Update On Ontario Restricted Transfer Times

Now I’m confused. My buddy purchased end of may and already got his transfer (actually couple weeks ago) why has June 1 not been processed yet given that??
 
I would relate this to the guy cutting into the line far from the end . It’s not a classy move and shows no respect for the others in the Que. Asking for batch transfers is another thing altogether and this would help everyone in the Que.



Yes, more than a few have asked the Ontario CFO to do batch transfers and they refuse. The Ontario CFO office is controlled by the OPP and they just don’t give a rats azz it transfers take forever. A few years ago it was 8 - 10 weeks for transfers and they had no concerns about that and it’s pretty much the same attitude now.

If the CFO office in Ontario is controlled by the OPP, then why aren't we writing complaints to the OPP Commissioner? Maybe if enough of us suggest to batch our transfers to efficiently speed up the process (like the other provinces), we may get our approvals faster!!!
 
If the CFO office in Ontario is controlled by the OPP, then why aren't we writing complaints to the OPP Commissioner? Maybe if enough of us suggest to batch our transfers to efficiently speed up the process (like the other provinces), we may get our approvals faster!!!

Well you could just write to the opp instead of exasperating in cgn ;) personally, I think if the premiere doesn't look into it, the bureaucrats won't lift a finger to change.
 
If the CFO office in Ontario is controlled by the OPP, then why aren't we writing complaints to the OPP Commissioner? Maybe if enough of us suggest to batch our transfers to efficiently speed up the process (like the other provinces), we may get our approvals faster!!!

I keep seeing references to batches and i just dont see how this will work or speed things up

a transfer involves verifying information related to 1) the seller 2) the gun 3) the buyer
so you could "batch" it along those lines..."today is Wolverine day...we will process all transfer they initiated" or "today is Glock day, we will batch all Glock purchases" or as you are suggesting "today is Licencee ### day"

so let's say i purchased 1 gun between June 1 and June 20 and you purchased 10 from 10 different retailers across multiple provinces. Now how long will your "batch" of 10 take to process? And then what? they do all 9 then all 8 then all 7 till they get down to single purchases? you should get all 10 of yours (including ones you purchased after mine) before i get my 1? how much longer should i have to wait because i only purchased 1? Or what if they go the other way and do all single purchases then do batches of 2 then batches of 3 etc?
 
I keep seeing references to batches and i just dont see how this will work or speed things up

a transfer involves verifying information related to 1) the seller 2) the gun 3) the buyer
so you could "batch" it along those lines..."today is Wolverine day...we will process all transfer they initiated" or "today is Glock day, we will batch all Glock purchases" or as you are suggesting "today is Licencee ### day"

so let's say i purchased 1 gun between June 1 and June 20 and you purchased 10 from 10 different retailers across multiple provinces. Now how long will your "batch" of 10 take to process? And then what? they do all 9 then all 8 then all 7 till they get down to single purchases? you should get all 10 of yours (including ones you purchased after mine) before i get my 1? how much longer should i have to wait because i only purchased 1? Or what if they go the other way and do all single purchases then do batches of 2 then batches of 3 etc?

You're missing the gist. When they validate your rpal and decide you can have a handgun, if you have 4 or 5 transfers waiting, they approve them all at once and move on to the next person in line. The seller is not validated as part of a transfer process, the CFC does that when you get a reference number. That's not the cfo role.
 
You're missing the gist. When they validate your rpal and decide you can have a handgun, if you have 4 or 5 transfers waiting, they approve them all at once and move on to the next person in line. The seller is not validated as part of a transfer process, the CFC does that when you get a reference number. That's not the cfo role.

No i understand the gist.

My understanding of the process, based on a post on another forum is:

The CFP

  • Verifies the address of the buyer and seller
  • Verifies licence status of buyer and seller
  • Queries FRT to verify info about the gun (e.g. that it is not prohibited)
  • Queries the registry to trace the origin of the gun (e.g. that it is not lost or stolen)
  • Submits the application to the CFO for approval
Then the CFO

  • Verifies the buyer is a club member in good standing (in most provinces)
  • Approves the transfer
After which it goes back to the CFP to

  • Update the registry
  • Send notification to the buyer and seller
  • Send reg cert to the buyer
  • Issue STATT
  • Issue LTATT


so once again the suggestion is to batch by buyer....and again i raise the issues i mentioned earlier. If you bought 5 guns before me and 5 after me, a "batch" transaction (assuming it can even be done) would mean you get all 10 of yours before i get my 1...and even though processing your 1 batch may be faster than doing it 10 individual times, it will still take longer than a single transaction

but again, is it even possible? since the CFO needs info from the CFP for each transaction, what if the CFP has only processed 5 out of your 10 purchases? how can the CFO then batch them?
 
