FIREARMS LICENCES BY PROVINCE AS OF OCTOBER 19, 2002
	Dept. of Justice ATI Request - File: A-2002-0186
	By Garry Breitkreuz, MP dated November 6, 2002
PROV	FACs	PALs	POLs	MINORs		TOTAL
BC	11,847	48,022	154,435	124		214,428
AB	10,286	56,045	136,240	793		203,364
SK	6,560	28,865	66,431	284		102,140
MB	4,304	24,372	58,365	153		87,194
ON	21,089	137,810	346,428	2,966		508,293
QC	15,221	153,929	315,692	204		485,046
NB	1,610	10,271	80,593	88		92,562
NS	1,817	11,011	77,733	881		91,442
PEI	189	1,140	6,966	0		8,295
NF	2,914	18,681	52,600	139		74,334
YK	530	2,627	2,968	40		6,165
NWT	867	3,478	2,118	31		6,494
NU	394	4,904	369	6		5,673
TOTAL:	77,628	501,155	1,300,938	5,709		1,885,430
		Plus POLs & PALs in processing =				61,964
				GRAND TOTAL:		1,947,394
LEGEND:	POL = Possession Only Licence
	PAL = Possession and Acquisition Licence
	FAC = Firearm Acquisition Certificate