Public Safety committee  There's only one commissioner of firearms, but if you're referring to the chief firearms officers of each province, it depends on whether they're provincially or federally appointed, designated. If they are provincially designated, there are contribution agreements that are drafted and signed off on by the minister of the province and the federal minister.

Public Safety committee  It depends, but this change is specifically to do with, if something happens through Parliament that changes the classification of a firearm—for example, makes it a prohibited firearm—then the registration certificate would automatically expire.

Public Safety committee  When it's a registered firearm, the registrar will notify the licensee of the change of classification of their firearm.

Public Safety committee  Yes, and by email if we have the email. We do that.

Public Safety committee  No.

Public Safety committee  It's still six months.

Public Safety committee  Consistent application is always a concern, but we would clearly define standard operating procedures for everyone on how we envision it to operate.

Public Safety committee  Currently, through a CFO, they do eligibility processes all the time, and I think given the circumstances of this it would trigger an eligibility review. Depending on the circumstances, they would most certainly, I would think in most cases, request or seek some input from their physician.

Public Safety committee  Yes.

Public Safety committee  It's part of our eligibility process now. It's a continuous eligibility process. If something comes up throughout a licence-holder's five years, it always triggers an eligibility process. A chief firearms officer will evaluate the information that's coming in. Sometimes it could be an interview with the person, or it could be going back to the individual and asking the physician to answer some questions.

Public Safety committee  My understanding of this amendment is that they would self-declare, so that would trigger an eligibility process for sure. A CFO would review the situation when the individual requested the firearm back.

Public Safety committee  Yes, we would actually add it to one of the forms.

Public Safety committee  Of course, we haven't operationalized it yet, but I'm envisioning that is probably what would happen, because it would be part of that form. It would trigger that eligibility process and a review. The CFO could request that the individual seek a medical form to obtain the ATT to bring it back—the authorization to transport it back to their residence.

Public Safety committee  It's temporary storage, so leaving the country, taking—

Public Safety committee  No, they do not have mental health as one of the selection criteria.