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Our file Notre reference
A-2014-06686
JAN 1 5 2015
Mr. Dennis Young
1330 Ravenswood Dr. SE
Airdrie, Alberta
T4A OP8
Dear Mr. Young:
This is in response to .your request under the Access to Information Act, which was received by this
office on September 22 , 2014, for:
For the period from January 1, 2013 to present, please provide copies of reports, records,
documents, presentations, affidavits and/or correspondence showing the total number of
firearms seized in Canada.
Based on the information provided , a search for records was conducted in Ottawa, Ontario.
Enclosed is a copy of all the information to which you are entitled. Please note that some of the
information has been exempted pursuant to subsections 16(3) and 19(1) and paragraphs 13(1 )(a),
13(1)(c) , 13(1 )(d), 16(1 )(b) and 16(1)(c), of the Act, a copy of these exemption sections has been
enclosed for your reference.
With regard to the application of subsection 19(1 ), please note that the provisions of subsection
19(2) have been considered and do not apply in this instance.
You have the right to file a complaint with the Office of the Information Commissioner with respect to
the processing of your request. Should you wish to do so , please address your complaint to:
Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada
30 Victoria Street, 7th Floor
Gatineau , Quebec K1A 1H3
Should you wish to discuss this matter further, you may contact Marc Arguin at 613-843-6833 or
[email protected]. Please quote the file number appearing on this letter.
Regard~,
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Access to Information and Privacy Branch
Mailstop #61
73 Leikin Drive
Ottawa, Ontario K1A OR2
Canada
Page 1 of/de 1
ATIPB - Re: Access to Information Act request A-2014-06686 / F141
From:
Jacinthe Gagne
To:
[email protected]; FRAS_SADAF; O'Reilly, Rob
Date:
2014/09/30 3:57 PM
Subject:
Re: Access to Information Act request A-2014-06686 I F141
CC:
Peters, Serge
Attachments:
Q4 (January 1 to March 31, 2013).docx; Ql (April 1 to June 30, 2013).docx; Q2 (July 1 to Sept 30,
2013).docx; Q3 (Oct 1 to Dec 31, 2013).docx; Q4 (Jan 1 to Mar 31, 2014).docx; Ql (April 1 to June
30, 2014).docx; Q2 (July 1 to Sept 30, 2014).docx
Good afternoon,
Here are the statistics regarding the number of Commissioned Affidavits regarding firearms. The charges are
listed in each of the quarterly documents (attached). Also, please note that we only started to calculate the
number of affidavits request by legal classification of firearm on January 1st 2014. Prior to this date, we only
kept the information based on the type of firearms (Handguns, rifles/shotguns).
2013:
Firearms: 1545 ( 872 Handguns ; 573 rifles/shotguns)
2014 (January - September 30, 2014)
Firearms: 852 ( 578 Handguns; 274 rifles/shotguns)
Legal classification of firearms: (Non-restricted (Quebec): 274, Restricted: 304, Prohibited: 274)
Please let me know if you have any questions or should you need further information.
Thank you,
Jacinthe Gagne Thorne
Team Leader/ Chef d'equipe
Canadian Firearms Program I Programme canadien des armes
Tel/Tel: 613-843-6208
Fax/telecopieur: 613-825-0297
[email protected]
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Gendarmerie Royale du Canada
73 Leikin, Ottawa On KlA OR2
Ml, 3rd Floor I 3ieme etage
Mailstop / Arret postal 6
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Total Commissioned Affidavits Produced: 553
- 292 Individuals
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Court File No: CV-12-453809
ONTARIO
SUPERIOR COURT OF JUSTICE
BETWEEN:
BARBRA SCHLIFER COMMEMORATIVE CLINIC
Applicant
- and-
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN IN RIGHT OF CANADA
AS REPRESENTED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA,
THE COMMISSIONER OF FIREARMS, THE REGISTRAR OF FIREARMS,
and THE CHIEF FIREARMS OFFICER
Respondents
AFFIDAVIT OF ROBERT MACKINNON
I, ROBERT MACKINNON, of the City of Ottawa, m the Province of Ontario,
SOLEMNLY AFFIRM that:
1.
I am the manager of IT Integration and Business Improvement for the Canadian Firearms
Program (CFP) of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).
The CFP oversees the
administration of the Firearms Act (or Act). As such, I have personal knowledge of the matters
to which I affirm in this Affidavit. To the extent that any information contained herein is based
on information and belief, I have stated the source of the information and I believe such
information to be true.
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2.
I have read the Notice of Application and the affidavit evidence filed by the Applicant in
these proceedings prior to affirming this affidavit.
A. PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
3.
I have been a public servant since April 1982 when I started my career with the RCMP. I
held numerous positions within the RCMP organization from April 1982 until November 1997.
4.
In November 1997 I became the Special Project Advisor to the Registrar of Firearms
within the Canadian Firearms Registry.
5.
In August 2001 I became the Manager, Business Operations for the CFP, taking
responsibility for the Business Requirements Model of the Program and becoming prime liaison
with the Program's Central Processing Site.
6.
I held several management positions within the CFP between September 2001 and May
2009.
7.
In May 2009, I became Manager of IT Integration and Business Improvement which is
my current position. In this capacity, I am the prime liaison between the RCMP CFP and the
RCMP Chief Information Officer (CIO) Sector.
I am responsible for management and
maintenance of the Program Business Requirements and also act as Project Manager for projects
that are of a national scale.
8.
In addition, in 2012, I oversaw the procedural implementation of An Act to Amend the
Criminal Code and Firearms Act (Amendment Act), which came into force on April 5, 2012.
The Amendment Act removed the registration requirement for non-restricted firearms, and
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required that the records in the Registry related to the registration of those firearms be destroyed
as soon as practicible.
B. THE REGISTRAR OF FIREARMS AND CHIEF FIREARMS OFFICERS
9.
The Registrar of Firearms (Registrar) is a federal employee responsible for the
establishment, maintenance, and day-to-day operation of the Canadian Firearms Registry
(Registry). The Registry operates within the organizational structure of the RCMP.
10.
Distinct from the Registrar, each province and territory has a Chief Firearms Officer
(CFO) responsible for the administration of the licensing scheme under the Firearms Act. Aside
from the government of Ontario, four other provincial governments have opted, pursuant to the
Firearms Act, to appoint a CFO that has juridsiction over their territory. They are: the
governments of Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Quebec and New Brunswick (the
participating provinces). In each case, the CFO is a provincial public servant, and in each case,
as is also provided under the Act, the province receives funding from the federal government, to
cover the salary, benefits and administrative expenses of the CFO and their personnel, as well as
to cover expeditures related to office space, furniture, equipment and supplies.
11.
The CFOs of the five remaining provinces, namely, Newfoundland and Labrador,
Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia, and the three territories, are employees
of the federal government, specifically, the RCMP.
Some CFOs are responsible for both a
province and a territory. The federal government bears all of the costs related to the federal
function of the CFOs in these provinces and territories in relation to the administration of the
Firearms Act.
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C. THE CANADIAN FIREARMS REGISTRY
12.
The Registry is maintained by the CFP on behalf of the Registrar. The Registry contains
information collected by both the CFO and the Registrar in carrying out their respective duties
under the Firearms Act. This information includes:
o records of licence applications, refusals and revocations;
o registration information for restricted and prohibited firearms;
o information concerning the loss or theft of a firearm; and,
o information concerning firearms held by law enforcement and government
officials.
13.
Prior to the implementation of the Amendment Act, the Registry also contained
registration information for non-restricted firearms. Registration information for non-restricted
firearms is no longer collected (except for residents of Quebec due to ongoing litigation), and the
stale-dated information previously collected has been destroyed in all provinces except for
residents of Quebec.
14.
At an operational level, the information contained in the Registry is kept in a complex,
central computerized registry called the Canadian Firearms Information System (CFIS).
A
subset of the information in CFIS is provided to the enforcement community by way of Canadian
Firearms Registry OnLine (CFRO). The enforcement community has access to CFRO by way of
the Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC).
15.
The CFRO, through CPIC, has been, and continues to be, consistently accessed by law
enforcement. In 2010, the average number of daily inquiries was 14,729; in 2011, the average
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number was 17,782; in 2012, the average number was 18,185. Based on the
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iiififiijifiii>mfiMj the average number of daily inquiries currently is 18,745.
18,414
D. LICENSING REQUIREMENT IN THE FIREARMS ACT
16.
Since 1979, every individual who seeks to acquire any firearm must obtain a licence. A
licence is necessary regardless of whether the firearm is classified as a prohibited firearm, a
restricted firearm, or a firearm that does not fall within either of those classifications (nonrestricted firearm).
17.
Since 1994, every licence applicant must, unless alternatively certified by the CFO of the
province in which he or she resides, pass the examination associated with the Canadian Firearms
Safety Course or the Canadian Restricted Firearms Safety Course, as the case may be. In 2012,
over 110,000 individuals completed the Canadian Firearms Safetey Course, and close to 40,000
indviduals completed the Canadian Restricted Firearms Safety Course.
1) Licence Application
18.
A licence applicant must complete an application in a prescribed form.
Attached as
Exhibit A is a true copy of the current licence application form. The licence application requires
an individual to disclose detailed information, including:
o The applicant's name, date of birth, contact information and guaranteed photo
identification;
o Consent of an applicant's spouse, common-law spouse or other conjugal
partner;
o Information concerning any individual with whom the applicant had a conjugal
relationship during the prior 2 years;
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o Information concerning any criminal charges or any prohibition orders m
respect of the applicant or any family member;
o Information concerning whether the applicant has been the subject of a
complaint in the last 5 years relating to domestic violence;
o Information concerning mental health issues in the prior 5 years;
o The class of firearms the individual wishes to acquire in the next 5 years; and,
o Two references who can attest to the accuracy of the information provided in
the application.
19.
Pursuant to section 55 of the Firearms Act, the CFO may inquire with the individual's
neighbours, community workers, social workers, any person who has worked or lived with the
individual, the spouse or common-law partner of the individual, family members or any other
person they believe may be able to provide relevant information.
20.
The CFO makes a determination of eligibility based upon the criteria set out in section 5
the Firearms Act. The CFO must have regard to whether the licence applicant:
o has been convicted of an offence where violence or the threat of violence was
used;
o has been convicted of criminal harassment;
o has been convicted of a trafficking offence under the Controlled Drug and
Substances Act;
o has been treated for mental illness associated with violence or threatened
violence; and/or
o has a history of violent behaviour.
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Individuals who are prohibited by court order from possessing a firearm are not eligible for a
licence.
21.
The CFOs provide notice of the licence application to those individuals that are or were
in a conjugal relationship with the licence applicant within the last two years. If notification is
not feasible the CFO has other avenues for conduct pursuant to the Fireams Licences Regulation
subsection 4(3).
22.
Based upon the eligibility criteria set out in the Firearms Act the CFO may issue, refuse
to issue, and place conditions on a licence. A possession and acquisition licence is valid for a
five year period and must be renewed at the end of that period. The chart below illustrates the
number of licences issued in Canada and the number of refusals from 2000 onward, according to
the CFIS data.
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2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
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2011
2012
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210,497
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211,175
347,970
398,879
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23.
Continuous Eligibility Screening
Licence eligibility is continuously monitored by the CFO. While an individual holds a
valid licence, automated daily checks are performed to ensure that they remain eligibile to hold a
licence. These eligibility checks include the use of Firearms Interest Police ("PIP") reports. The
PIP reports provide notification of incidents of violent acts which have been reported to the
police. These incidents are then matched with individuals holding firearms licences. Matches
are forwarded electronically to the CFOs for review in accordance with the eligibility criteria
mentioned above.
24.
The chart below outlines the number of FIPs per year reported in CFIS from 2006
onward, including the number ofFIPs that were ultimately related to licencees.
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
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42,128
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45,547
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95,296
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The CFO may revoke a licence "for any good and sufficient reason" including where the
licence holder contravenes a condition of the licence, is no longer authorized to hold the licence
or is convicted of criminal offences involving violence and or harassment. The chart below
outlines the number of annual licence revocations in Canada beginning in 2000.
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1,518
2003
2,227
2004
2,503
2005
2,286
2006
2,064
2007
1,749
2008
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2009
2,074
2010
2,223
2011
2,362
2012
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26.
In addition, where the courts issue a firearms prohibition order, an individual becomes
ineligible to hold a licence. In such circumstances, the CFO will be notified and the licence is
revoked.
27.
The Amendment Act does not change the requirement for all individuals to hold a licence
to possess or aquire a firearm.
The licensing eligibility requirements, including continued
eligibility and monitoring, safety training and safe storage requirements for anyone who uses or
owns a firearm continue to be in force.
E. FIREARMS REGISTRATION
28.
A requirement for individuals who possess restricted or prohibited firearms to register
their firearms has been in place in some form since 1934. The registration application required a
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firearms holder to indicate his/her name, address, and some descriptors for the restricted or
prohbited firearm, including the serial number. In 1998, there were about 1.2 million registered
prohibited or restricted firearms.
29.
In order to transfer a restricted or prohibited firearm, an individual was required to notity
the Registrar in advance of the transfer and, if the transfer was approved, the Registrar would
issue a registration certificate. Under the current statutory regime, the transfer of a restricted or
prohibited firearm can be completed by paper, through a call centre, or online. The decision to
register a firearm is generated automatically by the computer system and is approved unless there
are flags on either a transferor or transferee (such as a FIP) or on the firearms (such as a CPIC
flag for stolen firearm). In those instances, the CFO will conduct a further review.
30.
The Amendment Act does not change the registration requirements for restricted and
prohibited firearms. ~~~f:wfiii:ii!~i~D!ii:iiiii, there were 804,993 826,531 registered restricted
or prohibited firearms in Canada.
31.
Prior to 1998 there was no requirement to register non-restricted firearms. On December
1, 1998, a requirement to register non-restricted firearms was imposed for the first time upon any
individual who possessed or sought to acquire a non-restricted firearm.
That requirement
remained in place until April 5, 2012. During that period, the Firearms Act required compliance
with the registration requirement for existing non-restricted firearms holders by January 1, 2003.
32.
