Too late to apply for PAL? Took course 22 months ago, never submitted the paperwork..

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Hi everyone,

So basically I took the CFSC in November of 2013 but subsequently did not submit the paperwork to actually apply for my license (work took over my life). If I submit the docs, say, tomorrow, will my application be processed, or do I now have to retake the CFSC because it's been so long?

Thanks for the help
 
Just to reinforce the previous replies, the Law only states you must attend something called the Canadian [Restricted] Firearms Safety Course, and pass the tests. No time frame at all is given.

Moreover, the CFP does not hassle people over this when applying; people succeed in getting PALs with course certifications going back to the start of the current Firearms Act. Even if you haven't kept the paper-work, they have everybody's course results on file, so you can write ‘Results on file, course passed in 1996’ or whatever on the form.
 
well, not exactly- I took it before 95 and they wouldn't recognise it- has to be 96 or better or u could have challenged- nor would they recognise other agencies safety courses, even though the training was more extensive
 
Well that's what I said: back to the commencement of the current Firearms Act.

The Canadian Firearms Safety Course did not even exist before 1995, and that is the presumed certification to apply for a PAL.

If you want to get into the nitty gritty, the Licensing eligibility section of the FA is found in Sections 5-12. S.7 reads, in part:

(1)(c) successfully completed, before January 1, 1995, a course that the attorney general of the province in which the course was given had, during the period beginning on January 1, 1993 and ending on December 31, 1994, approved for the purposes of section 106 of the former Act.​

So certification of safety courses prior to the new Act is indeed possible, but not all courses were deemed up to the standard. The Provincial Attorney General in each case had to decide if that course would pass muster, and then put it on a list of approved courses for certification. Certain Provinces even used to give hunters' safety courses to students in high school, and these were put on the list.

Mind you, the CFP does not possess records of these various old courses; you must be able to prove your completion of such a recognized course.
 
and if your a.g was a prick, none of the previous courses were certified- oh well, it was only a 1/2 day of my life wasted for no good reason- I think I trained monkey could pass the pal course provided you do'nt point the barrel and the instructor when you did your practical-
 
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