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The Canadian Shooting Sports Association ("CSSA") is a non-profit association based across Canada. Its primary goals are to preserve the heritage of all shooting sports across Canada, to protect the availability of firearms for responsible Canadian firearms owners, and to promote the growth and education of shooting sports abroad. The CSSA General Membership averages forty five dollars ($45 CDN) annually and includes five million dollars ($5,000,000 CDN) of third person liability. This is primary across North America, and secondary for all other global locations. Reduced and group rates are available for juniors, seniors, and family members. A basic membership has recently been introduced which removes the insurance portion for a reduced rate of thirty dollars ($30 CDN) annually.

History
The beginning of the Canadian Shooting Sports Association came about with the amalgamation of the highly respected Ontario Handgun Association (OHA) and the Ontario Smallbore Federation (OSF). The OHA has been a leader in Canada‘s firearms community since 1957 and the OSF has represented smallbore rifle shooters in Ontario since 1959. With the introduction of Bill C-68 in 1995 and it's full implementation by 2000, the OHA and OSF recognized the need for all shooters to band together for protection of their property and sports. Whether trap, skeet, sport, or target shooters, hunters, farmers, archers, collectors; or people who simply choose to own and keep firearms in their homes. Since their early start in Ontario, the birth of the CSSA has grown into a national organization with representation in each province and membership Canada-wide. With its full time staff and ever increasing numbers of full members, the CSSA has been working hard to defend the rights of shooters against federal legislation over the years. The Canadian Shooting Sports Association believes it has the credentials, the resources and the best chance to succeed in protecting our rights.