Canadian Firearms Program (CFP; French: Programme canadien des armes à feu), formerly Canada Firearms Centre is a Canadian government program within the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Policing Support Services, responsible for licensing and regulating firearms in Canada.
As of December 31, 2020, the Canadian Firearms Program recorded a total of 2,206,755 valid firearms licences,[2] which is roughly 5.6% of the Canadian population. The four provinces with the highest number of issued licences are, in order, Ontario, Quebec, Alberta and British Columbia. The provinces and territories with the highest rate of licensing are Yukon (18.5%), Newfoundland and Labrador (14%), Northwest Territories (12.1%) and New Brunswick (8.9%).[3][4]
^$84 Million for the Canada Firearms Centre
^Government of Canada, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (2022-03-21). "2020 Commissioner of Firearms report | Royal Canadian Mounted Police". www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
^Population by year, by province and territory
^"Facts and Figures". Archived from the original on 2011-01-04. Retrieved 2009-04-07.
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