Eligibility for the Assault-Style Firearms Compensation Program for businesses
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Eligibility criteria
Any business in possession of a prohibited firearm, device or eligible parts and components can participate in the program if:
- The business held a valid firearms licence on May 1, 2020 and has maintained that licence in good standing
- Their inventory includes eligible firearms, devices and/or parts and components
- The business complies with the program's terms and conditions
Businesses must submit their claims in their program account no later than April 30, 2025 to be eligible to receive compensation.
What you need before you start
To create an account
Before you can submit your claim, an authorized representative of the business must register an account. They will need to provide the following information:
- First and last name
- Date of birth
- Email address
- Business Licence Number (BLN)
- Business Identification Number (BIN)
It may take up to 24 hours for your account to be registered in the system.
To submit a claim for compensation
You can save your progress as you complete your claim, so you can come back at a later time. It should take about 15-20 minutes to submit your claim depending on the number of firearms, devices, parts and components you have.
To begin, you will need the following information:
- a list of your eligible firearms, previously restricted and registered with the Canadian Firearms Program, including:
- firearm reference number (FRN), make, model, serial number
- This information will be pre-populated in your ASFCP account based on our records, but should be verified for accuracy
- firearm reference number (FRN), make, model, serial number
- a list of all prohibited, previously non-restricted firearms that you have including:
- firearm reference number (FRN), make, model, serial number, capacity/shots, gauge/calibre, and barrel length
- You will need to add this information to your ASFCP claim
- firearm reference number (FRN), make, model, serial number, capacity/shots, gauge/calibre, and barrel length
- a list of any devices, parts and components that are not part of a complete or assembled firearm and have been in your inventory prior to May 1, 2020
- bank account information for direct deposit
You must submit your claims in your program account no later than April 30, 2025 to be eligible to receive compensation.
All affected firearms, devices, parts and components must be disposed of before the amnesty order expires on October 30, 2025.
Service standards
After your shipment has been received at the specified facility, payment will be issued within 45 business days, provided that all required validations are successfully completed, and no additional review is required.
To help process your payment as quickly as possible, please fill out your claim accurately and ensure that your direct deposit details are up to date.
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