Can someone explain to me why I need to renew a "Competency to possess a handgun" when renewing my first handgun licence (sec 13) when I have 3 other Sec 16 Handgun licences that are are still valid for a number of years?

How can my handgun competency expire for 1 handgun yet remain valid for 3 other handguns (remember there is only 1 competency to possess a handgun, not 1 per handgun)?

Furthermore a competency certificate remains valid for the duration of the licence it relates to and a licence is deemed valid if renewed 90days prior to expiry so technically a competency certificate doesn't expire when licenses are renewed in good time.

Yet my DFO insists on competency renewal despite the above mentioned facts.

As I have understood it, the competency remains valid for the length of the longest licence issued against that competency.

What my DFO is insisting is that it remains valid for the length of the shortest licence issued against that competency....