Nova Scotia Provincial Firearms Office
The Nova Scotia Provincial Firearms Office administers the federal Firearms Act, on behalf of the Canada Firearms Centre, part of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. This includes issuing firearm licenses for individuals (including minors), firearm business licenses, as well as authorizations to transport restricted and/or prohibited firearms and authorizations to carry.
Anyone who possesses a firearm in Canada must be licensed under the Firearms Act and their firearms must be registered.
For more information on firearm laws and regulations, or to download application forms, visit the Canadian Firearms Centre web site at www.cfc-cafc.gc.ca. Also available on this web site are online services for the following:
- to check the status of your application,
- change your address,
- register your firearms, and for
- businesses to transfer firearms.
For information on the Canadian Firearms Safety Course visit the Nova Scotia Community College.
For information regarding hunting, (hunters safety course, hunting licenses etc.) visit the web site for the provincial Department of Natural Resources.