Editing Canadian Firearms Program (section)

===Provincial===
Each province has its own [[chief firearms officer]] (CFO), appointed either by the [[government of Canada]] or by the [[Executive Council (Commonwealth countries)|executive council]] of the province. The [[Provinces of Canada#Territories|three territories]] share a CFO with another province ([[British Columbia]] with [[Yukon]], [[Alberta]] with the [[Northwest Territories]], and [[Manitoba]] with [[Nunavut]]). They are responsible for making decisions (grant, deny, revoke or put conditions) on licensing (i.e. [[possession and acquisition licence]]), [[authorization to transport]], [[authorization to carry]] and transfer of firearms along with all of its administrative work.<ref>[http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/cfp-pcaf/cfo-caf/index-eng.htm Chief Firearms Officers]</ref>

Each province also appoints firearms officers (generally speaking, police officers or RCMP civilian members) to inspect and ensure compliance within the definition of the ''Firearms Act''. They may apply to court for a preventive prohibition order if it is in the [[Public interest|public's interest]] that a person should not be in possession of any weapons regulated under the ''Firearms Act''.<ref>[http://www.justice.gov.ab.ca/criminal_pros/downloads/2008/DV_Handbook_2008_Firearms.pdf Domestic Violence Handbook: for Police and Crown Prosecutors in Alberta]</ref> In carrying out their duties, they can demand firearms be presented to them and samples to be taken.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://beta.canlii.org/en/ca/laws/stat/sc-1995-c-39/latest/sc-1995-c-39.html |title=Firearms Act |access-date=2009-01-22 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130503001406/http://beta.canlii.org/en/ca/laws/stat/sc-1995-c-39/latest/sc-1995-c-39.html |archive-date=2013-05-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Failure to comply is a summary offence which may lead to complications when one is up to renew his or her firearms licence for previous contravention of the ''Firearms Act''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/cfp-pcaf/form-formulaire/pdfs/921-eng.pdf |title=CAFC 921 Question 16(a)(ii) |access-date=2009-04-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090408063108/http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/cfp-pcaf/form-formulaire/pdfs/921-eng.pdf |archive-date=2009-04-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref>