As of 18 June, 2015, changes to the Firearms Act make completion of
the safety course(s) mandatory for all new firearms licence applicants.
Anyone else can currently challenge the exam without taking the training course
(legislation currently in Parliament will do away with challenges for
those who have never previously had a firearms licence). If you have
experience with a variety of firearms, you may prefer to review the
CFSC/CRFSC manuals and do the exams without taking the course. The pass
rate is reasonably good, provided the candidate has a solid grasp of
firearms safety, some recent experience and is familiar with current
firearms laws. It also helps to be familiar with the ACTS & PROVE method of verifying that a
gun is safe. We have found that people have prepared on-line
using GunExams.com do
very well in the actual Canadian Firearms Safety Course test.
To get a sense of the material covered in the Canadian Firearms
Safety Course you can watch the videos
used in the course.