In order to encourage and facilitate compliance with the new registration requirement for
non-restricted firearms, amnesty orders were made pursuant to section 117 .14 of the Criminal
Code. The first amnesty period concerning only non-restricted firearms came into force on May
17, 2006, and has been extended so that it now covers a period beginning on May 17, 2006 and
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ending on May 16, 2012. A true copy of the Amnesty Order and Amending Orders, is attached
as Exhibit B.
33.
As is the case for restricted and prohibited firearms, the application to register a non-
restricted firearm was largely automated and required an individual to provide their licence
number and the characteristics of the non-restricted firearms to be registered.
The transfer
provisions also applied.
34.
Under the current regime, an individual seeking to transfer a non-restricted firearm must
ensure that the transferee is licensed and must have no reason to believe the transferee is not
entitled to acquire and possess the non-restricted firearm. Failure to do so is a criminal offence.
The Act provides a mechanism by which an individual may confirm with the Registrar that a
transferee is licensed.
35.
I have read the affidavit of Anil Anand of the Toronto Police Services, wherein he
indicates that firearms seizures by the Toronto Police Services dropped 41.88% between 2011
and 2012. This statistic is not consistent with either the national rate of firearms seizures or the
rate of firearms seizures in Ontario, both of which are provided to the Registrar under the Public
Agent Firearm Regulations.
36.
According to the information in the CFIS, the national firearms seizures reported to the
CFP totalled 33,934 in 2011, 27,837 of which were non-restricted firearms. In 2012, the national
firearms seizures were 32,315, 25,993 of which were non-restricted firearms. From January to
September of 2013, there have been 25,002 national seizures effected, 19,858 of which were
non-restricted firearms. Similarly, in Ontario, there were 9,647 firearms seizures in 2011 (7,736
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non-restricted); 9,736 in 2012 (7,503 non-restricted); and, from January to September 2013, there
have been 6,219 firearms seizures (4,667 non-restricted).
F. CHALLENGES WITH THE CANADIAN FIREARMS PROGRAM
37.
In a 2006 Auditor General's Report, the Auditor General noted that, notwithstanding the
efforts made to ensure accuracy of data in the CFIS, there were data quality problems. Some of
the factors the report highlighted included inaccurate address information, inability to verify
information contained in the CFIS with other provincial databases, and inaccurate descriptions of
registered firearms. Attached as Exhibit B is a true copy of the 2006 Report.
38.
The Auditor General has not completed any further reviews of the program since 2006.
Attached as Exhibit C is a statement by Sheila Fraser outlining the prior reviews conducted by
the Auditor General.
39.
I make this affidavit in response to the Applicant's application and for no other or
improper purpose.
Solemnly affirmed before me
in Ottawa on this _ day of
October 2013.
Commissioner for Taking
Affidavits
Robert MacKinnon
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FORM 4C - BACKSHEET - Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 4.02(3)
CV-12-453809
BARBRA SCHLIFER COMMEMORATIVE CLINIC
Applicant
- AND -
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN IN RIGHT OF CANADA
AS REPRESENTED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA,
THE COMMISSIONER OF FIREARMS, THE REGISTRAR OF FIREARMS
AND THE CHIEF FIREARMS OFFICER
Respondents
ONTARIO
SUPERIOR COURT OF JUSTICE
Proceeding Commenced at Toronto
AFFIDAVIT OF ROBERT MACKINNON
Department of Justice
Ontario Regional Office
The Exchange Tower
130 King Street West
Suite 3400, Box 36
Toronto, Ontario
M5X 1K6
Per: Gina M. Scarcella/Christine Mohr/Andrea Bourke
Tel:
(416) 954-8111/973-4111
Fax:
(416) 973-5004
Our File:
2-597453
Law Society Nos.: 22213V/36745R/45892K
Lawyers for the Respondents, Her Majesty the Queen in Right
of Canada as represented by the Attorney General of Canada,
Commissioner of Firearms and Registrar ofFirearms
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Year: 2012
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Newfoundland and Labrador
Prince Edward Island
309
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Nova Scotia
1,437
Ontario
9,729
Manitoba
1,353
saskatcliewan
725
Alberta
3,028
British Columbia
5,055
Yukon
92
Northwest Territories
20
Nunavut
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ATIPB - Re: Fw: Information Needed for CR 2013 Please
From:
Anna Czubin
To:
Duncan, Glenn
Date:
2014/02/04 4:40 PM
Subject:
Re: Fw: Information Needed for CR 2013 Please
Attachments:
Business+Support+(point+14).xlsx; CFRO+Queries+Yearly+(Chart+l).xlsx; CPS+Calls+Received+
(and+ ANSWERED).xlsx; Firearms+ Registered +to+ Ind +and+ Businesses+ (Table+6).xlsx;
Firearms+ Registrations+ by+ Class +and+ Region+ (Table+ 7).xlsx; Licence+ Renewals+
(Chart+ 2).xlsx; Licences+ revoked+ and+ refused+ (Table+ 9+and + 12).xlsx;
Number+ of+ FIPs+ by+ province+ (Table+ 11).xlsx; Number+of+ Licences+ Issued+ by+ Type+
(5).xlsx; Number+of +Public+ Service+ Agencies+ (Table+ 1)+ WITH+ Firearms(l).xlsx;
Reasons+for+ refusals+and +revocations+ (Table+ lO+and + 13).xlsx;
Registration+Revocations+per+Year+(Table+15)(1).xlsx; Safety+ Training+Statistics++excluding+Quebec+(Table+9).xlsx; Seized+Firearms+(Table+2+and+3).xlsx; Table
4+ Valid+ Licences+ by+ Province.xlsx; Task list 2013 report_l.doc
Hi Glenn,
I am attaching whatever numbers I have for the CR.
Please note:
re items# 15 & 16: service standard numbers come from Maria
# 17: deemed in possession of restricted and prohibited firearms
# 21: is not highlighted, but I am providing the number
# 24: numbers for safety training have to be run later, because of the backlog for 2013
# 30: prohibitions?
# 31: registration revocations to be provided by Maria
Please let me know if you have any questions. Not sure if will be in tomorrow, have chills and aches.
Anna
> > > On 1/24/2014 at 12:43 PM, in message <[email protected]>, Glenn Duncan wrote:
I A little more urgency for this one, but we still have a couple of weeks.
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Year: 2013
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Newfoundland and Labrador
213
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
1,396
Ontario
7,746
Manitoba
1,102
786
saskatcliewan
Alberta
2,841
British Columbia
5,676
Yukon
84
6
Northwest Territories
36
Nunavut
Prohibited
1,977
Other
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Commissioner of Firearms Report 2013
1. Request Catalogue and ISSN numbers
2. lntro/Outro provided by NCS? (Last year, it was Greer Johnston)
3. Success stories from NWEST
4. Success stories from Fl IS(# of licence applicants screened;# of follow-up reports forwarded)
5. Tracing - tracing requests and indices checks
6. SFSS/FRT numbers for 2013
20. Number of unique pageviews to CFP website (2012=5,080,188)
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21. Number of calls received at call centre (2012=1,039,623)
22. Number of email inquiries received (2012=8,842)
23. Numbers for CFP supported safety training in aboriginal communities
25. Enhanced Security Screening numbers for 2013 - #performed on licence applicants, and number of
interviews done on applicants and their references
32. Request IMAGES
000197
ATIPB - Re: Fwd: MO Question - Canadian Firearms Program Question
From:
To:
Date:
Subject:
Anna Czubin
Attachments:
Seized Firearms per Year.xlsx
Duncan, Glenn
2013/02/12 2:10 PM
Re: Fwd: MO Question - Canadian Firearms Program Question
>>> On 2/12/2013 at 1:33 PM, in message <511A8B07.1FF : 14 : 37612>, Glenn Duncan wrote:
hi AnnaMaria tells me that you can do this one. Seized firearms by all public agents during each year back to 2008
(not current inventories of what is protected). Let me know.
>>> Glenn Duncan 2/12/2013 1:29 PM >>>
hi Maria - Can you do a quick ad-hoc for # of seized firearms for each year, back to 2008, by all public
agents? It's due by 3pm today, so would it be possible to run them right away?
>>>Scott McDougall 2/12/2013 12:10 PM >>>
bonjour Sylvain I don't know if you have something specific on this, but if not, we'll explain the role of NWEST and provide
the numbers of firearms reported seized by all public agents, as per the Public Agents Firearms Regulations
database.
salut Scott
please let me know as soon as you can - response due at 3PM Today Scott
>>> ES&ML-QPMI 2013-02-12 12:04 >>>
Good morning,
The MO is requesting the following:
Stats from the Canadian Firearms Program on the number of firearms seized by NWEST per year since
2004.
Response due to ES&ML by 3:00PM today, Tuesday, February 12, 2013.
Thanks,
A
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ATIPB - RE: Seized firearms
From:
To:
Date:
Subject:
Maria Rubin
Peters, Serge; Scott Allen
2013/05/10 9:50 AM
RE: Seized firearms
Scott and Serge,
I don't know if you can help me, but there seems to be lots of Hand guns, Submachine guns, etc classified as
Non Restricted in the Protected Firearms :
This is only a sample. Can you let me know if have wrong data, or the PAs are entering wrong classifications?
It is rather urgent (this goes in an ATIP).
Best regards,
Maria
PROV_CD
Class
Type
YR_MM
BC
NON RESTRICTED
NON RESTRICTED
BC
NON RESTRICTED
BC
NON RESTRICTED
BC
NON RESTRICTED
BC
NON RESTRICTED
f\B
NON RESTRICTED
ON
NON RESTRICTED
BC
NON RESTRICTED
BC
NON RESTRICTED
BC
NON RESTRICTED
BC
NON RESTRICTED
BC
NON RESTRICTED
BC
NON RESTRICTED
BC
NON RESTRICTED
BC
NON RESTRICTED
BC
NON RESTRICTED
BC
NON RESTRICTED
BC
NON RESTRICTED
BC
NON RESTRICTED
BC
NON RESTRICTED
BC
NON RESTRICTED
BC
NON RESTRICTED
BC
NON RESTRICTED
BC
NON RESTRICTED
BC
NON RESTRICTED
BC
NON RESTRICTED
BC
NON RESTRICTED
BC
NON RESTRICTED
BC
NON RESTRICTED
HG
HG
HG
HG
HG
HG
HG
HG
HG
HG
HG
HG
HG
HG
HG
HG
HG
HG
HG
HG
HG
HG
HG
HG
HG
HG
HG
HG
HG
HG
2012-10
BC
FIN
Cit Id
Appl lntrld Status
l!A11en11vl
2987
14418677 seized
2012-10
2987
14418677 seized
2010-08
2994
1209263£ seized
2010-05
2994
1190451~
2010-04
2994
1179933£ seized
2009-07
3122
10942523 seized
2009-04
359C
10687381 seized
2012-12
9685102
14533801 seized
2010-02
1035587
1160761S seized
2010-02
1035587
11607503 seized
2010-02
1035587
11607503 seized
2010-02
1035587
11607503 seized
2010-02
1035587
11607503 seized
2010-02
1035587
11607503 seized
seized
2010-02
1035587
11607503 seized
2010-02
1035587
11607503 seized
2010-02
1035587
11607503 seized
2010-02
1035587
11607503 seized
2010-02
1035587
11607363 seized
2010-02
1035587
11607363 seized
2010-02
1035587
11607363 seized
2010-02
1035587
11607232 seized
2010-02
1035587
11607232 seized
2010-02
1035587
11607232 seized
2010-02
1035587
11607232 seized
2010-02
1035587
1160722£ seized
2010-02
1035587
1160722£ seized
2010-02
1035587
1160722£ seized
2010-02
1035587
1160722£ seized
2010-02
1035587
1160722£ seized
000205
ATIPB - Fwd: RE: Seized firearms
From:
To:
Date:
Subject:
Maria Rubin
Glenn Duncan
2013/05/10 11:09 AM
Fwd: RE: Seized firearms
Glenn,
This is the explanation from Scott regarding the errors we see in firearms.
Please note that our little investigation will result in a cleanup, as they were not aware of the large number of
'miss-classified' protected firearms.
So, although data may not look good, it is at least a good discovery that will result in some good done!
Maria
>>> Scott Allen 5/10/2013 10:48 AM >>>
Hi Maria,
There is not a single answer I can give you that will explain all of these. Here are some findings:
- Some of these were entered with very poor descriptions; e.g. FIN 10848792 has the following errors
make/model combo does not exist in FRT
manufacturer does not exist
user entered a semi-automatic handgun but provided a barrel length of 650mm
- Some appear to have been entered with partially correct data, though not an FRT match (FIN
10701625). The user entered a HG and gave a very short barrel length (restricted or prohib) but they made an
error when answering the barrel length question - essentially they told us the barrel length is greater than
470mm.
Both of these are caused by user error in data entry. That's all we could find so far.
I hope this helps.
Scott
On 10/05/2013 at 09:50, Maria Rubin <[email protected]> wrote:
Scott and Serge,
I don't know if you can help me, but there seems to be lots of Hand guns, Submachine guns, etc classified
as Non Restricted in the Protected Firearms :
This is only a sample. Can you let me know if have wrong data, or the PAs are entering wrong
classifications?
It is rather urgent (this goes in an ATIP).
