Ah thanks for the info. My friends told me to call as it should have shown up online well within the 28 day period. I'm not concerned really. The SLA listed is 45 days anyhow.
PAL Wait Time
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Ah thanks for the info. My friends told me to call as it should have shown up online well within the 28 day period. I'm not concerned really. The SLA listed is 45 days anyhow.
9 months give or take a week. Answered yes to a question so was buried in a pile.....
phoned every two weeks some nice people answered some rude people answered.
Took a bit but finally got it moving once it hit cfo 3 weeks to pal showing up in mail.
phoned every two weeks some nice people answered some rude people answered.
Took a bit but finally got it moving once it hit cfo 3 weeks to pal showing up in mail.
finally i saw this:
"Licence Application Status Results
Application Number: 10 - #########x - 05
Application Received on: 2014/08/18
Current Status: Your application has been processed and your licence has been issued. If you have not received your licence within 2 weeks please contact the Canadian Firearms Program Toll Free number. (1-800 731-4000)"
"Licence Application Status Results
Application Number: 10 - #########x - 05
Application Received on: 2014/08/18
Current Status: Your application has been processed and your licence has been issued. If you have not received your licence within 2 weeks please contact the Canadian Firearms Program Toll Free number. (1-800 731-4000)"
Just gonna poke my head in here and ask about the course results. I took the course on December 12/13/14th, still haven't received any paper work yet in the mail. I have already mailed out my application without the certificate to get the 28 day waiting period out of the way. How long did it take you guys to get your certificate/course results in the mail?
I did mine just over a year ago and the results took about a month to arrive (I had taken the course with Wellesley consulting in the GTA) and then from the date it was entered into the system it was 41 days until I received the card in the mail
Thanks for the info, I dug around a bit, most people update with the time that it took for the license to be issued, but not how long the certificate took to arrive.
I guess I will have to be a little more patient since I did mine right before the holiday period... D:
I guess I will have to be a little more patient since I did mine right before the holiday period... D:
Get your references to call guys once it shows your application has completed initial processing. They are so backed up they wont call your references for ages. I can't stress this enough! I finally called them after waiting 60 days, grrrrr, anyways she told me to get 1 of my references to call. So I did. They next day my license was approved. It came in the mail today. I am positive if my reference did not call in I would still be waiting for who knows how long. It only took 1 reference. So get it done!
Oh yeah, your reference will have to quote your application # which will be on the application status website. gl
Oh yeah, your reference will have to quote your application # which will be on the application status website. gl
Application Number: 10 - #########x - 05
Application Received on: 2013/04/15
Current Status: Your application has completed initial processing. It is now in progress. Please check the status again at a later date.
Its going on 2 years in April and still no final interview from the Manitoba CFO as he promised in November 2013. I find it really unreasonable to have to wait this long for this man to give me a decision I paid to get in a reasonable timely manner.
Anyone else have to wait this long in Manitoba for this CFO to give you a decision? I have left several voicemail, messages to return calls, and a letter of complaint as I was instructed to by the MB ombudsman but still no response whatsoever.
Application Received on: 2013/04/15
Current Status: Your application has completed initial processing. It is now in progress. Please check the status again at a later date.
Its going on 2 years in April and still no final interview from the Manitoba CFO as he promised in November 2013. I find it really unreasonable to have to wait this long for this man to give me a decision I paid to get in a reasonable timely manner.
Anyone else have to wait this long in Manitoba for this CFO to give you a decision? I have left several voicemail, messages to return calls, and a letter of complaint as I was instructed to by the MB ombudsman but still no response whatsoever.
That is an excruciating amount of time to wait. Has one of your references been interviewed? I would be dealing with the folks in miramichi if I was you. It seems like they were the ones who did my whole application process. Definitely check where they are at on this
I've filed a complaint today with the Commission for Public Complaints Against the RCMP against the CFO and they said he has 45 days to respond to the complaint and I cannot justify what could be the reason for such an unreasonable delay for my RPAL app?
Our last phone call was in nov 2013 and he specifically told me it would be a short time for the final decision. My refs were called, my background check is complete according to our last phone call, everything is checked out as far as hes concerned. He just has to give me a yay or nay, literally. This is unbelievable.
