Shorten PAL Approval Times
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andrewlawton
New member
- Location
- London, Ontario
FYI: Called back today and the woman with whom I spoke said the only thing left for them to do is scan my picture into the system, so "give it another week."
PARKINGLOT
CGN Regular
- Location
- St. Thomas/Elgin
January 19 2015 Received
Today Day 44 called in and was told to have reference to call in
Waiting patiently to see the status change.
Same here. Reference will be calling in shortly...will update
OK please don't be mad... I'm not trying to brag but... Day 39. They're ready for references to call in :O
Well the backlog must be over. Now once you have done that, you have to hope that the scanner person does not take holidays or encounters any freak snow storms.
Thought I would update for general interest my timeline from completely new app, non gun owner to approved, guns purchased and fully legal to transport to range. I feel I pretty much did everything as quickly as possible in the process including keeping on top of my app. It seems I picked a busy time of year to apply but here is my final timeline to being legal for my first range trip.
So 82 days from arrival of rpal application in Mirimachi until I was legal to attend the range with my new toys.
- Dec 5th Application Mailed.
- Dec 11th (Day 1) Application Received and Signed for in Mirimachi.
- Jan 12th (Day 32) Application appears online.
- Jan 12th (Day 32) Called to ensure application is complete, informed it was and to call back in 1-2 weeks.
- Jan 22nd (Day 42) Called and informed not ready for references and to call back in a week.
- Jan 29th (Day 49) Called and informed not ready for references and to call back in 1-2 weeks.
- Feb 5th (Day 56) Called and informed not ready for references and to call back in two weeks.
- Feb 9th (Day 60) Called in and informed they are ready for reference to call. Had Reference call in immediately.
- Feb 13th (Day 64) Online Status changed to issued.
- Feb 13th (Day 64) Range Membership Purchased as well as two pistols.
- Feb 17th (Day 68) Dealer Initiates transfer, I call and transfer approved and STATT's faxed to dealer instantly.
- Feb 23rd (Day 74) Rpal Arrives in mail.
- Feb 23rd (Day 74) Pistols picked up from dealer.
- Feb 26th (Day 77) LTATT's arrives in mail from Manitoba CFO.
- Mar 3rd (Day 82) Registrations arrive in mail from Mirimachi.
So 82 days from arrival of rpal application in Mirimachi until I was legal to attend the range with my new toys.
Just to give everyone an update:
Sent via Registered Mail on Jan 22, 2015 from Burlington, ON
Arrived on Jan 28th
Showed up online Feb 20th
Gave them a call on Feb 27th to ask if anything in my application was missing / and when my references could call in. (Was told to call back in about 2 weeks)
Received a call today (Mar 3rd) to confirm some details. (Was told that I should be able to get my references to call in after a few days, the data just needs to be entered into the system)
Sent via Registered Mail on Jan 22, 2015 from Burlington, ON
Arrived on Jan 28th
Showed up online Feb 20th
Gave them a call on Feb 27th to ask if anything in my application was missing / and when my references could call in. (Was told to call back in about 2 weeks)
Received a call today (Mar 3rd) to confirm some details. (Was told that I should be able to get my references to call in after a few days, the data just needs to be entered into the system)
This basically tells me that the ones responsible for issuing licenses for Alberta are not doing their job. If you base it on population they should be more productive than lets say Ontario or Quebec which have 3 times the population.
Tell me about it. My references phoned into Miramichi on Jan.12. From there it went to the AB CFO. Almost 8 weeks ago. I have phoned in several times and I basically am told that this is normal and it takes time. Getting a little ridiculous here. I wonder how long the ATT will take?
betterthanpar
New member
- Location
- Vancouver Island
First of all thanks for all the information in this thread. I have been following it closely. I have a bit of an odd timeline, as I took the course for my PAL last January, and didn't actually send in my application until December 31st of 2014. Now in between January 26 and March 2nd, I called at least once a week to get a status update, I don't think it helped at all. Although, this was for a PAL and not RPAL.
January 19, 2014- Course taken and passed
December 31- Application sent in
January 7- Showed up online
January 23- Payment processed
February 20- Status changed to "You have been or will be contacted for more information" (Turns our I forgot to check off one of the boxes)
February 26- Received paperwork, checked the box and faxed it back.
March 2- Called to make sure they received my fax- Was told to call back in 2 weeks, as they have a backlog
March 2- Checked status online- Changed to Issued.
January 19, 2014- Course taken and passed
December 31- Application sent in
January 7- Showed up online
January 23- Payment processed
February 20- Status changed to "You have been or will be contacted for more information" (Turns our I forgot to check off one of the boxes)
February 26- Received paperwork, checked the box and faxed it back.
March 2- Called to make sure they received my fax- Was told to call back in 2 weeks, as they have a backlog
March 2- Checked status online- Changed to Issued.
Hey guys, I am looking for a little clarification and some help in what I should do. I sent my PAL application off January and it was accepted January 17th, I then saw my credit card was charged Feb 9th, and today March 4th I went online to check my status and it says my application is in the processing stage. None of my references have been called either. I was wondering if I should just sit tight or should I be calling and asking where it is. As well is the 28 day waiting period working days or are weekends included, I appreciate your input.
