PAL Wait Time

Took the course with my friends a few months ago

Jan 28-29 CFSC/CFRSC
Feb 3 Xpresspost mail
Feb 7 Received.
Mar 15 Issued.
April 16 Arrived.

My PAL arrived quite a bit longer than my friends, I think 2 or 3 weeks.
 
Trustme said:
From what I gather when I talked to the Alberta CFO unit, she said that as a first time applicant your entire life CPIC, Local police database, and interpol if be a reason to check interpol, get audited using some type of matrix. Then 5 years mental health, and domestic situations. (Also that the provisions of bill c71 need to be enacted, and aside from Quebec gun marking something or other nothing in the bill has come to effect.) This can take as long as it takes. and if you live in Alberta, its another 200% longer just because of that. and seeing as an individual with identical vitals has purple interpol notice on file, its going to be 500 days for me easy. I bet my left testicle, that i don't see gun ownership. I'll bet the right one too, that i never own more than a 12 Ga. thanks to C71, and the gun ban.
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well i sure hope the report differentiates between being charged and being the reportee in the local police file. I am also hoping the local VPD do not screw up the report again. A few years ago i had to get a record report from the VPD (Vancouver Police) for a work clearance. When i picked it up the report had all kinds of weird and recent charges. I asked them about that and they said that is my record. Turned out it was someone with a similar name to me. They gave me the wrong report. I half joked that it was lucky this other person wasnt wanted for murder or something.

I got the correct report next day (nothing on it)

I have been waiting for first time R(PAL) since they received the docs on March 21. Last time i called the BC CFO was early June. Was told was with a firearms officer and it will probably be at least two more months waiting time. (or longer)
The only thing on my record is a theft charge from almost 40 years ago. No history of violence / drugs. For the last 30 years not even a parking ticket.
 
I tought the worst would be waiting on the printer issue... I got everything now (Rpal in hand) I bought 2 restricted 1 month ago still waiting for the purchase to be approved... I hope I will atleast be able to shot a bullet before winter xD
 
RoberVi said:
Mine was approved june 21, as of last Wednesday when i called, they told me it might be from 2 to 6 more weeks for my licence to be printed...

Which one is it?!?
I seriously hope, the person you spoke to was right
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I spoke with the CFO for Ontario last Friday. He said they were processing/working on the licences issued from July 27(the day mine was issued) and to expect it mailed in a week.

So they must be moving faster since the printer situation was fixed and put to normal capacity as of July 2nd.

Fingers crossed I see my RPAL in the mail by this Friday. Won't hold my breath, but my transfer is being worked on now so I have two things floating around in the air right now.. and eventually a pistol will fall into my hands.
 
Tjb99 said:
Called today and was told could be another 3 weeks before i receive my rpal. It was approved June 24 2019
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If it has been issued request your RPAL Licence number over the phone + Expired Date and buy something now! Take forever to being approved These days
 
Because I'm impossibly impatient, and you guys don't help with all these thread updates, I just did yet another daily check even though technically I shouldn't expect my PAL/RPAL application to clear until at LEAST July 17th. Yet here's an update:

Application Received on: 2019-06-03

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.
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Colour me happy that I didn't end up on the slow boat like so many seem to be. Of course I'll believe it when I have that laminated little beauty in my hands...
 
RoberVi said:
UPDATE:

App mailed: 2019-05-12
App received: 2019-05-17
CC charged: 2019-06-13
License issued: 2019-06-20

Now to wait for printer and canada post to deliver it :)
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YESSS!!! FINAL UPDATE >>> #BERTA

App received: 2019-05-17
Licence in hand: 2019-07-11

Total: 55 days

Squeak the wheel boys and girls, when was the last time you called the CFP? perhaps you should call them today again and remind them that you're still waiting for them to do their job.

Good luck!!
 
What province are you in? Mine was issued June 27th - Already have a restricted in queue for transfer but waiting for the rpal to arrive in mail is the worst part.

Hopefully mine will arrive within a week
 
Called today again, The guy told me that its very unlikely that ill get it before the end of the year. definitely not before hunting season, and not before christmas. I have called my MP, and have requested that the CFO call me, the only thing left to do is go down to the courts, and file a reference. Which I'm going to do next week.

They just keep saying the same stuff at this point now. "the alberta CFO has a large work load" "you're one of 10,000 applicants"

So if you live in Alberta, and applied for RPAL, theres a good chance that you won't ever get to own a restricted firearm ever. And really, taking the RPAL course beyond this point for any one is a waste of money. highly unlikely that any one, that has just sent in an application will get their PAL before the election, and unless you have $$$ you won't be able to buy AR or hand gun by the time they become prohibited.
 
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