r/canadaguns • u/Curious_Joe2020 • 14d ago

Application / Regulation advice Anyone still waiting for handgun transfer approvals for USA imports since July?

Is anyone still waiting for handgun transfer approvals for USA imports since July? Specifically referring to Olympic exemption 22LR letters already submitted for IRG orders.

Has anyone heard what is going on or the reason for the delays? The usual transfer approval timeline should be 2-3 weeks max once the letter is submitted to the RCMP. Without the transfer approval nothing can be imported or shipped. It usually takes 2 weeks for the approval and another 1 week to get the registration certificate mailed. For some it has been almost 2 months.

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u/Curious_Joe2020 14d ago

It has nothing to do with that since that is before the exemption is issued. The exemption letters were already issued. The transfers were not denied. Just delayed at the RCMP/Registrar level. I think it specifically affects the imports.

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u/AdeptArt 14d ago

not necessarily true, I saw someone talk about RCMP questioning their issued exemption letter.

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u/Curious_Joe2020 14d ago

Yeah that's the standard process. RCMP send the "RCMP Canadian Firearms Program - missing information" letter requesting the exemption reason (letter). That is when the letter is provided.

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u/AdeptArt 14d ago

no, I didn’t say the RCMP asks you a question requesting your letter. I said the RCMP questions your letter. Different things. Aka challenging the validity of your letter, post issuance.

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u/Curious_Joe2020 14d ago

Well they already approved two of them recently so if the third gets denied with identical paperwork then we're going to Federal Court over it.