Canadian Firearms Program

Canadian Firearms Program
Programme canadien des armes à feu (French)
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Agency overview
Formed	2008
Preceding agency	Canada Firearms Centre;
Jurisdiction	Firearm Registration and Licensing
Headquarters	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Annual budget	$84 million
Minister responsible	Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Public Safety;
Agency executives	Michael Duheme, Commissioner of Firearms; Bryan Larkin, Deputy Commissioner, Specialized Policing Services;
Parent agency	Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Website	www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/cfp-pcaf/

Canadian Firearms Program (CFP; French: Programme canadien des armes à feu), formerly Canada Firearms Centre is a Canadian government program within the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Policing Support Services, responsible for licensing and regulating firearms in Canada.

As of December 31, 2020, the Canadian Firearms Program recorded a total of 2,206,755 valid firearms licences, which is roughly 5.6% of the Canadian population. The four provinces with the highest number of issued licences are, in order, Ontario, Quebec, Alberta and British Columbia. The provinces and territories with the highest rate of licensing are Yukon (18.5%), Newfoundland and Labrador (14%), Northwest Territories (12.1%) and New Brunswick (8.9%).

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