Well, emailing them was the right approach...
They just got back to me...
Based on my name and email in my email address, they must have looked it up. Says it is not with CFO yet but still with central processing. Said central processing is "waiting for photo" which means they haven't uploaded my photo yet (which I included and paper clipped it) or lost the photo. They did give me a separate email to contact them...which I will do.
CCFR, CSSA, NRA (Life), CPC, CHP
Hi All. This is my first post. I have been reading this forum for several months now and have found all the inputs shared by this group extremely useful. I am from Ontario. My NR-PAL was received in Mar 2022 and current status is "Initial Review Complete". As experienced by others I have emailed and called several times but in vain. Finally emailed to CFO-ON last week and followed up today and got a reply saying that my case is received by them but is not assigned a CFO yet and they cant provide a timeline. I am loosing my patience now. I check this forum several times a day and also my application status.
Don't know what to do next. Planning to email them again in a few days.
Mailed application on: 2022-04-27
Application received on: 2022-05-11
Credit Card Charged on: 2022-08-15
Current status today: 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 an email, will provide an update when I get a response, looks like my application is taking longer than a lot of people here... I am seeing a lot of people who sent their application in July already have received their physical card in October...
I've emailed the AB CFO twice now, I don't expect I'll get a response, but I will post if I do. The whole thing is a joke, it'd be nice if the people who steal a quarter of my money can give me absolutely anything in return, can't even get the time of day out of these... people...
I wonder if this extreme back log is strictly Ontario's problem. Seems like Alberta applications are zipping through…