Here's my recent Alberta PAL/RPAL timeline:
- 23.Aug 2021: Application received
- 27.Aug 2021: New Firearm AB Ministry in effect with appointed PCFO
- 9.Sep 2021: CC charged
- 19.Sep 2021: 28 day holding period expires
- 21.Sep 2021: Called provincial extension #9026 to check if anything is missing. Agent was located in NB. Agent stated the photo is in the scanning queue. Agent reviewed application and stated that after scanning the file is sent to provincial jurisdiction for final approval.
It appears the convenience/benefit of provincial CFO offices does not enter the picture until after photo scanning. I used a professional photographer. My impression is that no other information will be required before approval.
Time to cross fingers/toes and hope for the best. I guess this process causes an itchy trigger finger (outside the trigger guard, of course)!
Last edited by Waltech; 09-24-2021 at 12:08 PM.
My timeline for application for RPAL from Ontario:
3 Sept. 2021: Application Received
20 Sept. 2021: CC Charged and Online status is visible as "Completed initial review'
Waiting for further update.
My wife has been waiting 9 months now. Ontario. Several phone calls, last one said it was with the provincial CFO, but unable to get any update info from Ontario CFO.
Same here in BC. Been waiting since March 12. The only difference from my last renewal is my home address. It's an insidious plan to make this whole process so time consuming and frustrating, people will just give up on applying for and renewing PAL's. No one answers the phone at the BC CFO to update a person on their application. Brutal service.
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Interestingly, we both share a 17 day window from the application being received and CC charge.
It feels like the process is normalizing itself. It is amazing how fully booked both safety courses were when I started to look at this in mid-July. If it were not for a late cancellation, I would have had to wait more than two weeks between the CFSC and CRFSC.
The interest in firearm licencing in my area is booming and would suggest longer timelines, not shorter as I am experiencing.