Shorten PAL Approval Times

done like dinner!!! oddly the wife's aint tho...

cfsc aug 29th
crfsc aug 30th
mailed sept 1
Application Received on: 2011/09/08 (so they say but thats bunk, they had it sooner)
interviews last week thursday...

and today......................
Current Status: Your application has been processed and your licence has been issued.

yippeeeeeeee
 
My timeline:

app received - aug 2
online - late aug
sent missing signature in - early sept
phone interviewed - oct 7
references interviewed - oct 18
status still "in progress"

I'm in BC
 
nockon said:
How long afterward for the application to get approved?
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Many variables... But your interview must be done, then your two refs (if RPAL). Then pic gets scanned into system and everything fired off to CFO. CFO has final say, and well, that seems to vary from province to province.

If you haven't been contacted within a week of appearing online, I'd call as per the instructions on the first post of this thread and proceed from there. Just remember, until you appear online as processing, no ammount of phone calls is gonna change anything since you're not in the system yet and the person on the phone can do NOTHING to help you.

Cheers and good luck.
 
I've been calling and calling and it doesn't even put me on to hold, it just keeps saying "we are experiencing a high call volume please call back" ... And when i do call back its just the same thing. I've gotten a letter from the RCMP a few days ago stating i have to get ahold of them to do my interview before ____ date or it will be cancelled. What do i do? just hope that it puts me through ?
 
Can you be refused...just because

How often does someone get refused for no apparent reason? Myself and my wife just sent in our pal and rpal. Both do us have passports and no criminal records. I was even cleared to work in a prison a number of years ago. Do they ever just say no? I hate dealing with the government. Anyway mine was sent registered last Wed Oct 19 so let's see how it goes.
Cheers Wally
 
Beegwally said:
How often does someone get refused for no apparent reason? Myself and my wife just sent in our pal and rpal. Both do us have passports and no criminal records. I was even cleared to work in a prison a number of years ago. Do they ever just say no? I hate dealing with the government. Anyway mine was sent registered last Wed Oct 19 so let's see how it goes.
Cheers Wally
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Well you have at least 3 weeks before it even enters the system for processing/interviews, so don't lose any sleep over it right now. As long as your criminal record is ok, and your interviews are good you'll be fine.
 
My partial timeline:

Passed courses: 8/30
Received stamped copies from Ontario CFO: 9/15
Sent application in: 9/22
Received at CFC: 9/26
Shows on CFC site: 10/14
Payment processed 10/18
Interview completed 10/24

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My timeline so far:

Passed safety courses: 10/02/11
Application sent via Xpress Post: 10/05/11
Received at CFC: 10/11/11
Application "In Progress": 10/26/11
Interviews Done: 10/26/11
App @ CFO: 10/31/11
 
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Passed my course on 9/9.
Got my papers stamped on 9/23.
Sent my papers away on 9/26.
Received on 9/30.
I called every week to try and move it along but nobody could help me.
Came online 10/21.
Did my interview on 10/26, so did both of my references.

What now? Will I be getting it soon, or is there still a few weeks of waiting? The 28 days is up if you count non-business days so should it be going to the "yahoo! we're mailing it out!" stage soon? How long does it usually take once interviews are done?
 
Your file seems to be almost 90 days old. Is there an explanation for why its taken 2x the standard of service? Were your documents not in order? Were your references not acceptable?
 
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