r/canadaguns • u/OkPineapple7726 • Aug 09 '26

Application / Regulation advice Gun registration Quebec?

Hi, hope everyone is doing well. I just had a question regarding Quebec gun ownership. Let's say I live in Ontario and plan on moving to Quebec with unrestricted firearms. Do I have to register them?

The reason I'm asking is because im seeing a lot of differing opinions online and can't seem to find a very straight answer. Some say you only have to register them if you keep them longer than 2 months in the province? So if every month I go to the range in Ontario, I never have to register them because the "clock" gets reset every time I go?

Some say QC only has a ~25-35% registration rate, so I guess the vast majority of people are "not keeping them for longer than 60 consecutive days in the province"?

If I purchase firearms in the future and send them to my parents' house in ON, then collect them, and every 59 days I bring them across the border in ON, I never have to register them?

Thank you for any insight on this; I appreciate it!

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u/Background-Way7794 Aug 10 '26

First question? are you moving , or planning to "live there with an Ontario address"? . there is a difference. Disclosure time, I am a Quebec resident and competitive shooter who travels with my firearms. I also use my firearms for work (guide) , so I cant afford an issue with the CFO. Each their own of course

If you move, officially, by law you have to register with SIAF, if you are "visiting" from outside the province, the firearms can stay for up to 45 consecutive days ( this is for non-resident hunters, cottagers etc.)

So, what happens if you don't.? Good question, sometimes nothing, sometimes a fine ( 500.00 per firearm to a maximum of 5000.00. They will take them until they are registered. The final one, and this is why I've registered mine, is that the CFO will evaluate your RPAL / PAL renewal, and has the option to refuse it if you have been found not to have registered.

So, thats the deal man.

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u/OkPineapple7726 Aug 10 '26

I appreciate the insight, thank you.

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u/Background-Way7794 Aug 10 '26

sorry, i wish i had a better way to put it, i just stuck to the facts. Its Quebec, ( well... its Quebec CITY and the political class) the rest of QC is pretty chill, particularly West Quebec. Good luck, hope it all works out for ya !