r/canadaguns • u/AutoModerator • Jun 26 '22

Weekly Newbies & FAQ Thread - Post your questions here for PAL/RPAL application, timelines, CFSC/CFSRC, references & requirements, or general new to firearms ownership -type questions

This thread will be used for the "new"-type questions, PAL/RPAL applications, references, CFSC/CFRSC requirements, storage/transport, or other general "new-to-me" firearms ownership questions.

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u/MassiveHyperion Jun 30 '22

I was always under the impression that my registration certificate for a restricted firearm needed to accompany that restricted firearm wherever I took it, the range, for example. A colleague is trying to convince me that it doesn't state anywhere in law that this is the case. I know there is a provision in the law that says I can laminate my registrations certificate so it doesn't get worn out, but I can't see where it says it has to accompany the firearm.

What say the great minds of Reddit?

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u/chillyrabbit Jun 30 '22

Your ATT conditions would state you need your registration certificates, if not there the criminal code says you need to hold a registration certificate. You technically do hold a registration certificate, but a police officer is allowed to confiscate your firearm if you can't produce it.

Seizure on failure to produce authorization

117.03 (1) Despite section 117.02, a peace officer who finds

(a) a person in possession of a prohibited firearm, a restricted firearm or a non-restricted firearm who fails, on demand, to produce, for inspection by the peace officer, an authorization or a licence under which the person may lawfully possess the firearm and, in the case of a prohibited firearm or a restricted firearm, a registration certificate for it, or

(b) a person in possession of a prohibited weapon, a restricted weapon, a prohibited device or any prohibited ammunition who fails, on demand, to produce, for inspection by the peace officer, an authorization or a licence under which the person may lawfully possess it,

may seize the firearm, prohibited weapon, restricted weapon, prohibited device or prohibited ammunition unless its possession by the person in the circumstances in which it is found is authorized by any provision of this Part, or the person is under the direct and immediate supervision of another person who may lawfully possess it.

The absolute chance of a police officer willing to do that is low, but why take the chance?