Depends on the flavour of firearm if you can bring it through.
Call CBSA and get the low down.
Yeah, I know they aren't fond of -AR's anymore,
I'm Talking a 12 gauge bird gun, and or a .45 long colt. probably. I'd do a semi-automatic pistol, but I want the least drama possible.
Actually its for my dad, he's an old Vietnam vet and he wants to drive to Alaska but he won't drive without a gun.