Manitoba applicant for PAL, the CRFSC isn’t being offered as frequently as CFSC where I can find it, and I’m only really interested in NR firearms at this time. I’ll probably take the CRFSC in the future when the scheduling works out better.
August 21, 2021: CFSC taken and student copy of report received later that day.
August 26, 2021: PAL application mailed with a prepaid tracked Xpresspost envelope. I had been planning to apply for awhile so had the forms mostly ready, but realized I had to use the newer one.
August 30, 2021: delivered to NB, also the day it was entered “application received on”.
September 15, 2021: “we have completed the initial review of your firearms license application …”. This is also when I first was able to login to check the status, although I hadn’t checked every day for the week prior. I was later told during a phone call it was entered on the 13th.
September 21, 2021: I called the 1-800 number because I was advised by Canada Post the money order I sent hadn’t been cashed yet. I had read others here post their CC was charged around the same time their application was entered, so I wanted to ensure there wasn’t a problem with the payment (I assume money orders are processed differently since they are more secure?). I sent a money order since it seemed less likely for something to go wrong (such as my card being used fraudulently somewhere and then being cancelled creating an issue/delay with payment at the CFP), as I was initially anticipating a 4+ month delay.
September 27, 2021: 28 day hold lapses.
Now I am waiting lol. When I called the 1-800 number, the staff at the CFP were very polite/helpful and mentioned my photo was in the scanning queue, I went to one of the professional places at the UPS Store, so hopefully no issues. The CFP said to call back in 2 weeks, but I’m kind of reluctant to as I don’t want to be annoying. I might wait until the 45 days “normal” timeline passes, which would be a bit over a week longer. I also saw the MB CFO office is relocating, so hopefully that doesn’t affect timelines too much.
August 21, 2021: CFSC taken and student copy of report received later that day.
August 26, 2021: PAL application mailed with a prepaid tracked Xpresspost envelope. I had been planning to apply for awhile so had the forms mostly ready, but realized I had to use the newer one.
August 30, 2021: delivered to NB, also the day it was entered “application received on”.
September 15, 2021: “we have completed the initial review of your firearms license application …”. This is also when I first was able to login to check the status, although I hadn’t checked every day for the week prior. I was later told during a phone call it was entered on the 13th.
September 21, 2021: I called the 1-800 number because I was advised by Canada Post the money order I sent hadn’t been cashed yet. I had read others here post their CC was charged around the same time their application was entered, so I wanted to ensure there wasn’t a problem with the payment (I assume money orders are processed differently since they are more secure?). I sent a money order since it seemed less likely for something to go wrong (such as my card being used fraudulently somewhere and then being cancelled creating an issue/delay with payment at the CFP), as I was initially anticipating a 4+ month delay.
September 27, 2021: 28 day hold lapses.
Now I am waiting lol. When I called the 1-800 number, the staff at the CFP were very polite/helpful and mentioned my photo was in the scanning queue, I went to one of the professional places at the UPS Store, so hopefully no issues. The CFP said to call back in 2 weeks, but I’m kind of reluctant to as I don’t want to be annoying. I might wait until the 45 days “normal” timeline passes, which would be a bit over a week longer. I also saw the MB CFO office is relocating, so hopefully that doesn’t affect timelines too much.
