My understanding is that in BC and AB as well as a couple others your Pal functions as the permit.
(2)For the purposes of section 2 (3) (c) of the Act, section 2 (2) of the Act does not apply to a person for the period during which the person
is an individual who holds a valid licence issued under the Firearms Act (Canada) authorizing the individual to acquire or possess a firearm.
Thats from the BC site
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I would like to add that something the APC includes not advertised. The standard cummerbund where the inside of the cummerbund contacts your body, on both sides, has 3 elasticized pouches that can fit in a magazine or whatever similarly designed to the blueforcegear ten speed pouches.