Public Safety committee  Just to follow up on Madam Paquette's comments, there are variations across the country based on volume as well as the means in which they receive the orders. They are prioritized, obviously, within CFO offices now, so there would be an amendment to our current standard operating

Public Safety committee  Yes. Between working in a remote wilderness area and/or trapping, I think the number is currently at about 400 ATCs that have been issued for those purposes. It's not a high number.

Public Safety committee  There would be a process that would provide the commissioner of firearms the information that the individual does not require the authorization to carry for the purposes of personal protection of life. They may have been issued that authorization to carry because they were not pr

Public Safety committee  Currently, the chief firearms officer has that authority, but this amendment provides for that specific purpose, so that the commissioner of firearms has responsibility for the approval and refusal of the authorization to carry. It's for that specific purpose.

Public Safety committee  In accordance with section 2 of the Firearms Act, a chief firearms officer is designated by a provincial minister. If the provincial minister chooses not to designate, the federal minister will designate a chief firearms officer.

Public Safety committee  The individual would apply to the chief firearms officer for the authorization to transport for the purposes of temporary storage, as Mr. Ruff denoted, and the CFO would provide the time period that this firearm would not be in the possession of the individual who was originally

Public Safety committee  An example would be when an individual is unable to be protected by the local law enforcement.

Public Safety committee  The CFO would determine the use of the firearm to be carried based on locations, the geographical area the individual would be trapping or working in while in a wilderness area.

Public Safety committee  That would be correct. There's no obligation.

Public Safety committee  The prescribed form, which indicates the purpose of transport, has the dates and associated times when the firearm would be transported, whether it's for the purposes of temporary storage or movement to a public agent or taking it to a business for repair. It has those elements w

Public Safety committee  It's taking it to a range for target practice, moving to a new residence—temporary storage—as was stated.

Public Safety committee  The individual would have to obtain another ATT, another authorization to transport, from the CFO. It also might be a one-way transport, meaning that the allowance would be to take it from that individual's residence to a business or another individual for temporary storage, or i

Public Safety committee  I can speak to that. The current authorization-to-transport application does have a list of purposes for transport, one of which is temporary storage with an individual or at a business location. The individual or business where it would be temporarily stored has to possess the

Public Safety committee  It's actually called a non-resident declaration, and it's valid for a 60-day period for the non-resident. That acts as a temporary licence while the individual has the firearm within Canada.

Public Safety committee  I believe section 89 of the Firearms Act tells the courts they have to advise the chief firearms officer directly of a firearms prohibition order.