Originally Posted by
frromage
Approved!
My timeline for rpal - Quebec!
Late March 2019 - CFSRC course
Early April - CFSC course
Late April - receive results by mail
April 30th - get the in person paper signed by local PD, mailed regular snail mail. No boxes ticked.
May 9th - apparently received and opened at Miramichi
June 6th - File appeared online on the RCMP website, credit card was charged.
June 12th - did loi9/bill 9 course
August 15th - call rcmp cfp in miramichi - was told it was transferred to Quebec cfo(surete de Quebec) in early June they’ll get to it eventually. Asked to be transferred, got a machine message that they can’t answer the phone and to try again later.
September 4th - emailed the QC SQ cfo email (permis AT surete) asking politely what’s happening with my application
September 5th got a reply to my email saying that someone will contact me shortly.
September 6th - missed a call from unknown number. Voicemail in broken English(I’m fully bilingual but I guess some of my forms were in English) asking me to call back at cfp rcmp number extension some analyst for the SQ. The guy works noon to 7pm.
Sep 6 - called 3-4 times got voicemail, called again got through to the same agent that called me, did a simple phone interview, he asked to get in contact with my references and have them call in. I asked my references to call in, 1 confirmed that same day and the other didn’t have the time yet.
Sept 16 - called the cfo analyst again just to double check if 2nd reference called yet, nope. Contacted reference to call it in 2 minutes after I spoke with CFO. Got confirmation they spoke. 2 hours later my permit is issued on the website. Will see how long to physically get my license
Takeaways: 1) I’m certain if I didn’t email the cfo about my application it wouldn’t have moved along. 2) Quebec CFO makes 1 singular attempt to contact you and your references. Be on the ball guys, they probably don’t follow up with in limbo applications.