Transfers of Non-Restricted Firearms After Bill C 71

Basically, under C71 PAL holders must call the RCMP at 1-800-731-4000 and receive verification before transferring a non-restricted firearm to another PAL holder.

Under Bill- 71 when transferring a non-restricted firearm, for private sales the seller needs to apply to the Registrar of firearms from the Canadian firearms program (CFP) with the license information of the buyer, which then is verified to be valid and a transfer number is issued denoting a verification has occurred. The CFP registrar can refuse the transfer and may inform the seller why it was refused.

(b) require, when a non-restricted firearm is transferred, that the transferee’s firearms licence be verified by the Registrar of Firearms and that businesses keep certain information related to the transfer; and ( Link )

What is a Non-restricted? ( Link )

Non-restricted firearms are ordinary rifles and shotguns, other than those referred to below.

Restricted firearms include:

handguns that are not prohibited;

semi-automatic, centre-fire rifles and shotguns with a barrel shorter than 470 mm;

rifles and shotguns that can be fired when their overall length has been reduced by folding, telescoping or other means to less than 660 mm; and

firearms restricted by Criminal Code Regulations.

Prohibited firearms include:

handguns with a barrel length of 105 mm or less and handguns that discharge .25 or .32 calibre ammunition, except for a few specific ones used in International Shooting Union competitions;

rifles and shotguns that have been altered by sawing or other means so that their barrel length is less than 457 mm or their overall length is less than 660 mm;

by sawing or other means so that their barrel length is less than 457 mm or their overall length is less than 660 mm; full automatics;

converted automatics, namely full automatics that have been altered so that they fire only one projectile when the trigger is squeezed; and

firearms prohibited by Criminal Code Regulations.

MINISTER OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS SUMMARY of C-71 ( Link )