Authorization To Transport

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An Authorization To Transport is a permit issued by the Canadian Firearms Center allowing holders of Restricted and Prohibited class firearms to transport them in Canada. Such a permit is only issued to holders of a Restricted and Prohibited PAL for the purpose of transporting them to a licensed Shooting range, to a gunsmith, or to a postal outlet to be shipped. They are valid for 5 years. [1]

ATT's are usually only approved for those individuals who belong to a licenced shooting range, and have completed the Range's proprietary Safety-training and/or probationary period. As such, ATT's are applied for at the Range's request, not the individual. As with the licensing process, ATT permits can have long waiting periods and are subject to background checks.

In order to transport a Restricted or Prohibited firearm it must be unloaded, it also must have a functional trigger lock, and be kept in a locked case. If you are transporting a firearm in a vehicle, it must be in the trunk. Ammunition may be carried with the firearm or separatley stored, provided it is not loaded in the gun (ie - magazines in semi-auto fireams may contain ammo, but may not be loaded in the firearm). Restricted firearms include but are not limited to handguns. Any individual wishing to transport Restricted and/or Prohibited firearms must also posses their ATT on their person, as it is a paper document. Only one ATT is issued to each individual, covering all their appropriate firearms.