PAL Wait Time

[bendayable]

RPAL upgrade in Ontario:

Course taken mid-late august
Mailed Sept. 3rd
Delivered Sept 10th
CC Charge + online status appeared Sept 27th

Called CFO and they are waiting for my stamped papers. Instructed me to fax it in and call 2 weeks after I fax it, by then they will have looked at it and put it in their system.

Approved as of Oct 16th, waiting for the card to come in the mail before violating my credit card.

[Oilmoneyy]

Once you have submitted the stamped papers from the CFO, give it 2-3 weeks to show up online. I got charged the day my application appeared online but every case is different so it’s unpredictable. With regards to the number, call the number you mentioned with the prompts (1, 5 then 2). Keep in mind, they won’t be able to look up your account until your profile appears online with an application number.

What do you mean by stamped papers? When I sent in my application, the only things required were the application forms, a passport type photo and my course test papers with final grade.

[aboynamedsuita]

What do you mean by stamped papers? When I sent in my application, the only things required were the application forms, a passport type photo and my course test papers with final grade.

I think I read that in some provinces after you take the CFSC you do not get a copy back, but are instead mailed a stamped copy ~2 weeks later. In MB we got the copy of the results the same day.

[Wakizash]

New PAL
Sep 3 mailed in
Sep 10 received
Sep 28 CC charged, application online, completed initial review
Oct 19 called in, saying at final stage, everything is fine.

What does it mean at final stage?

[HelloKy]

New PAL

Sep 12th Passed CFSC/CRFSC
Oct 4th Mailed in (Took a long time to get signatures lol)

As of Oct 20th can't yet see my status online, I do not know when they've received it (if at all, though I sent with Canada Post so I'm sure it got there eventually), and not yet seen a charge on the credit card.

Soon. "Patience is a Virtue" my mother would day

[Cueburn]

They received my application September 27th (confirmed by tracking # ) and my credit card was only charged today October 20th I was able to log in for status check for the first time. It seems the typical 2 weeks that everyone was getting between received application and credit card charge is now 3 weeks, maybe the holiday was a factor?

[Wakizash]

New PAL
Sep 3 mailed in
Sep 10 received
Sep 28 CC charged, application online, completed initial review
Oct 19 called in, saying at final stage, everything is fine.

What does it mean at final stage?

Still waiting, should I call in a week or it's too frequent?

[Cueburn]

Does anyone know the questions they ask when they call you, your references and spouse?

[Crooton]

Does anyone know the questions they ask when they call you, your references and spouse?

I got a phone call 10 months after I applied. They asked me
1. For what purpose are you getting a PAL?
2. Where do you work?
3. Have you ever had suicidal thoughts?

It was pretty brief and no issues.

[BellevilleMXZ]

They got my stuff and signed for it sept 17th, got Rpal in mail Oct 22nd. Much quicker than I thought was going to be. Had not even called them.