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Contact Steller
Tell us about your move, posting, or absence, roughly how many firearms, and when you leave.
Professional firearm storage in Canada · Licence 13848590
Firearm Storage When Moving Abroad
Relocating outside Canada and need somewhere secure for your firearms? Steller Firearms Management & Storage provides licensed short- and long-term firearm storage in Canada for employees, firearm owners, and the organizations managing their relocation.
For HR and Relocation Managers
When an employee is relocating outside Canada, firearms are an easy problem to overlook and a hard one to solve at the last minute. The employee usually can't take them, often can't sell them quickly, and the relocation timeline doesn't wait.
Steller gives your relocation package a single answer for firearms:
- One contact. We work directly with the employee, or with your relocation coordinator, from first enquiry to the day the firearms come home.
- Invoiced to the employer. Storage can be invoiced directly to the employer or relocation provider. The employee remains the firearm owner on the storage agreement; the invoice goes wherever you tell us.
- Any duration. Six-month assignments, multi-year postings, or an open-ended move — the arrangement follows the employee's timeline.
- Nothing for HR to manage. Licensing, RCMP paperwork, transport and secure custody are handled by Steller under Business Firearms Licence 13848590.
Organizations with their own firearms to store — not an employee's — should see our institutional and government firearm storage page.
For Employees and Owners Leaving Canada
If you're leaving for work, family, retirement, or military service, you shouldn't have to decide the fate of your firearms in the same month you're packing a house. Storing them in Canada keeps every option open: bring them home when you return, sell them later on your own terms, or hold them while the law and your plans settle.
Moving within Canada instead? See firearm storage during a move.
What storage with Steller looks like
- Non-restricted, restricted and prohibited firearms accepted under Business Firearms Licence 13848590.
- We file the RCMP paperwork. Restricted and prohibited firearms need a Request for Alternate Storage before they move; we prepare it, you sign it, and the RCMP calls both of us to confirm. Allow a minimum of two weeks.
- Ship from anywhere in Canada. Send your firearms by Canada Post — we generate the label and pass the shipping cost through. In-person transfers to our Delta, BC facility can be arranged on a case-by-case basis.
- Every firearm documented. Each one is received against a signed storage agreement with serial, make, model and photographs, and returned only against your signature.
- Prohibited firearms welcome. Firearms prohibited by the 2020 Order in Council can be stored with us pending a lawful disposition — see whether newly prohibited firearms need an ATT or Request for Alternate Storage.
- Simple billing. Monthly, or annual prepay at twelve months for the price of eleven. Full rates are on our storage and payment page.
- If you decide to sell, we can refer you to licensed buyers rather than leaving you to find one from overseas.
Start three to four weeks before you leave
Restricted and prohibited firearms need RCMP alternate-storage approval before they can move, and that takes a minimum of two weeks after filing. Contact us as soon as your departure date is known and the paperwork will be done before the movers arrive.
What Happens to My Firearms When I Leave Canada?
Leaving the country does not force an immediate decision. You can store your firearms in Canada for as long as you're away and decide later whether to bring them home, sell them, or keep storing them.
Storage is not export. Steller stores and manages firearms in Canada. We don't advise on exporting firearms, importing them into another country, or the firearms laws of your destination. If you intend to take a firearm out of Canada, confirm the Canadian export requirements and the laws of every destination and transit country with the appropriate authorities or a qualified professional. If what you need is simply to keep your firearms safe in Canada while you're abroad, that's what we do.
Deployment and Extended Assignments
International relocation isn't the only reason to store firearms for the long term. Military personnel, government employees, contractors and other professionals posted overseas — or away from home for months at a time — use Steller for the same reason relocating employees do: the firearms stay secure and documented, and nothing about them needs attention while you're gone.
Military deployment
Overseas postings
Long-term contract work
Extended travel or absence
How It Works
Step 2
We plan the intake
We confirm which firearms need RCMP alternate-storage approval, prepare the storage agreement, and arrange shipping, or an in-person transfer where appropriate.
Step 3
Firearms come into storage
Each one is received, photographed and recorded under the signed agreement.
Step 4
Stored until you need them
Billing runs monthly or annually. Give us notice when you want a firearm back — for good, or just for a visit.
Discuss Your Firearm Storage Requirements
Moving abroad, relocating an employee, or preparing for a posting? Send us the basics and we'll come back to you with next steps.
Please don't include serial numbers or other firearm details in this form. We'll tell you what's needed once we've made contact.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I store my firearms in Canada while I live overseas?
Yes. Steller provides licensed storage for non-restricted, restricted and prohibited firearms for as long as you're away, with no minimum term beyond the first month.
Can I get a firearm back while I'm home on a visit?
Yes. Long-term clients can take a firearm out for a visit home and return it to storage afterwards. Give us notice, and allow at least two weeks for restricted and prohibited firearms, which need a fresh RCMP alternate-storage approval each time they come back in.
Can my employer pay for the storage?
Yes. We invoice the employer or relocation provider directly on request. You remain the owner on the storage agreement.
Can Steller store firearms during a military deployment?
Yes. Tell us your expected timeline and we'll arrange storage to match it, including postings that get extended.
What does it cost?
Monthly storage starts at $30 per handgun and $50 per long gun, plus applicable taxes, with an annual-prepay option at twelve months for the price of eleven. Full pricing is on our storage and payment page.
Does Steller handle export requirements?
No. We store and manage firearms in Canada only. Exporting a firearm, or importing one elsewhere, is between you and the relevant Canadian and destination-country authorities.
How do I get started?
Phone, email, or the form above. Start with your rough numbers and departure date; we handle the rest. If you want the background first, read our guide to storing guns safely in Canada.
Need Firearm Storage While You're Away?
Whether you're relocating overseas, deploying, or starting an extended assignment, Steller keeps your firearms secure, documented and available in Canada until you're back.
Discuss Your Storage Needs 604-305-4612
Prefer to talk? 604-305-4612 · info@stellermgmt.com · stellermgmt.com · Business Firearms Licence 13848590
Important: This page describes Steller's firearm storage services in Canada and is general information, not legal advice. Steller does not advise on firearm export, import, or the laws of other countries, and firearms law in Canada may change. Confirm current requirements with the Canadian Firearms Program, your Chief Firearms Officer, or a qualified lawyer before transporting or exporting firearms internationally.
Background reading: What do I do with my firearms when moving abroad? · Firearm storage during deployment
