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Firearms at home: licence, storage, transport and inheritance

An inherited, hunting or found firearm: three different situations, all regulated. Storage and transport are where a breach becomes a serious offence.

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An inherited, hunting or found firearm: three different situations, all regulated. Storage and transport are where a breach becomes a serious offence.

A found or inherited firearm is not a free object

Possessing a firearm without a licence can be an offence, and the delay to regularise is short. A found firearm should not be handled: call the police.

Official sources

RCMP — Canadian Firearms Program
Quebec — public security

Sources: RCMP — Canadian Firearms Program (https://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/firearms); Quebec — public security (https://www.quebec.ca/en/public-security). Checked September 20, 2026 — amounts, deadlines and fees are not reproduced here: confirm with the official source.

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