Compensation process

Compensation amounts

See the compensation amounts you can claim for your firearms, if your declaration is accepted. Find more information on the program's compensation model.

Finalizing your claim

If you are notified through your online portal account that your declaration has been accepted to the claim submission stage, you will be asked to review and sign the funding agreement and provide your payment information. If you submitted a paper declaration, you will be notified by mail.

Payment of your claim

Payment for your claim will be issued by direct deposit or by cheque within 45 business days after all firearm validations are complete. Please note that direct deposit is the fastest and most efficient way to receive your payment.

Payments will be issued for each claimed firearm individually. If you have multiple firearms in your claim, you may receive multiple deposits in your bank account. You will be able to review and track your claim/payment status through your online portal account.

For firearms that have been turned in

Firearms collected by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) or participating local police under this program will be sent in consolidated shipments to a processing facility where they will be validated and destroyed. Firearms collected through mobile collection units will be validated and destroyed on site. After the firearms have been validated, payment of your claim will be issued within 45 business days.

For firearms that have been deactivated

If you choose to deactivate your firearms, payment will be issued within 45 business days after your deactivation receipt and deactivation form have been uploaded to your online portal account and validated by the program.

If the nearest business authorized to perform deactivations is more than 50km away, you may qualify for reimbursement for costs of shipping through a licensed carrier, providing you do not have a personal, ownership relationship with either the authorized business or the licensed carrier. Include the receipt for your shipping costs when you upload your deactivation receipt and deactivation form in your account.