Aboriginal Peoples of Canada Adaptations Regulations (Firearms) (SOR/98-205)

13 With respect to an Aboriginal individual who is at least 18 years old, section 17 of the Firearms Licences Regulations is adapted such that, for the purposes of paragraph 7(4)(a) of the Firearms Act, as adapted by section 12 of these Regulations, the circumstances are that

• (a) the individual is an elder; or

• (b) the chief firearms officer has received a recommendation from an elder or leader of the individual’s Aboriginal community indicating that, in their opinion, the individual has the requisite knowledge to be certified under paragraph 7(4)(a) of the Firearms Act, as adapted by section 12 of these Regulations, and the Canadian Firearms Safety Course or the tests that form part of that Course are not available

  • (i) to the individual within a time, after the individual has made the application for a licence, that is reasonable in the circumstances,

  • (ii) in the individual’s community or at a location that can be reached from that community without undue cost or hardship to the individual, or

  • (iii) at a cost that is reasonable in the circumstances.