r/canadaguns • u/AutoModerator • Jul 17 '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

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u/cryrid Jul 20 '22

Do you know if the RCMP lists anywhere that it is okay to make copies? Their website only mentions lamination. I was hoping to get a few copies made for such backup, but my local print shops consider them to be legal documents and won't make any copies unless they can find some kind of permission that it is allowed.

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u/cryrid Jul 21 '22

Oh I know this already. But the local print shops don't, and per their store policy they want something in writing since they're not going to dedicate their own time trying to call the CFP in order to hear it for themselves. I'm hoping to find it already written down some place official, in the same sense that the RCMP's own website can be used to tell them that they're allowed to laminate it.

(I've also emailed the CFP but have not yet received any answer from them).

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u/cryrid Jul 23 '22

Unfortunately I just received an email from the CFP stating:

"Photocopies of your registration are not legal. You always have to have the original document with the firearm."

Typical mixed messaging, but since this is the only response I've received in writing then I guess I'll need to abide by it until I can find some written law on the contrary