manufacturing firearm assesories, and selling them? (as a small business)

For barrel work you will want liabilty insurance.
My policy was through Loyds of London and ran me 5500.00 for the year. I insured myself to the eyeballs and beyond. My shop was also on a residential/commercial zoned lot so this added some to my policy.
As for licencing. You will want to call your provinces CFO or the Canadian Firearms center and ask for the package for firearms business licence. All your questions should be answered in that info as far as what you can and can't do as it pertains to firearms.
You do not need a firearms business licence for manufacture of accessories or parts. Manufacturing. Barrels or working on barrelled actions (threading ect) does require a firearms business licence with gunsmith or manufacturer attached.
It all can get confusing fast, a call to the NFA for advice may be a good route as well.
Hope you succeed, we need more guys like yourself in Canada, willing to put their experience and machines to work for the firearms community :rockOn:
 
The CFO in ontatio for gunsmithing call it minor mod and or repair. After that its stright into a MFG Lic. And you don't want that unless you want to become poor...
 
shawn said:
FBL =/= gunsmith license

There is no such thing a gunsmith license, that is the issue he is confusing.

Shawn
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Have you got the application form with you? I didn't keep a copy but I clearly remember first up top, gunsmithing, $100ish fee... call it whatever name of license you want, you only get approved for the categories you check mark and pay the fee for. Picking the first one for gunsmithing does NOT cover selling guns/ammo or manufacturing, and whatever else was on there.
 
So do you need a "gunsmith license" to manufacture and fit a stock to a long rifle?
A business license is a given. But what about any additional licensing.
Cheers
Brian
 
quinnbrian said:
So do you need a "gunsmith license" to manufacture and fit a stock to a long rifle?
A business license is a given. But what about any additional licensing.
Cheers
Brian
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yes ..... you do.....
been there, done that and got tired of the bullsh*t LOL
you can make and sell stocks with a normal business licence but the minute you want to fit actions to the stocks you make, the game changes.
all the red tape and intrusiveness of this business by those who issue the licences and do the inspections along with the astronomical insurance and average advertising costs took most of the fun out of it for me LOL
 
alberta tactical rifle said:
Requirements in so far as municipal or civic business licenses, yes. The firearms act is nationwide, so the same criteria exists for all provinces.
The CFC/RCMP are pretty straight forward about "if you work on guns or make critical gun parts" you must have a Firearms Business License.

OP
Rings, rails and accessory parts should not require a FBL, but to cut barrels or thread them IS working on a gun, hence a gunsmithing and storage clause on a FBL would likely be required.

I would be careful about throwing the word "manufacturing" around as that clause on the FBL is the EXPENSIVE 1!
It really only applies to the manufacture of firearms but some of the CFO's will smell $$.
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What is the approximate cost for manufacturing?
 
DieselDave said:
What is the approximate cost for manufacturing?
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Basic Gunsmithing is $100.00
Manufacturing of most regulated gun related stuff is $1075.00
Manufacturing of the basics AND motion picture props is $1250.00
These are for 3 year time-frames. For the latter you may require additional licensing from other government entities like CGD
 
alberta tactical rifle said:
Basic Gunsmithing is $100.00
Manufacturing of most regulated gun related stuff is $1075.00
Manufacturing of the basics AND motion picture props is $1250.00
These are for 3 year time-frames. For the latter you may require additional licensing from other government entities like CGD
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Is the cost for 3 years, or is it annual charge for a 3 year license?

What kind of security requirements are required for up to restricted manufacturing?

Are there additional security requirements for manufacturing prohibited weapons? I assume there would be additional licensing costs for that as well?
 
DieselDave said:
Is the cost for 3 years, or is it annual charge for a 3 year license?

What kind of security requirements are required for up to restricted manufacturing?

Are there additional security requirements for manufacturing prohibited weapons? I assume there would be additional licensing costs for that as well?
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FBL is good for 3 years at which the end of you pay again.
The more "dangerous" the gun the higher the security requirements, both of the building and the staff. So yes Restricted has a higher security criteria than Non Restricted and Prohib even more so.
Prohib stuff also falls under CGD as well as CFC/RCMP, the only added costs are the time required to get registered, assessed and compliant and the actual costs of getting security checks, finger printing and such done.
 
the licencing criteria and costs are not the BIG pill to swallow..... the more important question you guys aren't getting answers on is how much is the insurance and who can provide it..... and how much is adequate.
 
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