Shorten PAL Approval Times
- Thread starter calalta
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If you are a new applicant you have a month for it to show up online. No point calling before that.
WinterHawk
Regular
- Location
- Toronto, Ontario
Just because it arrived in Mirimichi, doesn't mean anything. They won't look at it for about a month, once you see a status update on their website then you'll know you're in the home stretch. Just watch for you credit card to be billed, that's when you'll know that the paper work is being processed and you should receive a call in a few days.
For example, this was my timeline:
Applying from Toronto, Ontario
CFSC course completed: September 26
CRFSC course completed: September 27
Test results sent in to CFO: September 28
CFSC & CRFSC Certificates processed by CFO - ONT: October 13
CFSC & CRFSC Certificates received from CFO - ONT: October 19 (5pm)
Application for PAL/RPAL Xpresspost from Toronto: Monday, October 19 (6pm)
Application for PAL/RPAL sent from Toronto, ON to Miramichi, NB: Friday, October 23 (2pm)
Application Received on: 2015/10/23
Credit Card processed: Thursday, November 18th
Current Status: Your application has been processed and your licence has been issued. If you have not received your licence within 2 weeks please contact the Canadian Firearms Program Toll Free number. (1-800 731-4000)
Reference Interviewed: Monday, November 23rd.
RPAL Issued: Monday, November 23rd.
Received in the mail: Monday, November 30th
UPDATE:
Just checked the website:
Your application has been processed and your licence has been issued. If you have not received your license within 2 weeks please contact the Canadian Firearms Program Toll Free number.
So that process was 4 weeks from the time they received it.
Edit to add: I asked my two references if they were contacted by the RCMP and apparently no one called them.
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Alberta. Rpal upgrade from pal.
Jan 11 - application arrives Miramichi.
Feb 2 - appears on website.
Feb 4 - have a reference call in.
Feb 9 - approved and mailed.
Feb 18 - in my hand. After long Canada Post trip.
Not too bad I figure.
Jan 11 - application arrives Miramichi.
Feb 2 - appears on website.
Feb 4 - have a reference call in.
Feb 9 - approved and mailed.
Feb 18 - in my hand. After long Canada Post trip.
Not too bad I figure.
Hey guys, so I've taken all your advise and waited for the process to continue. Today something odd happened however and I'm not sure if it's typical or just unique to my situation. I'm in Ontario and I received an email today from an AFO requesting an in person interview. I have replied with a date the meets the available times but I'm not sure what to expect from this. Has anyone else experienced this process? Thanks again to all in advance. Just to be clear only asking if this type of request is normal. I thought interviews were done over the phone.
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kevmicball
Member
- Location
- Northern Alberta
northern alberta 70 days from the day they had it i had my rpal in my hand i had flags so i would assume most would be quicker.
i was able to call the alberta cfo and have them approve it faster but found fridays (tried 3 times on 2 different fridays) it went to machine but tuesday i got through
i was able to call the alberta cfo and have them approve it faster but found fridays (tried 3 times on 2 different fridays) it went to machine but tuesday i got through
Not normal.
I'll be curious to hear what it's all about.
Nice!
I'm going on 90 days now, mailed in nov 17th, arrived 23rd. Called reference and then sent to Alberta cfo right before Christmas and it's been sitting ever since. Tried calling several times and they just say "oh that's normal"
Regular mail. That was probably a mistake. There's no way to know how long it will take, could be a week or more. You should have done priority. But can't fix it now, the waiting will be harder to pin down because you won't know the date they received it until it's on the website which is almost four weeks from when they receive it