Best regards,
Maria
IPROV_CD
lc1ass
IType
~R_MM
lc1t1d
~ppl lntr Id
!status
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BC
NON RESTRICTED
BC
NON RESTRICTED
BC
NON RESTRICTED
BC
NON RESTRICTED
BC
NON RESTRICTED
BC
NON RESTRICTED
AB
NON RESTRICTED
ON
NON RESTRICTED
BC
NON RESTRICTED
BC
NON RESTRICTED
BC
NON RESTRICTED
BC
NON RESTRICTED
BC
NON RESTRICTED
BC
NON RESTRICTED
BC
NON RESTRICTED
BC
NON RESTRICTED
BC
NON RESTRICTED
BC
NON RESTRICTED
BC
NON RESTRICTED
BC
NON RESTRICTED
BC
NON RESTRICTED
BC
NON RESTRICTED
BC
NON RESTRICTED
BC
NON RESTRICTED
BC
NON RESTRICTED
BC
NON RESTRICTED
BC
NON RESTRICTED
BC
NON RESTRICTED
BC
NON RESTRICTED
BC
NON RESTRICTED
HG
HG
HG
HG
HG
HG
HG
HG
HG
HG
HG
HG
HG
HG
HG
HG
HG
HG
HG
HG
HG
HG
HG
HG
HG
HG
HG
HG
HG
HG
2012-10
2987
14418677 seized
2012-10
2987
14418677 seized
2010-08
2994
12092639 seized
2010-05
2994
11904515 seized
2010-04
2994
11799339 seized
2009-07
3122
10942523 seized
2009-04
3590
10687381 seized
2012-12
9685102
14533801 seized
2010-02
1035587
11607618 seized
2010-02
1035587
11607503 seized
2010-02
1035587
11607503 seized
2010-02
1035587
11607503 seized
2010-02
1035587
11607503 seized
2010-02
1035587
11607503 seized
2010-02
1035587
11607503 seized
2010-02
1035587
11607503 seized
2010-02
1035587
11607503 seized
2010-02
1035587
11607503 seized
2010-02
1035587
11607363 seized
2010-02
1035587
11607363 seized
2010-02
1035587
11607363 seized
2010-02
1035587
11607232 seized
2010-02
1035587
11607232 seized
2010-02
1035587
11607232 seized
2010-02
1035587
11607232 seized
2010-02
1035587
11607229 seized
2010-02
1035587
11607229 seized
2010-02
1035587
11607229 seized
2010-02
1035587
11607229 seized
2010-02
1035587
11607229 seized
000208
ATIPB - Re: Stats of Seized FINS
From:
Maria Rubin
To:
Duncan, Glenn; Fowlie, Dean
Date:
Subject:
2013/06/1111:57 AM
Re: Stats of Seized FINS
Dean,
Please find below the numbers you requested. I have added two tables.
The tables provide the list of SEIZED firearms by an agency per year. Each firearm could have been seized,
returned to client and then re-seized, such firearm will count twice.
What I count is how many times a FIN is entering the system as a seized firearm.
You probably only need the first one. Please let me know if there is anything else you would like me to provide.
I can also give you province of the Agency.
Sum of
count
class
~ear
Non-restricted
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
113E
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2870(
2778A
2592E
1060E
75
1816
2215
1782
2040
907
169
3663
4448
4296
4250
1876
117111
8835
18702
2295~
Grand
rt'otal
Sum of
count
Grand Total
A
1379
28445
35403
33870
32226
13395
7~
144718
7
4(
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11
class
Type
~ear
Prohibited Restricted
Combination
2008 Gun
Commercial
Version
Handqun
Other
Rifle
Shotgun
Submachine
Gun
12008 Total
2009 Combination
Gun
Commercial
Version
Handgun
Nonrestricted
Grand
Total
Prohibited Restricted (blank)
14
2
1
698
420
1135
14
1
1
2
66
13(
6
1
2A
12
198
1
728
433
1
2
3
75
16~
1379
2
141
16
138
1
8
7
56
1416
2872
5
4350
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Other
Rifle
Shotgun
Submachine
Gun
12009 Total
Combination
2010 Gun
Commercial
Version
Handqun
Machine Gun
Mortar
Other
Rifle
Shotqun
Submachine
Gun
1201 OTotal
2011 Combination
Gun
Commercial
Version
Handgun
Machine Gun
Mortar
Not Available
Other
Rifle
Shotgun
Submachine
Gun
12011 Total
2012 Combination
Gun
Commercial
Version
Grenade
Launcher
Handqun
Machine Gun
Other
Rifle
Shotqun
Submachine
Gun
(blank)
12012 Total
2013 Combination
Gun
Commercial
Version
Handgun
Machine Gun
5
1
43
14399
8309
10
1~
263
89
2(
497
232
7
30
12
22959
1816
3662
163
7
29
1C
245
4
1
61
17938
10248
1989
10
3541
17
123
24
2LI
52E
317
37
53
1(
28700
2215
444E
34
5
1
19
83
1
1590
6
40
3
1
1
3
117
23
2
27
~
27784
1782
429E
128
21
1
1
7
25925
2040
1
425(
50
3
791
3
33870
38
31
8
8
12
6
4
38
130
1806
16
44
5131
19
1
4
110
18273
10105
2
93
3
32
16455
9204
142
24
34
345E
12
1
1E
53LI
257
35403
155
~
4
91
17621
9822
5809
31
1
85
18592
10590
100
1
6
28445
166
16
4
49
2
3
154
1
1
34
1
63
15160
8631
3462
11
17
SOE
22~
9
1
1
5371
30
49
17104
9458
44
11
1
32226
2
47
2
150LI
15
E
3
2348
11
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Other
Rifle
Shotoun
Submachine
Gun
12013 Total
Grand
rT"otal
13
6690
3802
76
17
23~
1C
2
12
2
10608
907
187E
4
13395
117111
8835
1870~
70
14411a
10~
1
23
7005
3929
17
Best regards,
maria
>>>Glenn Duncan 6/11/2013 9:50 AM >>>
hi Maria - Can you provide counts to Dean for firearms that have come into protected custody for each year
back to 2009, broken down by class?
000212
ATlPB - re: Seized firearms in Toronto
From:
Maria Rubin
To:
Helene Boulet
Date:
2014/02/17 10:10 AM
Subject re: Seized firearms in Toronto
CC:
Duncan, Glenn
Helene,
Please find the number of firearms seized by the Toronto Police Service in the years 2012, 2013. Please note that these firearms may no longer be seized, as the numbers represent the
number of firearms seized on the specified year and they may have been re-owned by their specific owners or destroyed as required.
I am providing two tables one by type and class of firearm, the other just by class.
Please let me know if this is what you were looking for.
Best regards,
Maria
Toronto Police Service - Prooertv and Evidence Manaaement Unit
Type
Year
ont
201,
201,
201,
201,
201
178 Handgun
155 Handgun
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2 ommercial Version
201
201
3 ommercial Version
201'
2 ommercial Version
201,
5 ommercial Version
201,
4Shotgun
201'
3 ommercial Version
201,
145 Rifle
201,
199 Rifle
201
18Rifle
201'
87Shotgun
201'
3Rifle
201'
2Shotgun
201
290 Handgun
201'
153 Handgun
201
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000214
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000218
CONTACT INFORMATION
Canadian Firearms Program
Ottawa, Ontario KlA OR2
1800 7314000 (toll free)
1 613 825 0315 (fax)
Web site: www.rcmp.gc.ca/cfp
Email: [email protected]
Media Relations:
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This publication may be reproduced for internal use only without permission provided the source is fully
acknowledged. However; multiple copy reproductions of this publication in whole or in part for purposes of resale
or redistribution require prior written permission from the:
Ottawa, Ontario, KlA OR2
Catalogue No: PS96-2013E-PDF
ISSN: 1927-6923
000219
Message from the Commissioner of Firearms ........................................................................ 1
Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 2
Purpose of Report ...................................................................................................... 2
Program Overview ..................................................................................................... 2
Values and Priorities .............................................................................. 3
CFP
CFP
Priorities ............................................................................................... 4
CFP Partners .............................................................................................................. 5
2013
..................................................................................................................... 7
Changes to Firearms Legislation: Bill C-19 .................................................................. 7
Compliance Incentives.........................................................................................
7
Northern Firearms
Strategy .............................................................................. 8
CFP ······INTERPOL
....... 9
'-'"'"'-M:llll•,.,.. Law Enforcement Services............................................................................ 10
National Weapons Enforcement Support Team (NWEST) .......................................... JO
Canadian National Firearms Tracing Centre
11
Specialized Firearms
Services (SFSS) ............................................................ 11
Firearms
............................................. 12
Firearms Internet Investigations '"'"""«t
Public Agents Firearms Regulations (PAFR) .............................................................. 13
Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC) ............................... .,........................
14
CFP Geographical Firearms
......................................................................... 14
Keeping Canada Safe-LICENSING
................................................................. ., .... 15
Licensing of Firearm Users ....................................................................................... 15
Firearms Safety
.......................................................................................... 16
Enhanced
of Firearms Licence
16
Chief Firearms Officers ............................................................................................ 17
Firearms Licence Application Refusals ...................................................................... 17
Firearms Licence Renewals ....................................................................................... 18
Continuous Eligibility
of Firearms Licence Holders .................................... 19
Firearms Licence Revocations ................................................................................... 19
Firearms Prohibitions ............................................................................................... 20
Firearms Businesses .................................................................................................. 21
Firearm-related
....................................................................................... 21
Shooting Clubs and
21
Keeping Caruida Safe- REGISTRATION ............................................................................ 22
of Firearms ................................................................................................ 22
Canadian Firearms Registry ...................................................................................... 22
Firearms Registration Application Refusals and Certificate Revocations ...................... 23
Keeping Canada Safe - OUTREACH ................................................................................... 24
Firearms Assistance and Outreach to the Public and Police ......................................... 24
1-800 Safety Line - Reporting Public
Concerns ................................................ 24
Outreach to Aboriginal Communities ........................................................................ 24
Commitment to the Future .................................................................................................. 25
000220
\Vhi!e the Canadian Firearms Program's
works directly with law enforcement
,_,.,..,., 0 , . , . "
function is firearms regulation and safety, it also
The CFP is committed to firearms safety through
of al.I firearm owners, which indudes several
levels of
for licence holders and
In 2013, the CFP worked to enhance
firearms
through a northern firearms
outreach initiative. On the enforcement front, the CFP
provides vital guidance to police and other partners in the
against firearms crime not only in '-"·"""'''•
but a1so intemationaUy. The CFP shared its leading-edge firearms identification technology with
INTERPOL at several key meetings in 2013.
This year's report, the seventh under the stewardship of the RCMP, summarizes the CFP's public-safety
in many
on the ground, across Canada. The CFP is a key contributor
efforts and
to the RCMP's commitment to A Safe and Secure Canada.
Commissioner Bob Paulson
Commissioner of Firearms
Page 1
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The Commissioner of Firearms
for 2013. As required by the
for tabling in Parliament
summarizes the activities of the Canadian Firearms
(CFP)
the
is submitted
to the Minister of Public Safety
v ..,, ....."'.,.. Overview
The CFP reports to the Commissioner of
Firearms Act.
who is
The CFP is delivered
firearms experts across the country and comprises five specialized groups:
• the Firearms
Services (FRS) Directorate
• the Firearms Service Delivery (FSD) Directorate
and Enforcement Services Directorate
• the Firearms
• the Firearms Management and
Services
Directorate
• the Firearms Business Improvement (FBI) Directorate
The FRS Directorate includes the CFP's Chief Firearms Officers (CFO), located across the country, and
the Canadian Firearms
located in Ottawa. The CFOs are responsible for all firearms
licences and authorizations within their jurisdictions, and the CFR is
for
of
restricted and
firearms.
New Brunswick, is responsible for the CFP Central Processing
TheFSD
located in
which includes the national contact centre.
The CFP's law enforcement ,..,...,,...,,,,,.,.,.,,,,..
provides specialized firearms 1m'es!1g2LtKm and support
services to law enforcement.
located in Ottawa and others
with municipal
and provincial police services and RCMP contract divisions across the country.
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client outreach, and several
P'"'""""i"' business""·'""'!'>~··"'"'"' nPrt,nrrn::n1rr measurement and
corporate management functions.
The FBI Directorate oversees the
and administration of the CFP's automated systems,
databases and web portals, and manages the CFP's operational business requirements.
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The mission of the Canadian Firearms
is to enhance
helping to reduce the risk of
harm from firearms. The CFP provides Canadian and international law enforcement
with
specialized services vital to the prevention and investigation of firearms crime and misuse. It also screens
individual owners to confirm their eligibility to possess
and
responsible ownership, use
and
of firearms. In pursuit of its
the C:FP:
•
respects the lawful
and use of firearms in Canada and supports firearms clients with
quality
fair treatment and
of confidential infmmation;
'"'""'"'·"""'""that the involvement of firearm owners and users, firearms "'"'""·M""• law enforcement
peoples,
,,,,,,.,..,,.,,, the provinces, the
other federal "Fi'"'"~'""''
instructors and firearms verifiers is essential for effective program
•
commits to ongoing 1mprcwcme~m:and innovation to achieve the highest levels of
and overall effectiveness;
•
engages its clients and stakeholders in rr,;•1r'tu1n
information on program
and
efficiency
value for money, and dear and accurate reporting of
manages its resources
to provide
and resource management; and,
program
•
upholds the values and ethical standards of the Public Service of Canada and is committed to fair
staffing,
and a work environment that encourages involvement and initiative,
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Canadian Firearms Program Strategic Priorities
Aligned with both the Government of Canada's and the RCMP's commitment to A
and Secure '-UJ'tuuu,
the CFP's goal is to protect and enhance
The CFP is committed to the foIIowing RCMP
strategic priorities:
CFP firearms investigators work collaboratively with Canadian and international law enforcement partners
to dismantle organized criminal groups who traffic
CFP frrearms-focused data. This
information helps disrupt organized crime
allowing investigators to observe
in firearms-re!ated
data within a community, a
or across the country.
The CFP is actively involved in
the smuggling of firearms and other cross-border issues,
H!egal!y obtained firearms as a
tool for terrorists. Key international commitments
include information sharing with US. law
contributions to Canada's efforts at the United
Nations and work with INTERPOL to combat the trafficking of illicit firearms.
Youth
While individuals younger than 18 arc not permitted to own
they may obtain a minor's firearms
and target
licence which allows them to possess non-restricted firearms for purposes such as
shooting, The CFP promotes the safe
use and
of firearms and
firearms safety
and information for youth.
Committed to engaging and
communities on firearms safety-related projects at
national, regional and local levels, the CFP enhances both individual and community safety providing
and rPCfi<"f'r>i
initiatives, the CFP continues to
with Canada's Aboriginal communities.
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Providing firearm-related services and information to domestic law enforcement, the CFP
and prosecutors address the iHegaI movement and criminal use of firearms. The CFP can
or help to prepare
and execute search warrants. The CFP also provides firearms
and offers hands-on firearms training to law enforcement officials.
movement of firearms across borders. It electronically exchanges firearms trace information with
Firearms and Explosives and has a strong working
with
the U.S. Bureau of Akohol,
and has
INTERPOL. In addition, the CFP hosts an annual international firearms trafficking
on many occasions sent rPr1r,,.,,,,.,,t,.t·i1 to other countries in order to provide or participate in firearmsrelated
Public
Canada
The Commissioner of Firearms, who reports to the Minister of Public Safety, relics on CFP staff to
provide accurate and
firearms-related policy advice and information. This information is then
passed on to the Minister and other senior government officials.
