PAL License Types 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which PAL class is specifically required to possess restricted firearms such as handguns in Canada?
- Non-Restricted PAL
- Restricted PAL (Correct answer)
- Prohibited PAL
- Transport Permit
Correct answer: Restricted PAL
A Restricted PAL is required to legally possess and acquire restricted firearms, including handguns.
Question 2: A person holds only a Non-Restricted PAL. Which firearm can they legally acquire?
- A semi-automatic handgun
- A prohibited sawed-off shotgun
- A bolt-action hunting rifle (Correct answer)
- A short-barrelled revolver
Correct answer: A bolt-action hunting rifle
A bolt-action hunting rifle is a non-restricted firearm, which a Non-Restricted PAL holder may legally acquire.
Question 3: What additional authorization is required for a Restricted PAL holder to transport a restricted firearm to a shooting range?
- A storage permit
- An Authorization to Transport (ATT) (Correct answer)
- A club membership card
- A provincial transport licence
Correct answer: An Authorization to Transport (ATT)
Restricted PAL holders generally need an Authorization to Transport (ATT) to move restricted firearms to approved locations.
Question 4: Which of the following best describes a 'prohibited' firearm class under the Canadian Firearms Act?
- Firearms banned from civilian ownership in most circumstances (Correct answer)
- Firearms that require a range membership to own
- Any firearm manufactured before 1945
- Firearms that require annual re-licensing
Correct answer: Firearms banned from civilian ownership in most circumstances
Prohibited firearms are those that civilians generally cannot own, except under grandfathered provisions.
Question 5: A hunter wants to acquire both a lever-action rifle and a semi-automatic shotgun for hunting. What licence class do they need at minimum?
- Restricted PAL
- Prohibited PAL
- Non-Restricted PAL (Correct answer)
- No licence is needed for hunting firearms
Correct answer: Non-Restricted PAL
Both lever-action rifles and semi-automatic shotguns used for hunting are non-restricted, requiring only a Non-Restricted PAL.
Question 6: Under Canadian law, which organization issues the Possession and Acquisition Licence (PAL)?
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) (Correct answer)
- Canada Border Services Agency
- Provincial firearms registrar
- Department of National Defence
Correct answer: Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
The RCMP's Canadian Firearms Program administers and issues PALs to eligible applicants.
Question 7: What distinguishes a Restricted PAL from a Non-Restricted PAL in terms of the firearms that can be possessed?
- Restricted PAL allows possession of prohibited firearms
- Restricted PAL allows possession of both restricted and non-restricted firearms (Correct answer)
- Restricted PAL allows only handgun ownership
- Restricted PAL is only valid in the applicant's home province
Correct answer: Restricted PAL allows possession of both restricted and non-restricted firearms
A Restricted PAL covers both restricted and non-restricted firearms, whereas a Non-Restricted PAL covers only non-restricted ones.
PAL License Types 2
Which PAL class is specifically required to possess restricted firearms such as handguns in Canada?