Straight answers before you book

There’s no fixed calendar. Courses run on request through the year. Tell us the course and the dates that suit you, and we’ll fit you into the next class or set one up. Groups, teams and agencies can book a private class at their own location.

Life happens, we get it. Cancel 48 hours or more before class for a full refund. Inside 48 hours, we put a credit on your file for the next available class.

Yes. Firearms courses can be taught anywhere in BC and Yukon for groups of up to 12. Trauma medicine and radiation courses can be delivered on site and tailored to your role. Travel is quoted separately, and minimum charges apply.

Most public classes run in the Prince George area. We send the exact location to registered students. Private classes run wherever you book them.

The Canadian Firearms Safety Courses were designed for people with no experience at all, and our students do well. We can’t guarantee a pass: that depends on your effort in class, and you write the exams on your own. The day is full and packed with information. What we do promise is that you’ll have the tools, theory and practice you need to succeed. If you don’t pass the written or practical exam, you can re-write each one once, under Canadian Firearms Program conditions.

No. Both courses are non-firing: every firearm is disabled and all ammunition is inert, as the Canadian Firearms Program requires. Please don’t bring live firearms or ammunition to class. The courses teach safe handling, transport and storage, plus basic marksmanship and shooting stances. The best next step is careful live-fire practice under a competent instructor.

The PAL course (CFSC) covers non-restricted firearms, such as most rifles and shotguns. The RPAL course (CRFSC) covers restricted firearms, mainly handguns. You need to pass both to apply for a restricted licence, so most people take them together.

Pass the exams and your instructor certifies the course report that goes with your licence application to the RCMP Canadian Firearms Program.

No. Anyone of sound mind can attend. First aid, CPR, nursing or TCCC/TECC experience helps, but students without it still learn and apply everything taught.

Yes, briefly. You will apply tourniquets and have them applied to you. A correctly applied tourniquet is safe, but it is painful and can leave marks or light bruising. Reputable instructors agree that knowing how tight it really has to be is worth that discomfort. Knowledge conquers fear.

Yes. The course deals with serious injuries and includes images some people find hard to see. It isn’t suited to young people or anyone sensitive to images of blood and injury. If you’re unsure, contact us before you register. Our goal is to prepare you for a traumatic incident without the training itself being traumatic.

Yes. The course includes a trainer kit you keep, which works for practice at home and in a real emergency. Extra kits are usually for sale in class, and supplies can be ordered any time from our sister company, Iridium Solutions, at iridiumsolutions.ca.

It depends. Where every participant is already a nuclear energy worker or equivalent, for example teams that use nuclear gauges or exposure devices, scenarios can be tailored to their equipment, and exposure is possible under the controls that already apply to them. Everyone else trains with simulated exposure.

The course covers sensitive material about radiation threats. It is open to anyone, but every applicant is vetted before they are booked.

Only vetted individuals and professional organizations who sign an NDA with The Iridium Group. A $150 booking fee covers the first meeting and the NDAs and comes off your final quote. Allow at least 14 business days’ notice.