Eligibility for the Assault-Style Firearms Compensation Program for businesses

Eligibility criteria

Any business in possession of a prohibited firearm (including lower receivers), upper receivers or certain associated eligible parts and components can submit a claim to the program if:

• The business held a valid firearms licence before the relevant prohibitions of May 1, 2020, December 5, 2024 or March 7, 2025 and has maintained that licence in good standing
• Their inventory includes eligible firearms, devices and/or certain associated parts and components
• The business complies with the program's terms and conditions

What you need before you start

To create an account

To begin the claim process, an authorized representative of the business must register an account and provide the following information:

• First and last name
• Date of birth
• Email address
• Business Licence Number (BLN)
• Business Identification Number (BIN)

In most cases, your account should show up in the system within a few minutes, however it may take up to 24 hours to appear.

To submit a claim for compensation

To begin, you will need the following information:

• a list of your eligible firearms, previously restricted and registered with the Canadian Firearms Program, including:
  • firearm reference number (FRN), make, model, serial number
    • This information will be pre-populated in your ASFCP account based on our records, but should be verified for accuracy
• a list of all prohibited, previously non-restricted firearms that you have including:
  • firearm reference number (FRN), make, model, serial number, capacity/shots, gauge/calibre, and barrel length
    • You will need to add this information to your ASFCP claim
• a list of any devices, parts and components that are not part of a complete or assembled firearm and were in your inventory prior to May 2020, December 2024 or March 2025
• bank account information for direct deposit

The deadline for businesses to submit claims was June 4, 2026. Please note that payment of compensation is dependent on the successful completion of all required firearm validations. Businesses (except those with required registration certificates and specific privileges on their licence) must safely dispose of or permanently deactivate their assault-style firearms before the amnesty period expires, or risk criminal liability for the illegal possession of a prohibited firearm.

Service standards

After your shipment has been received at the specified facility, payment will be issued within 45 business days, provided that all required firearm validations are successfully completed, and no additional review is required.

To help process your payment as quickly as possible, please fill out your claim accurately and ensure that your direct deposit details are up to date.