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

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u/wert989 Feb 17 '23 edited Feb 22 '23

This is probably redundant but...Ontario rpal+pal application timeline, question 16 checked off:

  • Courses completed September 24th-26th 2021
  • results received November 8th 2021
  • mailed with tracking November 15th 202.
  • Received by the RCMP November 22nd 2021
  • CC charged December 23rd 2021
  • December 23rd 2021 realize that I forgot to mail the explanation with my application. Mailed that day after they replied to an email asking if there was another way to get it to them (email).
  • January 5th 2022 received a letter saying I forgot to state my name/sign the back of my photo. Mailed back the next day.
  • February 12 2022 (Saturday - wtf?) Received an email asking me to contact them - called the CFP number the following Monday it was asking me to send them the above to them. Apparently it was the CFO office that sent that since it takes about a month or so for stuff to get sent up.
  • May 17th 2022 emailed them asking if there was an update since my references were wondering when they'd get contacted. Received a reply saying it was in the main queue for the CFO.
  • February 11th 2023 I sent another email asking again since I was curious since I had since done several background checks with the federal government and the RCMP for unrelated matters with no issue.
  • Approved February 17th 2023. Received a response to the email I sent saying so as well.

Sorry for formatting, on my lunch break, I'm also on my cell. Super long wait because of question 16 and I had to resend my photo in January of last year. Weird part is that my references weren't contacted.

Edit: well I'm back I didn't really add any more information since I had already gave the giest of it.

Ninja edit for anyone who gets brought here for whatever reason: ended up giving a bit more detail on the timeline. I also called two other times to get an update/get them to update my address. The last time I called I was told that all I can do is wait back in April of 2022.