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===Transferring a firearm, and its registration, to a new owner===
Any time a '''restricted or prohibited firearm''' is sold or given to someone, it must be deregistered from the current owner and registered to the new owner. This is called a '''transfer'''. Transferring and registering a firearm to a new owner is a different process from registering a firearm for the first time.

There are two ways to do a transfer:

# Call the Canadian Firearms Program at 1-800-731-4000 to obtain a printed transfer form or to complete the transfer process by phone.
# If either the buyer or the seller is a licensed business, the transfer can be done online. [https://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/firearms/buying-and-selling-transferring-firearms The business will need to start the process on the program website].

To transfer an '''unrestricted firearm''' to a new owner, the person transferring the firearm must verify that the new owner has a valid firearms licence. To do that, they can call the Canadian Firearms Program at 1-800-731-4000. There is no paperwork required for the transfer, as unrestricted firearms do not need to be registered.