The four provinces with the highest number of issued licences are, in order, Ontario, Quebec, Alberta and British Columbia.

[8] However, the CFP continues to be the central data-processing site and is responsible for the physical issuance of possession and acquisition licences in all cases.

An RCMP officer of assistant commissioner rank is appointed as the Director General to oversee the day-to-day administration of the CFP.

There are four major areas within the CFP, which are managed by the Deputy Commissioner, Policing Support Services: The CFP offers a wide variety of investigative support services to police: Each province has its own chief firearms officer (CFO), appointed either by the government of Canada or by the executive council of the province.

They may apply to court for a preventive prohibition order if it is in the public's interest that a person should not be in possession of any weapons regulated under the Firearms Act.