39th Parliament, 1st Session
(April 3, 2006 - )

Edited Hansard • Number 022

Friday, May 12, 2006

http://www.parl.gc.ca/PDF/39/1/parlbus/chambus/house/debates/Han022-E.PDF

Questions on the Order Paper

Mr. Tom Lukiwski (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform, CPC): Mr. Speaker, the following questions will be answered today: Nos. 6, 7 and 8.

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Question No. 6--

Mr. Garry Breitkreuz:
With regard to the federal Chief Firearms Officer Services Policy Manual which states: “An individual may be authorized to carry restricted firearms or certain handguns (as precribed in Section 12(6) of the Firearms Act) for two purposes: (1) protection of life, and (2) lawful occupation which includes employees of the armoured vehicle industry and those who require firearms for protection of life from wild animals while working in the remote wilderness”: (a) how many “protection of life” carry permits have been issued since December 1, 1998, in each province and territory; and (b) what types of firearms were applicants permitted to carry for their own protection?

Hon. Stockwell Day (Minister of Public Safety, CPC):
Mr. Speaker, the answer is as follows:

a) Nationally consistent standards for reporting authorizations to carry, ATC, issued and the centralized system to record the information were introduced for September 2004. ATCs have been issued as indicated in the following table between September 1, 2004, and April 20, 2006:

Authorizations to Carry, ATC, issued – September 1, 2004 to April 20, 2006

A third category of ATCs are issued for “protection of self or others”. We cannot release data on this category since the disclosure of this information could reasonably be expected to threaten the safety of individuals.

b) The types of firearms authorized through ATCs include restricted and prohibited classes; however, specific firearm descriptions are not available.