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PS-Firearms Licences for Businesses
Public Safety - PS
Last Verified:
2008-02-11
Act: Firearms Act (1995, c. 39) - Federal
To Whom Does This Apply?
Businesses which retail, wholesale, display, store, manufacture or supply firearms or ammunition must be licensed under the Firearms Act (Canada).
Summary
This document is based on information from the Government of New Brunswick (Services) Web site, February 2008.
To obtain a Firearms Business Licence, the business security features and employee eligibility criteria, as set out in the Firearms Act (Canada) and Regulations, must be met.
Provincial responsibilities include the initial licensing of individuals who own or wish to own firearms, continuous eligibility reviews, transfer of firearms ownership, authorizations to carry and transport firearms, as well as the inspection and licensing of firearms businesses, gun clubs and shooting ranges.
For more information, call 1-800-731-4000 or visit the Web site: http://www.gnb.ca/0276/saf_ser/arm-e.asp.
DISCLAIMER
Information contained in this section is of a general nature only and is not intended to constitute advice for any specific fact situation. For particular questions, the users are invited to contact their lawyer. For additional information, see contact(s) listed below.
New Brunswick Contact(s):
Provincial Firearms Office
Department of Public Safety
P. O. Box 6000
Fredericton, New Brunswick
E3B 5H1
Telephone: 506-453-3775
Fax: 506-457-3521
Toll-free (information): 1-800-731-4000