No i understand the gist.

My understanding of the process, based on a post on another forum is:

The CFP

  • Verifies the address of the buyer and seller
  • Verifies licence status of buyer and seller
  • Queries FRT to verify info about the gun (e.g. that it is not prohibited)
  • Queries the registry to trace the origin of the gun (e.g. that it is not lost or stolen)
  • Submits the application to the CFO for approval
Then the CFO

  • Verifies the buyer is a club member in good standing (in most provinces)
  • Approves the transfer
After which it goes back to the CFP to

  • Update the registry
  • Send notification to the buyer and seller
  • Send reg cert to the buyer
  • Issue STATT
  • Issue LTATT


so once again the suggestion is to batch by buyer....and again i raise the issues i mentioned earlier. If you bought 5 guns before me and 5 after me, a "batch" transaction (assuming it can even be done) would mean you get all 10 of yours before i get my 1...and even though processing your 1 batch may be faster than doing it 10 individual times, it will still take longer than a single transaction

but again, is it even possible? since the CFO needs info from the CFP for each transaction, what if the CFP has only processed 5 out of your 10 purchases? how can the CFO then batch them?
But once the transfer number is initiated by the (CFP) Canadian Firearms Program, it is in the hands of the (CFO) Chief Firearms Officer of the province of residence, so the CFO should be able to see all the transfer numbers assigned to the licensee and do the STATT (Short Term Authorization to Transfer) as one once any red or yellow flags are cleared. Also for Ontario they do not need to check club membership. From other posts it has been done before I believe.
 
No i understand the gist.

My understanding of the process, based on a post on another forum is:

The CFP

  • Verifies the address of the buyer and seller
  • Verifies licence status of buyer and seller
  • Queries FRT to verify info about the gun (e.g. that it is not prohibited)
  • Queries the registry to trace the origin of the gun (e.g. that it is not lost or stolen)
  • Submits the application to the CFO for approval
Then the CFO

  • Verifies the buyer is a club member in good standing (in most provinces)
  • Approves the transfer
After which it goes back to the CFP to

  • Update the registry
  • Send notification to the buyer and seller
  • Send reg cert to the buyer
  • Issue STATT
  • Issue LTATT


so once again the suggestion is to batch by buyer....and again i raise the issues i mentioned earlier. If you bought 5 guns before me and 5 after me, a "batch" transaction (assuming it can even be done) would mean you get all 10 of yours before i get my 1...and even though processing your 1 batch may be faster than doing it 10 individual times, it will still take longer than a single transaction

but again, is it even possible? since the CFO needs info from the CFP for each transaction, what if the CFP has only processed 5 out of your 10 purchases? how can the CFO then batch them?

You’re missing the point on more than a few things on your rebuttal. What’s a STATT and a LTATT you speak of? No such thing in the abbreviation list. You’re ATT is on your condition list that came with your PAL. No need for an separate ATT to pick it up at the PO or gun shop. That’s already covered in your conditions.

I’d Bloggin’s gets his 10 transfers done before you, it does help because the next 4 that we’re in front of you are already done speeding things along.

Will all this really speed things along? Certainly not but if they really gave a ####, it would help but unfortunately they don’t.
 
Yea it might not help too much because we don't know what takes so long on each transfer. If the bulk of the time is not spent on verification but spent on creation of new registration papers for example, doing 10 registration papers for 1 person might not speed things up too much. Either way, feels like we're stuck with what we got because no politician will stick out their neck to SPEED UP guns getting into hands of people, there's just no reward in it and a huge risk politically.
 
My understanding of the process, based on a post on another forum is:

The CFP

  • Verifies the address of the buyer and seller
  • Verifies licence status of buyer and seller
  • Queries FRT to verify info about the gun (e.g. that it is not prohibited)
  • Queries the registry to trace the origin of the gun (e.g. that it is not lost or stolen)
  • Submits the application to the CFO for approval
Then the CFO

  • Verifies the buyer is a club member in good standing (in most provinces)
  • Approves the transfer
After which it goes back to the CFP to

  • Update the registry
  • Send notification to the buyer and seller
  • Send reg cert to the buyer
  • Issue STATT
  • Issue LTATT

This process reminds me how ridiculous the attack on LEGAL gun owners is! By comparison, here's the alternative process:

* Gangbanger A gives gangbanger B money
* Gangbanger B gives gangbanger A gun
* Gangbanger A sticks gun in underwear
* Gangbanger A freely carries and uses gun unopposed at their (reckless) discretion!

Yeah, WE'RE the problem!
 
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