Alberta’s government is moving to assert provincial autonomy by expanding the Alberta Chief Firearms Office (ACFO) and patriating more administrative firearms authority to Alberta.
Indigenous and municipal communities in Alberta can now apply for a one-time grant of up to $30,000 to develop a business case for their own self-administered police service or regional equivalent.
Alberta’s Chief Firearms Office is marking its one-year anniversary of administering firearms legislation, promoting public safety and advocating for lawful firearms owners.