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Anyone in Canada who owns or wants to own a firearm must do the following:
Take the Canadian Firearms Safety Course (CFSC);
Pass the the CGSC test, or show that they have already taken the Canadian Firearms Safety Course and passed the test (good for life, unless the applicant is later subject to a prohibition order); or
Pass (or have already passed) the test without taking the course; or show that they have taken a course before January 1, 1995, approved by the Attorney General of Manitoba or Quebec; or
Have a Chief Firearms Officer certify that their knowledge of firearms laws and safe handling practices meets the standards set out in the Regulations (only for adults who have owned a firearm since January 1, 1979).