The federal cost of administering the current firearms control program is borne mainly by the Department of Justice Canada and the firearms registration and administration section of the RCMP. Federal expenditures and the number of staff in 1993-94, the last completed fiscal year, are shown in the following table. The provincial and territorial governments and the municipalities should be consulted directly in order to obtain their cost information.
- Department of Justice Canada
Staff (Full time and term employees)-10
Operating budget (including salaries)-$5.7 million
Money transferred to provinces-territories pursuant to financial agreements-$8.4 million
(2) Firearms registration and administration section, RCMP
Staff (Full time and term employees)-47
Operating budget (including salaries)-$1.4 million
Total federal cost-$15.5 million
This figure includes certain one time only cost. Approximately $2 million were invested in the development of the Canadian firearms safety training course: a 1.2 million grant to provinces and territories to initially set up their safety training program and $1.4 million was spent on the development and implementation of the automated system for firearm acquisition certificates and accompanying forms.
This amount represents the compensation to provinces and territories for 1993-94 as per new agreements.
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