Canada Border Services
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) assesses and confirms Non-resident Firearms Declarations
as
being imported into Canada, processes commercial firearm imports and inspects firearm
to
confirm admissibility.
confirm the firearms' destinations as wcH as the purpose for importation and
c...,...c,·•rn,, of the
The CBSA also ensures firearms crossing the border arc
and in accordance with Canadian law.
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The CFP works with the
Canada's international commitments regarding firearms reflect the country's priorities, as well as its
.._,,. 1,,.,..,,._, to implement them. DFATD issues the permits required to export and import firearms.
and
The Minister of Justice is
Other Weapons). Policy development on criminal law related to firearms
dose cooperation
between the CFP and the Department of Justice, whose RCMP Legal Services Unit provides legal advice
to the CFP.
and Northern Veve!1ov1ne11t Canada
The CFP works with Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada and advises tl1cm on firearms
legislation and related issues.
Provinces and Territories
Firearms licensing and authorizations in every province and territory arc managed by CFOs. The
of Ontario 1 Quebec, New
Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia have appointed
their own CFOs under the Firearms Act and have entered into contribution
for n~·-'~~-'"'"-~
funding from the Government of Canada. The CFOs
for Newfoundland and Labrador, as well
as Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, the Yukon, the Northwest Territories and
are appointed federally and are
of the RCMP.
Responsible for
firearms licences to businesses and individuals, CFOs must assess the possible
safety risks that may be associated with
of firearms among the more than 1. 9 million Canadian
firearms licence holders. The Firearms Act and associated
authorize CFOs to refuse to issue a
1icence or to revoke a licence if a
risk is identified. As described in more detail in the Licensing
section of this
within their jurisdictions, CFOs also oversee the
of safety training, approve
shooting ranges and
approve firearm transfers and issue authorizations to transport and carry
restricted and prohibited firearms. They also conduct inspections to ensure firearms are
transported and stored
All regions of Canada are further supported by police officers who work for the CFP Firearms Investigative
and Enforcement Services Directorate's (FIESD) National Weapons Enforcement Support Team
(NWEST). These officers arc members of, or seconded to, the RCMP and provide spccial.ized firearms
enforcement support services to all Iaw enforcement groups who investigate firearms crimes and misuse.
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C.!l1ru11?:esto Firearms Legislation: Bill C~:l.9
Bi1t
An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the .Firearms
also referred to as the
the .L01'iv-1:un
Registry Act, came into effect on April 5, 2012. This Act removed the legislative requirement for individuals
and businesses to
non-restricted
but allows the CFP to confirm the validity of a
transferee's firearms licence for the transferor of a non-restricted firearm.
The legislative framework for the registration and transfer of restricted and
firearms remains in
and al! owners of firearms
restricted or prohibited) must stiU be licensed.
The Ending the Long-gun Registry Act also
the deletion of all non-restrici:ed firearms registration
records held
the RCMP and CFOs. The Province of
launched a
seeking nonrestricted firearms
data
to
residents. In October 2012, the RCMP deleted an
(except those of Quebec) electronic records identified as being related to the
of non-restricted
firearms in the Canadian Firearms Information "'"'"'"'.'"'
In October 2013, the
forth er
"
"
challenge to Bill C-19. Until
non-restricted firearms with the CFP.
A fee waiver for firearms licence renewals or
:from one
of licence to
An amnesty that allows individuals who have
firearms licences and non-restricted firearms the
opportunity to come into compliance without risk of prosecution; and
In 2008, the Government of Canada announced a third incentive, allowing eligible holders of "v'""'',;
Possession Only Licences
the opportunity to apply for a new POL,
In September 2012, the Government ended the waiver of foes for renewals of restricted or prohibited
firearms licences. In May 2013, the waiver of fees for renewals of non~restricted firearms licences was
ended as
so individuals who renew their Possession and Acquisition Licence (PAL) or POL arc now
required to pay the renewal fee.
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Northern Fireanns
Strategy
The CFP continued to develop and expand its N orthem Firearms Safety
intended to increase
levels of firearms licensing and improve firearms and community
in northern Canada.
activities included:
In
•
•
•
•
•
•
outreach
including licensing assistance and the
of firearms safety guidance, in six
N ain and Taloyoak
northern communities: Gjoa Haven, Hall
Igloolik, ~~~·"•4•«•
the RCMP Summer Student
in Nunavut; safe
of firearms
schools in Hall Beach and Igloolik
firearms use and
training and
assistance for police officers
Canadian Firearms Safety Course
instruction throughout communities in the North
developing
with Territory of Nunavut Conservation Officers to provide
training
and firearms
assistance to residents in remote communities
ongoing talks with Government of Nunavut Department of Health officials to establish a territorywide firearms safety campaign,
brochures
in
of Iqaluit and Hall Beach council .,,.,.,,,,,,,r." to discuss firearms safety strategies
with the Mayors and Council members
CFP Firearms Officer in Nunavut and .RCMP aircraft
Between August and December 2013, the CFP also
safety
in northern Ontario
Aboriginal communities. During this period, 30 fiream1s safety courses were delivered and 436 individuals
successfully completed firearms safety-training certification. As
of these
firearm registrations and
initiatives, the CFP also helped with licence
firearms information.
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The goal of these efforts is to increase
awareness and encouraging safe firearms practices among those who have access to firearms.
CFP representatives delivering firearms safety training in a remote northern community
CFP - INTERPOL
INTERPOL relies on the CFP's Firearms Reference Table
Reference Table
- an interactive online tool available
INTERPOL's restricted website,
to obtain or
information about the FRT is provided on page 12 of this report
to authorized users via
the details of a firearm. More
In May 2013, CFP representatives participated in the INTERPOL Firearm Forensics
to review national and international trends in firearms
advances in firearm forensics
and
and recommend international best practices to combat the threat of faearms
cnmes.
Members of INTERPOL's Firearms
study on the FRT and the CFP's Public
future of the CFP-INTERPOL
visited the CFP in July 2013 to perform a functional
programs, as well as to discuss the
At the
of 2013, INTERPOL launched iARMS
Arms Records and tracing Management
System) - an information
system which facilitates information
and
a centralized global
for law enforcement to
between law enforcement
by
and query 1ost, stoien, traftlcked and
firearms. The iARMS system also facilitates the submission
and response to, international firearms trace requests. In the first nine months of 2013, iARJvfS
recorded
iFRT searches by 351 unique users located in 98 different countries.
In October 2013, a member of the CFP's FIESD participated in the 4tn iARlvIS Advisory Group Meeting to
of the
which will
the iFRT into
its
discuss the next
uses.
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the
and prosecution of persons involved in the illegal movement and criminal use of firearms.
National Weapons Enforcement Support Team (NWEST)
The National Weapons Enforcement Support Team provides
enforcement support services and
information to front-line
officers who combat the iUegal movement of firearms in Canada, and their
criminal use. Assistance from NWEST includes the
services:
..
..
..
..
$
..
Firearms information, guidance and
advice
Urgent and immediate hands-on firearms
assistance
Firearms identification and tracing
Assistance with firearms serial number
recovery
Assistance \Vith development and
execution of firearms-related search
warrants
Assistance with firearms seizures and
exhibit organization
"
"
"
.,
•
"
"'
'"
Assistance in determining firearmsrelatcd charges
Firearms case law information and advice
Firearms-related court preparation
Assistance with affidavit preparation
Expert witness services
Firearms-related training
Assistance with firearms amnesties and
tum-in programs
Assistance with destruction and disposal
of firearms
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Canadian National F:kea:nns
Centre (CNFTC)
The
and
of a firearm can be discovered through the
process. Since the firearm itself
is a critical piece of physical evidence in a
crime, tracing the firearm to a source individual or
criminal
strengthens the case for the Crown and opens up new leads for the
of
other criminal activity. The CFP CNFTC
this service to Canadian and international law
enforcement agency investigators. They can also share trace information electronically with U.S.
investigators,
a
and accurate
of information.
In 2013, the CNFTC received and processed 2,014 firearms
requests.
The CFP's
Firearms Support Services section is
for the Firearms Reference Table
(FRI'), a
and
computer software tool which provides law enforcement users in
98 different countries with a
and standardized method of identifying and
firearms.
""""'"'"M 149,812 firearms records and 42,660
and available through a variety of~"'"""·"'
the FRT improves accuracy in
controls and international communications involving
record keeping and
the class of
transnational firearms crime. It also assists in firearms
a firearm, as outlined under the applicable Criminal Code definitions.
as a centre for firearms expertise in Canada, SFSS provides direct technical support to law
on a
basis.
also deliver
in firearms safety
enforcement groups and regulatory
and identification and provide
testimony pertaining to firearms identification and class
determination.
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The CFP Firearms
and Enforcement Support unit receives and
information on trends
and patterns in illicit firearms in Canada. This information is then shared with law enforcement agt~nc:ies
to help combat the
the
these firearms have on public and
officer safety. FOES can
iaw enforcement partners with assistance during investigations and
prosecutions.
The CFP's NWEST, CNFTC and FOES groups are also
components of the Investment to Combat
Performance Report.
the Criminal Use of Firearms (ICCUF), as described in the RCMP
Firearms Internet Investigations Support (FllS) Unit
(FIIS) Unit
The Firearms Internet
a range of Internet
both in the firearm applicant
process and directly to front-line police officers. The CFP FIIS
gathers information from a variety of open sources and, when potentially criminal activities ""'"''"'"
firearms are
the information is forwarded to the police of jurisdiction for further investigation.
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The
in effect since 2008, require public service agencies and public agents,
to report an agency (owned by the
and
turned in or
found by police) firearms in their possession. An online tool, Public Agency Web Services, has been
developed to facilitate the
process. The
are administered by the Canadian Firearms
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This firearm-reporting
of illicit
firearms as it creates a comprehensive, centralized and accessible database containing seized-firearm
PAFR data can be used to assist in investigations and have
information from across the
relevance in multi-jurisdictional cases as
monitor the location, movement and distribution of
illicit firearms across Canada. This centralized firearms database makes it easier for law enforcement
seized both
and in their rP .. nPt'H
officers to
the types of firearms
Canadian Police Information Centre
Law enforcement officers can access some of the CFP's
and
information via CPIC
This information helps
trace recovered firearms or anticipate the presence of firearms at a location
prior to attendance. Also, if a firearms licence is revoked and police are deployed to recover the
to determine the number
firearms associated with
they can query the CFP database, via
and their serial numbers.
the individual, their
Canadian law enforcement'""''-"~·'"·~""'~""'" the CFP database an average of 17,407 times per
firearms.
CFP
and
specific firearms-related statistical information, upon request. Using the CFP's business intelligence
data from the CFP's Canadian Firearms Information
Statistics
FMSS
are then prepared with current fiream1s data relevant to
Canada geomatics, and other sources.
areas. This accurate and timely firearms information can help
address and
counter gun violence, combat the
movement of firearms in their jurisdiction and focus their
efforts and planning in relation to firearms crime.
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Licensing of Firearm Users
Individuals who possess or use firearms must be licensed. Similarly, all individuals who
firearms
or ammunition must be licensed. There are three
of firearms licences available to individuals in
Canada:
1. Possession and
Licence (PAL)
2. Possession Only Licence (POL)
3. Minor's Licence
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Firearms Safety Training
As outlined in the ~Firearms
to be licensed to use or possess firearms in Canada, individua1s must
demonstrate awareness of the principles relating to the safe handling and use of firearms. The Canadian
Firearms Safety Course
and the Canadian Restricted Firearms
Course (CRFSC) are
fundamental firearms-education and
components of the CFP. Developed in partnership
with the provinces and territories, as well as organizations with an ongoing interest in hunter education and
firearms
these courses provide instruction on the safe handling, use, transportation and storage of
both restricted and non-restricted firearms. To be eligible for a non-restricted firearms
an individual
must successfuHy complete the CFSC. In order to be
for a restricted firearms
must
complete both the CFSC and the CRFSC.
,,,,.,..,,,,.,,,J,._ for the continued
evaluation and revision of
the CFSC and the CRFSC. As noted previously, each CFO is
for the delivery of the courses within their jurisdiction.
Enham:ed Screening of Fi.rearms Licence Applicants
Enhanced
is
on new firearms licence applications and involves contacting the
applicant or their references. This process assists the CFO in
the client's
to
new firearms licence.
a
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Chief Firearms Officers
As noted previousiy, each
delivery of key components of the Firearms Act:
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
approving transfers of restricted and
firearms
approving shooting dubs and shooting ranges
issuing Authorizations to
Authorizations to Transport
designating Firearms Officers and
designating instructors for firearms safety courses
This also includes
an applicant's eligibility to obtain or
a firearms licence. The CFO can
renew or revoke a licence or authorization to transport or carry, or set specific
refuse to
conditions on these documents.
Under the Firearms Act, CFOs are authorized to refuse an ap1pm:an.on for a licence, based on their
assessment of the individual's risk to public
reasons. (This total
In 2013, there were 886 firearms licence applications refused for various public
to a potential
does not in dude applications withdrawn by applicants subsequent to questioning but
a CFO.)
application's refusal
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As stated in the Firearms
firearms licence holders are
for renewing their licences
to
expiry. The CFP facilitates this
sending out populated renewal application forms approximately 90 days
prior to the expiry of the current licence.
As a condition of their licence, licensees are legally required to advise the CFP of any address changes.
This also helps ensure they receive these renewal reminders and pre-populated
forms.
In
a total of 381,248 individual licences (POL and PAL)
totals reflect all individual firearms licences that expired and all that were renewed.
Since non-restricted firearms a:re not registered, the CFP can only assess whether individuals
are in possession of restricted or prohibited firearms. lmlividuals who did not renew their
licences may not be in possession of firearms; therefore, non-renewal does not necessarily
mean non-compliance.
