PAL Wait Time

Calgarian said:
7 months with no cc charged or visible online? What province are you in? I’m going on 3 weeks after my cc charged and posted online.
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No. Just almost seven months and don’t have it yet. I’ll post full detailed timeline once I have it! ;o) The fact I had to send in a new photo delayed my application by a couple months easy. The return information dept. is backlogged 6-8 weeks alone.
 
Nope, i call them about every 2 weeks to see whats going on, and they gave me the same automated answers of “the cfo has it for final signature.” Okay, i get it but what i dont get, is why is it taking 4 months just to hit this guys desk? Also, when i got off the phone with them today, i was told i can expect another 6-12 months waiting for the cfo to finish it.(They told me he recieved it in march) So, I get to sit here for almost 2 years and wait, even though i have never had so much as an incident with authorities or anything. I just really dont understand how some folks are getting their pals in a literal fraction of the time of others, when most of the backgrounds have gotta be very similar. Do you think if i had a word with my MLA or MP it would have any bearing? Im really getting sick and tired of this run around game to be frank.
 
I'm eagerly awaiting my PAL/RPAL, and thought I would share my trajectory, so far:
- CFSC/CRFSC course completed Feb 27-28, 2021 eastern Ontario ($339.00)
- March 19, 2021 received my Ontario CFO stamps (stamp date March 15, 2021)
- Application sent March 21, 2021 and received March 24, 2021 (ExpressPost $17.68)
- Credit card charged May 17, 2021 ($81.76)
 
Canucktoban said:
Nope, i call them about every 2 weeks to see whats going on, and they gave me the same automated answers of “the cfo has it for final signature.” Okay, i get it but what i dont get, is why is it taking 4 months just to hit this guys desk? Also, when i got off the phone with them today, i was told i can expect another 6-12 months waiting for the cfo to finish it.(They told me he recieved it in march) So, I get to sit here for almost 2 years and wait, even though i have never had so much as an incident with authorities or anything. I just really dont understand how some folks are getting their pals in a literal fraction of the time of others, when most of the backgrounds have gotta be very similar. Do you think if i had a word with my MLA or MP it would have any bearing? Im really getting sick and tired of this run around game to be frank.
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That’s insane and makes no sense. Another 6-12 months? Unbelievable. It’s like you’re from overseas and they have to do background check(s) in other country/countries!!
 
I know man, thats whats frustrating me so much, is seeing folks like me get it in no time flat. Born and raised on the prairies west of winnipeg, so definitely not a foreigner haha, need to find out where i can get some accountability held.
 
scianna54 said:
BC - for my wife

Received Feb 22
May 5, credit card charged
expect 45 days to complete

She did her course in November but was a bit lazy to mail in the form, since I have had my license forever but I said heck, get your own, she is pretty good, I taught her well - she shoots better than me, her eye sight is amazing, the course was a breeze, she achieved full points, first in class. Girls.
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Feb 14 - mailed in application
Feb 22 - received
May 5 - credit card charged
May 18 - license issued

female applicant, BC, PAL/RPAL

no references called


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Not a new application, but my wife just renewed her RPAL.. did everything online, received new card 17 days later. We've experienced nothing but friendly expeditious service here in BC, hate hearing about the horror stories some have gone through in other provinces. I avoid buying any restricteds from EE out of Ontario for that very reason.
 
Sumonda said:
Not a new application, but my wife just renewed her RPAL.. did everything online, received new card 17 days later. We've experienced nothing but friendly expeditious service here in BC, hate hearing about the horror stories some have gone through in other provinces. I avoid buying any restricteds from EE out of Ontario for that very reason.
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Well I’m from B.C. and my RPAL application is anything but expeditious! lol
 
ON application received 2020-nov-6
cc charged 2021-mar-5
called on apr 15, response was "sent to cfo"
called may 19, response was "sent to cfo, nothing missing, call back in july"

194 days so far :mad:
 
Rpal upgrade
Nova scotia applicant
Sent March 1st-2021
Recieved March 9th-2021
Cc charged may 12-2021
License approved and issued may 19-2021
 
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