PAL Wait Time

UPDATE:

Upgrading from PAL to RPAL.

CC charged today $41.70, so they figured the upgrade price out all on their own even without a box for us to check off!

It took exactly 4 weeks from the date of receipt to charge me.

And now the wait for my course results so I can fax them in....


 
HelloKy said:
New PAL

Sep 12th Passed CFSC/CRFSC
Oct 4th Mailed in (Took a long time to get signatures lol)

As of Oct 20th can't yet see my status online, I do not know when they've received it (if at all, though I sent with Canada Post so I'm sure it got there eventually), and not yet seen a charge on the credit card.

Soon. "Patience is a Virtue" my mother would day
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Update:

Sep 12th Passed CFSC/CRFSC
Oct 4th Mailed in
Nov 4th: Credit card charged, and I can see my application status online now

Now I'm getting real antsy lol
 
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Here's an update to my PAL/RPAL application.

The website now states that my application has been processed and the license issued and to call back in two weeks if it does not arrive.

That means that after the 28 day holding period, it took exactly 45 days to approve the license. Just like they claim the average time is.

Waiting sure is tough...
 
Waltech said:
Here's an update to my PAL/RPAL application.

The website now states that my application has been processed and the license issued and to call back in two weeks if it does not arrive.

That means that after the 28 day holding period, it took exactly 45 days to approve the license. Just like they claim the average time is.

Waiting sure is tough...
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Congrats! Ya waiting is tough. Didn’t enjoy those nine months at all!
 
BC applicant
CFSC/CRFSC completed July 11
Application submitted July 18
Application received July 20
CC charged July 28
Current status: We have completed the initial review of your firearms licence application. If additional information is required, you will be contacted. Please check the status again at a later date.
Date modified on application status page (not sure if this is accurate): Sept 15

Anyone have any thoughts? Is BC moving slower than other provinces?
 
Post my timeline here:

PAL/RPAL application from Quebec

Application sent Oct 6

Application received Oct 13 (longer than expected due to holidays)

CC charged Nov 8 and 'We have completed the initial review....'

will wait until 45 days before making the first call
 
ON app:
Finished rpal course on Aug31st
got papers in mail on oct4th
mailed out app on the 5th
received on 11th
credit cared billed on nov8th
called in today(I was struggling to log in), found out my license was mailed out two days ago, now awaiting the mailman.
 
Located in Nova Scotia. Applied PAL & rPAL.
Mailed XpressPost Oct 12
Received Oct 18th.
Credit Card billed & able to login Nov 15th

Further details as they become available.
 
Alberta Non Restricted PAL only
Mailed on August 8th
Received August 13th
CC billed on August 27th
Notice on website "Your application has been processed and your license has been issued" on November 15th.
Just waiting on the mail now.
Received card on Nov 25th.
 
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For my renewal recently in ON, it took the stated 45 days pretty much spot on. After showing the 'Received' date, & the Processing message, I was checking once a week, online only. It was Updated online, {46 days later} as 'ISSUED'.
 
Does anyone know the approval speed of NS CFO？

The lady from CFP said that my application has reached the final stage of review, and I am waiting for the final judgment from CFO. When I called CFO last month, she said that they were processing the application from July to August, and the lady from CFO did not say how long it would be finished (PS her attitude was harsh). Should I continue to call next month? :p

By the way, my application was received on September 29th
 
Jfsnn said:
ON app:
Finished rpal course on Aug31st
got papers in mail on oct4th
mailed out app on the 5th
received on 11th
credit cared billed on nov8th
called in today(I was struggling to log in), found out my license was mailed out two days ago, now awaiting the mailman.
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Arrived in mail today(nov 18)
 
Those of you doing your PAL/RPAL in Ontario, did you have to mail in your application and test results in to Miramichi, or was it somewhere in Ontario?

Also, has anybody sent their application before receiving test results for a faster application?
 
Wis3guy said:
Those of you doing your PAL/RPAL in Ontario, did you have to mail in your application and test results in to Miramichi, or was it somewhere in Ontario?

Also, has anybody sent their application before receiving test results for a faster application?
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Miramichi.

Yes, both PAL and RPAL (I took the courses about a year apart). Mailed in the forms and put a note saying I would fax the results when received.
Check your credit card statement and when you see the RCMP charge on it a day or so later it will appear on their website. Grab the reference number and make sure you put that number on it so when they get the fax they will know where to match it up with.

A note about faxing: I tried numerous times with a paid and various free versions and they didn't work. I had to get a friend who had an actual fax machine to send it in to actually get a confirmation that it worked. Your mileage may vary but that was the case for me.

I received my RPAL results on Friday Nov 19, I took the course Sunday Oct 3rd just to give you a timeline on when you should get your back.
 
Shrav said:
Miramichi.

Yes, both PAL and RPAL (I took the courses about a year apart). Mailed in the forms and put a note saying I would fax the results when received.
Check your credit card statement and when you see the RCMP charge on it a day or so later it will appear on their website. Grab the reference number and make sure you put that number on it so when they get the fax they will know where to match it up with.

A note about faxing: I tried numerous times with a paid and various free versions and they didn't work. I had to get a friend who had an actual fax machine to send it in to actually get a confirmation that it worked. Your mileage may vary but that was the case for me.

I received my RPAL results on Friday Nov 19, I took the course Sunday Oct 3rd just to give you a timeline on when you should get your back.
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Awesome, thanks for the info. You did yours in October of this year and recieved your results that fast? Thats pretty darn good. I did ny RPAL on October 19th, so hopefully this week or next I will be recieving my results.
 
Ontario RPAL timeline
Sept 11-12: CFSC and CRFSC courses
Oct 20: Got the stamped course report and mailed the application the same day
Oct 22: Application received
Still waiting for the CC to get charged
 
HelloKy said:
Update:

Sep 12th Passed CFSC/CRFSC
Oct 4th Mailed in
Nov 4th: Credit card charged, and I can see my application status online now

Now I'm getting real antsy lol
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Update:

I got my application sent back to me because I apparently missed putting my own signature on the photo I provided, though my guarantors signature was provided :/

Sent it back with a tracker, was supposed to arrive back on the 19th but just got accepted this morning.

Now I play the waiting game, part 2.
 
Completed PAL/RPAL April 23/2016 (never actually applied for the license, just sat on it like a dolt for 5 years)
mailed registered / received by RCMP Oct 14/21
Approved status online: Nov. 18/21

Lightning fast compared to what others have experienced. Anxiously checking mailbox daily now.
 
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