r/canadaguns • u/Buckisop • Jul 25 '26

Application / Regulation advice Restricted Rifle stuck at CFO Approval

As title. My new restricted rifle arrived in Canada two weeks ago and since then myself and a couple buddies all have not received approval for the transfer by the CFO. We all called and were told this can take several more weeks...

Is there anything that can be done about this? It seems this is only happening in BC as my friends from Alberta and Ontario all got their approval within 2-3 days.

Fyi: we are in BC...

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '26

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '26 edited Aug 12 '26

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u/Dave_JSL Jul 25 '26

Me too from IRG. Fingers crossed next week lol

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u/Buckisop Jul 25 '26

Are you from BC as well? It is ridiculous how long it takes... After the pistol frenzy, it waa back to 1-5 days for transfers. This delay feels so deliberate by BC CFO

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u/Elbro_16 Aug 15 '26

I’m still waiting for mine from IRG, been a month. Did you get yours?

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u/mwmwmwmwmmdw Jul 25 '26

friends from Alberta and Ontario all got their approval within 2-3 days.

boy have things changed in ontario. here it used to be 1-3 months minimum wait for handgun transfers to be approved. all the other provinces used to point at laugh at our wait times.

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u/Buckisop Jul 26 '26

Yea, happy for you guys.

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u/[deleted] Jul 26 '26

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u/Buckisop Jul 26 '26

Dang, 6 weeks. Another deliberate hold for no reason

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u/black_covfefe_please Jul 26 '26

BC problem. Alberta it is typically next day, but if you call, it is immediate.

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '26

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u/Buckisop Jul 25 '26

It is a Carmel.

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '26

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u/Buckisop Jul 25 '26

It has been not been "hit" yet because it is too new. It is just frustrating the extra wait when the CFO arenr busy atm. Everyone is literally shooting it already after receiving their reg certificate sometime last week...

Edit: read your comment wrong the first time

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '26

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u/Buckisop Jul 25 '26

Being hit or not literally has nothing to do with what Im discussing here. Fyi I have been a victim of since 2020 with my ARs.

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u/necros911 Jul 25 '26

Same. Mine is in Canada awaiting cfo approval also. I'm in Alberta. I asked in another post if because it's my first restricted if it takes longer? I've had my pal and rpal for about 3 years.

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u/Buckisop Jul 25 '26

First restricted does take longer because they mail you a new PAL too

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u/necros911 Jul 25 '26

Ya. I assumed that also.

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u/567432Gains Jul 26 '26

When my Marlin M9 was applied for it took like, 2 weeks at most. It was stupid fast.

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u/Buckisop Jul 26 '26

The way it should be... I dunno why the Carmel is taking so long

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u/MindYourOpSec Aug 11 '26 edited Aug 12 '26

Any updates on your transfer? I’m waiting on a pistol transfer (with exemption) through IRG, it’s been with the BC CFO for close to 3 weeks now but still pending.

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u/Elbro_16 Aug 15 '26

Mine has been just over a month

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u/s0viet_mini Aug 18 '26

Hey, any update? Looking forward to a restricted transfer of my own but it’s been around 2 weeks.