Steller Now Offers Institutional and Government Firearm Storage

Steller Management is now accepting institutional and government firearm storage inquiries across Canada. We have always served licensed individual firearm owners, but a growing share of our recent conversations have been with organizations that need compliant alternate storage they don't want to build or staff themselves. This post outlines what we offer, who it's built for, and how it works.

1. Who this is for

The institutional offering is built for organizations that must hold firearms securely and account for them, but for whom on-site storage isn't the right answer — whether because of a vault refit, a capacity transition, a compliance gap, or simply because secure offsite storage is operationally cleaner.

Typical situations:

• Canadian Forces bases — licensed alternate storage during vault refits or capacity transitions.
• RCMP detachments and police services — compliant overflow or transition storage for seized, surplus, or service firearms, with full chain-of-custody.
• Federal and provincial museums — secure, accountable storage for collection firearms not currently on display.
• Auction houses — interim storage and chain-of-custody for firearm consignments.
• Decommissioning contractors — licensed holding for inventories pending disposition.
• Vault retrofitters — licensed offsite firearm storage while a client's vault is out of service.
• Insurance loss-adjusters — secure compliant storage for firearm loss and recovery cases.

2. What you get

Steller operates under federal Business Firearms Licence 13848590 , authorized for the storage of restricted and prohibited firearms under the Firearms Act.

• RCMP compliance. We handle the Request for Alternate Storage (RAS) by firearm class and coordinate Authorizations to Transport (ATT) for transfers. RAS applies to restricted and prohibited firearms; non-restricted firearms do not require RAS.
• Security posture. Fenced, gated facility with 24/7 video monitoring. Firearms are secured in gun safes within a hardened storage unit, with additional in-unit monitoring.
• Chain of custody. Documented per-firearm intake — serial, make and model, and photographs — signed agreements, and signature-required returns. An auditable record from receipt to return.
• Secure transport. By ground with our Vehicles or  through courier for smaller transfers and more flexibility, we facilitate logistics.

3. Capacity — built to your requirement

Institutional engagements aren't a shelf product. We scale capacity to the contract: for larger requirements we build dedicated, hardened capacity to specification on a defined lead time agreed up front. This lets us serve organizations honestly without overpromising on day-one inventory.

The right conversation to have first is about your requirements — volume, firearm classes, duration, transport, and any compliance specifications attached to the engagement. From there we can scope capacity and a realistic timeline.

4. Engagement and pricing

Institutional engagements are custom-quoted by volume, classes held, duration, and transport. There is no published rate card for institutional work; rates for an individual firearm owner are not a meaningful baseline for a multi-firearm institutional contract. Tell us your requirement and we'll scope it and return a tailored proposal.

How to start a conversation

If you're scoping institutional firearm storage in Canada — whether for a near-term need or a future RFP — we'd like to hear about your requirement. Reach us at sales@stellermgmt.com or 604-305-4612.