r/canadaguns • u/AutoModerator • Feb 12 '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.

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u/sinep_snatas Feb 15 '23

I just got off the phone with the CFO office in BC. They told me that my ATT is automatically and electronically associated with my RPAL number. Even though a new RPAL (with the ATT indicated on the card) will be printed and mailed to me, I do not need to wait for this in order to transport to the range. She said I need my registration card and the RPAL I currently have until the new RPAL comes in the mail.

To the guy that responded "what did you get someone to take your PAL for you?!" when I asked if I could go to the range without ATT in hand; did you pay someone to take your PAL for you? Dickhead.

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u/anythingbutontarget Feb 16 '23

I've seen everyone here say you need a new card, and I'm not disputing it; but that's the only thing I see regularly that I haven't heard from the course? I can't personally find it in the handbook anywhere either.

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u/sinep_snatas Feb 16 '23

Yea, I'm not sure. I think it would be best to call the CFO office in your province to confirm before heading out. Don't trust what some stranger has written on the internet, that's for sure.

The woman I spoke with told me that it's new and coincides with some new printer they have for printing RPAL cards. Who know, maybe the new printer was part of a larger system change where they associate the ATT with the RPAL number.

I work for government and we're constantly making policy and procedure changes that aren't super easy to find. Training material is often the last thing to get changed.