Shorten PAL Approval Times

[aledub]

PAL to Rpal upgrade status:

May 29th app received in Miramichi
June 12th online - credit card charged $40
July 16th ready for reference to call - called in within the hour
License issued within 2 min of reference calling in.

Not bad at all 48 days for license to be issued - took originally 49 days for the non-restricted to be issued earlier this year. Who cares, I'm happy and goin' shoppin'!!

[aledub]

Current Status: Your application has been processed and your licence has been issued. If you have not received your licence within 2 weeks please contact the Canadian Firearms Program Toll Free number. (1-800 731-4000)

Maybe what they say about Friday issues is true!

Hmm, maybe, maybe not. Mine chaged on a Thursday but it was an upgrade from PAL to RPAL. Might have made a difference.

[imbezol]

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[Ve3xti]

Update:
CFSC course completed: June 14
CRFSC challanged: June 15
Application sent: June 19
Application Received: June 25 (according to the online status check)
Stamped CRFSC & CFSC Received: First week and a half of July (was away)
Application Online: July 14
Faxed Stamped CRFSC & CFSC: July 15
Reference Interviewed: July 29

This evening (July 31) my RPAL shows issued!

[evn]

I made an account to update the thread with details for a recent new RPAL application in Ontario.

• Exams exams May 23/24, 2015
• Stamped tests Results arrived in mail May 31 or June 1.
• Sent application June 2
• Received application June 4
• Reference called July 20
• RPAL card arrived in my mail box between July 26 and July 31, 2015

I was out of town during the week that the CFO-stammped test results were delivered and the week when the license arrived. The date ranges are the earliest and latest the letter could have arrived. Unfortunately I cannot be more specific.

I am certain of the application receipt date as I sent it signature-required; that seemed appropriate for a parcel containing personal information and credit-card details

The website was not compatible with my computer so I am unable to comment on the application process and how it is reflected online.

[imbezol]

This evening (July 31) my RPAL shows issued!

Congrats!

[joe6167]

RPAL Timeline

-Tuesday May 5:CFSC
-Wednesday May 6: CRFSC
-Sunday May 10: Mail in RPAL application (minus CFSC/CRFSC Certificates)
-Friday May 15: Application received by RCMP (According to Status website, once application was entered into system)
-Thursday May 21: Received CFSC/CRFSC Certificates
-Friday May 22: Called RCMP CFP to fax them CFSC/CRFSC Certificates but told application not yet received (or not yet entered into system)
-Friday June 5: Saw that Application appeared on the Status Update website, called RCMP CFP and faxed in CFSC/CRFSC Certificates
-July: called RCMP CFP several times throughout July to inquire about application, told nothing relevant.
-Monday July 20: Called RCMP CFP and told that application was now with the CFO-Ontatio. Person I spoke to asked to have one of my references call in
-Tuesday July 21: Reference called RCMP CFP for interview
-Thursdy July 23: Application Approved
-Friday July 24: Card issued
-Monday July 27: Card sent
-Thursday July 30: Card received

[shift6]

PAL Ontario

• June 19 - Mailed Application
• June 24 - App received/showed up online
• July 14 - CC charged
• August 4 - License issued

Grand total: 41 days including a long weekend. Not bad I suppose

[hawkseye]

Initial process complete. License has been issued. Should receive in about 2 weeks.

Thank you every one for all the info you guys put together. Special thanks to calalta for starting this thread. I'll be sharing my time line soon.

[Knottybuoy]

The whole scanning the picture after references seems odd to me. You'd think they'd enter/digatize everything in the application envelope as the first stage. Either way with one day between our references calling in, its an Ontario vs Alberta CFO approval race. I think it'll clear your CFO's desk faster!

Until the references are called, they won't know for sure if they will decide to issue the license or not...

So it wouldn't make sense to make up the card for someone in whatever program they use to make them, if they end up not issuing it in the end...

wasted time.