Shorten PAL Approval Times

[Rabidus]

Update today on my expired RPAL renewal.

Sent Jan. 21st
Website updated Feb 25th as received Jan. 28th
Card charged Feb 25th

So should be shooting again in a few weeks hopefully!

Last update. Received my renewed RPAL March 9, 2019 with a date of issue of February 28, 2019. About 6 weeks in total. Not bad!

[Arrow105]

First time PAL Application Timeline, QC:
Feb. 6: Application received at Miramachi
Mar. 8: CC charged, appears online in system
Apr. 17: PAL approved, mailed out

[AzK1ck3r]

Timeline for first RPAL application, Quebec.

Passed CFSC, CRFSC and the Loi 9 courses in August 2018.

Sent in application and results to Miramichi on September 13th

Received by RCMP on September 19th

CC charged and application available online on October 16th (day 28)

Called RCMP on October 23rd (Day 35)
No information missing, all is in order

Application shows up In progress on November 2nd (Day 45)

Called RCMP today (November 26th, Day 69) They say that the Quebec CFO had my application
So I called the Quebec CFO, apparently they're overrun with applications and mine hasn't been assigned to an agent yet.
The very helpful lady (who seemed pretty exasperated with the situation) tells me that it's probably not worth calling until about February because of the holidays.
Also tells me that the only thing left to do is to call my references.

So I'll be stuck here on the equipment exchange, salivating over the guns I can't get yet for another couple of months!

Final Update:

Called QC CFO on January 9th (Day 113)
Guy says delayed because RCMP did not have my picture (BS)
Guy says should be issued in February, says to wait till March to call again

Called QC CFO on March 4th (day 167)
Guy says he’ll follow up on my call and take a look at my file to try and speed up the process since it’s almost been 6 months.
My references were called and my interview was conducted within the hour and my RPAL was issued the next day.

Received it last Friday (March 15th, day 178)
So in total, for first RPAL application in QC, duration was 5 months and 25 days, finally!

[kronos2000]

[For Ontario residents: you can send in your application before you get your stamped CFSC firearms course results back from the Ontario CFO and get the 28 day waiting period started earlier than if you wait and attach the results to the application. Questions 20(a) and (b) each have a box to check if the exam results are enclosed, so you would just leave that blank. Probably also worthwhile to include a note that exam results will follow. The 28 day clock starts once the application is received by CFC. If you wait until you get your 'stamped' safety course report(s) back you have added that to your waiting period, and it is often about 6 weeks.]

Is this still a thing?

[kronos2000]

Ontario RPAL Timeline:
April 15th - Sent in RPAL Application via Canada Post Registered Mail (Day 0)
April 18th - Application was received in Miramichi, NB (Day 3)

Will update this post as I receive updates

[xeronine]

Ontario RPAL Timeline:
April 15th - Sent in RPAL Application via Canada Post Registered Mail (Day 0)

Will update this post as I receive updates

Best of luck brother. The wait seems like forever!

Day 40 for me..

[saigol7]

It's a 3 tiered system. Please read the following cross post.

https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/foru...4#post15879014

[xeronine]

It's a 3 tiered system. Please read the following cross post.

https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/foru...4#post15879014

Which I think most of us knew already, though the part about being able to be approved before going to the CFO first is an interesting bit of information.

I'm assuming even if it goes to secondary screening, the 45 days timeframe should still apply, so long as ones application is truthful and complete.

[Talltimber1]

I got a reference to call in for an interview and they laughed at them and said we will call you if we want an interview.
I'm not sure how this seemed to work for everyone else.

[Eddie Dean]

They received mine today, so hopefully next week sometime?....? Lol