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/Audizy]

Start to finish explanation of the handgun transfer process please.

reading around on here it would seem that even once the transfer is approved I will still have to wait longer for the registration to come in before I can bring it to the range?

Could someone briefly explain all the steps of the process for me?

[u/Beretta_errata → u/Audizy]

It varies a bit by province and they are constantly changing the rules, but in a nutshell a store can ship a gun as soon as the transfer is approved. If you are picking it up you need the ownership paper.

https://www.reddit.com/r/canadaguns/comments/wtuzk3/weekly_newbies_faq_thread_post_your_questions/ilmgqq0/

[u/_Connor → u/Beretta_errata]

If you are picking it up you need the ownership paper.

Nope. You can pick it up as soon as the transfer is approved. You just can't take it anywhere until you get the registration. Just did this a couple week ago.

This was also verified to me over the phone by someone at the CFO office a week before I picked mine up.

[u/Beretta_errata → u/_Connor]

My CFO told me I need to await the papers before picking up a pistol last year. YMMV