r/canadaguns • u/AutoModerator • Apr 02 '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.

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u/CanadianMoney92 Apr 06 '23

Does anyone have a guess as to what’s going on ? My pal was received by the RCMP at the end on January 2023 online, it states that its still being processed. RCMP has stated everything is good on their end and its being processed by the CFO. I have no criminal record or anything. A friend submitted his application first week of March 2023 and it was issued the first week of April.

I called the CFO office and spoke to someone, she couldn’t give me a reason for the delay and then stated that there’s a minimum 6 month wait for new PAL applications. This doesn’t line up with what my friends experience was or any of the other recent online application experiences I’ve read on here. Any idea what’s going on or what if any action I should take next ?

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u/_Connor Apr 06 '23 edited Apr 06 '23

Nothing is going on. Two months is just the start for mailed in applications. Wait can extend for 4 - 6 months plus and that's standard. There's no issue with your application or the process. I waited 5 months for my license and that was almost two years ago.

Did you friend submit his application online by any chance, because thats the difference if so. Seems like online applications are going through a different processing route than mailed in ones.

But in terms of mailed apps, there's nothing 'wrong' with yours. Your timeline is standard.

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u/CanadianMoney92 Apr 07 '23

Both of us applied online