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Just checked online and it has been issued. I guess my phone call helped. Can't wait to go shopping!!!!
Oh ha ha. I'm a little late. Congrats. Now have to wait for the mail like me.
Shorten PAL Approval Times
- Thread starter calalta
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Oh ha ha. I'm a little late. Congrats. Now have to wait for the mail like me.
PAL / Alberta
Date received by CFC - Mar 20th, 2015
Date the application number showed up online - Apr 13th, 2015
Date changed to appears there is missing info : Apr 24th, 2015
Called in same day, got told my money order and my picture were missing, told them I included everything, they said they would inquire and to call back in a few days
Called Apr 30th to inquire again. Told the chances of them finding it is near impossible
Mailed in New money order and picture May 1st, 2015
Received May 8th
Called in May 13, got told it takes them 2-4 weeks to even start opening the mail and to call back in a month.
Not very impressed.
Date received by CFC - Mar 20th, 2015
Date the application number showed up online - Apr 13th, 2015
Date changed to appears there is missing info : Apr 24th, 2015
Called in same day, got told my money order and my picture were missing, told them I included everything, they said they would inquire and to call back in a few days
Called Apr 30th to inquire again. Told the chances of them finding it is near impossible
Mailed in New money order and picture May 1st, 2015
Received May 8th
Called in May 13, got told it takes them 2-4 weeks to even start opening the mail and to call back in a month.
Not very impressed.
PAL / Ontario
PAL Course complete -> Feb 22
Mailed to CFO for stamp -> Feb 24
Returned from CFO and application sent to RCMP -> March 24
Date Received by CFC -> March 27
App. showed online -> Late April
Status - Approved on RCMP Website -> May 13
No calls or inquires made in an attempt to shorten the wait time.
PAL Course complete -> Feb 22
Mailed to CFO for stamp -> Feb 24
Returned from CFO and application sent to RCMP -> March 24
Date Received by CFC -> March 27
App. showed online -> Late April
Status - Approved on RCMP Website -> May 13
No calls or inquires made in an attempt to shorten the wait time.
Was issued on may 8th. (I called the same day around noon to be told that it had just been issued in the morning)
Got it in the mail today, may 13th.
Took about 2 months
RPAL / Quebec
Completed RPAL Course : 14 Feb
Completed PAL Course : 21 March
Xpresspost Sent: 14th April
Application Received by CFC: 16 April
Cheque Processed : 08 May
Showed up Online: 13 May
Status - In Process ; Completed Initial Processing
Called on May 11th as it was not showing up online and a very polite officer picked up and she said its being processed and asked me to call back later as they just started processing. She said there is no need to call for references yet as they just started working on it. Will call back in next 7-10 days if status doesn't change or references don't receive any calls.
Completed RPAL Course : 14 Feb
Completed PAL Course : 21 March
Xpresspost Sent: 14th April
Application Received by CFC: 16 April
Cheque Processed : 08 May
Showed up Online: 13 May
Status - In Process ; Completed Initial Processing
Called on May 11th as it was not showing up online and a very polite officer picked up and she said its being processed and asked me to call back later as they just started processing. She said there is no need to call for references yet as they just started working on it. Will call back in next 7-10 days if status doesn't change or references don't receive any calls.
Congratulations
I was curious as to when your application got processed.
You and I were both from the same province, both received in miramichi the same day, and our references both called in the same time.
I think a lot of it is just luck and who's desk our applications fall on.
Yup that's right! Funny tho .. I did call again day before yesterday and they said it was with the province and today it's issued! Lol
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**UPDATED TIMELINE**
My Experience with the process
PAL/RPAL new application
Nova Scotia
March 20/21 took PAL/RPAL with my wife
March 24 Mailed applications
March 26 Received Mirimachi
April 16 appear online for my self (Day 21)
April 17 appear online for my wife (Day 22)
May 04 I called in to check status, told to have one reference call in, reference called in same day
May 11 Status changed to issued.
46 days to process
Just waiting on the postman
MAY 15, RECEIVED CARD IN MAIL
My wife and I mailed ours at the exact same time, but she chose not to call in as she's in no rush to get her card. Her's is still in progress. So I'm curious to see how much longer hers will take to be issued.
My Experience with the process
PAL/RPAL new application
Nova Scotia
March 20/21 took PAL/RPAL with my wife
March 24 Mailed applications
March 26 Received Mirimachi
April 16 appear online for my self (Day 21)
April 17 appear online for my wife (Day 22)
May 04 I called in to check status, told to have one reference call in, reference called in same day
May 11 Status changed to issued.
46 days to process
Just waiting on the postman
MAY 15, RECEIVED CARD IN MAIL
My wife and I mailed ours at the exact same time, but she chose not to call in as she's in no rush to get her card. Her's is still in progress. So I'm curious to see how much longer hers will take to be issued.
- Location
- Mission BC
our times are almost identical .. I sent mine on apr 11th it was received on the 17th may 8th they charged my credit card, but it showed up online same day..?
I wonder who will get theirs first im in BC ?
Eddie.Willers
New member
- Location
- Prairie Flatland
Called again 11 May to be told application is with SK-CFO - website still says " Your application has completed initial processing. It is now in progress. Please check the status again at a later date. "
Five months? WTF?
I had suspected there may be 'issues' around the fact that this is an RPAL application and I am a Landed Immigrant/Permanent Resident - my referees were both asked about the 'stability of my personaility' - but something seems amiss here.
<LATER EDIT 13/6/2015>
Called Sask CFO's office May 29th - said they needed a copy of my PR card so I scanned & emailed it same say. Licence recieved Friday 12th June - six months to the day since they got it. Time to go shopping...finally!
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Mine took just over 5 months. In BC??? I had no issues. I got fed up and called. CFO, she approved right then.
Spider9909
New member
- Location
- Newfoundland
Similar situation I was in. It was saying "In Process" for three weeks, so I called in a they said they just had to contact reference. So I had reference call in that day, license was issued the next day. arrived in mail 4 days later
Called yesterday, told to wait another couple weeks, application In final processing with bccfo , didn't listen ,called back today was told she would see what she could do, got a call from bccfo at 4pm asked why I wanted restricted firearms , told him I wanted to join a discipline at my range, he said he would see what he could do, btw he also asked why I called so many times lol , checked 20 mins later RPAL issued was upgrading from non restricted. Application Received in NB on feb23 1st reference called March 30 , 2nd reference called today. About 90days total wait time. But I had some not so perfect issues as a young man.