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the CFP's main
contains current and
The Canadian Firearms Information
historical firearms licence-holder data. If a licence holder is involved in an event
violence
other offences
in Section 5 of the firearms Act) reported via the Canadian Police Information
Centre (CPIC), a Firearms Interest Police
IS
and sent to the relevant
CFO for review.
Firear:ms Lkence Revocations
Under the
CFOs arc authorized to revoke a firearms licence based on their assessment of the
licence holder's risk to public
In
there were 2,497 firearms licence revocations. This number
possibly as a result of
and
awareness regarding criminal
,_,,,.,_,,,.,..,,, which require firearm prohibitions and licence revocations.
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Firearms Prohibitions
Courts must notify CFOs of all firearms prohibition orders in their jurisdiction. Firearms-licence applicant
""'"""'-"""includes
if an applicant is subject to a prohibition order. This would result in the refusal
of a firearms licence application, unless a court specifically orders one to be issued for certain purposes
such as sustenance hunting.
If an individual who holds a firearms licence is subject to a prohibition order, the CFO is notified by the
court, and their licence is revoked.
an firearms.
are instructed by the court to turn in their licence and dispose of
In these cases, the CFP Registrar of Firearms
Registrar) revokes the associated
certificates
and provides the individual with instructions on how to dispose of the firearms. The Registrar also refuses
any pending applications to
advises police of the refusal and revocation and follows up on
the disposition of firearms.
Prohibition orders are recorded in the Canadian Police Information Centre and form part of the
and
checks for firearms licences. Information from municipal,
and federal courts also contributes to the assessment of an individual's potential threat to public safety. A
match
a court order may result in the CFO conducting an
that could lead to a
revocation or a
in licence conditions.
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Firearms Businesses
and businesses that
ammunition must have a firearms business licence.
possess, handle, display or store firearms or
Employees who handle firearms for these businesses must also have firearms licences, and all restricted and
prohibited firearms in a business inventory must be registered. Chief Firearms Officers perform periodic
business inspections to confirm safe and lawful business practices and firearms storage.
The CFP offers businesses the option of
web-based services.
Fi:rear:m-:rdated
ranges within their jurisdictions to ensure safe
and
with the Firearms Act.
are
firearms businesses and individuals who collect
where they feel it is
also authorized to
warranted, to ensure safe storage and handling
arc met and ultimately ensure
safety.
Shooting Clubs and Ranges
of members, visitors and the general
Standards set out in the Firearms Act arc intended to ensure the
public in relation to shooting dubs and ranges. CFP-published range guidelines and
inspections
by the CFP's Firearms Officers promote
at these locations.
the continuous
of Canadian
range safety
reports to
and forms used
measures and review range
also review range applications, conduct
firearms officers for shooting range inspections.
reports and request or conduct foHow-up inspections as
control checks, provide feedback on
required.
As of December 31,
there were
1,350 shooting ranges in Canada.
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TheCFP
Registry.
These,.,~"'",.""""
certificates for businesses and individuals
•
•
•
issuing, refusing to issue or revoking carrier licences
Firearms Regulations
the
maintaining the Firearms Verifiers' Network
All firearms can be
into one of three classes:
• Non-:restrkted firearms, typically shotguns and rifles
• Restricted
predominantly ,,.._.,y.,-.~,,.,
types of handguns and fully automatic firearms
• Prohibited firearms*,
*Prohibited fireanns cannot be
,.,,,,.,,.,""'·""'' into Canada
individuals.
the first
firearm.
"'""'"r..,,r,,,,,... applicants must have a firearms licence allowing them to possess that class or category of
firearm. There is no fee for
a firearm and
certificates have no
date. When a
'-·)':;''"'''"""firearm is transforrcd to a new owner, the Registrar will issue a new registration certificate. The
record must be
to reflect both the canceHation of
from the original m-vner and the new
registration to the new owner.
certificate number links a firearm to its licensed owner in the C:FIS database. As with
The
firearms
a subset of this information can then be accessed by Iaw enforcement aJ<,•,•"·''-" via the
Canadian Police Information Centre.
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if applicable, refuses firearms registration applications
whenever a firearm owner's licence has been revoked or has
m.N,WC"<.,
In 2013, there were 134 firearm registration applications refused and 70,027 firearm registration certificates
revoked.
Registrar monitors the disposition of the firearms and, if necessary, refers the matter to local law
enforcement
for further action.
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Firearms Assistance and Outreach to the PubHc and Police
The CFP is committed to communicating with the public and distributing firearms safety information
through a variety of media. The goal is to improve public safety by expanding awareness of, and
compliance with, the safe use, handling and storage of firearms.
the CFP also serve to inform the public on how Ille
works with and assists
Outreach activities
front-line police and other law enforcement
in their fight against the criminal use of firearms. In
the CFP maintained its commitment to
with various Canadian law enforcement
v'''"''""''uRJH"' by distributing firearms-related infom1ation in bulletin, brochure, card and fact-sheet formats
to facilitate the enforcement of firearm-related crimes. To enhance service to police, the CFP has also
"-'"'·"};""''"'" toll-free telephone lines and e-mail addresses
for police.
The CFP website is continually updated to provide accurate and current information regarding firearms
and client-service initiatives to a wide and varied audience. In 20
the CFP portion of the
safety,
page views" - individual page viewings, not including multiple
RCMP website received 5,137,000
viewings within the same session.
can contact the CFP ca!! centre using
The public, when seeking firearms-related information or
the toll-free number (1-800-731-4000) or via e-mail (cfp-pcaf<ii!rcmp-grc.gc.ca).
In
the CFP call centre received 1,026,270
inquiries,
firearms application status checks and requests for information and forms.
firearms-satcty materials and responding in person to requests for fiream1s information.
1-800 Safety Line - Reporting Public Safety Concems
The CFP offers a toU-free line (1-800-731-4000) and urges those with non-emergency, firearm-related
concerns to can and
them. The CFP encourages people to can if they believe a person who
or if they know of any valid reason
a
owns firearms could be a danger to themselves or to
for one should not have such a licence.
person who has a firearms licence or has
These
firearms services to Aboriginal people and their communities. As described on pages 9
The CFP
and 10, the CFP is committed to continua.Hy
the quality and
of these services through
...,,,,,,""'"V" and
with
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The Canadian Firearms Program is focused on the resuons1ble
training, licence applicant ""'"'"'·uu;;
safe use and possession of firearms.
Through safety
to ensure the
The CFP also
a "'""',..'"·'
"F'·"·"''"'""'·"' firearms services to law enforcement
1mres;t1g1'l.te firearm-rdated crimes. When
need hdp
across Canada, to hdp
tracing or identifying a firearm, preparing or executing a search warrant involving firearms or r..,.,,.,,,.,,"''"
firearm exhibits for courts, they can
on the knowledge and experience of CFP firearm "v'~"rr"
The Canadian Firearms ,~.,.,..,.,..,-"'"'
and combatting firearms crime.
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du Canada
Mounted Police
Canada
000246
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N° de catalogue: PS96-2013F-PDF
ISSN: 1927-6931
000247
Mot du c:ommissaire aux a:nnes a fen ...................................................................................... 1
Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 2
Objet du rapport ......................................................................................................... 2
du.PCAF ........................................................................................................ 2
'-"·""''"'-'Hi valcurs et
du PCAF .......................................................................... 3
Priorites strategiques du PCAF ................................................................................... .4
Partenaires du PCAF .................................................................................................. 5
Points saillants de 2013 .......................................................................................................... 7
Modification des dispositions legislatives sur !es armes a feu : projet de loi C- I 9 ............. 7
Mesures d'incitation a la conformitc .....................................................................
7
Strategie relative a la sccurite en matiere d'armes a feu. dans le Nord ............................. 8
Partcnariat PCAF lNTERPOL ................................................................................... 9
d' applkatio:n de la foi ............................................................................ l 0
Services
f:quipc nationalc de soutien aI' application de la Loi sur les annes
(EN SALA) ........ 10
Centre national de
des armes a feu
l1
Services specialises de soutien en matiere d'armes afeu (SSSAF) ................................ 11
de
aux
et aux
en matiere d'armes afeu (SEOAF) .12
de soutien aux
Internet sur l.es armes a feu
l2
Reglement sur les armes cr fi:u des agents publics (RAFAP) ................................................. 13
Centre d' information de la
canadienne
................................................. 14
Rapports par sectcur geographiquc du PCAF ............................................................. 14
Assmeda sewrite du Canada DE PER.MIS ............................................. 15
d'armes afeu ........................................................................... 15
Delivrance de
Formation sur le maniement securitaire des armes a fcu .............................................. 16
Verification approfondie des demandeurs de
d'armes a feu ............................... 16
Contr6kurs des arm es a feu (CAF)...... ...... ...... .. . . ... .. .. ... .... . .... .. .. . . ... .. .. ... ... . ... .. .. .. . ..... 7
Demandes de pennis d'armes a feu refusees ............................................................... 17
Renouvellement des permis d'armes a feu .................................................................. 18
Verification continue de l'admissibilite des titulaires de
d'armes a feu ............... I 9
Revocations de
d'armcs afeu ......................................................................... 19
Interdictions visant les armes a fou ............................................................................. 20
ntf·pnn"<t'"< d'armcs a feu .......................................................................................... 21
Inspections relatives aux armes a feu ......................................................................... 21
Clubs de tir et champs de tir ...................................................................................... 21
Assurer fa secmite dtt Canada - ENREGISTREMENT ........................................................ 22
Direci:eur de l'enregistrement des armes a feu ............................................................. 22
Registre canadien des armes a feu .............................................................................. 22
Demandes d'enregistrement d'armes a feu refusees et revocations de certificats ............ 23
Assurer fa securii:e du Canada - SENSIBIUSATION ........................................................... 24
Aider et infbrmer le public et les services de police ...................................................... 24
Service l-800 . . . Signaler une
relative a Ia sccurite publique .................... 24
Sensibi!iser les collectivites autochtones ..................................................................... 24
.t.ngaJger11e1n pour l1 aven.ir .................................................................................................... 25
000248
Si la principale fonction du Programme canadien des armes a feu
conceme la reg1ementation et la
securite en matiere d'armes a fcu, le PCAF coilaborc aussi dircctemcnt avcc des
de la loi afin de lutter contre lcs crimes perpetrcs avcc des armcs a feu ct prcvenir la mauvaise utilisation
des armcs a feu.
Le PCAF est resolu a assurer la securitc en matiere d'armes a feu par la dclivmnce de
a toutes les
ce qui implique plusieurs nivcaux de verification de securitc pour
personnes qui
des a.rmes a
Jes titu1aires et 1es demandcurs de permis. En 2013, Ie PCAF s'est attache a ameliorer la securite en matiere
d'armes a fcu grace a une initiative de sensibilisatfon relative a la securite en matiere d'armes a feu dans le
Nord. En cc
conceme !'application de la loi, le PCAF offre une orientation crucialc aux services de
police ct aux autrcs partenaires dans la lutte contrc lcs crimes pcrpetres avec des armes a feu, et cc, non
seukment au
mais aussi a l'echelle intemationalc. Le PCAF a mis a la disposition d'INTERPOL
sa tcchnologie de pointe en matiere d'identification des am1es a feu lors de plusieurs reunions des en 2013.
sous la direction de la GRC, decrit sommairemcnt ks efforts et ks
contributions du PCAF pour assurer la securite
a divers endrnits en sol canadien. Le PCAF
contribue grandement a l'engagcment de la GRC d'assurer un Canada s!:curitairc et securise.
Commissaire Bob Paulson
Commissairc aux armcs a feu
Gendarmerie
du Canada
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du "'''"""'"'rr
Le rapport du commissairc aux armcs a teu resume ks activites mcnecs par le P""'""'"'n-.
canadien des
annes a feu (PCAF) en 2013. Comme l'cxigc la Loi sur les armes afeu, le rapport est"""''"·"'" au ministre de
1a Securite publique chaque annce en vue de son dep6t au Parlement.
AperP£ du PCAF
Le PCAF releve du commissaire aux armes a
qui est responsabk de 1'application de la Loi sur !es armes
afeu.
Le PCAF est mis en oeuvre par des spccialistes des am1es a feu de tout k pays. II est
des
groupes
suivants :
• Direction des services de rcglementation sur les armes a feu (SRAF)
e
Direction de la prestation de services en matiere d'armes a feu (PSAF)
e
Direction des services d'cnquctc ct d'application de la loi en maticrc d'armes a feu (DSEALAF)
• Direction des services de gestion et de
des armes a feu (SCrSAF)
e
Direction de l'amc1ioration des activites relatives aux armes a fou (AA.AF)
La Direction SRAF ""'""'"",..,,,.,r1
du PCAF, qui ont des bureaux
partout au pays, et le Registre canadien des arrnes a feu
situe a Ottawa. Les CAF sont
responsables de tous 1es pennis ct de toutes ks autorisations !ouchant les am1cs a feu qui rclcvent de 1cur
competence, ct le RCAF est responsab1e de 1'enregistrernent des armes a feu a autorisation restreinte et des
arrnes a feu DHJhlbCl?S
La Direction PSAF, situce a Miramichi, au Nouveau-Brunswick, est rcsponsable du Bureau central de
traitement du
le centre
national.
La DSEALAF, la principak composantc d'exccution de la loi du PCAF, foumit des services de souticn et
d'enqucte
en rnatiere d'arrnes a teu en lien avec !'application de Ia loi. Des representants de la
DSEALAF travaillent a Ottawa et d'autres reuvrent
des services de
OU
provinciaux et dans ks bureaux de divisions contractantes de Ia GRC partout au pays.
Situes a la Direction
de la
ks SGSAF foumissent des conscils
lies aux armcs a
feu et s'acquittent des fonctions de planification strategique, de mesure et d'analyse du rendernent et de
sensibilisation des clients ainsi que d'autres fonctions de gestion organisationnellc.
