r/canadaguns • u/miuyao • Apr 10 '26
Misc Waiting 7 months for PAL
I took the course and passed my test with 98% back in early September last year and immediately submitted my application, it was quickly marked as "completed initial review" (within a few days) and then it has just sat like that ever since. It has been 208 days as of today. I have called multiple times and the person on the phone simply tells me "we don't know anything either, they keep us in the dark too, call again in 4 weeks I guess" but before that it was "it's on the CFO's desk" ??? Rinse and repeat for the last 7 months.
My application was complete, I had one issue in my earlier years where I had to physically defend myself from an abusive partner with a cooking pot- but it was literally just one hit to get him off of me and I ran out. Otherwise I have never had any issues. I feel like if this was the cause, they've had a long time to interview me about it?
I am beginning to feel a bit ignored by them despite my calls it's like no one works there. It cannot possibly take this long to decide yes or no. I just want to go hunting. Is this normal??
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u/AnthoBMTH Apr 10 '26
There's nothing you can do, i waited 13 months for mine, i don't have any criminal record or anything like that. I called 10+ times every time they told me there's nothing they can do i just need to wait, that it people told me to call my mp, i did, they said there's nothing they can do. Called another agency in quebec that deals with burocratic BS, they told me i need a wait at least 1 year before they can do anything The best answer i got from them is that they have 1 year+ of backup application and they were able to tell me that right now they were doing which month a which year of application