Shorten PAL Approval Times

June 13: Completed CFSC course
June 16: Mailed PAL application without CFSC proof, via Registered mail
June 20: Received in Miramichi
July 17: Shows up online, I fax in my my CFSC course results
July 22: Was about to make my references call in but my application was already approved and its currently in the mail!

I booked my course end of May and will probably get my license at the end of July. So two months and a lot of money spent on the course, application and a safe, I now can finally purchase some firearms. I will edit this post when I receive my pal in the mail.
 
adrianarctic said:
June 13: Completed CFSC course
June 16: Mailed PAL application without CFSC proof, via Registered mail
June 20: Received in Miramichi
July 17: Shows up online, I fax in my my CFSC course results
July 22: Was about to make my references call in but my application was already approved and its currently in the mail!

I booked my course end of May and will probably get my license at the end of July. So two months and a lot of money spent on the course, application and a safe, I now can finally purchase some firearms. I will edit this post when I receive my pal in the mail.
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Shoulda gone for your rpal instead... tsk tsk
 
sshiftyy said:
2 and a half months and counting now...Called two weeks ago and yesterday and just got the my application is at the BC CFO response.
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I am one week later than your timeline ... Arrived May 16th showed up online June 13th ... Same BC CFO reply !

Last Friday (July 18th) the lady asked me to wait 3 - 4 more weeks before calling again !!
 
Qball-16 said:
I kept trying both, as I had the same question/concern. I'm reasonably certain that it worked with City, Province (eg Vancouver, BC), but I was so damn excited when it actually worked and showed that my application was in the system that I can't be 100% sure which one it was that I had tried...
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I tried again using just the city name (my place of birth city name has two words, so I entered it exactly as it was on the application with a space between the words (no dashes or slashes) and no province). I'm in the system as 'In Progress' as of today!

> How long to wait to call to see if there is any missing info?

> How long until my reference should call in?

... excited! I can't wait to shoot some paper targets!
 
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Shandley said:
I tried again using just the city name (my place of birth city name has two words, so I entered it exactly as it was on the application with a space between the words (no dashes or slashes) and no province). I'm in the system as 'In Progress' as of today!

> How long to wait to call to see if there is any missing info?

> How long until my reference should call in?

... excited! I can't wait to shoot some paper targets!
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if its in the system now, id call now, thats what i did as soon as it showed on line, a nice friendly call, found out my guarantor didnt sign the form by mistake, saved myself a couple of weeks by copying the form i had still getting him to sign it and send it in that day
 
hunter-4-life said:
Well within a 5 weeks of mailing my application it has been approved and on its way back to me, should be here tomorrow or monday. Cant wait!
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That's Sask for you. Here in BC, I guess we have a reputation of waiting. I hope they pick up the pace a bit. I haven't been waiting much but lots of people I know have been waiting a verrry long time (10weeks+, at least it's that for RPAL).
 
Danger Bunny said:
Status so far:

Application received: June 23, 2014
Application Initial Processing Complete: July 17, 2014 (I have been issued an application number).
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Called and checked my application Status: July 23, 2014
Reference called in: July 23, 2014

License (RPAL) Approved: July 24th.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

From application being received to license being issued, 31 days.

Wow, I was expecting a delay while the BC CFO mulled over issuing my license but no! When I called the CFP to check on my application the fellow that I talked to suggested I have my reference call in, I was planning on asking about that but he volunteered the info before I could ask. All in all my experience has been a fairly easy one, good luck to everyone else.
 
Called them as well cause mine was mailed since the 4th, lady said i should see it on the site monday as received so 3 weeks before reception :p
 
hunter-4-life said:
Well within a 5 weeks of mailing my application it has been approved and on its way back to me, should be here tomorrow or monday. Cant wait!
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I'm at 60 days, as of tomorrow, since it was received. Wish I was as lucky as you. Still sitting with the SK CFO. Would be nice to get some practice in before hunting season. There's a range near where I work, that would be perfect.
 
Sveinn84 said:
I'm at 60 days, as of tomorrow, since it was received. Wish I was as lucky as you. Still sitting with the SK CFO. Would be nice to get some practice in before hunting season. There's a range near where I work, that would be perfect.
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Phone the CFO and ask if there is a delay, I phoned yesterday cause I hadnt heard anything about it and I asked if there was a delay and the lady said that everything and been approved and my license was issued July 20th and my card should be here any day. Cant hurt to phone!
 
hunter-4-life said:
Phone the CFO and ask if there is a delay, I phoned yesterday cause I hadnt heard anything about it and I asked if there was a delay and the lady said that everything and been approved and my license was issued July 20th and my card should be here any day. Cant hurt to phone!
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Yeah I phoned last week and she wasn't helpful. Wouldn't even consider giving me the CFO phone number until it hits 90 days. One month to go...
 
Two week since I sent my application via registered mail.
When I attempt to check online:
Alert: 30010 The personal information entered does not match our records.

Do that mean its not entered yet or are there some "gotchas" in the formatting when I enter my personal info?
If so what would those "gotchas" be? I've tried lots so far....
 
davesaudio said:
Two week since I sent my application via registered mail.
When I attempt to check online:
Alert: 30010 The personal information entered does not match our records.

Do that mean its not entered yet or are there some "gotchas" in the formatting when I enter my personal info?
If so what would those "gotchas" be? I've tried lots so far....
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mine did that too at first, just means it hasn't begun processing yet, be patient and it will come :)
 
davesaudio said:
Two week since I sent my application via registered mail.
When I attempt to check online:
Alert: 30010 The personal information entered does not match our records.

Do that mean its not entered yet or are there some "gotchas" in the formatting when I enter my personal info?
If so what would those "gotchas" be? I've tried lots so far....
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you still have the 28 day waiting period though, and at the end of that is "usually"( i use that term loosely) when your information will be entered and you can log in and check then
:)
 
davesaudio said:
Two week since I sent my application via registered mail.
When I attempt to check online:
Alert: 30010 The personal information entered does not match our records.

Do that mean its not entered yet or are there some "gotchas" in the formatting when I enter my personal info?
If so what would those "gotchas" be? I've tried lots so far....
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It's just a poorly worded error message. It means that your application hasn't been entered yet. Keep checking.
 
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