Interesting PAL mail delievery time

[gelatine]

I'm currently out of the country and my PAL is about to expire in Sep.
Just in case I'll not be able make it in time, and I'm ordering 2 rifles, so I decided to renew my PAL early.

I sent out the mail by express from Asia. I kept tracking everyday, every few hours.
I noticed one funny thing............. Here's the exact delievery time I copied from Canada Post.

2017/06/18 12:45 MISSISSAUGA, ON Item has arrived in Canada and was sent for further processing.
2017/06/18 13:10 MISSISSAUGA, ON Item was released by Customs and is now with Canada Post for processing.

2017/06/18 20:10 MISSISSAUGA, ON Item processed.
2017/06/20 05:28 DIEPPE, NB Item processed <<---
2017/06/21 06:35 MIRAMICHI, NB Item processed <<---
2017/06/21 06:50 MIRAMICHI, NB Out for delivery What is this

Found any thing weird?

From Missassauga, ON to DIEPPE, NB. Nearly 1100KM, took 2 days. Well... 1-1/2 days.
From Dieppe, NB to Miramichi, only 110KM and took one day.

Lord... I wish I can personally send it to there. Or anyone has idea how to rush local postman? :D

[sulisa]

First world problems?

It takes a day or two to get a letter from my house to my neighbour's. Centralized sorting.

Consider yourself lucky - most "normal" mail for the Atlantic provinces gets sorted in Halifax. Your application just happened to be treated like a parcel, and handled through Dieppe.

[dacron]

If you were in a rush why not do it online?

[FLHTCUI]

First world problems?

It takes a day or two to get a letter from my house to my neighbour's. Centralized sorting.

Consider yourself lucky - most "normal" mail for the Atlantic provinces gets sorted in Halifax. Your application just happened to be treated like a parcel, and handled through Dieppe.

But, but, but I checked its status every couple hours.
Surely it should have moved after several hours?
LOL.
FLHTCUI

[kidcom]

dacron is right, you should have done it online. I took a picture with my cell phone, filled out the renewal form online, attached the picture and it was processed and approved within a week. It took another week for it to get to me. Oh I forgot to mention that I renewed my PAL the day after my birthday which was one year less a day before it expires. My renewed PAL is now good for 6 years less a day.

[gelatine]

Yes, I did try to process online.

I was out of country too long and don't have any accessible bank acount.
Therefore, I can't even start from the first stage "Online Security".

In case if there is anyone who out of the country for a while, and may not access to online security thing,
REMEMBER to renew your PAL at LEAST 4 months EARLIER.

KIDCOM:
I'll try to renew one year EARLIER next time. Indeed... IF CFC allowed me to.... I'd pay double to get 10 yrs renew~

[calibrecarstairs]

https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/foru...9#post13813799

It's called a GCKEY. You DO NOT need a bank account.

[amkorp]

Yes, I did try to process online.

I was out of country too long and don't have any accessible bank acount.
Therefore, I can't even start from the first stage "Online Security".

In case if there is anyone who out of the country for a while, and may not access to online security thing,
REMEMBER to renew your PAL at LEAST 4 months EARLIER.

KIDCOM:
I'll try to renew one year EARLIER next time. Indeed... IF CFC allowed me to.... I'd pay double to get 10 yrs renew~

You know you can register for a username and password on the RCMP site right? You don't HAVE to have a bank account.

[gelatine]

DAMN................................. I found it NOW...

Too late I have sent out the application.

But Thank to you all anyway, I'll read it more carefully next time.
Although it'll be 5 yrs later. (Well, will do it next time a year earlier)

[TheOnlyRightAnswer]

Found any thing weird?

From Missassauga, ON to DIEPPE, NB. Nearly 1100KM, took 2 days. Well... 1-1/2 days.
From Dieppe, NB to Miramichi, only 110KM and took one day.

Lord... I wish I can personally send it to there. Or anyone has idea how to rush local postman? :D

Not really. From Mississauga to Dieppe it's a direct delivery route by semi or plane. Dieppe sorts your letter and loads it onto a truck that goes out at night and drops off it off at the sorting facility in Miramichi. Then the letter is further sorted for final delivery by a carrier.

The mail system is a modern marvel that we think is mundane and slow despite its efficiency.