PAL Wait Time

[JeffT]

My complete timeline is below.

Keep in mind having to send in a new photo literally delayed my application by months. I had phoned after they had my new photo for two weeks and was advised of a two month backlog in return information dept. So make sure your photo is perfect and on photo paper!! I made the grave error of originally printing my photo on high quality laser presentation paper.

Oct. 15, 2020 - Application mailed via regular mail.
Oct. 22, 2020 - Application received.
Feb. 12, 2021 - Credit card charged and viewable online.
April 16, 2021 - Application status updated online that more info. was needed. Phoned same day and it was a new photo being requested.
April 19, 2021 - New photo sent via Xpresspost.
April 23, 2021 - New photo received.
(phoned two more times several weeks apart and was advised more time was needed)
July 13, 2021 - Phoned B.C. CFO and application was approved within 1-2 hours of phone call.

PAL / R/PAL applicant from B.C.

And card FINALLY received in mail July 30, 2021.

[Normand1986]

New-Brunswick applicant RPAL

June 19-20 crfsc course
Mailed June 21 regular mail
Received in miramichi rcmp June 22 visible on site
Credit card charge July 2
Completed initial review if more information is required we will contact you July 5
Your application has been completed your licence as been issued July 8
Received card in mail july 26.
Took my photos at Jean coutu professional

[efka]

ON application received 2020-nov-6
cc charged 2021-mar-5
current status: Your application has completed initial processing. It is now in progress. Please check the status again at a later date.

called on apr 15, response was "sent to cfo"
called may 19, response was "sent to cfo, nothing missing, call back in july"
called june 24, response - call back

June 28 - Current Status: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.

August 6 License issued and arriving in 2 weeks

only took 9 months

[YC71]

This thread was very helpful to manage my expectations, but also to understand how many have been expedited by calling the RCMP and/or CFO when something doesn't seem right. Luckily I haven't needed to make those calls to this point, but the person I took the course with and simultaneously applied with did, as something was a little off. And, same as many here, even though the status was 'completed initial review, if more info required we will contact you', there was in fact more info required and there was no contact. She called at my urging because of what I'd read here.

Anyway, thought I'd add my timeline also:

May 30 - CFSC taken
June 17 - Application received
June 28 - CC charged
July 10-15 - Completed initial review, if more info required.... Hadn't been checking regularly, so don't know exact date
Aug 5 - Application completed, licence issued Haven't got it yet, but only a week

By mid-July, my friend's CC had not been charged, 3 weeks after me with otherwise identical timelines. She called, they couldn't read the CC number so it was being declined. Fixed it immediately and charged that day. How long otherwise? Be the squeaky wheel if something seems off

[Singh99]

BC applicant
PAL & RPAL

course taken: May 30, 2021
received: 28 june, 2021
CC charged: 8 july, 2021 and showed up online.
Approved: 11 August
Called CFP BC, was put on hold for 2 mins and approved on call.

Waiting for card in mail

[rascal1]

And card FINALLY received in mail July 30, 2021.

What's the BC CFO direct number? In am in the same position, it's been sitting in his office now for over a month and a half still waiting. The process started March 12 mind you. Every time I call the CFP number, I get some woman who has no clue and will not give me the number for the BC office. When I call her out on this unreasonable delay in my renewal, she claims it's a lack of resources causing it. She would not transfer me and basically hung up. Bunch of horse crap, the only thing that has changed since my last renewal is my address. So much b.s..

[rascal1]

BC applicant
PAL & RPAL

course taken: May 30, 2021
received: 28 june, 2021
CC charged: 8 july, 2021 and showed up online.
Approved: 11 August
Called CFP BC, was put on hold for 2 mins and approved on call.
Waiting for card in mail

What's the BC CFO phone number??


Found it ,hopefully it's still current: The BC CFO can be reached at 1-800-731-4000, then hit 1, 1 again, and then extension #9530.

[Singh99]

Try calling BC CFO 1-800-731-4000, then 1, 1 then extension #9530. Was helpful in my case.
I called 2-3 times from the day it appeared online and was told to call BC CFO.
Finally tried on 11th aug and got approved right away.

Hoping best for you. Hopefully you will have it soon.

[YC71]

Card received Aug 16

[JeffT]

BC applicant
PAL & RPAL

course taken: May 30, 2021
received: 28 june, 2021
CC charged: 8 july, 2021 and showed up online.
Approved: 11 August
Called CFP BC, was put on hold for 2 mins and approved on call.

Waiting for card in mail

That is so fast. Congrats. It took just under four months for CC to be charged and for it to show up online back when my application was submitted in October.