r/canadaguns • u/Matthewbryant03 • Feb 20 '26

Shipping Handguns

Hey guys, I was wondering if anyone’s had experience with a similar situation to mine and can share some info. I called the CFO and he said to ask the guys at the CFP, after calling them they said it’s a CFO issue and now I can’t get through to the CFO again so I figured in the meantime I’d ask here. I’m from Ontario, I have a handgun registered to an address here but I recently got a job in Calgary starting in March. I don’t have a solid address there yet and would be doing some apartment hunting when I get there. Right now it looks like I’d be getting an Airbnb for about a month till I find something more solid. I plan on shipping my guns to myself through Canada post and driving through the states as I have some business to conduct in Montana on the way. My question is whether I need separate ATTs to go to the post office and then to my temporary address or if I can get an ATT to the new address then just send it through Canada post? Any help or advice is welcome, thanks in advance.

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u/[deleted] Feb 20 '26

ATT to post office then pick up at post office and take home if your not at your new home that day to sign for it No ATT to pick up from post office is needed.

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u/swift_gilford Feb 20 '26

Yup, this was what i did last year when i sent out one of my handguns to Black Box Customs for some work as per the CFO instructions. I am also in Ontario.

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u/black_covfefe_please Feb 21 '26

Correct me if I’m wrong, but Canada Post rules want you to set up a free small business account, then have it picked up from your house. No ATT needed.

And pickup on the other end is just a package, so again, no ATT needed.

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u/[deleted] Feb 21 '26

Yup, I assumed he knew he needed the account. Takes 5 minutes online to setup. Home pickups are not available to all customers of Canada post.

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u/Matthewbryant03 Feb 20 '26

That’s great information thank you! Have you done this before?

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u/[deleted] Feb 20 '26

Dozens of times before the transfer ban was put in place

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u/No-Today5207 Feb 20 '26

Email the CFO its way easier to contact them in Ontario, and let them advise on what situation is best

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u/PT6A-27 Feb 21 '26

Do you really want to trust Canada Post with shipping something that is essentially irreplaceable? Let’s say something happens and it goes missing - at best, you’re going to get covered for the replacement value of the handgun. Unless you’re one of the very few people who has an exemption from the Bill C-21 transfer ban, you’re never going to be able to get that handgun back, no matter how much money they give you. Given our current political climate, I would exhaust every other option before putting any handgun in the mail - even if I had to drive all the way to Calgary directly, and then make the trip to Montana at a later date.

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u/black_covfefe_please Feb 21 '26

First of all, Welcome to The Promised Land!(ie Calgary)

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u/Matthewbryant03 Feb 21 '26

Thanks!

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u/black_covfefe_please Feb 21 '26

Not sure if you saw my other reply. You shouldn’t need an ATT to ship with Canada Post. They want you to set up a free small business account and use that to have them pick up from your door.

https://www.canadapost-postescanada.ca/cpc/en/personal/sending-guidelines/restrictions/firearms.page

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u/Matthewbryant03 Feb 21 '26

Interesting, I haven’t heard that before

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u/black_covfefe_please Feb 21 '26

I used that to ship a handgun for warranty work.

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u/TryInitial2042 Feb 20 '26

There is a process with the ATF to travel with your guns while traversing the states. No prohibs though. 

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u/No-Today5207 Feb 20 '26

You'd be pushing it to get the form 6 (iirc) approved in time for a March move though. It is possible though

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u/Matthewbryant03 Feb 20 '26

Yeah that’s why I’m aiming to ship them to my Alberta address so I don’t have to deal with import/export

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u/No-Today5207 Feb 20 '26

Yeah i dont blame you. Shipping is easy to do once you get the ATT side figured out. Enjoy Alberta its a sweet provience!

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u/TryInitial2042 Feb 20 '26

You do NOT require a form 6 NIA to traverse the USA with firearms as a Canadian. Form 6 NIA is for hunting or sporting purposes not for travel.

Source: download the form 6 NIA and look at the Q/A section #16 and it outlines this exact scenario not requiring a form 6 NIA.

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u/No-Today5207 Feb 20 '26

No shit eh i've only ever hunted down there so im used to needing the 6nia. Thanks for the info you learn something every day!

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u/black_covfefe_please Feb 21 '26

Getting it back into Canada is difficult now. You need a form from Foreign Affairs.

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u/TryInitial2042 Feb 21 '26

You do not. That stopped 2 years ago.

Source: Entered Canada with firearms recently.

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u/black_covfefe_please Feb 21 '26

It's not a firearm that is the issue, it's a handgun. Bit the last time I looked into it was about 2 years ago, so maybe I'm outdated.

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u/TryInitial2042 Feb 23 '26

Handguns are firearms. Import to Canada is based on its classification. For a restricted handgun the is already registered in Canada you need to declare it at the border. Has your PAL, paper slip and ATT. That's it.