Conditions of Transferring Firearms and Other Weapons Regulations
Handguns
4.1 The chief firearms officer may authorize the transfer of a handgun to an individual only if the individual needs the handgun
to protect the life of that individual or of other individuals;
for use in connection with his or her lawful profession or occupation; or
to train, compete or coach in a handgun shooting discipline that is on the programme of the International Olympic Committee or the International Paralympic Committee, and the individual provides a letter to a chief firearms officer from a provincial or national sport shooting governing body indicating:
that the individual trains, competes or coaches in such a discipline,
the specific discipline in which the individual trains, competes or coaches, and
that the handgun that the individual seeks to acquire is necessary for training, competing or coaching in that specific discipline.