PAL Wait Time

I've been waiting 16 months, checked last week ....nothing. checked today and approved. Now to wait for the card and who knows when that will be
 
Do you know why yours would take so long? Did you just never call in? have 'yes' answers, something like that?

Just asking out of curiosity. There seems to be no pattern to some of these.



DucM1200 said:
I've been waiting 16 months, checked last week ....nothing. checked today and approved. Now to wait for the card and who knows when that will be
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Not out of luck, but in March everything shut down for two months. So there are going to be delays, for sure.


BillyBandue said:
Hoping someone else will chime in with some good news at some point. Right now it seems anyone who has a first time application which reached Miramichi after February 26th is out of luck.
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Got my PAL in the mail today. I sent in my paperwork in Dec 2018 so only took 1.5 years. I'm surprised they chose the COVID19 pandemic as the perfect time to finally process my application :p
 
irishcanuck said:
Got my PAL in the mail today. I sent in my paperwork in Dec 2018 so only took 1.5 years. I'm surprised they chose the COVID19 pandemic as the perfect time to finally process my application :p
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Maybe in another 1.5 years they'll finish approving your first restricted transfer!
 
I submitted my application March 2 2020 and its up on the system and credit card charged. Hope it gets approved quickly and I get out there!
 
I mailed in my application for restricted and non-restricted on December 10, 2018. They received my application on December 18, 2018. Application was completed 100% correctly with no boxes checked. My license finally turned up in the mail yesterday June 2, 2020. That 532 days after they received my application.
 
WillNotMiss said:
I mailed in my application for restricted and non-restricted on December 10, 2018. They received my application on December 18, 2018. Application was completed 100% correctly with no boxes checked. My license finally turned up in the mail yesterday June 2, 2020. That 532 days after they received my application.
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That's disgusting. That's way too long. Congrats, I would lose my mind. No accountability in government.
 
FROM THE RCMP WEBSITE:

Impacts on services due to the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
Due to measures taken to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the Canadian Firearms Program is currently experiencing significant impacts to our services, like many other service providers in Canada.

Clients may experience longer than normal wait times when calling the contact centre
the processing of applications for a new firearm licence has been initiated, however, clients may still experience delays due to reduced capacity in our processing centre
The production of firearms licence cards has been initiated, however, clients may still experience delays due to reduced capacity in our processing centre
The delivery of Firearms Safety Course (s) may be postponed due to social distancing protocols
Firearm licence expiry
As per the Common Sense Firearms Licensing Act, since October 2017, individuals have a six-month extension (grace) period past the expiry date printed on their firearms licence card to submit a renewal application online
Your firearms licence card will remain valid, with limitations, during this extension (grace) period
Individuals can check the status of their firearms licence application via Individual Web Services
Firearm licence renewal
The processing of firearms licence renewal applications submitted by mail have been significantly impacted
We recommend submitting your application to renew your firearms licence via Individual Web Services.
Individuals can check the status of their firearms licence application via Individual Web Services.
As this is an evolving situation, we will continue to provide updates on our website as required.
 
Pal Application received November 2019 and it was approved on the 5th of June
No boxes checked but it was in the hands of Toronto for old driving infractions.
Pal/rpal Ontario
 
Mailed my PAL and RPAL application end of February 2020, Firearms Centre would have been received March 3rd latest.
Still no application on file. Called office, was told its still normal and it could take a couple more weeks, they are backlogged and their primary focus is renewals, not new applications :-(
 
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