Our last phone call was in nov 2013 and he specifically told me it would be a short time for the final decision. My refs were called, my background check is complete according to our last phone call, everything is checked out as far as hes concerned. He just has to give me a yay or nay, literally. This is unbelievable.
Sent my application in,in October 2014.
There was a big delay then,as my payment didn't go through (I tried paying with a visa/debit card instead of a credit card).so I recieved a letter about that,and had to wait untill I got a credit card to make the payment.
Made the payment over the phone on the 15th january,then had my status changed online to "in progress" on the 19th.
Kept phoning in after that to try keep the ball rolling,and got put through to the background checks department on Friday when I called.the guy I spoke to was really nice and helpful.he told me that my application was on hold because untill I either was approved my canadian permanent residency (im not canadian and am currently in the process of getting my permanent residency) OR untill I got a letter of "good standing" from my home countrys police.
I had already got a letter of good standing from back home and included it in my application!but who ever looked at it didn't see it and I guess just tossed my application aside!so I explained to the guy on the phone that I had included it with my application so he had a look and was like "ah here it is!wonder why they didn't see it??".so he had a quick read of the letter and said "yeah this is fine,Im gonna go ahead and approve this right now".
I was so happy when he said that!
So I should hopefully get it in the post in the next couple of weeks!
I can now completely understand why people stress that you should phone in.
There was a big delay then,as my payment didn't go through (I tried paying with a visa/debit card instead of a credit card).so I recieved a letter about that,and had to wait untill I got a credit card to make the payment.
Made the payment over the phone on the 15th january,then had my status changed online to "in progress" on the 19th.
Kept phoning in after that to try keep the ball rolling,and got put through to the background checks department on Friday when I called.the guy I spoke to was really nice and helpful.he told me that my application was on hold because untill I either was approved my canadian permanent residency (im not canadian and am currently in the process of getting my permanent residency) OR untill I got a letter of "good standing" from my home countrys police.
I had already got a letter of good standing from back home and included it in my application!but who ever looked at it didn't see it and I guess just tossed my application aside!so I explained to the guy on the phone that I had included it with my application so he had a look and was like "ah here it is!wonder why they didn't see it??".so he had a quick read of the letter and said "yeah this is fine,Im gonna go ahead and approve this right now".
I was so happy when he said that!
So I should hopefully get it in the post in the next couple of weeks!
I can now completely understand why people stress that you should phone in.
I sent mine in a few week ago, for RPAL, registered mail, so I know they got it on the 23rd of Jan. I have no criminal record and scored 100/100 practical and written on both PAL and RPAL portions so don't see any issue(I hope)
Will update when I get it in the mail.
Will update when I get it in the mail.
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It only took 3 months from when I mailed it to when I got my card.
I waited just over 2 months after I mailed it and then called them to check the status. They said I needed to do an interview for my RPAL and I just asked to do it right away (which we did). She then asked me to have my references call during any business hours and gave me the reference number to give to them. So then I called my references (who are lazy and don't make calls when given time to do it) and told them the RCMP wants to speak to them immediately lol, they did the interviews and it was approved and mailed out the same day. It took 1 hour from when I checked to go from "completed initial processing" to "approved," I was sooo happy.
I waited just over 2 months after I mailed it and then called them to check the status. They said I needed to do an interview for my RPAL and I just asked to do it right away (which we did). She then asked me to have my references call during any business hours and gave me the reference number to give to them. So then I called my references (who are lazy and don't make calls when given time to do it) and told them the RCMP wants to speak to them immediately lol, they did the interviews and it was approved and mailed out the same day. It took 1 hour from when I checked to go from "completed initial processing" to "approved," I was sooo happy.
Day 55 - applying to just the non restricted. They said they need to scan my application in (photo and whatnot), and I asked if my references can call in yet. They said no, and that after my application gets scanned in they will either approve it or forward it to the CFO and that if I don't receive my license in 2-3 weeks I should call back.
Has anyone been in a similar situation? How long will I have to wait? Is there nothing I can do?
Has anyone been in a similar situation? How long will I have to wait? Is there nothing I can do?
I don't believe they talk to references on a Non Restricted. Based on my run through this process the absolute only part you can speed up is getting your references to call instead of waiting for them to be called. So for Non Restricted I'd say you can't influence the outcome in anyway.