La Direction AAl\.F,
a dk,
de dmm.ees et des portails Web du
l'elaboration et la gestion des'"'"'.""""" automatises, des bases
en plus de gerer les besoins
du PCAF,
1 rwn"'""
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Mission, valeurs et prforites du PCAF
Le PCAF a pour mission de renforcer la securite publiquc en reduisant le
de
causes par
des armcs a fcu. Il foumit aux organismcs d'application de la loi au Canada ct a l'echcllc intcmationale des
services specialises essenticls pour la prevention des crimes ~ 0 ~''"'"''~ avec des armes a feu et !a
de la mauvaise utilisation des armcs ainsi que pour les
connexes. Le PCAF effectue egalement des
verifications aupres des proprietaires d'armes a feu pour s'assurer qu'ils
Jes conditions requises
pour pouvmr
des armcs a fcu ct ii
a promouvoir la
l'utilisation ct
1' entreposage ""'''V""""""" des armes a feu. Dans le cadre de sa
le PCAF :
*
@
@
@
"'
la
et l'utilisation
des armcs a feu au Canada ct
lcs utilisatcms
d'armes a feu en assurant un service de qualite, un traitement equitable et la protection des
cn:se1gn1tmccnts confidcnticls;
fCCQflflalt que Ia participation des nr>-..rnrlPC:'l
et utiiisatcurs d'armcs a
feu, des
d'application de Ia
des provinces ct des
des autres organismes
federaux, des Autochtones, des instmcteurs en matiere de securite ct des verificateurs des armes a feu
est essentieHe a I'execution cfficace du programme;
s'engage a realiser des ameliorations et a innover de fa~on continue afin d'attcindre le niveau optimal
en matiere de service, d'efficacite et de rendement global;
encourage ses clients et intervenants a
a I' examen ct a l'Claboration de politiques ainsi
communication de
cruciaux sur ks exigences ct les resultats du programme;
gere ses ressources de maniere ret1echic pour optimiser celles-ci
sur k rendement et la gestion des rcssources du programme;
et.,.,..,,.,,,,,,~,,
la
des rapports dairs et precis
res:peicre !es valeurs ct 1es 1101mes deontologiques de la fonc'tion publique du Canada et tient resolument
afaire en sorte que la dotation en ...,,,..,,,,_,.,,.,
des occasions de
ainsi
milieu de travail
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Primites strategiques du PCAF
En conformitc avec l'engagement du
du Canada et de la GRC d'assurer un Canada si:curitaire
et securist;, le PCA.1'' vise a
ct accrol:trc la securite
Le PCAF est determine a realiser ks
nnnni'P<' strategiques de la GRC suivantes :
Des enqueteurs du PCAF collaborent avec des
du domaine de
de la loi au Canada
Ct a l'echdJe internationale dans Jc but de demantder les groupes du crime organise qui SC livrent au trafic
des armcs a feu. Pour ce faire, ils sc servcnt des donnees sur les armes a feu produites par le PCAF. Ces
rc11sc1gr1crnc11rn aidcnt a
lcs activites du crime organise en
ks tcndanccs des donnces sur ks armes a fcu dans une collcctivite, une
Securite nationale
Conscient que les armes a feu obtenues illcgalcment constituent un outil potentid pour ks
PCAF participe activement a la Jutte contre la contrebande des armes a teu et a d'autrcs
transfrontaliers lies aux annes a feu. Parmi !es principaux
intemationaux du
mentionnons
de renseignements avec les
amencains
des Iois sur !es
annes a feu, fa contribution aux efforts du Canada aupres des Nations Unies et Ia collaboration avec
INTERPOL dans le but de lutter contre le trafic illicite d'armes a feu.
Jeunes
Bien qu'ils ne puisscnt
des armes a
les
de moins de 18 ans peuvent se procurer un
pour mineur
leur donne le droit de posseder des armes Afeu sans restriction pour des activites
comme la chasse et le tir a la dble. Le PCAF s'attache a
le maniement, l'utilisation et
des armcs a feu de manierc securitaire et il offre aux jeunes de !'information et des cours sur
le maniement sccuritaire des armes a feu,
Coilectivites autochtones
les collectivites autochtOllCS a participer a des
nationaux, regionaux OU locaux lies au
maniemcnt sccuritaire des armcs a teu ct ks aidant a cet
le PCAF ameliore la securite
ct
communautaire en offi:ant de !'information et de la formation sur la securite ainsi que de !'aide aux
collectivites pour la verification et
des armes afeu et la delivrance des
En
de nouvelles initiatives en matiere de securite et de fi)rmation, le PCAF renforce les
partemuiats qu'il a etablis avec les collectivitcs autochtones du Canada.
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Parte:naires du Programme eanadfo:n des armes a fou
de la !oi du pays de 1'infom1ation et des services lies aux armes a
Offrant aux
1e PCAF aide les enqueteurs et les procureurs a
a la circulation
des armes a feu et a leur
utilisation a des fins crimindles. Le PCAF peut verifier si une personne consideree comme constituant une
menace a Ia securite publique a acccs a des armes a feu, OU contribuer a l'etabiissement et a I'execution des
mandats de pcrquisition. Le PCAF foumit cgalcmcnt des services de
d'idcntification ct
d'offrir aux autoritcs en matiere d'application de la loi une formation
d'climination d'aunes a fen, en
pratique sur lcs armcs a fcu.
Le PCAF collaborc avcc des
d'application de la 1oi des Etats-Unis ct d'autres pays dans le but
de
Ia circulation transfrontalierc
des am1es a feu. H
des
re11se1ru1ernc11rs relatifs au
des arm es a fcu a vcc le Bureau
Firearms and
Explosives des Etats-Unis et a etabli une solidc relation de travail avec INTERPOL. De plus, le PCAF
~""'~,,.,~~ m1c conference intemationalc amrnellc sur le trafic d'armes a
et ccrtains de ses re1JrCse11tants
sc rcndcnt souvent dans d'autrcs pays afin de donner de la formation ou de suivre une fom1ation sur les
armes <1 feu.
rekve du ministre de la Securitc publiquc, '""'-nnfr> sur le vei:sonrn~ldu
Le commissairc aux armcs a
PCAF pour obtenir des conseils
ct des
exacts et
sur ks armes a fcu. Ccs
conseils et rcnseignemcnts sont ensuite transmis au ministre et a d'autrcs hauts fonctionnaires du
L
des services frontaliers du Canada (ASFC) evalue et
atteste les declarations des non~residents
et, pour les armes a feu a autorisation
certificat
pour les armcs a fcu importees au
Canada. L'ASFC traitc aussi ks
commcrciaks
d'armcs a fcu ct inspcctc les expeditions d'am1cs a fcu pour
s'assurcr de lcur admissibilite. Elle confmne la destination des
armes a ICU ct la raison de kur
ainsi quc
I'adn1issihilitc de l'importateur. En outre, l'ASFC veiUe a cc
que Ies armes a feu importees au Canada soient
de
maniere securitaire et en conformite avec !es lois du Canada.
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Le PCAF collabore avec le ministere des Affaires
du Commerce et du
(MAECD) pour veiller a ce que lcs engagements internationaux du Canada portant sur les armes a fcu
soient conformes aux priorites du Canada et que le pays soit en mesure de les mett:re en ceuvre. Le
MAECD delivre lcs licences requises pour exporter et importer des arrnes a feu.
Ministere de la Justice
Le ministre de la Justice est
de
du Code criminel du
y compris de la
partie HI
a feu et autres
L'elaboration de politiques sur le droit
traitant d'armes a feu
exige une etroite collaboration entre le PCAF et 1e ministere de la Justice. Les Services juridiques de la
GRC au ministere de !a Justice donnent
des conseils
au PCAF.
Ajjaires autochtones et Developpement du Nord Canada
Le PCAF coUabore avec Affaires autochtones et Deve!oppement du Nord Canada et Jui donne des avis sur
des
concernant Ies dispositions
sur ks armes a feu et sur des questions connexes.
Provinces et territoires
La delivrance des
d'annes a teu et des autorisations d'en
est
par !es CAF de chaque
province. Les provinces de l'Ontario, du Quebec, du Nouveau-Brunswick, de
etde
Ia Nouvclk-Ecosse ont nommc Ieur propre CAF en vcrtu de 1a Loi sur !es armes
ct ont condu des
accords de contribution avec le
du Canada pour fmancer leurs activites. Les CAF de Terredu
eu-ve-et-Larmrnc)r du Manitoba, de 1a Saskatchewan, de I'Alberta, de la
Yukon, des Territo ires du N ord-Oucst et du Nunavut sont nommes park gouvemement federal ct sont des
de la GRC.
Ayant la responsabi1ite de delivrer des
d'armes a feu aux
et aux
les CAF
doivent evaluer le risque potentiel lie a la possession d'une arme a feu que posent ks quelque 1,9 million de
titulaires d'un
d'armes a fcu au Canada. La Loi sur !es armes ajeu et ses
afferents confcrent
aux CAF le pouvoir de refuser de dclivrer un permis ou de rcvoquer un permis s'il existe un
pour la securite
Comme il est dfrrit plus en detail dans la section du
delivrance de
dans Icur
ou tcrritoire de"~~~"'~·~·"'""
formation sur la
voient il.
des dubs de tir ct des champs de
ks cessions
d'armcs a fcu ct deiivrcnt des autorisations de transport et de port d'armcs a feu a autorisation restreinte et
d'armes a feu prohibces. Ils procMcm aussi a des inspections pour s'assurcr que !cs armes a feu sont utilisees,
n<:1"1n1-tP<'<: et
de
SCCUritaire.
Toutes ks
du Canada sont en outTc appuyces par des policiers
travaillcnt pour
nationale de soutien a I' application de la loi sur les armes a feu
de 1a Direction des services
d'enquete et
de la 1oi en matierc d'armcs a feu
du PCAF. Ces policiers sont des
mcmbrcs de la GRC ou des policiers detaches aupres de la GRC. Ils fournissent des services de soutien
en matiere d'application de la loi a terns les organismes charges de I'execution de la loi
menent des
sur des crimes commis avec des armes a fru et sur la mauvaise utilisation des armes a
feu.
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Modification des dispositions '"~""'""'n'ow
Le
de loi C-
du
des armes
su:r les armes
a feu :
de loi C-19
Loi modifiant le Code criminel et la Loi sur Jes armes iijeu {aussi appdce Loi sur !'abolition
est entre en
le 5 avri! 2012. Cette loi supprime
d'emegistrer !es armes a feu sans restriction qui etait imposee aux
et aux Pn:rr"'"n"""
permet au PCAF de confrrmer au cessionnaire d'une arme a fcu sans restriction la validite du
d'armes a feu du cedant
Le cadre
et la cession d'armes
demeure en vigueur, Ct tOUS lcs proprietaircs d'armes a fcu
prohibecs) ant toujours l'obligation de detcnir un
a feu
et a autorisation restreinte
a autorisation rcstrcinte OU
pH.JHlllJ'-'·"
La Loi sur !'abolition du registre des armes
exige Ia suppression de tous ks dossiers
d'armes a feu sans restriction detenus par la GRC et les CAF. La province de Quebec a intente une
poursuite devant les tribunaux afin de pouvoir conserver les donnces
d'armcs a fcu sans
restriction qui concement des residents du Quebec. En octobre 2012, la GRC a supprime terns les dossiers
du Quebec) consideres comme etant Hes a l'enrcgistrcment d'armcs a feu sans
'"'orp·rnP canadien d'information re!ativcment aux armcs a fcu.
En octobre 2013, la Cour supreme du Canada a accepte d'entendre la cont:estation du Quebec concernant
le projet de loi C-19.
nouvel ordre, ks residents du
sont toujours tenus
ks
arm es a feu sans restriction aupres du PCAF.
Mesu.res d'indtation a la confonnite
En
du Canada a annonce des mesures d'incitation pour accro!tre la conformite aux
dispositions legislatives concernant les armes afeu :
"
"
d'annes a feu OU de redassement de
Periode d'amnistie permettant aux titulaires de permis
possedant des armes a feu sans
restriction de se conformer a la loi sans risque de poursuite.
En 2008, le gouvemement du Canada a annonce une tmisieme mesure d'incitation qui permet aux
titulaires admissibks d'un pennis de possession seulcment (PPS) expire de demander un nouveau PPS.
En
2012, le gouvemement du Canada a mis fin a la
des droits de renouvellemcnt pour
les pennis d 'armes a feu prohibees et a autorisation restreinte. Puis en mai
i1 a egalement retabli les
droits de renouveHement des permis d'atmes a feu sans restrkiion, de sorte que les personnes qui
rcnouvellent lcur
de possession et d'acquisition (PPA) ou kur PPS doivent rnaintenant payer des
droits de renouvellement.
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Le PCAF a continue d'ameliorer et d'elargir sa Strategic relative a la sccuritc en matiere d'armes <i feu clans
le Nord, laquelle vise a accro1tre le nombre de
d'armes a feu delivres aux residents des collectivitcs
du Nord du Canada et d'ameliorer la securite relative aux armes a feu et ceHe des coHectivites.
En 2013, ks activites suivantes ont etc rcalisccs:
•
•
•
•
•
•
Visitcs de scnsibi!isation au cours
de I'assistance relative a la dclivrance des
et des
conseils en matiere de securite ont etc offerts a six coHectivites du Nord :
Hall Beach,
Nain ct
Formations sur le maniement securitaire des armes a feu dans le cadre du Pn1ar·>Jn1m"' d'ete pour
etudiants de la GRC au Nunavut; presentations sur l'utilisation ct
a fcu dans des ecoles sccondaires a Hall Beach ct J.)';lUUJLH\.,
Formations ct assistance continues aux policicrs
donnent le cours canadien de securite dans le
maniement des armes a feu dans des co!lectivites du Nord;
Etablissement de partenariats avec des agents de conservation du Nunavut pour offrir des formations
sur la securite ct de I' assistance relativcment a la delivrance de pennis d'armes a feu aux residents des
collcctivites e1c11gr1ec:s;
continus avec lcs
du ministere de la Sante du Nunavut en vue de mener a
I'cchelle du tcrritoi:re une Campagne sur Ia securitc en matiere d'armes a
induant la distribution de
crans de sflrete et de brochures
Patticipation aux reunions du conseil
et de Hall Beach pour discutcr de
relatives ala securite en matiere d'armes afeu avec lcs maires et Ies membres du consei!.
