Briefing Note to Minister of Public Safety dated November 4, 2016: “The CFIS programming error affected 1,356 licences. The Canadian Firearm Information System (CFIS) amended the licence privileges of some clients from Section 12(7) to Section 12(6) of the Firearms Act at the time of renewal.” Excerpt from a RCMP 117-page response to ATIP Request A-2017-03712 – Received April 16, 2016 (one year to process)