PAL Wait Time

Anyone have advice for me? I applied in September and I missed one checkbox.
I sent the document back to the RCMP through their online mail in February and still am waiting on initial processing. How do I speed this process up?
Been waiting for 8 months now.
 
Crooton said:
Anyone have advice for me? I applied in September and I missed one checkbox.
I sent the document back to the RCMP through their online mail in February and still am waiting on initial processing. How do I speed this process up?
Been waiting for 8 months now.
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Call to ensure they received your info, and ask if they need anything else.
 
JeffT said:
Hindsight is 20/20 for sure. Definitely not worth waiting months longer to save a few bucks. But I was very careful when I produced my own photo. It was the unspecified photo paper requirement that got me. Thus I’m still waiting many months later.
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for me. I have a CAA (BCAA) membership. I can get free passport pictures every 2years. When at BCAA, they went to Firearms website, looked up picture requirements and adjusted the picture to match.
 
Road to getting PAL licence

Ontario applicant

-Mid December 2020 safety and restricted course completed.

-February 11 2021 stamped by CFO(exactly 8 weeks to the day as told by our instructor)

-February 17 2021 received in home mail from CFO office Ontario

-February 17 2021 application sent to RCMP in Miramichi by registered mail.

-February 22 2021 application delivered to RCMP

-May 5 2021 Credit Card charged for new licence fee

-May 17 2021 application has been processed and licence has been issued.

-May 26 licence in hand.

Took exactly 5 months from start to finish. No references called.
 
eatclaylove said:
Québec Applicant, PAL & RPAL
Pal and RPAL Courses done: 2 & 3 January 2021
Received: 12 January
CC Charged: 26 April
License Approved and Issued: 21 May
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Gosh, I sent mine in March 2020 and I only received my RPAL this month, while I already had my PAL. I don't know why it took so long since I have absolutely nothing shady in my life,
 
Junckopolo said:
Gosh, I sent mine in March 2020 and I only received my RPAL this month, while I already had my PAL. I don't know why it took so long since I have absolutely nothing shady in my life,
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only a handful of applicants in 2020 compares to the years before due to courses being closed for most of the year, they won't have jobs if they approve all fast, what was 4 months before, 12 months is the new normal
 
I am wondering if the score you achieved in your PAL exam has an influence on the time of your PAL processing time.

12 months is not the norm anymore, seems to be a maximum of 5 months now as I can see from the reports here. If it takes longer than that, I think it is mostly due to administrative mistakes on your side, i.e. wrong picture format, wrong picture paper, or missing information and wrong checked boxes.

Use caution when submitting the application. Mistakes are easy to be made.

I know it from experience,
 
Quebec resident.
Miramichi received my application on August 13, 2020.
Credit card charged and application status viewable online on December 2, 2020.

Update :

Restricted PAL received in mail on May 26, 2021.
No calls from RCMP and I never called them.
No boxes checked and I don't think that there are any mistakes on my application form.
 
I reviewed my form multiple times, my picture was already taken because of my PAL renewal completed a few months before, and like I said I have absolutely nothing that would be an obstacle to get one. I called after 8 months and they said everything was perfect and I only had to wait, but they interviewed me at that moment to reconfirm everything was done correctly and it was. My guess is more that whoever was in charge of new applications came back recently because I see a lot of people with different waiting times getting it in May in Quebec but they didn't have the honesty to tell people that new RPALs were not being reviewed as fast as other services in Quebec by the Sûreté.
 
Crewchief47 said:
ON Applicant
PAL course taken:1998
Origonal PAL issued in 98, I then let it expire as life and family happened before I got started shooting
Re-Application Sent: December 23th snail mail
Received(per website): Jan 5th
CC Charged: April 20th
PAL Issued: May 27th
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Crewchief47 said:
Just got off the phone with the CFP. Apparently I screwed up a check box and they need to send out a letter for clarification...bummer. On a positive note, they informed me that I could bump my application to RPAL for only the extra 20. I sent my app in Dec before I realized I could get both with my 1998 safety course.
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Called back today and card was issued while on the phone, and I bumped to RPAL as well. Got the impression I would have been approved last call because I still haven't received any letter that was mentioned in that first call. Just have to wait for CP now.
 
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Northern Ontario
Course Taken First Weekend in December 2020
Received Papers in Mail February 10 2021
Papers Stamped January 28 2021
Mailed Papers To RCMP February 11 2021
Received By RCMP February 19 2021
Credit Card Charged May 6 2021
Licence Approved May 31 2021
 
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FCFSC/CRFSC course completed Feb 27-28, 2021 eastern Ontario
March 19, 2021 received my Ontario CFO stamps (stamps dated March 15, 2021)
Application sent March 21, 2021 and received March 24, 2021
Credit card charged May 17, 2021
Licence issued May 21, 2021
Card arrived in the mail June 1, 2021

Not a bad wait for the licence considering others' recent experiences. The longest wait for me (mid-November to Feb 28) was actually to get in to the courses, what with the postponements due to lock downs, class size restrictions, etc.

Good luck everyone!
 
Gatwick said:
FCFSC/CRFSC course completed Feb 27-28, 2021 eastern Ontario
March 19, 2021 received my Ontario CFO stamps (stamps dated March 15, 2021)
Application sent March 21, 2021 and received March 24, 2021
Credit card charged May 17, 2021
Licence issued May 21, 2021
Card arrived in the mail June 1, 2021

Not a bad wait for the licence considering others' recent experiences. The longest wait for me (mid-November to Feb 28) was actually to get in to the courses, what with the postponements due to lock downs, class size restrictions, etc.

Good luck everyone!
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Not a bad wait? That’s UNDER two months for approval! That’s insanely fast. I’m like 4X that. But I’m sure summer will be my season. ;)
 
scianna54 said:
I am wondering if the score you achieved in your PAL exam has an influence on the time of your PAL processing time.

12 months is not the norm anymore, seems to be a maximum of 5 months now as I can see from the reports here. If it takes longer than that, I think it is mostly due to administrative mistakes on your side, i.e. wrong picture format, wrong picture paper, or missing information and wrong checked boxes.

Use caution when submitting the application. Mistakes are easy to be made.

I know it from experience,
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do not think the score makes much difference just so long as you pass. On the unrestricted i got 100/100 and on restricted 100/96 and it still took over 19 months (March 21 2019 -received in Miramich to October 29 2020 - issued)
 
Application Received on:2021-04-19
Current Status: Your application has completed initial processing. It is now in progress. Please check the status again at a later date.
CC charged on May 28,
 
I sent mine on Jan 22
Showed received Feb 9
Showed initial processing on May 14th
I called to see what was the status of things and was told the photo I sent was not good enough so I sent another May 20th
License approved on June 2nd

I will tell you all that every step along this process was initiated by a phone call that I made. If I didn't call I still would not know that the photo was not good enough.

Call often... It helps
 
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