Controleur des armes a feu du PCAF au Nunavut et aeronef de la GRC
Entre aout et decembre 2013, le PCAF a parraine la formation sur le maniement securitaire des armcs i\ teu
offerte dans !es collectivites autochtones du nord de !'Ontario. Pendant cette
30 cours de securitc
dans le manicment des armes a feu ont ete donnes et 436 personnes ont obtenu lcur attestation de
formation. Dans le cadre de ces initiatives de sensibilisation a la formation sur la sccurite, le PCAF foumit
aux
cgalcment de l'aide relativement aux demandes de
aux dernandes
verifications ct a la diffusion de
sur lcs armes a fcu.
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Ces activites ont pour but d'accroitre 1a securite publique dans les coHectivites autochtones en sensibilisant
ant acccs a des armes a feu a l'cgard de la securitc ct en ks encouragcant a
davantage ks personnes
des pratiques securitaires en matiere de maniement d'armes a fou.
du PCAF offrant une formation sur le maniement securitaire des
armes a feu dans une collectivite
du Nord
Partenariat PCAF-INTERPOL
INTERPOL se base sur le Tableau de reference des armes a feu (TRAF) du PCAF pour etablir le Tableau
de reference des armes a feu d'INTERPOL
un outil interaLiif en ligne
ont aeces lcs
dans le monde par I'entremise du site Web a acces limite d'INTERPOL et
aux
d'obtenir ou de verifier des renseignements detames concemant i.me arme a feu.
Pour en savoir davantage au sujet du TRAF, voir la page 13 du present
Plusieurs rencontres entrc lcs
en armes
a fr:u du PCAF ct INTERPOL ont etc tcnucs en 2013 :
En mai 2013, des reprcscntants du PCAF ont
au Symposium INTERPOL sur la
scicntifique
Firearm Forensics Symposium) pour ctudier ks tcndances nationaks ct
intcmationales rclativemcnt aux actcs de violence impliquant des armcs a feu, examiner ks pcrcccs en
balistique et recommandcr des pratiques
a mettrc en reuvre a
matiere d'analyse et
1'echelle intemationale pour combattre !es crimes commis avec des armes ;i feu.
Des membres du Programme des armcs a fcu d'INTERPOL ont rendu visite a leurs homologues du PCAF
en jullict 20 I3 afin de men er une etudc fonctionnelle concern ant le TRAF et 1es programmes offerts par Jes
Services Web pour lcs agcnccs de services
ainsi que pour discuter de l'avenir du partenariat
PCAFINTERPOL.
Au debut de 2013, INTERPOL a lance iARMS (Illicit Arms Record~ and
Management System), un
mondial centralise
facilite
de
et la collaboration entre
d'application de la Ioi en procurant une plateforme ou les autorites des difterents pays
""',.."'~nf "'"'''"'·"~"ks armcs a fcu pcrducs, volCcs, faisant I'objet d'un trafic illicite OU introduitcs par
contrebande ct faire des recherches sur de tellcs armes. Grace a l'il.\RMS, il est cgakment plus facile
Au cours des
mois
d'effectucr des demandes de dcpistage transnationa1cs et d'y
de 2013, l'iA,RMS a
un total de 176 931 recherches sur le TRAFI cffcctuces par 351 utilisatcurs
uniques provenant de 98 pays differcnts.
En octobre 2013, un mcmbre de la DSEALAF du PCAF a partidpe a la 4" reunion du groupe consultatif de
I'iARMS pour discutcr de la
du
qui consistc a
k TRAFI a I'iARMS, cc
contribuera a accro1trc considerablement son utilisation.
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La Direction des services d'enquete et de cm1tr6le en matie:re d'a:imes a feu du PCAF soutient Jes enquetes et
Jes
conce:rnant des personnes
dans la circulation illcgale et l'utllisation des armes a teu a
des fins crimineHes.
nationale de soutien aI' application de fa Loi sur les mwes
(ENSALA)
L'Equipe nationale de souticn aI' application de la Loi sur !es armes dfeu foumit des services de soutien specialises
en maticrc d'armcs <l fcu ct de l'information aux policicrs de premiere
Iuttcnt contrc Ia circulation
illcgale d'armes a ±cu au Canada et contre l'utilisation de ces armes a des fins criminelles. Les services offerts par
l'ENSALA comprenncnt entre autrcs :
..
..
"
"
"
"
Information et orientation sur Jes armes a
feu et conseils rdativement aux enquetes
sur les armes a
Aide pratiquc ct immediate en maticre
d'armes a feu en situation d'urgence:
Identification et depistage des armes a feu;
Aide pour la recuperation du numero de
serie des armes a
Aide relative a la preparation et a
]'execution de mandats de perquisition
concemant des armes afeu;
Aide pour cffectucr des saisies d'armes a
feu ct organiser la prcuve;
"
..
..
..
"
..
"
..
Aide pour determiner les accusations relatives
aux armes a feu;
Information et conscils sur la jurisprudence en
maticre d'armes a
Preparation a. la compamtion en matierc
d'armcs a
Aide pour rediger des declarations sous
scrment;
Services de temoins experts;
Formation sur les armcs a
Assistance en lien avec les programmes
d'amnistie ct de remisc d'armes a.
Aide pour detmire et eliminer des armes a fcu.
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Centre national de depistage des armes afeu (C:l'\1JAF)
un element crucial de la preuve materieHe d'un crime perpetre avec une arme a
en
etablissant un lien entre l'arme a feu et l'individu OU
crimineHe
la '"·"'"""'" on contribue a
renforcer Ies arguments de la Couronne et a ouvrir de nouveUes pistes pour les
d'autres activites crimineHes. Le CNDAF du PCAF offre ce service de
aux enqueteurs des
organismes
de la loi au Canada et a l'etranger. Le CNDAF peut aussi echanger par voie
des renseignements en matiere de depistage avec les enqueteurs des Etats-Unis, ce
assure
un echange d'information rapide et precis.
rPrirp<;pntP
En 2013, le CNDAF a requ et traite 2 014 demandes de depistage d'armes a feu.
Services
Les Services
du Tableau de
reference des arrnes a
un outil informatise comp!et et convivial
offre aux utilisateurs du domaine de
]'application de la Joi de 98 pays une methode
et normalisee pour identifier et decrire Jes
armes a feu. Le TRAF contient 149 812 dossiers d'armes a feu et 42 660
y acceder au
ainsi que les communications intemationales concernant les crimes commis avec des armes a
feu qui ont des ramifications dans plus d'un pays. n contribue aussi au depistage des armes a
a la tenue
des dossiers et a la determination de la classe d'une arme a feu en fonction des definitions
du
Code criminel.
Les SSSAF sont reconnus a titre de centre d'expertise en matiere d'arrnes a feu au Canada. Les membres
lcs
de la 1oi ct les
de
des SSSAF souticnnent
'-.h''".u""'""'"'v". Ils offrent aussi des fom1ations sur le maniement securitaire des arrnes a fen et sur
!'identification des armes a teu, en plus d'agir a titre de temoins experts en matiere d'identification et de
determination des classes d'armes a fen.
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000259
Groupe de support aux enquetes et au: operations en matiere d'm:mes a fen (SEO AF)
Le groupe de support aux
en maticre d'armes a feu du PCAf' re<;:oit et
les renseignements sur les tendances observces au Canada concernant les armes a teu
Ces
sont ensuite
aux
de la loi pour ks aider a lutter
contre le trafic des armes a feu et a attcnuer les risques que posent les armes iUicites pour la securitc du
public et des
Le SEOAF peut offrir aux partenaires de l'application de Ia loi de !'assistance clans
le cadre de leurs enquetes et des poursuites qu'ils intentent.
le CNDAf' et 1e SEOAF du PCAF font
de !'initiative lnvestissement dans la
Jutte contre l'utilisation d'armes a feu a des fins crimineHes, decrite dans le Rapport ministerid sur le
rendement de la GRC.
Le groupe de soutien aux enquctes Internet sur 1es armes a feu (SEIAF) fournit toute une gamme de
services de soutien
notamment dans le cadre du processus de verification des demandeurs de
d'armes a feu et aux vunc1ers de
Le SEIAF du PCAF recueille des
provenant d'une multitude de sources ouvertes et, lorsque de ""''''·'"-'''"" activites crimindles fa.isant
ks
sont transmis au corps de
intervenir des armes a feu sont
competent afin que ce demier procede aux enquctes de rigueur.
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000260
Le
!es armes
des
2008,
des organismes du secteur
public et des agents publics, y compris lcs services de police, qu'ils dedarent toutes ks armes a feu " de
service»
a !'organisation) et«
»
trouvees OU qui Jeur Ont ete
ont en lcur possession. Un outil en
a savoir les Services \Veb pour les agcnces de services publics, a
canadien des armes a fen est
ete mis au point pour faci!iter le processus de dedaration. Le
responsabk de I' application du Rcglement
Page 13
000261
Cette
en maticre de declaration appuie
k Canada de lutter contre k trafic
d'armes a feu illicites, puisqu'clle cree une base de donnees
ccntralisec ct accessible contcnant
des renseignements sur ks annes a feu saisies partout au Canada. Les donnees peuvent etre utilisees pour
clles sont pa1ticulicrement utiles pour ks crimes touchant plusicurs
faire avancer des enquetes. En
tcrritoircs OU
car elles conttibucnt a controkr
le
Ct la distribution des
anncs Aku illicitcs au Canada. La base de donnccs ccnttalisec des anncs a feu
k travail des
de Ia loi
de determiner ks
d'anncs a feu saisies au pays ct dans leur
province ou tcrritoire de ~-~,, .. ,..~ .......~ n;spcctH
Centre d'infmmation de fa
canadienne (CIPC)
conccrnant lcs
ct
Les
de la loi peuvent consulter ccrtains
l'cnrcgistrcmcnt des armes a fcu par l'entrcmisc du CIPC. Ccs rcnscigncments aidcnt ks
a
determiner la provenance d'armes a feu OU a s'informer de la presence d'armes a fru dans Un lieu avant de
si un
d'armes a teu est revoque et que la
intervient pour
une ou
s'y rendre. De
plusicurs anncs a fcu, le service de police conccme pcut
la base de donnecs du PCAF, par
l'intcrmediaire du
pour connaitre le nombre d'armcs a feu enrcgistrees associees a la personne en
cause, leur
ct leur numero de serie.
En 2013, les
canadicns
jour dans la base de donnees du PCAF.
de la loi ont effectue, en moyenne, 17 407 recherches par
1 - Nombre de red1erd1es fa.ites mnueUement par les
d'a.pplkation de fa loi dan..<> fa base de domiees du PCAF
or~~W1li.s1111es
Rapports par secteur g;eographiqne du PCAF
Sur demandc, lcs Services de gestion ct de
des armes afeu
du PCAF pcuvent foumir aux
services de police des donnecs statistiques relatives aux arm es a fcu concernant kur territoire de competence.
A !'aide du Iogiciel de
d'entreprise du PCAF, Ies SGSAF
ks donnees du swot"''"""
canadicn d'information relativcment aux armcs a fcu, lcs donnecs du
ks donnecs de gfomatique de
Canada ct d'auttes sources, puis i1s pmduiscnt des rapport<; renfcrmant des donnecs actuelles sur
les armes a fcu par secteur gfographique. Ces renseignements exacts
en temps voulu peuvent aider
Ies po!iciers a contrer la violence armee, a!utter centre la circulation
des armes a feu sur leur territoire
ct a concentrcr leurs efforts d'enquetc et de
sur ks crimes
par arme a feu.
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000262
DeHvnmce de pennis d'annes a fen
toute persorme
Canada trois
"""'",-"" d'armes a feu Oil de munitions doit detenir
d'armes a feu pour ks particulicrs:
Ull
11 cxis!e au
2. Permis de possession seu!ement (PPS)
3. Pennis pour mineur
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000263
F onnation 1m:r fo maniement seauitai:re des annes a fen
Comme le
!a Loi sur !es armes :I ft'u, toute personne
veut obtenir un
en vue d'utiliser ou de
posseder des armes a feu au Canada doit demontrer qu'elle cmmalt les
l'utilisation securitaires des armes a feu. Le cours canadien de securite dans le maniement des armes a fcu
(CCSMAF) et !e cours canadien de securite dans le maniement des armes a feu a autorisation restreinte
sont des vokts essentids du PCAF en matiere de sensibilisation aux armes a feu et de
manitestent un interet continua l'egard de I' education des chasseurs et de I' utilisation securitaire des
securitaires des armes a feu a autorisation restreinte et sans restriction. Pour obtenir un permis d'armes a
fcu sans
unc pcrsonne doit reussir le CCSMAF. Pour
obtenir un pennis d'armes a fcu
autorisation rcstreinte, il faut reussir le CCSMAF ct le CCSMAFAR.
a
Le PCAF est responsabk de !'elaboration, de la mise en reuvre, de I' evaluation et de la revision des normes
nationaks de securite applicabks aux anncs a fcu ainsi quc du CCSMAF et du CCS1v1AFAR. Commc
indique
chaque CAF est responsable de la prestation des cours sur son territoire.
verification app:rofom:l.ie des demandenrs de
d' a:rmes
a fen
La verification
aux nouveHes demandes de
d'armes a feu et consiste a
communiquer avec le demandeur OU leurs repondants. Ce processus aide le CAF a determiner si le client
remplit les conditions necessaires pour etre admissible a l'obtention d'un nouveau
d'armes a fou.
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000264
Controleurs des annes a feu (CAF)
un CAF
est responsable de
Cornme mentionne
et de la misc en ceuvre des 1-'"""''f-'"'"" dispositions de la Loi sur !es armes
a savoir :
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Delivrer des
aux
Approuver les cessions d'arrnes a feu a autorisation restreinte et d'armes a feu prohibees;
les dubs de tir et les
de
Delivrer ks autorisations de
Ddivrer ks autorisations de •¥h~n~~·"*·
N ommer des
aux armes a feu;
Nomrner des instructeurs
des cours de securite dans le maniement des armes a feu.
Les CAF doivent aussi determiner si un demandeur remplit toutes ks conditions necessaires pour obtenir
d'armes a feu. Hs peuvent decider de delivrer ou non un
ou encore de
ou conserver un
renouveier ou de
un
ou une autorisation de transport ou de port d'armes a feu, ou d'etablir
des conditions particulieres clans ces document<>.
