Jul 29 '26

Scored heat from who? BCTSA aren’t the only ones handing out exemptions

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u/cattabliss bc Jul 29 '26

"certain groups in quebec" was the word

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u/Elbro_16 Jul 29 '26

Really!? Huh well who cares about them. CFO’s seems to be ok with it

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u/cattabliss bc Jul 29 '26

apparently the BCTSA does, i am just a guy who got in earl(ier), talked to the people involved recently, and heard the info