r/canadaguns • u/AutoModerator • Feb 05 '23

Weekly Newbies & FAQ Thread - Post your questions here for PAL/RPAL application, timelines, CFSC/CFSRC, references & requirements, or general new to firearms ownership -type questions

This thread will be used for the "new"-type questions, PAL/RPAL applications, references, CFSC/CFRSC requirements, storage/transport, or other general "new-to-me" firearms ownership questions.

In response to this thread, the community was quite positive for a thread to cover these subjects.

These threads will be stickied for a week, renewing every Sunday @ about 0600 AST. Previous threads here. Take a look, your question may have been answered!

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u/InkandBrass Feb 08 '23

RPAL Renewal Timeline, Alberta;

Applied: June 5th 2022

Approved: December 22nd 2022

Printed: Sometime last week (called today, this was all I was told)

Received: Today, February 7th 2023

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u/KeyDescription8998 Feb 08 '23

Did the RCMP actually call your references?or they call you?thanks

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '23

RPAL received in Ontario. Spoke with my references, none were contacted.

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u/Painhustler Feb 08 '23

Hello, When you applied for it? Was it online or paper application?

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u/KeyDescription8998 Feb 08 '23

Thanks,I sent my pal application jan23,by regular mail,,so I don’t know if they received or not..just waiting if they call my references or not,or wait a month before call them to ask if they received my application..thank you for the info