De:mandes de pennis d'ru:m.es a fe11 refusees
En vertu de la Loi sur les annes
que le
son evaluation du
le CAF a le pouvoir de rejeter une demande de
represente pour la securite
a la lumiere de
En 2013, 886 demandes de perrnis d'armes a feu ont etc rejetees pour diverses raisons de securite publique.
que des
leur ont
(Ce chiffi:e ne cornprend pas les demandes que retirent certaines personnes
cte posces, mais avant que la demande ne soit eventuelkmcnt refusce par le CAF.)
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000265
RenonveUements des pe:rmis d'a:rmes
a feu
Comme le stipule la Loi sur les armes dfeu, les titulaires de permis d'armes a feu ont la responsabilitc de
renouveler lcur
avant son
Le PCAF facilite le processus de renouveliement en
des formufaires de demande de renouvellcment remplis d'avance environ 90
des
en
avant la date d'echeance
Conformement aux conditions de kur permis, ks titulaires sont tenus, selon la loi, d'informer le PCAF de
tout changement d'adresse. Ils sont ainsi certains de recevoir ks avis de renouvellcment ct lcs formula.ires
de demande de renouve1Iement
d'avance.
En 2013, un total de 381 248 permis pour
*Les totaux pour chaque annee in<liqucnt le nombrc de pcrmis pour particulicrs arrives a
echeance et le nombrc de permis
ont ete renouveles.
<lonne que !es armes ii feu sans
restriction ne sont pas
le PCi\F peut seulement determiner si les particuliers
possedent des armes a feu autorisation restreinte ou prohibees. Les particuliers qui n'ont pas
renouvele leur
ne possedem peut-etre pas d'armes it feu, de sorte qu'un nonrenouvelleme11t ne signifie pas necessaireme11t qu'il ya 11011-conformite.
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000266
Verification continue de FadmissibiHte des timiaires de pennis d'annes a feu
Le Systeme canadien d'information relativement aux armes a feu (SCIRl'i.F), la principale base de donnees
du PCAF, contient des donnees actuelies et historiques sur Jes titu!aires de pennis d'armes a feu. Si un
titulaire de
est
dans un cvcnemcnt violent (ou toute autrc infraction cnoncec a l'artide 5
au
un
de personnc d'interct relativement aux armes a feu
de la Loi sur les annes
est automatiquen1cnt produit ct achcminc au CAF conccmc aux fins d'cxamcn.
Revocations de pennis d'ru:mes a fen
En vertu de la Loi sur !es arrnes
le CAF a le
un
d'armes a fcu a la lumiere
de son evaluation du risque que le titulaire du pennis
pour la securite pnblique. En 2013,
2 497 permis d'armes a fen ont cte revoques. Ce nombre est en Constante augmentation chaque annee, sans
doutc en raison d'une scnsibilisation accrue a
des
judiciaires et des
lices aux
infractions crimineUes, qui donnent lieu al'imposition d'interdictions de posseder des arrnes afou et a la
revocation des permis d'armes a fen.
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000267
Interdictions visru1t les ar:mes a fen
Les tribunaux doivent informer ks CAF de toutes ks ordmrnances d'interdiction visant ks armcs a feu: qui
sont renducs au sein de 1eur territoire de
Aucun permis ne sera delivre a une personne visee
par une ordonnance d'intcrdiction, a mains qu'un tribunal ordonnc cxprcsscment qu:'un
soit dclivrc
a ccrtaincs fins, tdlc la chasse de subsistancc.
Si le titulaire d'un
d'armes a feu est vise par une ordonnance d'interdiction, le tribunal en informe !e
CAF
a la revocation du
Le tribunal ordonne a la personne de remettre son permis et de
se departir de toutes ses armes a feu.
Dans de tels cas, le directeur de l'enregistrement du PCAF (ci-apres «le directeur ») revoque les certificats
d'cnrcgistrement connexcs ct donnc a la pcrsonnc en cause des instructions sur la fai;::on de se
de
scs armcs a fcu. Le dirccteur refuse egalcmcnt toutcs les demandcs d'enregistremcnt d'am1es a feu en
attente d'approbation, informe !es services de
de la non-delivrance d'un nouveau
et de la
assure le suivi de !'alienation des armes a feu.
Les ordonnances d'interdiction sont versees au CIPC et sont prises en'·"""'·""'·
antecedents et de la verification continue de l'admissibi!ite des titulaires de
d'armes a feu. Les
rer1se1gi:1erne11ts foumis par les tribunaux
et rederaux contribucnt
a
evaluer la menace a Ia securite publique que
poser une personne.
recherchc fait etat
d'une ordonnance d'interdiction, le CAF
effectuer une cnquetc pouvant rnencr ala revocation d'un
pcrmis ou a la modification des conditions qui y sont rattachecs.
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000268
Les
des armes a feu
et les
qui fabriquent, vendent,
manient, exposent ou entreposent
des munitions doivent detenir un permis d'armes a feu pour Pn1h"P1'\r1',P
OU
qui manient des armes a feu dans l'exercice de Ieurs fonctions doivent
toutcs ks armcs a fcu a autorisation rcstrcintc
d'armcs a fcu. En
Les controleurs des armes a feu
msnei::ucms periodiques des entreprises pour v(:rifier la conformite a la loi des pratiques mises
en place en maticrc de securitc ct
Les emp!oyes de ces
Le PCAF offre aux
services en ligne.
trPnrJ<;P<;
I' option d'enregi.strer et de ceder !curs armes a teu par I'intermediaire de ses
et d'inspecter les dubs de tir et !es champs de tir
Le contro!eur des armes a feu a la responsabilite
se trouvant dam; son territoire de
pour s'assurer que ks activitcs sont gerees de manierc
sccuritaire et conforrncment a la Loi sur les armes
Il est cgakment autorisc a effectuer des ~·~'"'"--'""""'"''
dans ks
d'annes a feu ct chez ks
qui collcctionncnt des am1cs a feu
en matiere d'entreposage et de maniement securitaires sont
neccssairc pour s'assurer que ks
au bout du
pour
la securite publique.
visent a assurer la securite des
des visiteurs et
Les normes enoncees dam; !a Loi sur les armes
public dans ks clubs de tir ct ks champs de tir. Les ligncs directrices relatives aux champs de tir
PUL!W~'-" par le PCAF ct les inspections periodiques realisccs par les
aux armcs a fcu du PCAF
scrvcnt a promouvoir la securitc dans ccs lieux.
Le bureau du consciller, Securite des
de tir ct recours a la force du PCAF Claborc ct met en <x:uvre
des initiatives visant a appuyer !'amelioration continue des champs de tir au Canada. II elabore et met en
de tir et examine les rapports
relatifs a la
reuvre des mesurcs de securite visant les
sccuritc des
directrices, ks procedures ct ks formulaires utilises
par lcs prcposes aux armcs a !Cu lors des
des
de tir. De
i1 examine lcs dcmandes
"'""w""" par ks
de
mcne des verifications de contr61c de la qualitc, formulc des commentaires
,.,,,,,.,,wrc d'inspection et dcmande que des
de suivi soient cflcctuecs s'il ya
ou les
Au 31decembre2013, on comptait environ l 350 champs de tir au Canada.
Page 21
000269
tem1c du
•
•
•
•
delivrcr ou refuser de delivrer des certificats
aux
des certificats d'enregistrement
delivrcr, refuser de dclivrer ou
des permis de transporteur
faire appliquer k Reglement sur les armes afeu des agents publics
tenir ajour k Rcseau de verification des armes a feu
et aux
OU
Toutes ks armes a fcu peuvent etre
dans l'une des trois classes suivantes:
• Sans restriction des fusiis de chasse et des carahines
•
autorisation :restre:i.nte - surtout des armes de poing
• Pmhibee* - surtout des fusi!s d'assaut, des types particuliers d'armes de
et des armes a feu
entierement
*Les particuliers ne peuvent pas importer au Canada de nouvelles aimes a feu prohibees.
Toutes ks armes a feu
et toutes les armes a teu a autorisation restreinte au Canada doivent etre
enregistrees. Une am1e a feu doit ctre verifiee avant d'etre
la premiere fois. La verification est le
processus par lequd l'identification de l'arme a teu et la dasse a
dle appartient sont confirmees.
Pn 1rPG1')t1ri>P
Pour
unc dcmande
une personnc doit dctenir un
d'armes a feu
l'autorisant a posseder une arme a fcu de la dasse en question. L'cnregistremcnt d'unc arme a feu est
ct le ccrtificat
n'a pas de date d'expiration. Lorsqu'une arme a feu
est
cedee a un nouveau
le directeur delivrera un nouveau ccrtificat d'enregistrement. Le dossier
doit etre modifie de fai;;on a faire etat de Ia radiation du proprietaire initial et de l'cnregistremcnt au nom du
nouveau pnJp;·1e1.au
Le numcro du certificat d'cnregistremcnt etablit le lien entre 1'arme a fcu ct son
titulairc d'un
permis dans la base de donnecs du SCIRAF. Comme pour les
d'armes a fcu, les organismes
de la loi ont acces a un sous-ensemble de ces donnces par l'intcrmcdiairc du Centre
d'information de la police canadienne.
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000270
Demoo:ides d'enregistreme:nt d'armes a feu refusees et :revocations de certificats
Le directcur de
d'arrnes a feu a
En 2013, 134 demandes
d'enregistrement d'armes a feu ont ete revoques.
A la suite de la revocation d'un certificat d'enregistrement et du
d'une demande d'enregistrement, le
directeur surveille I'alienation des armes a feu et, s'il ya lieu, renvoie l'affaire aux organismes locaux
de la loi pour que des mesures additimmelles soient
Page 23
000271
Aide:r et :i.nfo:rme:r le public et fos services de police
Le PCAF a a creur de comm uniquer avec le public et de diffuser de l'information sur la securite et les
armes a feu par divers medias. L'objectif est d'ameiiorer Ia securite du public en misant sur une
scnsibilisation accrue et sur une plus
conformite dans l'utilisation, le maniement ct l'entreposage
securitaires des armes a teu.
Les activites d'information menees park PCAF scrvent aussi a rcnscigner le public sur la fac;on dont le
collabore avec les services de police de
ligne et d'autres
de
la loi et ks aide a hitter contre l'utilisation d'armes a feu a des fins criminelles. En 2013, le PCAF a
maintenu son engagement visant a etablir des partenariats avec divers
d'appEcation de la loi
des cartcs ct
canadiens en diffusant de 1'information sur lcs armcs a feu dans des
pour faciliter
de la loi rclativemem a des crimes commis au
des fiches de
moyen d'armes a feu. Pour ameliorer les services a Ia
le PCAF
aussi de numeros de
telephone sans frais et d'adresses
a l'usage exdusif des policiers.
Le site Web du PCAF est
mis a jour afin de foumir a un
vaste et varie de
1'information exacte et a jour sur le maniement securitaire des armes a feu, les politiques en matiere
d'armes a feu et les initiatives axees sur k service a la dientele. En
il ya eu 5 137 000 de pages vues
dans le valet PCAF du site Web, cc qui ne comprend pas Ics visualisations multiples au cours d'une meme
session.
Les citoyens
veulcnt obtenir de l'aide ou de I'information au sujet des armes a feu peuvent
communiquer avec le personnel du centre d'appels du PCAF au numcro sans f'rais 1-800-7314000 ou par
courrid a l'adresse £!:J;tnQlJ:@[l;;I!JJ1::fil'.Q.Jl~~·
En 2013, le centre
du PCAF a rec;u l 026 270 dcmandes de renscignements par telephone et
environ 20 974 demandes de renseigncment<> par courriel, y compris des dcmandes de verification de l'ctat
d'une demande de permis, des demandes d'information et des demandes de formulaires.
Des represcntants du PCAF ont
assiste a des salons de chasse et de
air ainsi qu'a des
expositions d'armes a feu ci la grandeur du pays pour distribuer des documents sur le maniement securitaire
en personne a des demandcs d'information sur lcs m:mes a fcu.
des armcs a feu et pour
Service 1-800 - Signaler une preoccupation relative a fa sernrite pu bHquc
Le PCAF offre une
sans frais ( 1-800-731-4000) ct
instamment toutc personne ayant
une preoccupation non
en mariere de securite publiquc lice aux armes a feu de lui en faire
Le
PCAF invite ks gens a I'appcler s'ils croient qu'un proprietaire d'armes a feu pourrait
un
011 s'Us ont une raison valable de cmire qu'un
titulairc d'un
danger pour Iui ou pour
permis d'armes a feu OU qui a fait la demande d'un
ne devrait pas detenir Un tel pennis.
Les
pour la securite
sont achemines aux CAF concernes
ScnsibiHsc:r lcs coUcctlvites autochtoncs
Le PCAF offre des services relatifs aux arm.es a feu aux Autochtones et a lcurs collectivites. Comme
indique aux pages 6 ct 10, le PCAF est determine A rchausscr continucllcment la qualite ct la gamme de
a des ententes ct des partenariats condus avec des organisations autochtones.
services offerts
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000272
Le
canadien des armes a feu vise esscntieHement l'utilisation rcsponsablc ct securitaire des
armes a feu. Grace a la formation sur la securite, a la verification des demandeurs de pennis et a 1a
verification continue de l'admissibilite des titulaires de pcrmis, k PCAF contribuc a assurer l'utilisation ct
l'entrcposagc securitaircs des armcs a ICU.
Le PCAF offre aussi aux partenaires du domaine de l'application de la loi de partout au Canada une
gamme complete de services
en matiere d'armes a feu pour contribucr a la
des crimes
commis avec des am1es a feu et aider les enqucteurs a rcsoudre de tels crimes. Lorsque des enqucteurs ont
OU
besoin d'aide pour trouver la provenance d'une am1e a feu OU identifier une aime a fou, pour
executer un mandat de perquisition en Hen avec des arrnes a feu OU pour
les ek:ments de preuve
qui seront
devant Ies tribunaux, ils
sur ks connaissances et
des
,.,v.,..,,.,.,.t" en arm es en feu du PCAF.
canadien des armes a feu, en tant que centre d'expertise du Canada en matiere d'arrnes a
est resolu a assurer l'utilisation s(:curitaire des armcs a feu ct a combattrc les crimes perp(:tres avcc des
armes a fou.
Le
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