Editing Canadian Firearms Program (section)

==History==
Bill C-68: ''An Act Respecting Firearms and Other Weapons'' was assented in 1995, two years after the bill was introduced by the government to the House of Commons in targeting firearms licensing and registration. CFC was officially created and began operation in 1996 to oversee the administration of the ''[[Firearms Act (Canada)|Firearms Act]]'' and the Canadian Firearms Program.<ref>[http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/cfp-pcaf/rep-rap/2007-comm-rpt/sec1-eng.htm#History Commissioner of Firearms: 2007 Report] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615232251/http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/cfp-pcaf/rep-rap/2007-comm-rpt/sec1-eng.htm#History |date=June 15, 2011 }}</ref>

On May 17, 2006, responsibility for the Canadian Firearms Program was transferred from the Ministry of Public Safety to the RCMP.

On September 4, 2008, the [[Canada Firearms Centre]] and the Firearms Support Services Directorate of RCMP was merged to create the Canadian Firearms Program.

CFP celebrated the 10th anniversary of the opening of the Central Processing Site in [[Miramichi, New Brunswick]], in 2008.<ref>[http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/nb/news-nouvelles/releases-communiques/Nov2008_153906-eng.htm 10th anniversary of the Canadian Firearms Program’s Central Processing Site, Miramichi, N.B.]</ref>