Eligibility for the Assault-Style Firearms Compensation Program for businesses

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• Eligibility criteria
• What you need before you start
• Service standards

Eligibility criteria

Any business in possession of a prohibited firearm, device or associated 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

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

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
• 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
• a list of any devices, parts and components that are not part of a complete or assembled firearm and were in your inventory prior to May 2020, December 2024 or March 2025
• bank account information for direct deposit

Please note that submitting a claim does not guarantee compensation. Information on program deadlines will be provided when the program re-opens for businesses later this fall.

Participating in the program is voluntary, however businesses (except those with required registration certificates and specific privileges on their licence) must dispose of or permanently deactivate their assault-style firearms by the end of the amnesty period or risk criminal liability for the illegal possession of a prohibited firearm.

Service standards

After your shipment has been received at the specified facility, payment will be issued within 45 business days, provided that all required firearm 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.