PAL Wait Time

MediumD said:
Has anyone here from BC received their license recently? If so, how long did it take? I recently heard somewhere it can take upwards of 14 months. Which is obviously completely ridiculous if true.
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BC PAL to RPAL Upgrade
Application received on
2022-06-09

CC charged on Aug 26

Sept 2
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).
 
MikeWild said:
BC PAL to RPAL Upgrade
Application received on
2022-06-09

CC charged on Aug 26

Sept 2
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).
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good to see BC CFO actually approving things, hopefully all our new licenses are soon lmao
 
BC here

New PAL/RPAL
Received: March 29
Cc charged: June 24
Current status: completed initial review

I emailed them in Aug but no replies. I have been trying to call CFO for the past few weeks everyday. Only one time the call got thru and I was waiting on hold for 20mins until the call ended automatically. Is it even possible to reach the CFO ?

Buddy of mine also submitted his app back in first week of April and it's also completed initial review with no new updates.I wonder how long we have to wait. We both have clean records and our references also have PAL.
 
New license - Ontario:

Application received Jun 02
CC charged Aug 22
License issued and mailed ~ Aug 26
License in hand Sept 12.
 
Already more than 5 months waiting for my PAL/RPAL

Application Received: April 07
Credit Card Charged: July 07.
Current status : Completed initial review.

Clean record, reference has RPAL/PAL.
 
mossad said:
Already more than 5 months waiting for my PAL/RPAL

Application Received: April 07
Credit Card Charged: July 07.
Current status : Completed initial review.

Clean record, reference has RPAL/PAL.
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Same here, except my dates are about a week later. I haven't seen a B.C. approval in so long I'm starting to wonder if there's a problem at the office.
 
mcaswell said:
Same here, except my dates are about a week later. I haven't seen a B.C. approval in so long I'm starting to wonder if there's a problem at the office.
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seems like there is, haven't seen anyone get a new license( seen someone upgrade to rpal)
no email responses( going on 3 weeks now) I don't get what's going on
 
Can't reach anyone at the CFP

CaptDrone said:
BC here

New PAL/RPAL
Received: March 29
Cc charged: June 24
Current status: completed initial review

I emailed them in Aug but no replies. I have been trying to call CFO for the past few weeks everyday. Only one time the call got thru and I was waiting on hold for 20mins until the call ended automatically. Is it even possible to reach the CFO ?

Buddy of mine also submitted his app back in first week of April and it's also completed initial review with no new updates.I wonder how long we have to wait. We both have clean records and our references also have PAL.
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I've also had no luck reaching anyone via phone or email at the CFP or BC CFO. I've gotten "through" 3 times but just get a looping message that says something about an error and the call can't be connected.

I was thinking about driving to Surrey next week to see if I can talk to someone in person. I assume the office is closed to the public though. Does anyone know if that's the case or not?

The only other option I can think of is to transfer all my firearms to a trusted family member. That however presents its own set of challenges.

Hindsight, I should've moved to Alberta just long enough to renew there.

This is all a little messed up.
 
MediumD said:
I've also had no luck reaching anyone via phone or email at the CFP or BC CFO. I've gotten "through" 3 times but just get a looping message that says something about an error and the call can't be connected.

I was thinking about driving to Surrey next week to see if I can talk to someone in person. I assume the office is closed to the public though. Does anyone know if that's the case or not?

The only other option I can think of is to transfer all my firearms to a trusted family member. That however presents its own set of challenges.

Hindsight, I should've moved to Alberta just long enough to renew there.

This is all a little messed up.
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if your not super far why not, the worst that's going to happen is they don't let you in, looks like there is visitor pay parking so why not. I'd do the same but I'm 3.5 hours away and no need to head that way for a while. I get everything is messed up right now but every other cfo is approving licenses and I even got a email from the cfp in Miramichi in a few days, which I did this years ago when I originally wanted to
 
MediumD said:
I've also had no luck reaching anyone via phone or email at the CFP or BC CFO. I've gotten "through" 3 times but just get a looping message that says something about an error and the call can't be connected.

I was thinking about driving to Surrey next week to see if I can talk to someone in person. I assume the office is closed to the public though. Does anyone know if that's the case or not?

The only other option I can think of is to transfer all my firearms to a trusted family member. That however presents its own set of challenges.

Hindsight, I should've moved to Alberta just long enough to renew there.

This is all a little messed up.
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It would almost certainly be a waste of your time to go, few offices have front-facing spaces tand you wouldn't be let into whatever floor of the office building they're working in. If you end up going do report back though.

AB isn't faring too much better these days too. Lots of delays from our CFO, they're a wasteful, slow, unaccountable bureaucratic mass everywhere.
 
rainbird said:
It would almost certainly be a waste of your time to go, few offices have front-facing spaces tand you wouldn't be let into whatever floor of the office building they're working in. If you end up going do report back though.

AB isn't faring too much better these days too. Lots of delays from our CFO, they're a wasteful, slow, unaccountable bureaucratic mass everywhere.
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For AB, there are only 2 cfo that are 2 months behind they are now starting on march
They have a big back log, if you call the main number then 1-1 2065 you will reach cfo office in Alberta
I had to call multiple times and was able to get my file approved, it’s sucks there waiting time,
 
Extreme22 said:
For AB, there are only 2 cfo that are 2 months behind they are now starting on march
They have a big back log, if you call the main number then 1-1 2065 you will reach cfo office in Alberta
I had to call multiple times and was able to get my file approved, it’s sucks there waiting time,
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Did you receive your RPAL already? my is still on the way
 
ABSDriver said:
Did you receive your RPAL already? my is still on the way
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Yes I did came today, I’m still in shock lol but thankful, even though I can’t purchase the firearm that I want
So I’m hoping that Pp fights this temporary ban so that local gun shops can restock and still continue
Do not want to end up like Red Dawn with no access to firearms, yea no thanks turduea
 
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Wondering if anyone else has had this issue or can provide a suggestion of a course of action.

I submitted my renewal application on February 13 of this year. I still have not received a new license and on the website it just says "We have completed the initial review of your firearms licence application. If additional information is required, you will be contacted. Please check the status again at a later date."

I sent a snail mail letter to the CFO office listed on the Firearms program website on July 23 inquiring about status but still have not heard back. When phoning, it just says "we're experiencing higher than usual call volumes" and hangs up.

Help?
 
Unfortunately I too had that issue, the day I was off work I spent it calling to I got through, I had maybe 5 hang ups and 6 disconnects but I finally got through to cfo, just unfortunately you have to keep trying, it’s a pain in the ass but you will get through
 
Bc pal/rpal
Application received : July 7,2022
Credit charged :September 14th 2022
Status : We have completed the initial review of your firearms licence application. If additional information is required, you will be contacted. Please check the status again at a later date.
 
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